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Fic Talk => Featured Story of the Month => Topic started by: mare on September 01, 2007, 07:26:39 AM
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Well, September is upon us already which is just weird lol And Sarah has returned from being MIA (hopefully) so my choice as featured story this month is Proving Them Wrong. I know it's a favorite of many of you so i'm hoping you'll get a nice discussion going about it.
As always, use this thread as the place to discuss this fic as well as post any questions you may have for Sarah and i'll be in and out with my usual barrage of questions lol
Enjoy :)
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Here's the survey you should fill out Sarah, when oyu have the chance!
Here's the survey lol
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) If you could cast this story as a movie who would play the main roles and why?
5) Have you ever thought of giving up on the story and if you did what made you continue to work on it?
6) What was your writing process? (Outline, make it up as you go along, the characters wrote it, I am Tonja and plagerized lol)
7) Who was your favorite character in this story and why?
8 ) You had to know this was coming, who was your least favorite?
9) Are all the boys in this one? If not why did you choose to exclude them?
10) If we like this story...then we'd love what story? (Could be by you or someone else) and obviously tell us why lol
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Yay Sarah!
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Ooh I love this fic. I can't wait to read the survey.
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*yay Sarah!!!* I was hoping this one would eventually be featured because it's one of the only ones left of Sarah's that I haven't read. Hopefully I get the chance to read a little this month. I felt terrible last month and didn't get to read the story or finish the challenge.
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EEEEEEEHHHH! Aww, thanks guys for making me story of the month! I didn't even realize I'd been picked until I read a review Kelly left me for another story where she congratulated me...but YAY! You'll have to give me a little bit of time with the survey because it's a lot to think about, especially since I'm not really focused on this story at the moment...but answering all your questions will definitely help me get back into this story! so thanks, and i'll be BAAAAACK!
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Okay, Mare. I found some time to fill out your survey...I hope the answers satisfy some of everyone's curiosity LOL
1) Tell us one thing about your story that no one else knows?
It was inspired by a mix of the story “A Tale of Two Popstars” and Nick’s song “I Got You” LOL I don’t think there’s anything else I can tell you without giving a LOT away
2) How long did it take you to write this entire story?
I started it at the end of June of 2006, and it’s taken me the longest to write this one. I think it’s only got maybe ten chapters to go. It definitely wasn’t supposed to take this long…Oh, well!
3) Give us a summary different from the one you have posted on AC, with a few more spoilers to make people tune in.
Ooh, this is hard. “Two celebrities team up to help each other climb to the top of the entertainment world. Avoiding the paparazzi, an evil twin who will stop at nothing to ruin their lives, and falling in love with the absolute WRONG person, Autumn and Nick must pull off Oscar-worthy roles while trying to protect each other and their little girl from those who want nothing more than to see them at the bottom…”
Eek. That sucked BIG. I don’t know how to add spoilers without just giving the whole thing away, so that’s all you’ll get LOL
4) If you could cast this story as a movie who would play the main roles and why?
I guess I’d obviously have the Boys play themselves even though not all of them are stellar actors LOL As for Autumn, I’d say Mia Maestro, but only because I love her to pieces! If I could I’d cast my ridiculously smart two and a half year old cousin to play Lily.
5) Have you ever thought of giving up on the story and if you did what made you continue to work on it? Oh, absolutely, I’ve thought of just dropping it. I still was, but then it became the Featured Story, and I would feel guilty if I didn’t keep writing. Honestly, if I didn’t finish it now, though, it would just bother me for the longest time. I like to finish what I start, so that, and the readers!, are what convinces me to keep working.
6) What was your writing process? (Outline, make it up as you go along, the characters wrote it, I am Tonja and plagerized lol)
I start all my stories with a rough mental outline and, as I write, the characters tend to lead me or I’ll have random brainstorms, etc. This story was only meant to be 20 chapters long, and it’s currently at 44, so you can see that it just got out of my control!
7) Who was your favorite character in this story and why?
Lily. I love kids, and I love writing her. I love how Nick is with her, and the way she brings people together (for example: the way she glued Brian and Nick back together as they bonded over both being fathers). What a cutie pie! Also, she gave me the least amount of grief and demands LOL
8 ) You had to know this was coming, who was your least favorite?
Liz. I really wish I hadn’t had her date Nick, but it would be too weird to go back and edit everything, so she’ll always be the whiny best friend who dated Autumn’s now-husband LOL She was a mistake, which is not so nice of me to say, but it’s true.
9) Are all the boys in this one? If not why did you choose to exclude them?
As much as possible, they’re in this. I’ve had moments with all of them, even Kevin. It would just be strange for me to not include them because Nick’s job is being a Backstreet Boy, so of course they’re a part of his life and must show up somewhere in the story.
