Hello all : ) Well, here it is . . . 732 reviews, and it's time I replied to all of you for the support and inspiration you've all given me : ) So here they are . . . REVIEW RESPONSES! This is from chapter 20 on up . . . since I haven't done it in so long. If you don't see your name mentioned, please know that I still REALLY appreciate your support and reviews. You've all been so wonderful . . . without you, this story would never have gone as far as it has . . . it probably would have ended a long time ago.
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*gulps in a huge breath of air* Dang . . . just writing out that list was time consuming, and that's only from chapter 20! WOW! *eyes wide* I had NO idea I had this many readers . . . .holy *mumble mumble mumble*. Okay, here is my thanks to you all . . . . bear with me, I'm in a really quirky mood. If I missed you and you don't see your name listed . . . it's because my eyes were starting to go screwy on me. I'm still thinking of you too : )
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Once upon a time, there was a bored, slightly lonely individual with nothing but a lot of time on her hands while she sat and watched her kids all day long. Staying up late one night, she happened across Cartoon Network . . . and discovered InuYasha. Being an anime lover, she sat down to watch . . . and found herself completely entranced. After watching a few more episodes, she decided that the first episode had not been a fluke . . . she liked the whole thing! She set out to hunt down any and all information she could on the internet. While browsing this no man's land of information . . . she ran across a website that had fanfiction on it. Intrigued, she sat down and began to read . . . and read, and read some more.
After several days of reading both GREAT fanfiction . . . and not so great fanfiction . . . a lightbulb came on. She would write one of her own! She set out to do as much background reading as she could (including reading nearly every single InuYasha fanfiction on FF.Net . . . yes, I actually did that, although I didn't review at the time . . . I was absorbing information too quickly.) She wanted to be sure that the story she wrote would be a totally original plot line . . . not something someone else had wrote. Finally, after a month of reading and hesitant writing (at my dining room table with Linkin Park playing in my ears at full blast . . . my husband was ready to kill me) Starlight and Shadows was born.
Now came the sticky part . . . posting it where it could be read by other people. Said newborn authoress had never written ANYTHING that would be posted for people to read . . . all her writing up to this point had been kept closely secret and read by only her closest friends. Understandably, she was terribly nervous. Finally, she did it . . . and waited for the fall out to begin. She decided that, if after 5 chapters no one liked it, it would be removed . . . and kept in her files.
Surprises came when the reviews began . . . and people wanted more! She was elated, ecstatic . . . and amazed. People actually liked her work, and wanted more? Was this true? Was it possible? This was something totally unexpected.
Now, here Starlight and Shadows is . . . . 24 chapters posted, and still going . . . and still getting reviews. And all because of the reviewers.
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So, in un diluted and unfancy wording . . . THANK YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH! You guys have been my strength, my nerve, my resolve . . . my inspiration. You . . . ALL OF YOU! . . . have kept this story going : ) If not for all of you, I would have withdrawn and probably never have posted again. Words really cannot express my gratitude and care for each and every one of you that have given me words of praise, given me ideas and creative criticism . . . if I could put all of you in a room, I would shower you with confetti and huge hugs (and inu dolls of course). You guys have meant a whole lot to me, and I can't even begin to tell you of it. The number of times I have woke up in the morning to rush to the computer so I could read your reviews . . . the number of times I have laughed until I fell off my chair at some of those reviews . . . I can't even begin to count.
So, to all of you, I give you a HUGE thanks and a great big hug . . . you guys are great, and I love you all for it. I will miss you when Starlight comes to an end . . . but, all good things must come to an end, and because of you, more stories will be coming from this creative well spring that you helped to open up. I only hope that all of you will enjoy my other stories as much as you've enjoyed this one . . . and don't worry : ) There is still more Starlight and Shadows to come before the story ends.
Be safe all, and my care goes with you. You're all the best : )