Hey guys, how's it going? So this is my author's note now that Mistaken Judgement has been finished (took my time, I know, I'm sorry!)
So first of, I thought I'd explain how I first got the idea for the story. The whole thing actually randomly popped into my head one night and I couldn't settle until I started writing it down. Originally, the whole story was supposed to turn out a lot differently to what it did, but that's because throughout the story, things happened that made me grow up a bit, and so I wanted to change the way things happened. Towards the end, I wanted to go with it at more of a mature approach, and in the end, I think I achieved that. I'm not completely satisfied with the beginning of the story, but I didn't want to change it as you guys really seemed to like it. So I stuck with it.
The name Mistaken Judgement is valid to the story, as the whole thing is about judging people wrong. It's to make people realise that it's easy to judge a book by its cover, but it's the text that makes it a good story or not, and that applies to humans as well.
I wanted to do something different from the characters too. A lot of writers keep the characters the same, but I wanted to make mine seem different by changing their attitudes and personalities, and the friendships.
I liked the idea of Freddie and Emily being best friends. Not many people like Freddie, but he was actually one of my favourite characters, so I wanted to make him an important character. A lot of you have said that my Freddie has made you prefer him generally, so I'm glad about that. And I wanted to take a different approach with Emily and Naomi; I didn't want it to be the usual story of Emily chasing Naomi. I liked the thought of Naomi chasing Emily, and Emily not being interested until she looked past Naomi's hard exterior and saw who she was underneath.
When I first started this fan fiction, I did not expect it to get the reaction that it has. Honestly, I expected it to be one of those stories that someone briefly reads through and then goes back to the homepage. So I really want to thank each and every one of you for all the kind comments, it really does make me feel all warm inside and it brings a smile to my face :)
I know towards the end I became pretty lousy at updating, but unfortunately that was something I could not help. I had a lot of home problems, which meant I was moving around a lot and didn't have the time to sit down and write. So after a while, I got terrible writers block to the point where I lost interest in writing altogether. But it seems to be back, so I'm going to try and update my other story asap.
I would thank you all individually, but I'm pretty useless at knowing what to say. So instead, I just wanna say that I love you all! You are all amazing, and if I could, I'd give you massive hugs! But here, have virtual hugs instead! :D
Though, I have to say a huge thank you to FaithSky, as our stories on here made us meet and now I have possibly the greatest friend I could ever ask for, and she has pushed me countless times to continue writing by giving me the confidence. So I just wanna say, thanks man! I love you long time, and to anyone who hasn't read her stuff, do it now! She is a bloody fantastic writer.
I'd also liked to thank HyperFitched. She started out as an anonymous reviewer, leaving me lovely comments and really spurring me on to write. And then, she started writing her own story, and I was so blown away at how incredible she was at writing, that it felt like an honour to know that she enjoyed my story, when it didn't even come close to hers. So thanks so much, and everyone needs to make sure that they read her stuff, you won't be disappointed.
Foolishgames, you reviewed my story a lot with very nice and encouraging commenst. You weren't afraid to point out any mistakes and I really appreciated that. Then, Bam! You came out with Electric Feel and I was totally hooked. Gotta say man, absolutely loved that story. So thank you.
Phoenixdyer, you have also become a good friend of mine, and I loved your stories! You were always very nice and eager for my updates, and I loved it, thanks!
Vaskon and Vero, you both left short but sweet comments which I always loved to read!
Radiogaga89, you gave me a sudden burst of reviews as you started reading it after I had already updated a few times, and you always said what you liked about the chapters, so that really helped.
Heatofmymoment, your reviews always made me laugh and it was always a joy to read them.
And to everyone else, I could sit here for ages writing all of your names but I probably wouldn't get much sleep if I did haha. But you all know who you are, so thanks so much!
I love you all very much, and once I've finished Can You Keep A Secret…I will be back with something else!
If you have any questions, feel free to inbox me.
Take it easy guys.
Love, KairiM xxx