10) If we like this story...then we'd love what story? (Could be by you or someone else) and obviously tell us why lol
Like I said before, “A Tale of Two Popstars” inspired this story, and it’s much better written than mine is. It’s a great story, and I read and re-read it all the time! It’s just got all the elements of a story that were sure to suck me in: drama, angst, humor, romance, and the Boys LOL It’s just a fabulously written story, and I love, love, love it!
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Yay thanks Sarah :)
I'll be back with some questions later on in the week!
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Hey Sarah,
Okay I have some questions for you lol
Sorry about the delay but September is really a crazy, busy month for me.
1. Is this an AU? Is Nick in the Backstreet Boys or is he just a solo pop star?
2. Did you base Autumn on anyone you know?
3. What made you decide to use an evil twin in this story? (I am basing that question on your survey lol)
4. What made you decide to make Nick and Autumn's baby a little girl instead of a little boy? And how important was adding the element of a child into this story for you?
:)
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Just popping to say congratulation s Sarah! I'm so happy to see this story featured this month. You're one of the few authors who I can say have improved immensely as a writer in the time that I've been reading your work. And Proving Them Wrong was always a great story, but I didn't really get pulled in until the whole "false" marriage. I thought that was SUCH a creative idea and I love it! It's very Hollywood.
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Ooh, good questions, Mare ;D
1. Is this an AU? Is Nick in the Backstreet Boys or is he just a solo pop star?
Nope, this isn't an AU. The Boys are alive and well and together. So Nick's a part of the group.
2. Did you base Autumn on anyone you know?
Nope.
3. What made you decide to use an evil twin in this story? (I am basing that question on your survey lol)
It was either an evil twin or just a sibling, but I needed someone from Autumn's past, so the evil twin worked and it turns out that it's exactly what I need for what's coming up!
4. What made you decide to make Nick and Autumn's baby a little girl instead of a little boy? And how important was adding the element of a child into this story for you?
Well, Lily isn't Nick's kid at all, he's just her stepdad for a year or so (or, at least, that's how the marriage contract is supposed to work). I thought about a little boy, but then I thought that there was already a little boy in the Backstreet camp, so a little girl it was! Adding a kid just makes everything a little more complex for Nick since he's in love with this adorable little girl already but can't seem to figure out her mom. I just wanted to add layers to the relationship and give Autumn a little more of a background, too.
I hope those answers are good and satisfy everyone's curiosity LOL I'm really trying to work on getting a chapter out this month, but it's looking as though my work load is going to be HUGE this semester, so I don't even know if there will be that many updates overall from me...but I'll try!
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So I didn't work on any of the huge amounts of work that I already have to do for school and decided to write a new chapter of Proving Them Wrong. I must admit, being Featured Story definitely gave me some inspiration, so thanks! And, for those of you who read it, I hope you enjoy! (And ask questions, too!)
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That's excellent news Sarah! I'm glad it helped :)
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I updated again! I'm on a roll with all this PTW writing! I kinda can't believe it myself, but, well, all of the attention probably encouraged me to keep writing! I know a lot of readers won't be happy with the way I ended the last chapter and started the next one, but I guess I just have to say that I really don't like writing love scenes and avoid them as much as possible. That being said, I hope readers still enjoy!
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Wow! You are on a roll!! Good for you :) *hands you a gold star*
Here's another question for you
If you could change one thing about PTW what would it be?
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thanks, mare! ;D
hmm, if i could change one thing about the story, i guess i'd change the way i dragged out certain parts of it and added more details than were necessary. that's probably my biggest regret. if i had just stuck to the initial outline i'd had, i wouldn't have kept adding little parts of the story that were random brainstorms that were so not needed. but, alas, it has been done, and now i must reap what i have sown LOL it's okay. it's not that bad. at least i'm almost done *crosses fingers and knocks on wood*
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Can I just add that I LOVE when readers write reviews for PTW in which they desperately want me to just make Autumn pregnant already so that she and Nick will fall in love and live happily ever after? :-\
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aww see, you can always just take those reviews as compliments. They are so into your story that they want to write it for you lol
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LOL I love PTW as you've probably noticed from my reviews and Sarah dude! You're mean some times (no offense lol) just I get so into the story since you write it so well and you really feel for the characters but at the same time want to smack em upside the head and be like "you're falling in love HELLO!" LOL but honestly I think that's a sign of a great story. Where it makes you empathize with the characters AND makes you want it to work out for them.
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Okay i'm back with a few more questions for you Sarah lol
Have you ever changed your mind about something in the story AFTER you posted it? And if so did you change it or leave it as is?
What has been your favorite scene to write so far?
What about the hardest scene?
Do you have a favorite line?
