Life, Love, & Lies

2012-04-13T11:06:01.225-04:00

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Wow, Jean! Thank you so much! I do have a lot of ...

2012-03-19T11:38:12.113-04:00

Wow, Jean! Thank you so much! I do have a lot of balls in the air for these characters don't I? I think I was juggling too many at this point in the story and I have been trying to tie things up in the later episodes. I hope that comes through when you read them. This episode is a turning point for a lot of the characters, so I'm excited to see what you think of the other episodes after this one. THANK YOU so much for reading :)

Finally got caught up on this story (this is bolo...

2012-03-19T01:30:50.404-04:00

Finally got caught up on this story (this is bolob from LJ btw) This story is really intense. Wow...so many stories going on for each of these parties and there's some things I can comprehend, but others I can't completely, but I'm sure in the chapters to come, they'll become clearer. But once again, this story is incredible and I love the detail you've taken with it.

Wow! Parthenia,thank you very much!!!! I'm so ...

2012-03-15T21:19:24.777-04:00

Wow! Parthenia,thank you very much!!!! I'm so happy that you like the story and have connected with the characters. Nico is taking a chance by leaving by Issy alone and Blake is certainly not complaining, but I doubt we've seen the last of Nico. There is a lot of history with him and Issy.

Thank you again for reading and commenting; you've really made my day :)

Hello Muzegoddess, I was a ghost reader because my...

2012-03-15T05:12:11.993-04:00

Hello Muzegoddess,
I was a ghost reader because my english is too bad but i now feel too frustated to stay silent...
Your story is amazing and you write too well !!
You reach to make us feel all the feelings and all the emotions of your characters.
I am concerned about the new events that await Issy, I have a bad feeling...

Nico is absent while Issy has both need him at that moment, he might let Blake take place gradually...

Your pics are stunning !!

Thank you Beth, as always you make me blush. I rea...

2012-03-09T22:34:28.391-05:00

Thank you Beth, as always you make me blush. I really am trying to keep this story about Isabella, I'd lost my way for a while but I'm getting back on track. Sometimes you have tell the other characters in your head to be quite so that the best one can be heard.

There are a lot of layers to Issy and Slone; layers of pain, regret, and betrayal. They are really only different in the way they handle it all.

Reese is all heart, especially where Issy is concerned and honestly as long as it's not Nico I think he could live with another man filling the spot he wants.

Thank you so much again :)

This is better than any TV show! I feel bad for...

2012-03-09T12:52:33.321-05:00

This is better than any TV show!

I feel bad for Reese, but I love the way he realizes that Blake is not a danger to Isabella. I love the way you are pushing it with Isabella. She has layers and more layers, and it's rare to see people writing sims stories and actually focusing on a female character.

And Sloane. I really didn't like her at first, but I think I understand her now. She has such fractured ground to try to walk across.

Your shots are incredible. Your writing is even more incredible.

Qui! So happy to hear from you. I'll admit th...

2012-02-23T15:36:02.489-05:00

Qui! So happy to hear from you. I'll admit that I'm torn between Team Nico and Team Blake. I love them both and I think they are both good for Issy in different ways. But you are right, what she and Nico share is very intense and won't be wiped out easily, if at all.

I can't say if it is Nico or not, but whoever or whatever tripped the alarm at the mansion is going to be a shocker to say the least. Thank you!!

Gayl, thank you so much! That is the best complim...

2012-02-23T15:33:05.663-05:00

Gayl, thank you so much! That is the best compliment ever. When I wrote this I didn't even think about the contrast between Issy and Ivy's realizations but they are very similar. Luckily Issy has choice about what to do next.

Is it Nico at the mansion???? We'll soon see. Thank you again.

Gayl is not the only one. I have so much love and ...

2012-02-21T18:24:46.731-05:00

Gayl is not the only one. I have so much love and faith in Nico that even the sweet gestures and the fact that Blake may be right is being overlooked. I think what she and Nico feel for each other is genuine but his lifestyle and past is in the way.

I am hoping that something will give before she is pulled into something that will harm her like another attempt on her life. I just want Nico to get it together.

Issy isn't superman but I want Nico to be!

Again as Gayl said, I hope it was Nico that triggered the alarm.

I think I am probably the only person who is still...

2012-02-17T15:45:24.821-05:00

I think I am probably the only person who is still team Nico.

I know your images are absolutely stunningly beautiful but I am so engrossed in your incredible writing that I wouldn't need those images as wonderful as they are.

Both Ivy and Issy are experiencing a painful realization and I love how that is contrasted here.

I sort of hope that it is Nico breaking into the mansion - sort of a redemption for him appearing to not care.

Thank you so much Beth. I think that Issy has fin...

2012-02-11T22:54:10.949-05:00

Thank you so much Beth. I think that Issy has finally seen the writing on the wall where Nico is concerned but it's killing her to admit it. She's finally seeing Blake too, but she doesn't want to. I think she's always seen him in a way and know what that means for her and Nico.

Ivy is seeing a lot too, more than she deserves to see, but I fear there is no way out of her at this point.

Thank you SO MUCH for you constant support; it means more than you know :)

Oh Isabella, let him go. What a powerful piece ...

2012-02-11T10:07:42.631-05:00

Oh Isabella, let him go.

