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OMG, that's just what I was thinking....IMO Owen has a lot of Rory tendancies. He's way more selfish and self absorbed this time around, and Aiden's like Luke and Travis has Aaron qualities, minus the getting caught stealing cars and taking the blame for Luke, who was really the guilty party the whole time.

I heard that the next chapter was coming out Tuesday....I bet it's gonna be good

I'm not above immature :king: :king: :king:

I'd have to say that it happens almost every time with me. It typically takes me about 30 minutes to pound out a chapter, but sometimes it can take me up to an hour or longer because I feel like I'm lost, or that I don't like where I'm going. That's when I have to decide to start over or keep going and work with what I've already written. I usually wince as I send it out to my editor and the beta readers for that particular story, but I'd say 99.44% of the time I only hear great things back from them after I've stressed out over a chapter i was working on. Other times, I think everything went smoothly and that I was right on track, only to be slammed by one or sometimes all of my beta's, so you could be onto something

Ok, I officially love this story. I fell in love with it in the first chapter, but now that I have a name to steal and label others with (Happy Pants ) I'm in an ultra gay mood Ok, now that I've gotten that part out of the way, I can talk about the story. I can identify with Seth in so many ways it's not even funny. Sometimes when I look in the mirror I see a fat cow, and I always have. I've been in and out of the hospital for being under weight, and I've lived on a diet of Ensure and ice cream just to get something in my system because I couldn't will myself to eat. The year I joined GA I was taken to the emergency room by my dad because I got so sick that I fainted. When they weighed me I was 85 pounds, but I saw a big blob of blubber in the mirror. I was secretly on the low carb diet and when i confessed what I was doing, my dad and my doctor freaked out. I had to go to the office at school and drink my shakes in front of the school nurse or one of the vice principals because they were scared I wouldn't do it if they trusted me on my own. I still skip a meal here and there, but I'm miles away from 85 pounds. Actually, I'm over 125 now, which is pretty normal for my height. Anyway, now that I've spilled my guts on your forum, I guess what I'm trying to say is good job with this story

Well today I had enough.....my cousin James has crossed a line that I don't think he can uncross. I actually started this blog entry by saying that I wanted to have him jumped, but I'm not going there right now because I'm so angry with him that I'm afraid I'd go through with it. This moron has his own apartment, but for some reason, he keeps sleeping at home in his old room and I think he's doing it to make me crazy. He has something smart to say about everything I do, and if he doesn't get his way, he pouts and crosses his arms and throws a hissy fit. I can't believe my dad and stepmom are putting up with him!! Since the last time I made an entry about him, he's only gotten worse. He was with my dad and stepmom one night when they picked me up at work and asked me where I wanted to eat, so I said Smokey Bones. Well, he stayed quiet the whole way there, then when we got there, he got out of the car without saying anything and stormed off like he was pissed about something. When we got inside my dad took James to the side while me and my stepmom waited to be seated. The next thing I know, my dad's back without James and he tells us that we're going to Silver Diner instead!!! I mean, it doesn't matter to me where we eat at, but you should have seen how this jerk was pouting and acting like it was the end of the world that we went somewhere he didn't want to go. So we leave and the whole way to Silver Diner he had this self serving. sh*t eating grin on his face that made me sick to my stomach. When we got there I ordered some French fries, a grill cheese and a chocolate shake and he got a burger and fries and a coke or something. Anyway, he saw what I had and got jealous and started pouting again, so my dad orders him a grill cheese and a chocolate shake and has them box up his burger!! That's just a small sample of the crap he's been pulling. I heard him on his cell phone telling one of his friends that he was getting an Avalon...an Avalon!!! This son of a bitch should be riding a bike for the way he's been acting. So I finally said something to my dad about it, and he got mad at me. Before I could start my second sentence, he cut me off and said I was out of line. Of course, that just set me off and the next thing I knew, I was grounded from my car. It just pisses me off that he caters to James the way he does. He's not even his real son, but he treats him better than he treats me or even my stepmom. So I've decided that I'm just going to ignore them altogether and act like they aren't there. I'm sick of acknowledging my loser cousin and my asshole dad, so I've decided not to. I don't care what he does next to manipulate my parents and I don't care what they buy for him. In fact, I hope they go broke buying him everything he wants. I only have to put up with this BS for another two years, then I won't need any of them anymore anyway.

