You & I - 11. Chapter 11

I am enjoying this, however, without a defined plot and each letter dependent on the last for continuity, it sometimes makes it  difficult to follow. I find myself having to reread prev letters to make sense of the current one. 

The bloke locking up he ran into...intriguing or a red herring?

Do they actually get to meet? Or am I following this until I/you/the characters die? Given I am older than the latter three, i feel that is the most likely!

Thanks.

6 minutes ago, Canuk said:

I am enjoying this, however, without a defined plot and each letter dependent on the last for continuity, it sometimes makes it  difficult to follow. I find myself having to reread prev letters to make sense of the current one. 

 

The bloke locking up he ran into...intriguing or a red herring?

 

Do they actually get to meet? Or am I following this until I/you/the characters die? Given I am older than the latter three, i feel that is the most likely!

 

Thanks.

Aw-ha I apologize for that, but letters are basically plotless, and they are independent of one another, that is how it works. Perhaps if I was releasing it at a faster rate it would not be such a big problem or if you were going from one letter to the other it would not be a huge issue. I don't intend to drag the story out forever, I figure there could be about 20-25 letters worth of a story. Only I guess It will show how long it takes to work it out when I perfect it in my head. However, time constraints and work do get in the way. Also at the moment, I am writing seven different stories, these things take time. This chapter alone what you have read took 2 days to write and a day to edit. Yes, they will meet, only this story does not focus solely on that, a meeting will be in the later points of the story. If they met, then there is no need for letters. I will get there and I am confident by late October-November.

Sorry for the slow response, London is taking up a lot of time.  I have been enjoying the dialogue in this unfolding story.  The comments about “Love, Simon” were right on, only someone who has seen that movie could relate to it. There was a second factor that came out of the comments about the warm feeling. I don’t recall much conversation about “gay” and the way Watson seemed very accepting was a positive thing.  Another person has written a comment to you and asked if they will meet. That brought to mind two people I have communicated with.  One was years ago and our communication was letters, back before chat services.  We write for over 2 years and never did meet. I have continued to follow him and know he has done well with his life. The other person is someone I have chatted with for 10 years now. We have not meat either.  Friendships can be built in a very strong way with out ever meeting.  Having the emotional support of another person can be a very strong and beautiful thing.  I have seen these two boys bend and give and mold into someone the other one can better accept. That kind of is what a friendship is. You find common ground and you let go of things you find are not all that important. Some times we take a position just because the position we have is how we learned about something. The more we get to know, our position or standing can change. Friendships help us learn new things.  I enjoy your writing. You always cause me to think. It would be interesting if the opportunity ever arose to sit down and talk.  I had the opportunity to do just that with an author here in London last Monday.  He has written 40 books, I have read them all. We met at a pub, had a couple pints and then went out to dinner. It was three hours of enjoyment.  One of his books was the story of how he met his boy friend. On Tuesday he was flying to the Canary Islands to spend a few weeks with him. His BF had been here in England earlier this summer.  Life should be made up of friendships. I am very happy reading this and other stories you have written about growing friendships.  Thank you for writing. 

On 9/16/2018 at 8:13 AM, OzLoGo said:

Sorry for the slow response, London is taking up a lot of time.  I have been enjoying the dialogue in this unfolding story.  The comments about “Love, Simon” were right on, only someone who has seen that movie could relate to it. There was a second factor that came out of the comments about the warm feeling. I don’t recall much conversation about “gay” and the way Watson seemed very accepting was a positive thing.  Another person has written a comment to you and asked if they will meet. That brought to mind two people I have communicated with.  One was years ago and our communication was letters, back before chat services.  We write for over 2 years and never did meet. I have continued to follow him and know he has done well with his life. The other person is someone I have chatted with for 10 years now. We have not meat either.  Friendships can be built in a very strong way with out ever meeting.  Having the emotional support of another person can be a very strong and beautiful thing.  I have seen these two boys bend and give and mold into someone the other one can better accept. That kind of is what a friendship is. You find common ground and you let go of things you find are not all that important. Some times we take a position just because the position we have is how we learned about something. The more we get to know, our position or standing can change. Friendships help us learn new things.  I enjoy your writing. You always cause me to think. It would be interesting if the opportunity ever arose to sit down and talk.  I had the opportunity to do just that with an author here in London last Monday.  He has written 40 books, I have read them all. We met at a pub, had a couple pints and then went out to dinner. It was three hours of enjoyment.  One of his books was the story of how he met his boy friend. On Tuesday he was flying to the Canary Islands to spend a few weeks with him. His BF had been here in England earlier this summer.  Life should be made up of friendships. I am very happy reading this and other stories you have written about growing friendships.  Thank you for writing. 

Its okay no trouble, I know you are traveling. When I got traveling I often find it hard to send messages and what not when I have so much to fit in. I wanted to tell a little bit about the movie, but spoil it, so the only thing I could think of was to reference the plot. Watson is the gay kid, he is masking the identity with subtle hints. The first large hint was about the lifeguards being hot; a couple of letters back, and he crossed it out and put hospitable. I understand what you mean about talking to people for years and never meeting. I have many friends who I have messaged for years across the globe and I consider them friends now. Oddly enough, I have also fallen in love once before with a boy online, we talked for over 4 years. Sometimes friendships that are built purely on trust and without having a face to compare the name to, you make your own impression of how the person should look. However, for one thing, friendships are not my strongest points. I always feel like the odd one out even when I try incredibly hard. its great to hear that you got to meet another author that you admire his work. Yes, it probably would be interesting to meet a reader to hear their thoughts and to gain insight into who my readers actually are. It sounds like you had a nice day out. Myself and my boyfriend however like colder countries. We do like warmer climates, sweltering counties cant beat Denmark during Christmas.

