254Chapter 60: Finally Finished
Hiya everyone! So, now you've successfully finished Forgive Me Before You Go, and for that, I say THANK YOU! I checked my story stats and such a lot over the time I was posting this, and I noticed a lot of people read it, but didn't give me any feedback. That's completely okay; the fact that people gave my story a chance was enough to make me happy. But I think a certain group of people deserve recognition for being awesome! :]
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
*not in any specific order*
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Zallielle (for favoriting my story and such)
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And I also thank anybody else who took the time to read this story and give it a chance. I wanted those who reviewed it and such to get special shout-outs, though, because they're the ones who kept me going with this story. As for reviews for the final chapters, I'll either PM you guys with responses or I'll give you shout-outs in the beginning of my next story! :]
Honestly, when I first posted this story, I had NO idea it would turn out as popular as it did. I didn't expect for my story to be saved to 10 favorites lists and 11 alert lists. I didn't expect my penname to be saved to 5 different favorite author lists and 8 different author alert lists. You guys made me feel so special for that, and I once again say THANK YOU! :D If it wasn't for you guys, this story wouldn't even be on this website!
If You're Curious:
~ This story was originally named "A Reason For Forgiveness".
~ The man who raped Lisa and Lynn (the man who is Blake's real father) is named Harry Epar. "Epar" is "rape" spelled backwards.
~ This story was originally 26 chapters long, and almost every plot twist you read wasn't in the original plot line.
~ The only main character who kept their original first name was Elizabeth. When I made this story, Aiden was named Logan and Tim was named Mitch.
~ Aiden and Alicia both died in the original plotline. Tim, Elizabeth and the others all lived. Elizabeth was going to adopt Emma and raise her since both her parents would be dead.
~ The characters Elizabeth and Kevin are named after two of my friends. The funny part? I didn't become friends with them until about 3 years ago, and I created those two characters 6 years ago. Ironic, isn't it? xD
~ Tim originally wasn't Aiden's uncle; he was Aiden's father. I changed it because I wanted it to be a little different from the normal "psycho family member" plotlines.
~ Emma was supposed to be Aiden's little sister and she'd get killed along with their parents. I decided that killing off a toddler was a little too harsh, so I made her Aiden's daughter instead.
~ Demetri's character is based off of another character (or characters…) I made for another one of my stories. Demetri looks just like identical twins I created for another story I'm going to post on here at some point.
~ I got the idea for Blake's character while watching Saw 2 with my sister. The teenage boy (Daniel Matthews) was my inspiration for the character, which is funny considering Blake's not anything like him!
~ I was 13 years old and in 7th grade when I thought of my very first idea for this story. I didn't actually decide to write it until I turned 14 or 15, and I didn't actually have the urge to put it on paper until I was 17 and in 11th grade. Now, at age 18 in my senior year of high school, I finally finished it. So, this story has been in my mind for 6 years!
~ When I first got the idea for this story, I pulled out a miniature notepad I kept in my purse and started to write down all my ideas while I walked around Wal-Mart with my mom. I got a lot of weird looks from people, but it was worth it! xD
~ So, there's some extra stuff in case you were interested in learning more about all the changes I made throughout the past year!
THE SEQUEL! :D
THE MAIN CHARACTERS:
Emma Harrows: You know who she is. She'll be either 18 or 19 in the story.
Theo Fotopoulos: You know who he is, too. He'll be either 15 or 16 in the story. One major issue he faces is the fact that he loves Emma, but he's afraid to do anything about it because he's three years younger than her and he thinks his crush is off limits due to their age difference.
Leah Donavan: You know who she is. She's going to be around Theo's age.
Travis Zimmerman: You know who he is. He's going to be in college with Emma and you'll see them together a lot.
Aiden Welkner: He won't be too important, but he'll be in it more than the other kids. He'll be 9 or 10.
Lily Fotopoulos: She'll have the same general role as Aiden. She'll be 10 or 11.
Briana Dailey: Blake's daughter. I don't know how old she'll be.
?: There's going to be a guy who's after Emma. She starts to like him, which makes Theo mad, and a drama triangle forms. What would be a good name for a guy who's a huge jerk? Give me some ideas! xD
And, of course, the adults are in it, too. Since there are a lot of extra characters now, most of the kids who aren't mentioned above won't be in it or will only be mentioned briefly. Also, to avoid character overload, Katie and Kevin won't be in it. They might make brief appearances, but they're not going to be around for the most part. Sorry, but there's just not enough room. Eddie has to be there because he's Emma's stepdad and Travis and Lizzy obviously have to be there, but the remaining two siblings won't be a main focus.
The plot so far:
Well, as you know, Tim's dead. He's not going to play a big role in the sequel. He might be in flashbacks or he'll be mentioned at times, but he obviously won't be there physically. I was thinking about maybe having Harry (the rapist guy) being the new bad guy somehow. Maybe he'll target Emma since she's Lisa's granddaughter. I'm not really sure yet. But anyway, Emma and Travis are in college together and Emma meets this guy who she really starts to like. Her best friend Theo doesn't trust him, though, and he's trying every method possible to keep Emma away from him. This guy's a complete ass to Theo, but Emma doesn't notice it, which makes Theo feel worse. Travis agrees with Theo when he sees how this guy acts and they can tell he has something negative planned for Emma. That's what I thought of so far. (I obviously have plot twist ideas, but I'm not going to mention them here!)
Some little things I'm deciding on:
Theo's going to be allergic to some sort of food and he might have some sort of minor disability from being born prematurely. The allergy thing will be important, but the disability might not be.
The guy Emma falls for constantly goes after Theo, mostly making fun of him for his age. I'm not sure how I want Emma to react to his hostility towards Theo yet, though.
I have an idea involving Demetri finding something disturbing while on shift investigating a crime scene.
The ending's going to be similar to this one in terms of action and suspense.
There's going to be a high school girl who goes after Theo, but he's too interested in Emma to pay attention to her, which makes her jealous. I have an idea involving her that might cause a potential fight between Theo and Emma.
Travis spends most of his time with Emma and Leah spends most of her time with Theo since their ages coincide with each other.
Blake and Harry will eventually meet each other, but I'm not sure if they're going to recognize each other or not right away. I still have to think of some ideas for that yet.
Future Plans!
Sooo, those are my ideas for what's to come. I have 4 other story ideas besides this one, and for my next one, I'm thinking of giving it the title "How to Commit a Murder and Get Away With It". xD A very vague plot involves a girl who witnesses her dad's best friend kill somebody, and the guy finds out that she saw it and goes after her. This girl and her best friends follow him around and spy on him to try to figure out a way to get him to confess to what he did, which only makes the guy angrier. I actually plan to make the two main genres drama and humor! I don't know how that'll work out, but it might be what comes next. I have a lot more stuff thought out for my other stories, but I really want to write this one!
Well, there ya go! Thanks for giving my story a chance and thanks for being awesome! :] I hope to hear from you guys again in the near future! This is AmazingGrace91, signing off!
~ With Love,
AG91 :D