Author's Notes Of What About The Girl

REVISED

In the last four years, I have done little to update this story. I've been busy with life as is life's wont, graduating high school, moving out of home, getting a job and all that usual blather. It's only now, four years after the initial posting of What About The Girl, that I have decided to revisit the old territory and remember the storylines I was going to use in it.

Of course, four years can do much damage to carefully planned storylines and many of them have disintegrated and deteriorated over time, as I have found other interests and other subjects to write about. My computer has exploded and refused to work at various times, and I have had to get the hard drive replaced – therefore losing all the work that I had put into the original chapter seventeen – which, come to think of it, wasn't much at all.

I just want to take the time to thank all the fans of this story for giving me reason to continue the story. I want to thank those who took the time to review the chapters and give me wonderful words of wisdom and encouragement. As usual, I ignore flamers and I silently wish them well in their quests to find the perfect story which can hold no cause to flame. I know that they will most likely be on a never-ending quest in that right – and I wholly wish them luck in their searches.

I wanted to give something back to my fans – to Juliette's fans – as a way of saying thank you, so I have decided that I will, slowly but surely, begin to revise the story – clean it up and make it more understandable. Everyone knows that as we age, our writing styles mature, and I can easily see what a naïve 17-18 year old I was back then. Now that I am older and, well, probably not that much wiser, I shall see what I can do to restore WATG to its former glory – and so you can tell your friends!

For new fans who find this story, or who are directed here by a fellow Lecterphile, I have included in these notes a description of non-canon characters that appear in the following 17 chapters of the story.

May you read and enjoy, but if you don't, then that's okay too… you can just say, "Well, that's five minutes of my life I'll never get back!" and then have fans maul you in your sleep… haha…

Honestly, though – it's been a great honour to have had this story on people's favourites list, and my name in your favourite authors. May you have success in the world of writing… and may you all flourish in your talents.

Regards,

Risty Maskell

Author: What About The Girl

CHARACTERS

Juliette Lecter: Hannibal Lecter's daughter. Also goes by the name of Michelle Harlow, Carmen Fell, Taylor Logan and many others as she travels with her father around the world.

Katrina Fordman: Juliette's mother's sister. Married to David Fordman, mother to Alexandra, Timothy and Renee.

David Fordman: Juliette's uncle. Abusive. Husband to Katrina, father to Alexandra, Timothy and Renee.

Alexandra Fordman: Juliette's oldest cousin.

Timothy Fordman: Alexandra's younger brother.

Renee Fordman: The youngest of the Fordman clan.

Thomas Bradley: An old friend of Dr Lecter's. Guardian to Juliette, aged 6 – 13 years.

Fiona Bradley: Thomas's wife. Mother to Shea and Peta.

Shea Bradley: Son of Thomas and Fiona, brother of Peta.

Peta Bradley: Daughter of Thomas and Fiona, sister of Shea.

Alara Beaumont: Juliette's (as Taylor) friend and school companion in Australia.

Brian Beaumont: Juliette's (as Taylor) love interest. Brother of Alara.

Laura Correster: Juliette's (as Taylor) friend and school companion in Australia. Alara's best friend.