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Featured Story For June 2007 - Not Your Average Cinderella Story by Honey
honey:
aww, Mel, don'tfeel bad. -lol It's not that I think he's a jerk. I said "cocky" and "player". To me that doesnt necessarily mean a jerk (rude and grouchy and mean and all). And honestly, the man has every right to have an ego. I know I probably would if I could cause a riot in the streets-lol. I'm sure if I ever met him in a personal setting he is probably very nice, but I can totally picture him not taking too kindly to someone crushing his ego. It's that whole defensive thing. I can totally see him as a defensive person. And rightly so, people pick on him something awful. So don't get me wrong, I'm not a Nick hater. I love NICKY! I just love the others more. And yeah, he probably is one of the most interesting characters to write. I actually portray him a little differently in each of my stories because he has so many sides. I just think that maybe people don't always want to see the side of him that I chose to show in this story because they like him so much. But then... I may have gone a little darstic in this one.
Nijntje:
--- Quote from: honey on June 05, 2007, 08:33:43 PM ---HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SUCKERS!!! Made ya read a Howie story!!! hehe just kidding (a little) Damnit, Howie deserves as much love as Nicky!!! I actually had someone tell me that this was the first Howie story she'd ever read and that was only because she didn't realize it was a Howie story until she was so far in that she just HAD to finish.
**sits in a corner with Lore practicing my evil laugh. Muahahahaha!**
But on the bright side now she's read a Howie story that she liked ;D ok I'm rambling again. (we all know how I like to do that) sorry, I'll stop now.
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Good, I blamed you, but my mom wasn't impressed :D
And yeah, I'm one of those readers who hardly ever read a fic in which Howie is the one that falls in love and such. You tricked me >:( But I kept reading cause the story is that good! ;D
--- Quote from: honey on June 05, 2007, 08:48:58 PM ---The one major criticism I've had for this story is that Nick seems really out of character. What do you all think? I know he is everyone's favorite so I'm sure I'm about to be booed offstage right now, but he's probably my least fave of the bunch. I honestly do see him as a bit of a cocky player type. Even when I've seen him in real life he's sort of come across that way to me. So I wrote him that way. I didn't necessarily mean to write him as a total ass hole (though it may have come out that way.) The way I see it, Cindy totally crushed his ego the first time they met and then held obvious resentment toward him. They are both stubborn and I can see Nick being defensive and one to hold a grudge so I thought it was OK that he had so much problems with Cindy. Even now I can't really see him geting along with Cindy if they were to meet in real life.
Anyway, very curious to hear your thoughts on the subject.
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Well, I have to agree with your opinion on Nick. *ducks to avoid rocks from other AC-members*
I've never met him, but I can totally envision him acting the way you wrote. Even though I think it's mostly a facade and there's a good guy underneath it all, I still think he could lose the attitude at times. I mean, during "The House of Carters" I saw a sweet kid that tried to protect his siblings, but also with one hell of an attitude. And I think that in public, he tends to be the cocky player mostly to protect himself from being hurt. But hey, that's just my opinion. ;)
mare:
Back with three more questions, recycled ones but good ones lol
1) Was there anytime while you were writing this that you had a total plot shift or went into another direction you never planned?
2) If you could change one thing about your story, what if anything would it be?
3) Can you tell us what your favorite scene to write in this story is and maybe put up a small excerpt of it for us all to read and explain what you like most about it.
All of you who have read this and have a favorite scene should do the same.
honey:
Yay! more questions! Aren't y'all getting tired of me yet? Well I suppose if you are then you're probably just skipping this thread so I guess it's ok to run my mouth... or... fingers I guess.
1) Was there anytime while you were writing this that you had a total plot shift or went into another direction you never planned?
surprisingly the answer to that is no. I think that's a first. Forsoe reason this one just fell into place so perfectly in the planning stage that I just whipped right through it. I never strayed and every chapter has it's specific purpose that pushes the plot along. The story is actually pretty tight which is why I think it is probably my best writing to date. Honestly, thatdoesn't usually happen. (hence "Welcome To My Heart" is like 90 something chapters. lol)
2) If you could change one thing about your story, what if anything would it be?
well there are two things. first I would try to tone down Cindy's swearing justa little.I mean she's based off of a girl I know in real life and that's actually pretty much what she sounds like, but when I read back overit I think it wouldn't hurt to have a little less (as long as it didn't change her character) and the second is that I would have liked to find a way to make Nick just a little more likeable. I still would have kept things between him and Cindy the same. I always meant for them to sort of hate each other, but since Cindy is the one telling the story and she hates him, he comes across as a bit of an ass hole. but Ciny kind of took over when I wrote this one and she simply wouldn't let me. I guess I just hoped that the readers would see that she is a bit biased and maybe a little harsh on the poor guy. I dunno.
honey:
3) Can you tell us what your favorite scene to write in this story is and maybe put up a small excerpt of it for us all to read and explain what you like most about it.
