Epilogue

I'm writing my own novel and recently doubled my cast, causing me to struggle with character "voices" or personalities… how they speak, what they do with their hands, their actions, certain phrases or words that they like to use, etc. I needed to set them apart from one another through their speech and reactions. So I decided to start reading some fanfiction along with other novels to see how other authors do this. I've found that fanfiction of television shows works well because the author has to describe something that we normally see – not read. And I really liked fanfiction with the 10th Doctor and Rose because they – and the cast that comes along with them – all really have their own distinctive characteristics and voices.

I started writing this piece of fanfiction as a writing exercise and experiment with capturing the "essence" of the characters. It was a nice, quick vacation from writing my own novel and I believe that it really helped give me a fresh outlook. I hope that people enjoy reading it as much I enjoyed writing it.

The main concern of mine was making this little fluffy fanfiction read like an actual episode of Doctor Who. I wanted to stay true to the characters; which is why you won't find much angst or romance in this one. I just don't believe that the Doctor – even a human version of the Doctor would cry and brood…and I don't believe that he would allow Rose to do it either. I wanted to write an upbeat, science fiction adventure that captured the fun, fast-paced energy of the show. Hopefully, I did right by it.

You probably also found that I made most of it from Rose's perspective and only used the Doctor's perspective when needed for the action. I did this because I felt that certain aspects of the Doctor should remain a mystery. He doesn't share a lot of his thoughts and emotions with the reader in this because he doesn't do that much with the viewer on the show. I enjoy following his lead through the eyes of his companion so that we can feel as if we are on the adventure with them. He hides certain things and plays his cards close to his chest in order to leave us guessing about him. So I wanted that to come though in this short story as well.

Reviews are certainly welcomed as I would like to receive feedback on my writing. Thank you for reading!

*****Revised and edited version. Still trying to perfect it!****