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Sara...giggling? oO I've never heard that and now I feel left out. Why don't you GIGGLE for me when we talk? I only hear the snorts.

I don't usually either. In fact there's only two authors who I will read WIP and one of them is Dom-despite my belief that he won't return. Read them, Credlin. The words alone, the characters, you might feel a pang of sadness about not knowing how the stories turn out, but you won't regret having the stories in your head. He's just such a great writer and the characters live on.

=) Happy Holidays and I think you'll feel better by going to read Dom's finished stories and reveling in his awesome writing skills. <3

I just had this conversation with my hubby about this very thing. I'm done writing one story where I just had a basic vision, but I had so many stumbling blocks with plot and the way that things happened, I decided to do things differently this time. For the follow up novel (not really a sequel but a stand alone with characters from the first) I had a basis of what I wanted to do. I have to stick with how I ended the first novel, so that much was set at the beginning. This time I'm going to carefully outline the plot, so that I don't have these durr moments and have to erase entire chapters because of implausibility. I think that outlining is important in my case because my stories are mystery/suspense and there's a certain amount of audience participation in that. But it got me thinking about needing an outline for a basic romance with no subplots except maybe a jealous lover or a sick friend, coming out issue etc. I would think that basic romance formulas could be written in fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants mode, while anything that has plot elements that rely on research/plausibility etc, should have some basic (if not detailed) outlines.

Gawd lol people that talk about how well this book was written should be assigned this webpage to read: http://reasoningwithvampires.tumblr.com/

Bah! I didn't think he looked geeky. LOL I thought he was pretty hawt. The one of Connor just looks like he's innocent =P I swear I need more than weekly updates to the forum, but every time I put something up for shorter, I get spammed hella much. Anyway, it's that pokey stomach that makes me think of the guy as Connor. >8D Its so cute. I insist you find pix of them now. All of you. Go! *shoos everyone onto the net to find me pictures*

We had this in the main thread, but it got lost in the shuffle. I want to know everyone thinks Connor and Jared look like =D. I'll repost my thoughts: (If you previously posted, then check this link https://www.gayauthors.org/forums/topic/30932-social-skills/page__st__300 for where the pictures started to get posted =D) My Jared My Connor:

OMG! Congratz on Promising author on GA!!! <3 That's so awesome! WOOT WOOT! Pretty soon you'll get AUthor status and have your own forum and I'll be all *SWOON* I KNEW HER THEN! *\o/**\o/**\o/**\o/**\o/**\o/**\o/**\o/**\o/* <---cheer squad I can't believe I missed this happening. I'm such a dork for not coming here all the time derr. THis is the best news ever and totally TOTALLY deserved!

OMG! I had no idea! I really should drop by here more often CONGRATZ!!!! That's so much awesome. I"m so late to the party! GDI! PS: Promising author and birthday in one week! Good things DO come with age!

Awesome awesome awesome awesome. That is all.

Oh wow, that's gorgeous. Just beautiful. *jealous of that talent!*

I shall message you =). And I know what you mean about completed works. I only started social skills because she said she had it mapped out with an ending. Normally I avoid WIPs like they're rats with black pustules. And I think once you start reading SS you can't stop. Connor's too amazing, Jared's too sexy, Rebecca's too awesome. Hah. Sometimes, though, I prefer the wait to read chapters. I just get really emotionally devastated and need a break. I don't mind it so much then. It's also easier to forget plot holes haha.

EPILOGUE WOOT. And the music comparison was my favorite part of the whole story actually. I loved the beauty of passion in the rise and fall of a symphony. So gorgeous =).

Awesome chapter, but I had a feeling things would work out. Youth today are actually a lot more accepting of homosexuality than a lot of people think. It's the minority that are homophobic, thank God. To answer your earlier reply about Barbara, I think she is a pretty realistic character tbh. She's very much like my friend's mom and when he came out she was much worse. I'm sorry to hear she's not done with Jase =( I'm going to be sadpanda again I take it?

Aw Peter \o/ Awesome of him to stop by. And silly Jason trying to be alone when he needed the support. I also don't get Barbara. That's your flesh and blood. The one person in life that should be loved unconditionally. I cannot understand how someone would ever EVER abandon their child. Even for a short period. Even for a few moments. YOu might need space and time to think. I get that. But you should always say "I love you no matter what" before you go off to think. AKL:LKJ:LKJ ARGH I hate her >8(