I have received many questions. People have been asking me simply why I have ended the story like this. I knew that if I didn't end it like this, the story would be never-ending, and I would not have the willpower to leave it alone...I would be forced to continue it.
People asked me about Autumn and the girls. Yes, all of those girls are based on my friends in real life, most of whom have the same or similar names as I wrote in the story. (but none of my friends are evil...at least I don't think they are) The characters have, for the most part, the exact personalities of my friends, which vary greatly, making it easy to write about as well as fun. The school days I based on the millions of sleep-overs and parties.
Dorothy I wanted to make different from the stereotypical Judy Garland version of Dorothy Gale, and so, I based her on myself. (MINUS THE PERFECTION AND GODDESS PART) Dave is based on my boyfriend, whose name is really VITO (cool huh?) who is the love of my life. sighs Couldn't use his name because it's WAY too Italian. The First Date chapter was (according to the real b/f) EXACTLY what he was thinking before our first date. See? I did my research for this story.
I began writing Awakening: A Wizard of Oz Continuation, in November of 2002, my inspiration being nothing more than my love for the stories and my longing to find an ending to them. It's now May of 2003, that's six months of writing. It was a lot of work and staying up late, but I genuinely enjoyed writing this because I love the Wizard of Oz so much. Wicked was a kick ass book...BUY IT!
I hope you enjoyed this story. E-mail me at and tell me what you thought. I will be writing more, I'll see you then! Thank you all for reading.
Love Always,
Tori