After finishing the 1st half, I just realized how much other writers have influenced me, in particular two on GA.

C James, you are the most fun technical guy I have ever had the chance to read. Your nuclear thrillers and your serial novel "Circumnavigation" inspired me to create CBDT: Cyber Bullying Defense Team. In terms of themes, we're similar, but different in terms of our style and genre environment, but I consider you as a primary inspiration. I also think the idea of a long serial novel is good for other writers to try as well; although, I am using this more as a traditional TV season split serial with a schedule that breaks in half due to the holidays.

As for my second inspiration, I have to admit, he haunts me whenever I write, because his liberalism is so infectious, but so undeniable.

Dkstories or dkstories deserves the second inspiration for this story. I have read many stories from other writers, including Mark Arbour and my GA friend Tiger, who I have less antagonistic relationships with, but DK will always be the ghost of Christmas Past for me. His Do-Over Series is a major piece of what got me onto this site and read everyone else's story.

Why WL is haunted by a liberal gay writer he can't stand?

It's because DK made a great point and a touching argument for me in his first Do Over story. In the story, it started out like most gay fiction even though it held the genre of time travel, then it went serious and never turned back. When Davey Jones debated himself inside the San Francisco Hospital where AIDS was about to break out in the 1980's and murder thousands of gay men due to the lack of information and care, he made a moral judgment that went beyond politics, beyond good and evil. To give up your personal peace for thousands and millions beyond that is the spirit of humanity that Christians, Muslims, and even LGBT community members today sometimes lack. Compassion should never be shelved in a story due to a need for sex or other plot devices.

The more I write, the more I feel like I am both paying homage to him and on the other side, I am repudiating him. I'm not doing it on purpose, but for some reason it just happens. Some people who have read his stories will be able to tell what I am writing is in opposition to him, so I just want you to know, it was not intentional, it just happened.

The first half of my story is now written, it took 1.5 months and has 12 normal chapters (Maybe a special chapter for Halloween will be written, I am checking on Kitt's availability).

I hope readers enjoy it