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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: usako on July 15, 2013, 10:19:15 AM --- ??? ??? A story like that really exist?
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Oh yes, yes it does, and I have it archived!
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/btws60.HTM
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/btws61.HTM
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/btwsep.HTM
Those are the last three chapters, which covers all of the stuff I mentioned. If you want to read the rest, you can backtrack by changing the chapter number in the URL; the links at the bottom don't work.
I went and found this to read earlier after I posted that and laughed so hard I literally was crying! My favorite part is when the doctor talks about Brian's injuries from the plane crash:
"Okay…I hate to have to tell you this but…it doesn't look good." The doctor said and Alicia closed her eyes and then opened them again. "I don't know if you knew this, but when the paramedics found him, a big piece of the plane was on top of Brian's chest." The doctor began and I heard a small sob come from Cheryl, almost as if she knew right away what was coming. "I didn't know that." Alicia said, trying hard to fight tears from flowing down her cheeks. "Well, there was. From what I can tell by Brian's x-rays, the piece of plane fell from above and landed on his chest very hard. Because of this, he has a few broken ribs, his chest and stomach are bruised, but those are only the minor things." The nurse said and Alicia put her hands together tightly. "Unfortunately, when the piece of the plane fell on him, it crushed both of his lungs." She said and everyone gasped and Alicia let out a sob. "One isn't all that bad, but the other one is severely damaged and we're not sure at this time if it is repairable." The doctor said and Alicia nodded slowly and put her clasped hands up to her mouth. "In most cases, people can live with only one lung, they are just limited to some things, but I've looked over his records and have noticed he has heart problems." The doctor said and Alicia nodded again and I saw the tears in her eyes. Kelsie suddenly grabbed my hand and held it tight and all I could do was squeeze it back. "Because of his heart problems and the piece of the plane falling on him, his heart is extremely weak…and…" The doctor trailed off and Kevin sat up and looked at the doctor, waiting for the final piece of news. "Well, I don't think he'll make it."
The piece of plane that fell on him and squished his lungs... I don't know why that's so funny to me, but it is! It so is!
mare:
LMAO!!!!
RokofAges75:
One of Mare's posts in the favorite chapters thread made me think of a new question. She mentioned she didn't want to reveal the ending to Scars because some people are reading it right now and she didn't want to spoil it. So here's the question:
At what point do you feel it's okay to give "spoilers" to your stories or talk about specific things that have happened in them in your answers to these questions, without worrying that you're ruining things for potential readers?
I know for me, it has to do with the amount of time that's passed and how much word of mouth the story has gotten. I am very guarded with the big secrets in my stories and do not give spoilers, but after a certain point, if a certain part has been talked about so much that it's become common knowledge even to people who haven't read the actual story, then I feel like it's not a spoiler anymore.
Song for the Undead is about zombies. That's obvious now, given the title, but when Rose and I started it, we posted it as "4.15.12" because we did not want people to know it was going to be a zombie story. We wanted to build the suspense slowly and let them experience it more like the characters did. Then once we changed the title and banner, it became okay to talk about it being a zombie story.
Nick loses his leg in Broken. That was a BIG MOMENT in that story, and I wanted it to come as a shock, so I never talked about it to people who hadn't already read it, but over the years, it's become what I'm best known for. See avy. LOL
Nick dies at the end of Curtain Call. Again, when I was writing it, I would never have told anyone that was going to happen (except Rose... I think Rose knew), and even afterwards, I didn't want it ruined for potential readers, but it has been talked about it enough that I don't feel like it's a big secret at this point.
On the other hand, I'm still careful about not giving away the twists or the ending of Secrets of the Heart because that is more recent, and not a lot of people have read it. I was a little worried about Cinzia filling out the survey about it for the reading challenge, but she did a good job being vague. :)
usako:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 15, 2013, 10:44:30 AM ---Oh yes, yes it does, and I have it archived!
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/btws60.HTM
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/btws61.HTM
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/btwsep.HTM
Those are the last three chapters, which covers all of the stuff I mentioned. If you want to read the rest, you can backtrack by changing the chapter number in the URL; the links at the bottom don't work.
I went and found this to read earlier after I posted that and laughed so hard I literally was crying! My favorite part is when the doctor talks about Brian's injuries from the plane crash:
"Okay…I hate to have to tell you this but…it doesn't look good." The doctor said and Alicia closed her eyes and then opened them again. "I don't know if you knew this, but when the paramedics found him, a big piece of the plane was on top of Brian's chest." The doctor began and I heard a small sob come from Cheryl, almost as if she knew right away what was coming. "I didn't know that." Alicia said, trying hard to fight tears from flowing down her cheeks. "Well, there was. From what I can tell by Brian's x-rays, the piece of plane fell from above and landed on his chest very hard. Because of this, he has a few broken ribs, his chest and stomach are bruised, but those are only the minor things." The nurse said and Alicia put her hands together tightly. "Unfortunately, when the piece of the plane fell on him, it crushed both of his lungs." She said and everyone gasped and Alicia let out a sob. "One isn't all that bad, but the other one is severely damaged and we're not sure at this time if it is repairable." The doctor said and Alicia nodded slowly and put her clasped hands up to her mouth. "In most cases, people can live with only one lung, they are just limited to some things, but I've looked over his records and have noticed he has heart problems." The doctor said and Alicia nodded again and I saw the tears in her eyes. Kelsie suddenly grabbed my hand and held it tight and all I could do was squeeze it back. "Because of his heart problems and the piece of the plane falling on him, his heart is extremely weak…and…" The doctor trailed off and Kevin sat up and looked at the doctor, waiting for the final piece of news. "Well, I don't think he'll make it."
The piece of plane that fell on him and squished his lungs... I don't know why that's so funny to me, but it is! It so is!
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Oh my Gosh, I'm laughing so much! :D :D :D :D
mare:
Oh, another question from a discussion happening in the confessional thread! LOL
Is there any story of yours that if it was read, you'd be afraid to be judged solely by that story?
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