I was reading over a few chapters from Love is Stronger than Pride. It has been months since I read them, and I was surprised by how brazen I was back in April of this year. Even though I had just completed To Protect and Serve an Angel, these two fics have very little in common. In my mind, no one was expecting this from me. LISTP was a wild ride, filled with suspense, love, and passionate sex. In other words, the things I love to write about the most.
I forget how I simply let the story tell itself. It flowed right from me, much in the same way that Southern Charms and Chicago Shadows did. I still say they are my very best fics.
While writing both of them, I did very little second guessing. SC&CS was my heart. It still is and that is why I have to write the sequel.
Over the past few months, I've learned several things while writing fic.
If you write from your heart, your true fans will enjoy it as much as you do. The haters will come out in full force, too. The flames I had for LISTP were from people who desperately wanted me to stop. The jealousy they displayed in their hateful words was meant to hurt me. And it continued with SC&CS.
I guess the shidiots had nothing better to do with their time.
Months later, SC&CS is an award winning fic and LISTP set the groundwork.
I've also learned what I can and can not write. Don't ever expect angst/cheating from me. It makes me physically ill to read it much less fic it. B&E are always together in my fics, facing the suspense and falling fast. And there is always romance and sex. With very few exceptions, I have a difficult time reading ant fic with a slow burn. I never write that.
I love my friends. I love my fans, I love my readers. And I hope y'all will enjoy what's coming soon.
Happy Friday!! Love, Ashley XXOO
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