Friday, August 31, 2012

Soot 55

First, let me again apologize for the wait! I know it was prolly driving you guys crazy after the last chapter, and I'm sorry! I've just been crazy busy recently, and adjusting to a lot of changes, the biggest of which being moving to college.

I had a camp before college and then moved in early, so I've spent the last few weeks getting used to college life and figuring out my work load. I'm also trying to find exactly when I can write. I'm used to writing late at night when there's no one to bother me, but of course now I have a roommate who's always present at night. Another problem is that when I write I tend to mimic certain actions of the characters - glances, head-turns and the like - to see how practical they'd be, which of course feels weird when my roommate and her friends are around.

Add that in with all the stuff I have to do during the day - classes, homework, and let's not forget hanging out with new buddies - and there's precious little time to write.

Also, Spiderpaw's been a pain lately. He's just not working for me, and one reason is because his personal timeline is held back by Sooty's. Certain things have to happen to her before certain things can happen to him, and unfortunately I can't pack as much into Sooty's chapters as I like, so writing for him can be frustrating.

Anyway.

This most recent chapter had the most readers in all of Chilled history, I believe, and also a ton of reviews, so thank you very much for that! You guys all reacted as I hoped you would, which was fantastic. There are plenty more reveals coming up, so I hope you stick around despite my terrible schedule. :)

Okay, now since there are a ton of reviews to respond to and most of them are the OMG-variety (both for the reveal and Soot/Chill, haha), unfortunately I can't respond individually to each one. I'll stick to the ones with any questions or other specific comments for this chapter; for the next chapter I'll be back to my respond-to-everyone self, no worries.

And again, I'd just like to say that I'm really happy this reveal worked out. Before I've always felt a little heavy-handed in the past, but this managed to go under the radar so well that I feel it was pretty successful, and you guys seem to do as well, which is fantastic. It's a lovely feeling.

@Sara Darkotter: 242? Nice. Care to name the others? ;)

@AangLuvr: Nah, she was gonna say she loved the snow. Close enough though, right?

@Shimmertail: C'mon now, did you really have so little faith in me? Blight had his time in the gray area, i.e. back in Shattered before his death. He really is a monster at the core, and he wouldn't represent himself any other way. I think in death he was forced to confront the truth of himself - that he is, in fact, a beast - but embraced it rather than tried to turn away from it. Glad I didn't shatter you beyond repair. :3

@Justsmile: Yep! I hate leaving little details unfinished, so Minnow had to be important somehow, ha. I think it worked out rather well.

@Cinderfire: Yep, Spiderpaw is alone (bloodly, at least) in the world. Kinda sad. Why do you think Chill/Soot is cliche, out of curiosity?

@Juniperleaf: Yup! This was planned before Chilled even began, so it's probably close to 1 and 3/4s of a year now, or something? It's been up my sleeve a terribly long time, at least. Unveiling it was a fantastic feeling, fo' sho'. Nature vs nurture is always something else that's fascinated me (especially when it comes to twinsies), so it's another fun thing to play with, in this instance. A trilogy would be cool, but I don't think it'll happen, sadly. I'm more than happy to lay the Shatter-verse to rest after this story. :)

@Guest: Good on you for guessing! When did you first come up with the theory, out of curiosity? And sure, you can call me Prin! Most people do.

@Snowlight: Fern's the "deputy" of the marsh cats. She's kind of in charge since Baron's all over the place atm. I've read almost the third series but literally quit right in the middle of one of the books because I simply wasn't interested in the story any longer, so I do know about the Three.

@Lynxeye: November tends to be my time of dabbling in legit writing, but I have fiddled with some old NaNos during the year (I was reconstructing DB a few months ago). I'm not sure I could ever go away from fanfics entirely; the community is fantastic and it's super-nice to interact with the people here. I'd miss that too much to give it up. Soot/Red is 100% canon, btw. No doubt. xD

Sorry this blog thing was rather short! Again, I do appreciate all the feedback, and I'd reply to each one if I could, but I'd just end up repeating myself, I'm afraid. You guys are sublime. Thanks for sticking with the story this long, and I hope you hang on all the way to the end! <3

Saturday, August 4, 2012

HAHAHA. 54

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Hahaha.
Ha.

Oh dear. I simply cannot believe I was finally able to unveil this secret. I've had this planned since Nighty became preggers back in ol' Shattered. Today is a glorious day!

Also this is the 100th post on the blog, so I guess that's cool to. But not as cool.

Seriously, though, I am very happy to finally make this reveal. It's incredibly difficult for me to keep secrets from you guys without wanting to foam at the mouth, and I've been plotting this one for 1.5 years, so hopefully it was worth it.

As far as I can recall, there was one person who called it. Said person PM'd me and I carefully nudged them in the wrong direction (without lying, of course). Kudos to said person, but I'll keep his/her name quiet unless s/he wants to reveal it for bragging rights, haha.

I think the only time I fudged outright was saying that Soot/Jay was out of the question because they were related. We now know that's not true, of course, but she still feels like his cousin, so it would be a little weird.

Anyway, one last chuckle to Sage/Soot, which had a little following for awhile, before moving on.

@Halliova: Thank you, I'm glad you like it! Welcome to the site. :)

@samredlamb: Thanks. c:

@Cinderstar: Redpaw already ran off, though, so exiling seems a bit redundant, haha. Who knows what would happen if he came back, though.

@Shadough: Lol, it's fine, don't worry. I'm glad you liked the chapter. :D

@A new reader: Thanks!

@Lynxeye: Redpaw is a really cowardly dude. He didn't dare fight Spider on his own terms, preferring to sneak after him once he was separate from the group. There's definitely some potential for him turning to the dark side, but there's not really anything they can do about it. If they enter Twolegplace, they'll almost certainly be attacked. It's a precarious situation (my favorite kind). c:

@Ranger: Yup, Fire's a decent guy when you're not smashing his sister's heart to pieces by humiliating her in front of everyone. Not that he doesn't have a temper, of course. We'll have to see what happens to Red. :D

@Snowlight: No problem, I understand! Life always takes precedence, haha. Yup, lots and lots of pairings hanging out there. Oodles and oodles. That's what makes it fun, doncha think?

@The Last Clan: Yes, and I missed you. Soot and Spider have definitely matured, you're right, and there's still plenty yet to do.

@Snowlight: Thanks! Yes, it's true, Silverstar's first litter never really had a shot. Poor things. :c

@Wintershine: Thanks!