Honestly, until I read this topic, I had no idea that you (or anyone) had added chapter 12 to Kevin's Big Moment. One of the most important things you should do to get people to read your stories is to make chapter anouncements. If you don't, how will people know that you posted a new chapter or story to what you're working on? Another thing I would add is this....take Jack's advice about the signature. You can add a link to the story you're working on, and people can link to it straight from your sigi. A good editor is always a good idea, too. Trust me, I know this from experience. It'll also help you to improve your gramatical, punctuation and spelling skills, and editors make nifty beta readers The most important thing you can do is not give up. The first story I posted was straight up garbage, but with the help of a great editor and my will to stick it to the people who said I couldn't wrote worth a crap, I got better. There's always room to improve, and I don't think there's a way to stop learning and growing as an author. The thing is, you have to learn techniques to help yourself out. When I write fiction, I tell myself a story for about a week (or longer in some cases) and then I sit down and start typing. As I add chapters, I read what I already have and then I tell myself the story again, up to the point where I left off, then I let my imagination run wild. Krista's right about feedback, too. It comes with time, and when you get it, it's because you earned it. Whether it's a flame or a compliment, you'll almost always get the feedback you earned. You can ignore the flames if you want to, but I think it's a bad idea. Most of the time, when I get flamed, I can find some kind of good advice, and if enough people are telling you something's wack, it's wack. Another important part of feedback is your reply. No matter what kind of feedback I get, good or bad, I always thank the reader for taking the time to give my story a chance and for letting me know what they think. You can't get offended, even if your feeligns are hurt, because like I said before, your audience is telling you what they want. I hope this was helpful, and sorry if it seems like I was rambling on. But I know how you feel, and I've asked myself the same question you asked a hundred times. I shall now go read what you added to Kevin's Big Moment :pickaxe:

I think you should make sure that she understands that you don't want your grandparents to find out. You have to stress that point to her first, and make sure she understands why. This is a pretty big secret to share with someone, even someone that's close to you. So use your best judgement (obviously) and do what you think is best. If you don't think she'll keep it a secret, or you think your Aunt is gonna run back to your grandparents with it, think twice.

Sure...I have lots of recipes like that.....why don't you come into my kitchen and I'll show you the recipe book I have. Just rest over in that pot with the vegetables and potatoes cooking...oops, I meant in the large metal hot tub....yeah, that's the ticket. 0:)

I think he's gonna really like his new job, but if he winds up in a relationship, it could cause problems for him. He really needs the chedder, but at the same time, he might have a moral dilema with dancing and possibly stripping. He just strikes me as someone with a lot of morals yay!!! I really look forward to the updates, so it's nice to know they'll be coming once a week I try

Congratulations!!!!!

Yeah, I'm starting to think the same thing :pickaxe:

I tried to access the link you gave me and it says that IE cannot display the page. I don't know if that means the site's down or if it means I have a problem on my end. Thanks for the link, though, and I'll take care. You take care too

One of the sites I post stories at, storywrite.com, is full of a lot of different authors...not just gay or straight. There's seperate story and poetry sites there, too, and I really enjoy posting there. One of the features of the site that drew me in was the story contests that people can put on. The prizes are points, and after you've built up a certain amount of points, you can have your own contest. I won Silver in one of them and grabbed honorable mention in another. So I figured I'd enter a third contest. Well, I submitted A Family's Sorrow and was shocked that the contest was decided before my story was ever viewed by a judge. So I entered a different story in a different contest that the same person was holding, and this time they commented that they hated the story and that further more, "gay erotica" wasn't allowed as stated in the rules. I sent a private message to this person and told them that neither of the stories I added had "gay erotica" in them, and she messaged me back that she couldn't relate to any gay themed story, and that she meant no homosexuality period. At that point my blood was boiling, so I sent her a reply withdrawing my story and apologizing to her for disturbing her with "my sickness". So anyway she messages me back to say that one of her best friends is gay, and that she isn't a homophobe. I ignore her message because reading that load of crap made me sick to my stomach. She's either lying or a horrible friend because she said herself that she couldn't relate to homosexual themes. How in the hell is she able to have a real friendship with a gay or lesbian individual if she can't stomach reading a story? So that was a few days ago. Today she messages me to say that she loved my story and that she could totally relate to the main character. She went on to add, "Being gay must be so hard." Please excuse me while I puke my cheese grits and collard greens up. So anyway, I want to ignore her and just move on, but it's obvious that she's trying to prove to me that she's not a homophobe. Here's my question::: Should I re-submit my story into her contest? Should I just ignore her altogether? Should I message her back and tell her what I phoney I think she is? Or should I message her and ask her to refrain from messaging me at all? ________________________________________________________________________________ Well, I'm trying to keep my mind off of something disturbing that I read on another blog tonight. I just really hope that I'm wrong about what I think they were saying, but I think Sharon was right to reply the way she did. To the person who wrote what they did, if you're reading this, please stop and think about the harm you'll be doing to everyone in your life, especially your son. He doesn't deserve that. So if it's not too late, please don't do it and please, talk to someone. Anyone. Kisses Nick

Well, my Domoholic decoder ring tells me that you're right, Sharon, but I can pretend to believe it can happen, just like the way the LRITES used to :pickaxe: :pickaxe: :pickaxe:

Kisses Nick

I just want Dennis and Leo to make up....that would be the best thing that could happen for Dennis and Leo in my opinion

