Was there ever a story or a chapter of a story you were afraid to post because of the reaction it might get?
I remember being really nervous to post the chapter in Broken where Nick finds out he's going to lose his leg. Looking back, I'm not sure why I was so nervous about the reaction it was going to get because even though it was supposed to be a big shocker, I bet a lot of people saw it coming. Why give your main character bone cancer if you're not going to chop off a limb at some point, right? LOL But at the time, I made it out to be a big deal in my own mind.
Along the same lines, I was afraid of the reaction Curtain Call was going to get when I started posting that one. I figured people would compare it to Broken and be like, "Really? You're writing another Nick cancer story?" I posted the first five chapters all at once just to get it over with LOL.
Which story were you most pleased with the reactions you received for a particular scene or plot that maybe either no one saw coming or you had hoped for tears or anger etc...?
I was pleasantly surprised by the reaction Curtain Call got, after worrying that it would be seen as a desperate attempt to recreate the Broken magic.
As far as particular scenes/storylines, I was happy with the reactions to Secrets of the Heart and the fact that no one figured out all my plot twists. The last time I tried to write a mystery, someone guessed the ending right away, which made me revise the ending, which made the story not make as much sense, so it was nice not to have that problem with Secrets.
Were you ever disappointed with the reaction you got from your readers for a particular scene or character?
I can't remember ever being disappointed with the reaction I got from readers plural. I've been disappointed by the reactions of individual readers, but that's to be expected. Not everyone is going to like the direction a story takes or interpret everything the exact way I intended. I think the biggest disappointment for me is just a LACK of reaction. It sucks when you post something you're really proud of and excited about, and NO ONE reviews. This doesn't happen to me very often anymore, though, so I can't complain!