Author's Note, 8/15/07
Dear Readers/Reviewers/ Wonderful Fanfiction People,
I began this story on December 30, 2006 and it's taken me this long to finish it! WOW! Christine and Erik have grown a lot since I first thought of the concept.
Well, before I go any further, I hope you all enjoyed The 17-Year-Old Opera Ghost. I always love when authors give their audiences a little bit of their thought process when they write a book, so that is what I will do here.
Christine's personality is modeled upon yours truly, although I do not have curls. The other quirks of her personality are based upon my own, but as always, characters are… well… themselves. Some aspects of the school are based upon mine, although my school is MUCH, MUCH bigger than my interpretation of Versailles High. By the way, I have never been to Versailles, and therefore do not hold me responsible for accuracy of the setting. Thank you!
The rest was dedication to actually finish what I started. Somehow I wrote 159 pages, which is my longest Fanfiction ever and the closest I've gotten to writing a novel.
Now that that is taken care of I believe some thanks are in order:
Thanks to all reviewers, but especially Miss Marian Paroo, KieraLee, Kalaia, Googleeyes, (my first reviewers), as well as to Timeflies for encouragement. Without you I would not have had a drive to finish this story. You all have made this crazy idea to write a fanfiction not quite so crazy.
Oh, and also, an indirect thank you to Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of the Phantom of the Opera movie/musical/play. We are all indebted to you for your genius.
In conclusion, thank you readers, reviewers, and wonderful people out there on who have embraced and encouraged my work in past and present.
Until next time (wow, now I sound like a commercial! Sorry!),
Yours,
MP5 (MaroonPhantom5 a.k.a. Dana)