Ok, it's not gone, but it's different now....very different. So what in the hell am I talking about?? Well, there used to be a site called Pufta ( I don't want to post the URL because now it has porn on it) based out of the UK, and it was one of my faves. You could find all sorts of dieting, beauty and fashion tips there. It was basically a place for gay guys to go and get good advice. I was following the Positive Adam series too....that was an online journal of a guy named Adam who was HIV positive. It was really good, and I'm sorry that the site has obviously changed for the worse. So anyway, now I want to find something similar, but when I do a Google Search, all I get is a bunch of crappy sites about being promiscuous about either how fun it is to be a gay whore, or how evil the gay lifestyle is. If anyone knows what site I'm talking about (the Pufta UK site) and either knows if it's moved or if theres a site just like it I can find, I'd be greatful to you for a long long time

It's time for Dennis to kick his brother's ass once and for all. Then, he needs to go to the nearest free clinic, get a live culture of Herpes or Crabs, act like he wants to reconsile with his mom, then pass it along to her somehow. From there, he can drive to the dealership and give his dad any of the herpes/crabs that he might have left over from earlier, and make sure his dad gets a bad case of it too. Then he should buy Ben some flowers and be a man about what happened, apologize for it and move on. Oh, and Owen and Aiden are sooo getting back together. I used my special Domoholics decoder ring to figure it all out. Travis is gonna try to push up on either Aiden or Owen, but not both, and he'll fail miserably. That's when he'll turn his attention to Dennis, but wind up with Reilly instead. Only, he'll end up hurting Reilly, so Dennis and Aiden wind up putting it on him at the end of the story....what none of them knows, though, is that Phill was secretly placing bets on the fight and was a partner with John Gordon, who became independantly wealthy again, but this time with a venerial disease, so he didn't live happily ever after

Wow dude, you went waaayyyy back in the day for this one :2hands: :2hands: :2hands:

Ok, so I think I have this all figured out..... I work hard to keep a high GPA and I work ten hours a week. The lowest grade I've ever gotten was a B in conversational Spanish, and I practically got my ass kicked for that. On the other side, my cousin was a straight c student, and just barely. He regularly lied to my dad about his homework, his tests and his attendance. He's twenty years old now and the only time he's ever worked was last summer when my dad took both of us to work with him. When he came to work, though, he spent all of his time in the IT department "checking things out" while I worked my butt off in a stinky case room pulling milk crates off of trucks and handling spoiled milk. I love my cousin a lot. I know he hasn't had it easy, and to be honest, I'll never know everything his mom and dad did to him before he came to live with us way back in the day. I know that they beat him and that they abandoned him in some weird city that he'd never been to before. If there was a way I could take that away from his life, I'd do it. My dad took him in when he was thirteen and made him his son. He even calls my dad "dad" and my stepmom "mom". It used to bother me when I was little but I cant imagine him calling my dad anything else now, and I wouldn't want him to. But is it too much to ask that we be treated equally? Here's what's going down.... James has always had a brand new car. When he was sixteen, my dad bought him a Maxima for Christmas. After he wrecked the door, my dad got him a brand new xterra in 2005. Now he wants another new car, and my dad's gonna take the Xterra and drive it and trade in his old Sentra for whatever James is gonna get. In the meanwhile, I could have gotten a 2007 Civic but with no options. Instead, I looked around for a better deal for all of us and found a 2005 with a system and rims already on it. My dad put a system in James's first car, and the Xterra had a bad ass Bose system in it when they got it. Plus, both of his new cars were loaded. I don't want my dad to have to pay for a brand new car, anyway. He already works hard enough, and I'm willing to accept less if it means he doesn't have to stress out about another new car payment. So, you say, It was your choice to get the 2005, Nick. I agree, it was, but here's what pisses me off. I'm working my butt off, trying to actually save some money so I can have a decent summer and maybe afford to buy my own school clothes in September. James, in the meanwhile, isn't doing crap but going to college. So what does my dad tell me? I have to pay for my own car insurance and gas or I cant drive at all. Ok, I don't really have a problem with that, but James has never had to do anything like that. My dad still pays for all of his crap...including his gas, his car, his insurance, his college and his apartment. I had to call my grandpa and ask him to help me with some money for the down payment and license and all that other crap I didn't know was part of buying a car. I know I sound jealous, and maybe I am just a little bit, but everytime I think about it my blood boils. I haven't even gotten my license yet and I'm already forking over all kinds of money that my cousin didn't have to have. It makes me feel like my dad loves my cousin more than he loves me, and I hate feeling that way because I know it's not true. I just can't get it out of my head, though. ___________________________________________________________________ Ok, so I was chatting with Talonrider today, and he asked me a good question.... Where does Time In A Bottle take place? I will now answer the question in full.......the same place The Christmas Letter takes place. The Moores live right across the street from Jude and Quinn from The Ordinary Us, and around the corner from Chris and Owen from The Log Way.

I can't wait to read your story, Carl Take care Nick

I'm seven chapters into this story and I love it. I have fond flashbacks reading about his triple c addiction....not that I've ever been addicted to triple c, but I've had some fun with it when there was no sticky icky available :pickaxe: