Sam Wyer

Thanks for a great story, a really happy ending for two guys who properly deserve it.

I’m not sure ‘only’ is quite right, you’re a regular reader who makes the effort to give me feedback. That makes you part of a small yet very valuable and much appreciated group

Thank you! I’m kind of intrigued by the ‘in general’ comment, I sometimes worry that I should vary my style a bit more, particularly as some people just really don’t like lengthy first person narrative. having said that, I’ve never managed to change it so far. But who know what the future may hold.

It’s wonderfully tragic, and addictively sad. That sounds like there must be something wrong with me for enjoying it so much (and maybe there is), but these characters, and Joey in particular, are so well formed, alive, and engaging, that it’s hard not to care. Thanks again.

Thanks @Onim it’s always good to hear that. @glennish - yes, the party could go either way. If only there was some way of knowing how it works out...

In a planned way - other people, therapy, writing, reading In a semi-structured / at least it’s deliberate way - alcohol In a more ad-hoc way - whatever feels good or at least like it might do at the time Maintaining a balance of all three approaches is what works for me.

To respond to the original post - no, I’ve never tried to categorise my characters, nor do I plan them in terms of personality types or traits. I usually have a starting point in mind for who they are, but they generally form themselves throughout the story, and so their actions and interactions are based on the person they are at the time. I guess my general reluctance to use labels to describe people feeds into my writing approach, but in the spirit of sharing, I generally come out INFJ. The test re-test reliability for Myers-Briggs is frequently low (meaning that many people will come out with a different result only a few weeks later), so my repeated similar outcomes might infer something, or not. Sorry, not the place to rant about such things, I just think people are way more complicated than this, and (most?) good characters are too.

Happy to know you enjoyed it I’d like to say it’s based on personal experience; unfortunately I have a mother who is very difficult to get off the phone, and that’s as far as it goes!

Thanks Chris! Yes, the party is looming. Re-reading this chapter, I feel almost nervous about how the party is going to go, which is particularly weird as I know exactly what happens.

It’s honestly not meant to make it more difficult to follow the story, although, interesting feedback. I’m happy to know that despite this, you’re still enjoying the story. Thanks for reading.

Thanks for the ‘spoiler’ use, as I haven’t read this yet, but will be adding to the list now.

Dinner was fairly OK, despite it being the most momentous occasion of my entire life. Jake meeting my parents, my parents meeting Jake, and me struggling to contain the fact that we had just had sex, well basically, sort of, just a few minutes ago upstairs, so maybe it was both OK and massively stressful. But it went well, everyone was happy, Jake was incredibly nice and charming, which I don’t imagine was difficult because he’s always like that. Mum and Dad definitely liked him, and Josh, he

What's with all the Jared love? I thought we agreed - we don't like him! Thanks for another great chapter, I really enjoy how Sam and Brian keep finding out more about each other.

Thanks for another great chapter

Thanks for another good one

Thanks There are usually updates every Wednesday, for reasons that were once clear to me but are now less so.

Thanks Ron I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.

How ever could be cited you saying such nice things? I'm happy that you are enjoying the story.

Good to know that you’re enjoying it! Chapters are posted weekly, I’m not sure why, some sort of delayed gratification thing maybe?

Hey crush Sorry about my lack of commenting, I get lazy some times! I’m really enjoying your story, there’s definitely no shortage of drama!

This makes me nervous to read the next chapter, in a good way, sort of

Well there’s definitely some more, but be warned, I’m not into writing great long sagas, so there’s also an end coming too.

Thank you! Your ‘writer’s crush’ is kind of adorable, and very flattering. I hope I can live up to your expectations.

I definitely agree, we all bring different qualities, and the best relationships (not just romantic ones) are the ones with balance.

Don't worry, there will definitely be more Tune in next week to see how dinner with the family goes.