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Thank you, very much for reading, and for the support over the past seven chapters, centexhairysub. Working on a SciFi/Fantasy/Drama now, and then will hop back over to Adam and the boys. But I will be visiting them again, as I love this little family I built.

Thanks for reading, and for you support flesco. Taking a break as I work on another project, but I will return to my boys in future stories.

Yes. I have to have silence, or just instrumental music playing softly, and no one around. Otherwise, I end up in a hot mess.

I swear to all the gods, and powers that be, that some days you're like laser focused directly into my noggin. Time for me to get a med adjustment, because old man Death on his pale horse was heavily in my thoughts today. Fantastic poems, they were well written, and I saw the visuals you painted with your words.

I write my multi-chapter stories, almost exclusively in serial format. I don't mind Readers guessing plot points, nor discussing plot points of what's published. It also helps me when reading the comments, because a Reader's guess might point me in a new direction that works. That happened several times in my last story. Like @Sweetlion guessing the trust fund being set up for the back child support in My Son. As a reader, I do make guesses, and I find I'm not bored if I guess right. I like it better when I guess wrong, and it makes me go "OMFG WTF!!!"

Each of us has comfort zones for writing. Some people like Romance, some like Drama. I love Science Fiction and Fantasy. These are comfort zones that we work in, to different success levels. Writing in the sandbox of your comfort zone is fun, but it can also get a little stale for you and your reader. As writers, we shouldn't be afraid to step out of our comfort zones and try something different. I just recently did that, and found not only do I like it, the story was my most successful on GA. But, even with this new found love of Drama, I have some ideas for my comfort zone. I am planning on trying a new genre for me on the next project. It's partial in my comfort zone area, and outside it as well. The project will feature a story within a story, and have some elements of SciFi, Fantasy, and Drama mixed together. So how about you all? What's your writing comfort zone, and how do you feel about stepping outside it?

Depends on the story, and if I'm doing more than one "chapter." I like chapter titles that are linked to the content of the chapter itself. However, I totally borked one story here on GA with the chapter titles.

You're welcome, glennish, and thank you for reading and for the support. Getting notes in order for the next TC book, while working on another project.

Yeah, there was a clear climax and ending for this story, once I started to write. Keyword there is this story. I have plans for a couple of more with Adam, Rob, Duncan, Giles, Brayon, Chandon, and Jill, in the future. Some authors can do the "neverending story" approach, but I feel that would be a disservice to the characters and readers. Yes, the boat was in there for you. 😺

I'm glad you liked the chapter Xander. I knew you would point out all the locations. 😺

I binge watch this series every once in a while. It's epic from start to finish. I love the fact they had a vision of where the show should go and knew to only keep it for few seasons.

Thanks, Daddydavek. My thoughts on the next book will be a focus on the relationships. All three couples, and how they interact with each other. Working on notes now, but also working on another project as well.

If I wanted dark and gritty, I'll just walk out to the front room, and pay attention to Real Life. Seeing as most Romance, and Family Drama stories are the ones that end with an H.E.A. that is what I want. I did write a Love Story where the lovers were killed at the end. I got some pushback for that.

It's happened to me about 3 times over the past year. Thank goodness, for OneDrive and Google Drive. I back-up everything to both.

And I was just about to use, "It was a dark, and stormy night' too. Shucks... In all seriousness, it would depend on the type of story, because those opening could fit for some. Like a satire piece, or a comedic story. Otherwise, there's a reason why "It was a dark, and stormy night" is regarded as a bad opener.

You're welcome.

@rockycs Thanks for reading, and for the feedback, gonna grab your questions and answer them how I did it. Please note, some of this is fictionalized, but I did my best keeping it under real-world laws in two different states. From my understanding of reading Massachusetts law is this. If a child is born out of wedlock, the father's name is not added to the birth certificate. At any time, before the child turns 18, if the father is added to the document, the state will automatically seek back child support, and 1/2 of Medical Ins payments after a paternity test. In the confines of the story, the grandfather Matthew Turner forced a paternity test which triggered the state to seek back monies. The Monthly amount of $1013 a month in support, was the un-official amount from a Paternity website for MA, and one of their online calculators. Based on an avg monthly income of $4500.00 for Adam over 16 years. The medical insurance, I used an Obamacare calculator, and that was the cost for a single person per month for a silver plan. In the will, Michelle stipulated that the house and contents were Rob's but were to be sold, and money placed in a trust fund, for Robert until he turned 21. A loophole I found in FL law, and it looked like it was mirrored in MA law, was that the guardian of the minor had control of real-estate until the minor became of age. The judge that Matthew Turner went to, was one of the corrupt officials that was caught in the FBI sting. So, in order to keep Matthew Turner from causing headaches, Adam was going to buy the place before the deadline. However, what was not in the chapter above, was that the order became void once it went through a review after the judge was arrested. Score another for Tibs! This will be in the next book.

Thank you! I'm working on research and notes now, but I have a few ideas floating around.

I wish that would be the case too. Another element that is true in this story, and I copied it for My Son, was Brayon's parents were Democrats. True blooded, card-carrying, I voted for Bill Clinton, Democrats. Without getting political, and with facts to back it up from the CDC study I got my homeless youth stats from, Gay youth being disowned and kicked out of their homes crosses all demographics. Rich, Poor, White, Black, Evangelical, Atheist, Republican, or Democrat... it does not matter. It happens all over the country too. I went with reality in this story, and got a very nasty PM from someone saying "the left would never do that." Sadly, they do.

Thank you, tim. I appreciate all the help you gave me over this project. You're a great friend.

Thank you for reading, Tonyr. You did get it right. There will be future books with them in the future. I have a couple of different Tampa Chronicle books planned, and they will be in them.

I appreciate the feedback and thank you for reading, Bft. I've got a couple of different stories planned, and they will be back. I had a lot of fun writing about them.

Thanks, a bunch, Chris191070, for reading, reviewing, and leaving feedback. I truly appreciate it all.

Thanks for reading, JeffreyL! I appreciate the feedback, and I'm glad it came across like it did. They, along with Brayon, Chandon, and Jill from New Life, will be back in a future installment. I got a couple of different ones that I have planned.

Thanks, jp. That is what I was hoping for, that would come across. A stronger bond between the principal characters. Yes, the grandparents will not be going to the Prison, aka Camp Cupcake, Martha Stewart went to.