Hey, everybody! So to answer the recurring question, yes, there's going to be a sequel. It's coming out... maybe next week? Idk when do you guys want it? (That might be a really stupid question, but oh well.)
Thanks so much for the reviews again! I never thought I'd reach 400! That's spectacular, really. But one review on the last chapter (which was horrible, and I know it didn't make sense to any of you) struck me, and it actually made me laugh. (I'm not posting this on the review wall due to future readers who would judge this story by the reviews.)
This is, like, verbatim:
You make it all again: the end makes no sense and you didn't even finish the story. You only want the people the beg to you for another chapter, so you can say how amazing writr you are, because they like your story. You are amatour and you just copied the FIOS...
Several things I have in mind.
1. This was my reaction: BWAHAHAHA this reviewer's back! See, in my first story, The Selection: Next Generation, there was this similar review that basically said I made a cliffhanger because I wanted the readers to "beg" for a new chapter. I don't make people beg. That's horrible. I make cliffhangers because, yes, I want there to be a reason for you guys to continue reading.
2. Okay, the last chapter makes no sense. I'll admit. Matthew had a cryptic dream, and his thoughts were cut off mid-sentence. Sue me.
3. Addressing the mid-sentence thing: It may seem like I copied "the FIOS," as this reviewer had put it, but to you that may be plagiarism while to me it seems like I was paying homage to a wonderful, brilliant author that I couldn't help but referencing one more time. Sue me for that too.
4. Going back to the second sentence of this review, it's not my choice whether or not people decide I'm a good writer and decide to verbalize it. That being said, if you think I'm a good writer, then I'm good. If you think I'm bad, same deal. It's just an opinion. I write simply because of the pleasure I get from putting my thoughts into words and posting it on the Internet.
5. I don't really know how much I can stress this: I DON'T CARE IF YOU THINK I'M AWFUL. Honey, there is a difference between constructive criticism—which I will gladly take as it helps me improve as a writer—and downright saying "you're an amatour".
6. Okay, hahaha, can't stop laughing because my friends call me the "Grammar Nazi." (And I know you guys know how grammatically awful my chapters are sometimes when I update very late at night, but I really am a Grammar Nazi. I get super OCD when I read my chapter the next day and I want to fix it but it's too far down the wall of Selection fanfics, and I don't want you guys to think I updated a chapter, and that's like leading someone on.) So, first of all, please, if you're going to slander my story/stories, write grammatically correct. I'll correct it for you, okay? Because I don't know what the heck "you make it all again" means. Like, legit, what the heck. And spelling matters to me. I'm very OCD about that.
6a. So may I suggest a revised version?: You did it again—the end makes no sense, and you didn't even finish the story. You only want people to beg you for another chapter so you can say how amazing of a writer you are (But I didn't really know what you were trying to say, so it could also be so people can say how amazing of a writer you are... actually let's use the term author, yeah?), because they like your story. Actually, you know what, dammit. I missed that. If they like my story, don't hate on them, honey. God. You are an amateur (yeah, that's how you spell it and you need an article before amatour/amateur), and you just copied TFiOS. Did they teach you that you're supposed to italicize the title of a book, newspaper, or movie? Okay, I take that back, you can't italicize in a review. And what's up with the dot dot dot? OMG that's like a total cliffhanger! You just want people to think it's a good review. Hell, even I'm not making sense anymore.
7. Oh yeah. If you reeeally didn't like my story, why is this review all the way to fucking chapter FIFTY? Damn, if you wanted to say it was horrible, you could have reviewed at like Chapter 24 or something. That's spontaneous and a reasonable enough number. Same thing with the last story: How'd you get all the way to the end? Did you skip everything and just, ya know, read that last one? Cuz, Honey, I think that's the reason it doesn't make sense to you. If you don't like the plot, eh, not my fault. I mean, it's fanfiction. I can do what I want and it won't be counted as plagiarism. (See issue number 3)
8. Once is enough. Twice—from probably the same person—is too much.
Okay, if this seemed mean in any way at all, well, I'm sorry. If you think I have a bad attitude and I went off about this the wrong way, sue me thrice.
Ooh, BTW, Guest, put your name next time so I know it's you. Then I can talk to you with your name in the A/N! Yay, extra attention time for you!
Well, I seem like an awful brat, but at the moment, I kind of don't care. Sorry.
I hope I didn't lose any readers in the making of this Author's Note, but seriously. I hope to see you in "The End" and if I don't, may God bless you. If I have no more readers, okay. I make these stories for my own sanity. This is my public catharsis and I am Tess and I want to be a fricking princess that doesn't have asthma and glasses and I just want a guy that's hot and smart and nice. Sue me four times.
I think I lost 30 pounds (and possible all of my readers) raging. I'm messed up, yeah? Oh well.
Love ya!- T