What a powerful piece of writing, so much pain and so much invested in someone who was never the right one. I understand how much she cares, and probably how much Nico cares, but this is not working.

The scene with Ivy scared me to the point where I had to stop reading it. I've been on the other end of that fist. Poor damned stupid girl.

I don't know if Blake can make sense of this complicated mess, but there isn't anyone else who can. I've always been in his corner!

Your shots are incredible. Absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous. The light, the angles, the color. Stunning!

Thank you very much Beth. I think Sloane may feel...

2011-10-31T10:27:22.370-04:00

Thank you very much Beth. I think Sloane may feel like she's pulling the future of the world, or at least her world and in a way she is right. Daddy Monacco is on his way and having to face him again would be the end of her world.

I probably should've called this one "World's Colliding" since both Rider and Isabella are literally running right into the people that are going to change their lives forever. An ominous and vague comment, I know, but it definitely applies.

Thank you again!

Gayl, thank you! I hoped this one would make an im...

2011-10-31T10:21:40.998-04:00

Gayl, thank you! I hoped this one would make an impact, finally feel like we are going somewhere, not necessarily a good somewhere, but somewhere nonetheless. Rider has no clue who or how dangerous Cross is, so yes, he is trying to eat the whole elephant by going after him. Sloane is also running head first into disaster that will have some serious consequences. Blake....definitely there at the right time. Jury is still out on him being the right man, at least to Isabella. Thank you so much again.

Rider is going for it, isn't he? I love, com...

2011-10-24T09:28:53.469-04:00

Rider is going for it, isn't he?

I love, completely love how you worked through Sloane's thoughts. Hauling a train with her energy and worry is such a damned perfect metaphor.

I don't know whether to say that Blake is the right man at the right time, or the right man at a very very difficult time.

I can see why you were building up to this. Fantastic!!

I love the sets. I love the detail, the way you used the gym, the care you take with the view. Stunning, STUNNING work!

OMG that was...stunning! I hope Rider isn't go...

2011-10-24T04:04:20.170-04:00

OMG that was...stunning! I hope Rider isn't going to bite off more than he can chew with Cross.

And Sloane's thoughts, the way you wrote that piece was wonderful. Every step, every bead of sweat was present in that piece.

Blake - right man at the right time. That set, all of the sets are absolutely amazing. Every detail.

Hi Beth. Thank you very much. These two have bee...

2011-10-11T10:29:35.144-04:00

Hi Beth. Thank you very much. These two have been doing a cat and mouse dance for so long and I wanted them to come together and their mutual grief was a good catalyst for that. This is a turning point for both of them but especially Isabella. She's seeing a different side of him and that is going to mean something down the road. Thank you so much again.

I reread this three times. It is stunning. Carefu...

2011-10-10T23:02:42.461-04:00

I reread this three times. It is stunning. Carefully and beautifully written and illustrated and so achingly sad, but so clean. Their grief feels real.

Completely polished and totally perfect. I am in awe.

And you're right, this is opening up different views on both Isabella and Blake.

Wow Gayl! Thank you! One thing about writing somet...

2011-10-10T09:37:37.283-04:00

Wow Gayl! Thank you! One thing about writing something is that you read it a thousand times so the initial emotion can get lost easily, at least it does for me. Thank you for bringing my mind back to what I had intended. I'm glad it came across the way I wanted it to. THANK YOU!!

Hey Van. These two definitely needed each other h...

2011-10-10T09:35:05.176-04:00

Hey Van. These two definitely needed each other here and it is clearly more than pure coincidence that they keep finding themselves in the same place at the same time. I'll stop short at using the word destiny but there is definitely more at work here.

Thank you so much!! I admire you writing a lot so a compliment from you means more than you know.

I am blown away by the way you completely captured...

2011-10-10T03:30:16.456-04:00

I am blown away by the way you completely captured the sense of loss, the denial, the reality, the pain of losing a loved one. Not only did the words touch me, the images told a story on their own.

Profound and incredible piece.

Awww :( Whether they ever get together or not, I ...

2011-10-09T23:33:50.149-04:00

Awww :(

Whether they ever get together or not, I think each of their presence helped the other here. The only thing worse than grieving is grieving alone.

Hopefully Isabella can contact Eden soon... :S

Very well-written chapter! Loved the shots too.

I managed to get a little caught up! I wondered wh...

2011-09-15T20:54:53.036-04:00

I managed to get a little caught up! I wondered when it would come out that Bianca wasn't as naive as everyone thought. She and Rider have a relationship that can grow into something really good.

Nico...I love him and I love him and Issy. I am afraid that relationship won't survive although I am rooting for them.

Gorgeous update and wonderful writing!

Beth, OMG you have no idea how ready I was to give...

2011-08-30T14:56:08.687-04:00

Beth, OMG you have no idea how ready I was to give up on this. I think it was the lot itself that was the problem when it came to crashing so I'll probably never use it again which sucks because it's where everyone's "office" is located.

Blake brings something new to the table for Isabella; a challenge and a welcome/unwelcome distraction. And yes he does need to figure this thing out and I'm FINALLY forcing him to do just that. I think the next episode will reveal a little more about why he and Blair are gunshy about this whole thing.

Thank you so much for your constant support. I need every bit of it that I can get right now :)