Here are some long overdue replies to reviews for my darker Phineas and Ferb story "Candy, Little Girl" (reviews).
I've been starting back up on this story again after about a year's delay (geesh!). It's not general writer's block because I've managed to write two other complete stories and even re-write a third one in that time. I wrote myself into a corner with part 7 and am finally finding the path to safety. I'm dying to complete the story. So for anyone who has been looking forward to updates, I am sorry.
(If you see me spending too much time in the ShoutBox during the weekdays then feel free to tell me to get back to work!
First of all, sorry to make you register to leave a review, though I'm surprised delighted one would do that just to comment on my work. (I would have had the anonymous option turned on if I'd seen it at the time.) I'm glad you enjoyed it so far and that my hints and foreshadowing are working like they were intended. Better for the reader to finish a passage and say "Oh yeah" than "Huh?"
Strangely, I never got a single flame (that I can remember) for my lemons; between venues and tags only people looking for this kind of story would find it. Long before I was writing lemons one kid did attack me and the co-writer on a story that involved descriptions of tastefully obscured nudity.
Thanks for the correction on Suzy. However, a month or two ago I realized I'd used the name Donna instead of Linda throughout the entire story! While putting more notes in the file I was typing in "Linda" without even thinking about it, and that's when I noticed the big boo-boo. (It's because of that "Lindana" thing. DUH-ME on that one, as I should have kept the character list handy.)
As above, the reason I was "timely" was that the first six parts had already been published before on my W— site (before I broke ties). I wish I could make it up to you beyond simply finishing the story because I do feel awful about it, especially after your thoughtful and helpful comments.
Well, in the show she does drive herself crazy the most, and it's poor Heinz usually ends up getting screwed in the end... Heh heh heh.
Thank you so much! I love it when people notice the little allusions and sprinkles of (what I think is) humor. I put a lot of thought into then thoughts and feelings (and especially rationalizations) that led step dad to his "preference." Maybe I still waffle a bit in my mind because kind of thing is a bit outside of my comprehension, but I try to explore it in a few stories.
Regardless I definitely don't feel sorry for him, but I am sorry for the long delay in updates (and, oh yeah, these replies).
This story is dark and definitely not for most tastes, I know, so your commenting on it anyway is really appreciated. Even though it's too late to make a case for it I am sorry I didn't finish in time to answer those questions (as there is lots of foreshadowing and hints). Also, never underestimate the power of the tweest.
Thanks for letting me know what you think. Every bit helps.
I can't imagine trying to read (or write) this close to watching real episodes, being so much more upbeat and full of happy endings. (I like happy endings.) It's good of you to comment even though you aren't into the toon aspect, plus the fact that you're a parent, so I appreciate your kind words even more. You may have heard the joke that most people would be disgusted more because my writing is about toons than because it's about underage sex.
The molesting stepfather may be a bit of a cliché, like the evil stepmother, but most abusers are family or close friends of the family. (This is all worthy of a full discussion someday, perhaps.)