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LOL I love PTW as you've probably noticed from my reviews and Sarah dude! You're mean some times (no offense lol) just I get so into the story since you write it so well and you really feel for the characters but at the same time want to smack em upside the head and be like "you're falling in love HELLO!" LOL but honestly I think that's a sign of a great story. Where it makes you empathize with the characters AND makes you want it to work out for them.
Aww, Teri! Thanks so much! *cackles evilly* I love being mean because it just means more people will be on the edge of their seats LOL I'm really glad you're enjoying the story. PTW and I have a love-hate relationship. Some weeks, I love it and write so much for it. Other weeks, I wish I'd never started it LOL Anyhoo, stick with it please because it's getting close to the end. There's still a few major things left to happen, but it's almost to the end! Yay!
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You have the exact same relationship I have with my series, some days I'm like hell yeah I love this and others I'm like oh just write yourself! LMAO it's hard to write people seriously underestimate how much we all as writers put into our work. And dur of course I'm gonna stick with it! I'm dying to see what happens, I really wanna see summer get what's coming to her and for Nick and Autumn to not get divorced! i know probably grasping at straws here but still a girl can dream right?
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Yay! Another update to this story! I'm pretty excited because it's the last chapter before some major things happen, so I can finally get going on the last six or seven chapters! Whoo!
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Okay i'm back with a few more questions for you Sarah lol
Have you ever changed your mind about something in the story AFTER you posted it? And if so did you change it or leave it as is?
What has been your favorite scene to write so far?
What about the hardest scene?
Do you have a favorite line?
Okay, Mare. I know you asked these questions a few days ago, but I can finally answer them...I hope!
1. There's always things that I look back on and wish I had done differently because it would've made my life a lot easier when writing later chapters. Usually, though, I just leave it alone and keep going. Like I've said before, I wouldn't have had Nick date Liz because it just made the story that much longer for me to write. Alas, the story must go on!
2. I've spent time reading back over the story, and I really don't think there is a favorite scene for me. There have been highlights, like Nick trying to pick what kind of Elvis would marry them off or the time Baylee asked Brian why he couldn't have a little sister and Brian told him they'd have a conference with Leighanne about it. Funny little things like that are usually my favorite things to write.
3. I think the hardest scene to write was probably the one at the end of chapter 46, the one I just posted LOL It was a lot of emotional angst (which I am queen of LOL probably not, but close ;) ) and just a lot going on. That kind of scene always leaves me drained at the end. Just watch, I won't update now for weeks. Silly me.
4. I think my favorite line would be the time Lily tried to dodge Nick dressing her and claimed she wanted to "be nakey." and Nick's response being, "You can't go around naked, Lily. It's just not right." For whatever reason, it tickles me pink about Nick saying that...*shrugs*
Well, that answers those questions, Oprah! There's only like 8 days left, so I hope you keep asking because it helps me think about the story more, which helps me write more!
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aww I shall try to think of some more for you lol
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LOL Mare, you don't have to! I have enough juice to keep writing...at some point...when my classwork starts doing itself LOL
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Okay Oprah is back with a few more questions that hopefully she didn't ask yet because this Oprah needs Ginko Biloba lmao
If your story was made into a movie, who would play each part and the boys aren't allowed to play themselves. I have made sure they are contractually obligated to be somewhere else that day! :P
Describe each of your main characters only using one word.
Do you already know how this story is going to end? And if so will everyone be shocked? :o
If you had to rename Proving them Wrong, what would you choose as a new title and why?
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Okay Oprah is back with a few more questions that hopefully she didn't ask yet because this Oprah needs Ginko Biloba lmao
If your story was made into a movie, who would play each part and the boys aren't allowed to play themselves. I have made sure they are contractually obligated to be somewhere else that day! :P
Describe each of your main characters only using one word.
Do you already know how this story is going to end? And if so will everyone be shocked? :o
If you had to rename Proving them Wrong, what would you choose as a new title and why?
Aww, Oprah. It's ok. I'll find you some Gingko Biloba LOL
1. So, you did already ask the first question, but I had Nick playing himself. Uhh, I really don't know who would play Nick Carter, though. Hmmm...I'll get back to you on that one.
2. Nick - confused, Autumn - goal-oriented (it's ONE word, i swear!), Lily - fun
3. Yeah, I know how it ends. The very, very end is not shocking, but the end that happens before that is (i hope that makes sense) LOL
4. I was going to call it something really lame like "The Partnership," or "The Deal" but I came to my senses and, if people haven't already figured it out, the name of the story will come up at the very end of the tale...
Thanks for the awesome questions, Oprah! I know my month's almost up, so thanks again for picking me to be the story of the month this month!
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lmao yeah, I thought that first question sounded familiar.