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[mare]

Hello!

This month we are featuring Tracy and her story, Finding Carter. It's an AU about Nick and his experience as a college freshman.

I hope you read along this month or if you have read it drop in and leave a comment or question for Tracy and I'm sure she'd love to answer it for you.

Here's the link to the story: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10986

Happy reading!

[RokofAges75]

Congrats, Tracy!  This is a really unique story.

[Sakabelle]

Congrats, Tracy! I really enjoyed this story as you probably already know

[mare]

Here are your first set of questions!

1) Tell us one thing about your story that no one else knows?

2) How long did it take you to write this entire story?

3) Give us a summary different from the one you have posted on AC, with a few more spoilers to make people tune in.

4) What made you come up with the concept of this one?

5) Who was your favorite character in this story and why?

6) You had to know this was coming, who was your least favorite?

7) Are all the boys in this one? If not why did you choose to exclude them?

[FrickingKaos]

Thanks girls! It is super to be featured agai. Finding Carter was one of my favorites to write!

[FrickingKaos]

Here are your first set of questions!

 1) Tell us one thing about your story that no one else knows?

Kevin was originally going to be a student as well but I really liked the idea of him as Nick's guardian.

 2) How long did it take you to write this entire story?

About a month.

 3) Give us a summary different from the one you have posted on AC, with a few more spoilers to make people tune in.

Nick is new on campus. When he meets his roommate Brian Littrell, he discovers there is more than what meets the eye. As he uncovers his parents past, he will find not only himself, but a family he never knew existed.

 4) What made you come up with the concept of this one?

I was listening to Asher Roth one day and "I Love College" made me wonder what Nick would have been like at college himself. I was inspired by a friend who wanted to be an animator and loved Disney, so I made Nick very similar to her.

 5) Who was your favorite character in this story and why?

I loved writing Nick and Brian's relationship. The two of them were so opposite and it was fun playing off of that.

 6) You had to know this was coming, who was your least favorite?

Probably Howie which is why I made him kind of a jerk.

 7) Are all the boys in this one? If not why did you choose to exclude them?

They are all in this story

[mare]

Which genre do you enjoy writing in most?

Which boy do you feel you wrote most out of character in this one?

Is there anything you would change about this story if given the chance?

[FrickingKaos]

Which genre do you enjoy writing in most?

AU because I am not that comfortable writing canon and AU is my happy place.

 Which boy do you feel you wrote most out of in this one?

Probably Brian. I made him such a hick and the reason for that was because I wanted him and Nick to be very opposite eavh other. I wanted them to see something in common eventually that would bring them together.

 Is there anything you would change about the story given the chance?

I wouldn't change anything

[mare]

What is the story you have enjoyed writing the most?

Do you have a favorite scene or chapter in this story?

[FrickingKaos]

I really liked writing the scene where Nick and Brian go to Disney World. I have never been there myself but I did so much research, that it was like I went to the park with them.


Another scene I liked was when Nick and Brian first meet and Nick's initial reaction to Brian because their relationship in this story is different than how they are in real life.

[mare]

How did you go about casting your characters for this? Why Nick and Brian etc...?

[FrickingKaos]

Nick was always going to be the main character, I liked him in the role of the awkward socially challenged freshman. It just seemed to fit, especially the part about not wanting to grow up.

Briam.was always going to be his brother, I thought them being rommates worked really well for them to bond.

Kevin was difficult. He was originally going to be the dorm monitor orand really uptight, but I changed his role because I eliminated Nick's family. he stepped into the father role pretty easily.

AJ was perfect for the fraternity because of the partying so that was also easy.

Howie was the one I wrote really out of character because originally he was going to have a bigger role ,but it worked out for him to be the bax guy.

[mare]

Do you have a favorite scene or chapter in this one?

Was there any chapter that you found hard to write?

Were you ever blocked for this one?  Did your muse run away?

[FrickingKaos]

Do you have a favorite scene or chapter in this one?

I really loved the scene where Nick asks Brian if he ever thinks about failing at life. It's something I think a lot of people ask themselves.

Was there any chapter that you found hard to write?

Probably the one with the car accident. I wanted Nick to tell Brian then they were brothers but Nick has other plans lol

Were you ever blocked for this one? Did your muse run away?

I think this was one story where my muse was really there the whole time. I was cranking out a chapter a day or every other day, so I finished it rather quickly. unfortunately since this story my inspiration has dwindled.

[FrickingKaos]

Thanks for having me featured this month. Even though I guess there are no more questions it was nice to participate anyway. It makes me sad this board in general is so dead in the winter.