The Best Thing Updated, Some New 101 Stuff

bestthingSo before I get into the updates, I have a bit of soap box thing for TBT. I post it here only because I posted it on FF.net and Road to Nowhere, so I’m just making it fair.

 

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I  know you guys are frustrated with Sonny. I get it. I know it can feel like Jason is still kind of worshipping at the altar of Sonny and Carly, and for those of you who feel that way, I can’t imagine the stuff in this chapter is going to cheer you up.

Here’s the thing: I don’t like Sonny as he is on the show. I have not truly enjoyed Sonny, except for brief moments with Kate, since roughly 2002. But when I write a character, I try to do with with an eye towards making his motivations clear and with a sense of empathy. I’m not writing the Sonny from GH today, I’m writing the Sonny I fell in love with once.

Please consider watching this youtube video of Sonny and Elizabeth at the garage fire in 1999 because this for me, sets the tone for the Sonny and Elizabeth relationship, one that predates the Liason connection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY8qBIpcREs Put yourself in this mindset because there’s a pretty lengthy Sonny and Elizabeth scene in this chapter that uses it as a foundation.

Sonny has bipolar disorder in this story, I don’t think I’m giving away any spoilers by stating that. I’m trying to do what the show has always wussed out on: showing the true impact of someone with Sonny’s backstory and condition would have if he began to crack at this moment in his life. This is his story as much as it is Jason’s.
But if you honestly can’t stand Sonny and nothing will change your mind, as much as I hate to say it, this is not the story for you. I love you all and I appreciate everyone that reads my stories, but please try to separate the horrible person on the show masquerading as my beloved Sonny Corinthos.
/end soapbox
This just because I am slightly frustrated by some of the feedback. I appreciate it and I love it, but I don’t want anyone disappointed or annoyed because it’s not going the way they might suspect.

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That aside, I have updated The Best Thing with Chapter Eighteen. The relevant chapter has also been added to the in progress ebook.

Regarding the concept of updating an ebook as I update the story — I did it for The Best Thing because it’s such a long and intense story that catching up can often be a pain. But would you guys be interested in having the same go for All We Are? It won’t be as long, but it still might be useful. Let me know. The ebook page in general has been updated to reflect some new release dates. I’ll be updating the music page on Friday.

In site news, I’m starting a new subset for my Fanfiction 101 series in which I write out my General Hospital bible (a word I mean in the secular usage as a set of authoritative materials). I’ll be doing articles on specific characters, couples, storylines, and even on Port Charles the town itself. I started with Sonny due to the soapbox nature of my rant above. So please visit Fanfiction 101 for more on that.

Comments

  • I vote that you write this story (and all your other stories) your way. You are the writer and I’m only here because I like your stories. I don’t want to make you change what you write because that would make me the writer, not you.

    According to Jane on February 12, 2015