Lee Wilson

Cool. Ty.

You’re welcome.

Gotta keep the readers happy. It’s what pays the bil…. Oh, wait.

All true, still doesn’t make Zach a saint. But we’ll find out more soon.

Wednesday September 27 At noon I walked to the school to get Adam and Andy. Adam was all excited, going to pick up his new brother. "Mr. A., what does Adam mean about a new brother. He tried to explain it to me, but I didn't get It." "Mr. B. and I are Adam's legal guardians because his parents died. In our case, we're called foster parents. There's another boy, Dennis, in the hospital, whose parents died too. We're going to be his foster parents too." "Should I call you guys

Thanks, laughter was my goal. Except for the gross ones.

Sometimes that's a good thing.

Not the first time that's happened to you, IIRC. Anyway, yes, it was an overreaction, but he was a little pissed off at his father, so Dom got the overflow.

Very good thoughts. Yeah, but that wouldn't be fun. Pretty much just this in chapter 15: I get to Applebee's a couple minutes early, tell the hostess I'm meeting someone, a tall, dark-haired man with facial burns. Make sense. We'll see what I do... Yep. Already planned to pull Dominic out of the tutoring.

You're in my corner on both of those.

Anything is possible, but definitely, taking Dominic at face value is a safe bet. My eyes widened. "Why didn't you say something?" "I knew you liked him." Being careful with Zach is a smart move.

Twist is my middle name. Well, not really, it's Richard. Unfortunately, my previous twist sucked, so, maybe I need to rethink that as a nickname.

I don't remember mentioning anything about Jackson having proof, but I suppose he could fabricate something. The anger comment gives me an idea.

32 Minutes ago, Lee Wilson said: So, to be perfectly blunt, I fucked up. So, instead of a 'Dallas' ending, I'll make it a partial 'Clue' ending. Be on the lookout for another ending. 18 Minutes ago, Dan South said: More ‘Twilight Zone’ than Bobby in the shower but no less valid. @Lee Wilson the old axiom "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" may apply here. Readers may not always like what authors write. If a book doesn't have a HEA ending, perhaps it wasn't meant to. (Although in this case, it was, IMHO, a horrible way for my HNY to begin). In the 'real' printed book world, if readers hated a book it could (and did) end a writer's career. But before you go in search of Col. Mustard to save the day, I have an easier suggestion (that I'm sending in a DM). … And it's all right now I learned my lesson well See, you can't please everyone So you got to please yourself… Appreciate the sentiment. But, it is broke, so I will fix it.

I took a deep breath to steady myself. I felt so bad for unintentionally forcing Jackson to console me. "I'm sorry I broke down like that. I got to thinking about, well, everything, and it all just came out." "It's quite alright. You obviously needed it and I was perfectly happy to just hold you. But, I've got to charge you something for doing that." My eyebrows shot up. "Charge me? How?" Jackson grinned. "The price is one kiss." I hummed. "Oh? That's a pretty steep pric

Glad you liked it.

So, to be perfectly blunt, I fucked up. So, instead of a 'Dallas' ending, I'll make it a partial 'Clue' ending. Be on the lookout for another chapter.

Apparently, not all my ideas are good ones. Appreciate the comment. I've heard the message.

Thanks much.

Grateful Dead, Truckin’. Not really a deadhead, but definitely one of their best.

I am, but thank you.

I won’t. I can’t argue with the three story comment. Although I didn’t find much time to write over the holidays, so I’m not sure it really mattered. Boredom? Perhaps. Maybe it was thinking up that ending while lying in bed, unable to fall asleep. Who knows?

Three scoops of ice cream would qualify as well. Very astute regarding the three people killed. TBH, I really just picked 3 at random, but I like your observation better.

Hmmm, so it wasn’t just Derek who was Rocked to the Core. I rocked my readers too. I likeee.

Perhaps a bad analogy, but would anybody ask Stephen King to change the ending of 'The Shining' so the boiler didn't explode? Oh, wait. Kubrick changed it. No, I'm not saying I'm anywhere near a good a writer as King, heaven forbid, if it existed. But I wanted to shock the readers. I think I'll leave it as is.