Welcome to the bit where I sit down and type a list of thanks to all the people I can think of who have supported these stories over the last two years that I've been writing them. If you get bored there'll be a bit at the end where I'm posing a question for everyone who enjoyed this little trilogy (Inner Light, Odium and finally Triumvirate) of mine, but first comes the obligatory disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: Should be fairly obvious by now. I don't own any of the characters who have appeared in the TV shows of BTVS or ANGEL and I can only envy those who did create them (especially Faith and Spike, I've been wanting to write stories with them in from day one, but I had to wait for a decent opportunity to include them in the plots. Spike got a little short changed here, but for those of you who read Triumvirate, Faith definitely got what I feel she deserves in terms of storyline treatment). I'm just playing with them and promise I'll give them back (relatively) undamaged when I'm done with them. As for the other characters, well they're mine, but I don't know whether or not that's something I should be proud of.
With that over with, it's on to the thanks.
First up, thanks must go to Dana at the SFA mailing list, for having the time and patience to wade through these things and tell me what she thought. It has been much appreciated.
Special thanks must also go to Jess, also known as Happy Hippy Land and Majin Gojira over at fanfic.net for their enthusiastic support of Triumvirate. Jess is probably hurling curses at me right now for what I did with the story, so all I can say about that is… sorry.
Thanks must also go to these people, who, whether or not they gave me feedback, I do know at least read some of my story and if I know they're doing that then it makes my writing all the more worth while. So here goes.
Thanks to:
- Amelia
- Malaskor
- Harriet
- Bolo
- Booster
- Isabelle Montgomery
- Marie
- Heidi Doenig
- Louie Pastiche
- Papa Wheelie
- Akraen
- Jenny
- Gyrlfrend
- Diana
- James
- Sarah Pizar
- MagicGurl
- Erica LaForte
- Rianne
- Cori A Lacy
- Evet
- TimandaWertz
- Kate Hill
I think that should cover just about everyone. If I missed you then I'm sorry. Next time I do one of these things you'll be in it.
AND FINALLY
This is a question to anyone who has enjoyed these stories of mine. Do you want the story to continue? Just because King is dead and this trilogy is at an end doesn't mean the story can't continue. There are a hell of a lot of other aspects to these stories that could be explored and I'd loved to hear from anyone with ideas as to how this could be done. I've really enjoyed writing these stories and really do want to return to this little alternate universe I've come up with here at some point. It'll just be easier if when I do, I know what I'm doing. If on the other hand you think these stories blow, then it goes without saying, don't write to me : )
Anyway, everyone who's still reading at this point (I know that won't be many of you), thanks for listening to me ramble in a bad Oscar Speech kind of way, and I'll be back with something fresh, once I've managed to calm down from writing this stuff. So as, the tears fill my eyes and I feel the painful lump welling up in my throat (damn that piece of haddock) I wish you all goodbye for now.