 Where I live in the US, we have 4 full seasons. Winters always have snow, the question is, how much.  I enjoy skiing both alpine and down hill. I live about an hour away from one of the best resorts in Washington state. I have skied there for years as well as travel to other resorts all over.  I absolutely love winter, in fact I once thought I have participate in two complimentary activities. I can play golf until there is too much snow, and I can ski until the course is open to play golf.  Authors and visits.  The opportunity to meet Anthony kind of fell into place. Both of us were figuring, if it works, it will work. He had prewarned me, meet the author doesn’t always work out. I am glad to say our meeting went well.  I spent most of the time asking questions. I already knew that many of his books had elements of a biographical background.  One of his recent books has many elements of how he met his present BF. His partner of 30 years passed away a couple years ago.  Life is made up of people. Your stories are very enjoyable for me.  I enjoy how you think. I like the way you write your thoughts down.  I find you an interesting person.  I should say, one of the great outcomes of my conversation with Anthony was learning about Amazon’s self publishing services.  Several years ago I wrote a book I have thought about publishing but just never did it. I talked to some publishing houses but was discouraged with them.  Well I am looking forward to getting home and dusting off the file and do some work on the story so I can publish it. I already contacted someone about doing a cover for me. I will see how much illustration I want and they will do it too.  All the reading I have been doing and discussions like the kind I have had with you have encouraged me. Guess I should say thank you.  I look forward to your next writing. 

22 hours ago, OzLoGo said:

 Where I live in the US, we have 4 full seasons. Winters always have snow, the question is, how much.  I enjoy skiing both alpine and down hill. I live about an hour away from one of the best resorts in Washington state. I have skied there for years as well as travel to other resorts all over.  I absolutely love winter, in fact I once thought I have participate in two complimentary activities. I can play golf until there is too much snow, and I can ski until the course is open to play golf.  Authors and visits.  The opportunity to meet Anthony kind of fell into place. Both of us were figuring, if it works, it will work. He had prewarned me, meet the author doesn’t always work out. I am glad to say our meeting went well.  I spent most of the time asking questions. I already knew that many of his books had elements of a biographical background.  One of his recent books has many elements of how he met his present BF. His partner of 30 years passed away a couple years ago.  Life is made up of people. Your stories are very enjoyable for me.  I enjoy how you think. I like the way you write your thoughts down.  I find you an interesting person.  I should say, one of the great outcomes of my conversation with Anthony was learning about Amazon’s self publishing services.  Several years ago I wrote a book I have thought about publishing but just never did it. I talked to some publishing houses but was discouraged with them.  Well I am looking forward to getting home and dusting off the file and do some work on the story so I can publish it. I already contacted someone about doing a cover for me. I will see how much illustration I want and they will do it too.  All the reading I have been doing and discussions like the kind I have had with you have encouraged me. Guess I should say thank you.  I look forward to your next writing. 

Ah I see, I'd love to experience all four seasons. In Ireland, we are lucky to get two. There are Winter and Summer, there is really no distinction between the others other than the fact that leaves fall and leaves grow. For about 300 odds days of the year, it is raining or either dull. When the sun comes it out it is rear but when it does, people love it. However, our weather changes dramatically. It could be raining one moment, scorching the next, and then two days later it could be snowing. I have never been skiing I must try it; water sports is the biggest thing in Ireland apart from GAA. Golf for me has never been an attentive pastime. I need something a little more stimulating to keep my attention. That's great to hear, I am glad that the two of you guys hit off. It's nice to have friends around the globe. Most of my books, however, are not based on me or anyone I know. Sure, the odd thing that happens like climbing a tree as a kid made it into a story but that's about it. Everything else comes from my mind. Most people I normally know say they find me interesting. I find myself either one of the following; annoying or extremely uninteresting. I am a quiet soul; I tend to keep to myself. As for how I write things down; well that's just me being honest. Once I know who a character is, I try to be honest in everything that they are doing even if they are manipulative. Oh please, do tell me what your book is about. I am delighted that I have inspired you to write; so thank you. I don't know actually what I have done to elicit such a thank you, but I wish you all the best with your project. I hope you are well.

D. K. Daniels,  do you have lacrosse in Ireland? It's funny that you have lacrosse, because I thought it would be like team handball in the USA. I know about Team handball, as one of my cousin coaches youth team handball..but most Americans do not know what it is.. Lacrosse is fun..

9 hours ago, BabyXander1990 said:

D. K. Daniels,  do you have lacrosse in Ireland? It's funny that you have lacrosse, because I thought it would be like team handball in the USA. I know about Team handball, as one of my cousin coaches youth team handball..but most Americans do not know what it is.. Lacrosse is fun..

Hey, we do have a small organisation that does Lacrosse, but it is not as big as it is in America. I believe handball is bigger in Ireland than Lacrosse. We have a woman's championship also here for the sport, its included in our GAA organisation for national sports. We've always jokingly called it beach volleyball without the net divide lol. I've played handball when I was a kid and teenager. So, about 6 or 7 years ago was the last time I played, I guess somethings just fade and come back with interest at different intervals.