******SPOILER ALERT******
oh man I have so many favorite scenes from this story. I think my overall favorite chapter to write was "Meet the Littrells" but I'm not really sure why. I loved the scene in the mall where she meets the guys after Leighanne's makeover. I lovedthe scene of Cindy and Howie at the lake and I loved Ciny's fight with Danny in the bar. (Actually I thought of it just today as I read Cally's fight with Sebastian in Rose's "Just Another Day. I don't hate Sebastion Rose!! I understand where he's comming from-lol)
BUT!!! My absolute favorite part of the story is the ending, the epilogue. There is a reason that Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale, best ending ever!!! so the excerpt I'm going to post is the epilogue and yes, it prettymuch gives away everything so if you are planning to read this story at all and you're not one of those totlly annoying people who goes to the book store and flips to the last page of the book to decide if you're going to read it or not, I suggest you stop reading here.... ;D
My memory of those two weeks didn’t come back all at once. It was bits and pieces here and there, most in my dreams like the doctor had said. It was never pleasant having to relive what happened to me in my nightmares, but at least I was recovering the good memories along with the bad. Eventually though, as the swelling in my brain went down and my overall physical condition returned to normal I got back every memory I’d lost. I spent quite a bit of time in the hospital, but I never spent a day of it alone. Howie stayed by my side the entire time. And as it turns out, I had a lot more visitors than I’d ever expected.
Danny and John of course came every chance they could and Danny and I were able to patch things up. He is my fucking best friend after all, and once he saw how much Howie meant to me he got over himself. He and Howie actually became quite good friends and Howie helped him and John land one of those pimp-my-car shows on TV. Now we get drunk and watch that instead of millionaire. We place bets on how many times they have to bleep their language every episode.
Then there was my mom. Imagine my fucking surprise when she showed up in my hospital room acting like a decent human being. She really opened up to me about my father though and admitted that killing him sobered her up permanently. She checked herself into rehab and has been rebuilding her life ever since. Hal visited her every day and fucking proposed when she came home. They got married in the damn bar. It was the only time in my life I was ever a fucking bridesmaid and I had to serve the drinks at the fucking reception. It was worth it though to see my mom truly happy for once in her life, and Hal was now legitimately the father he’d always been to me.
As for me? I didn’t move to Florida with Howie like you might have expected. When it came down to it I just couldn’t leave my home and all the people I’ve ever loved. So instead Howie surprised me with keys to our new fucking house when I got out of the hospital. The place is a fucking palace and yes I said it’s OUR house. The fucking city boy moved to Hanley fucking Kentucky to be with me and practically forced me to move in with him. I felt bad for uprooting him like that but he’s rich enough that we can visit his family whenever we feel like it.
I asked him about it once though and he said it was fine because Brian and Leigh were here and it was probably best to keep at least five states between me and Nick Carter. True we get along better than we did before “midnight” as we’ve all come to call the incident with my father and the perverted tow truck driver, who after his conviction will be spending the rest of his life as some guy named Bubba’s bitch, but between you and me? That cocky ass baby of the Backstreet Boys will always bug the shit out of me. Besides, Howie says the less time we spend together, the less chance there is of a repeat double dog daring match.
It’s been exactly two years now since the day this crazy story began making today my 30th birthday. And as I stand here floating in the middle of the fucking lake wearing a wedding dress so gorgeous that it could only have been picked out by my best friend and matron of honor, I find myself lost in the enchanting eyes of my very own prince charming. It’s a fucking fairy tale wedding fit for the one and only true Cinderella. I’m even wearing the glass fucking slippers to prove it. They were a gift from Brian who still refers to himself as my fairy godmother and probably always will.
So as I listen to the preacher pronounce us man and wife and Howie throws his lips on mine I find myself asking the question do fairy tales really exist? You bet your fucking ass they do!
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