A lot has happened since my last update! When I wrote my last blog, I was so sure Kevin was S’more on The Masked Singer. The voice sounded like it could be him, and the clues fit almost perfectly! But after the second episode, I changed my mind – the clues no longer fit, and the voice didn’t sound as much like him. So disappointing! I haven’t watched since.
I also went to Nick’s show in Nashville two weeks ago! It was so much fun! I scored front row center tickets, so I had an amazing view and got some great videos. They’re all posted on my YouTube channel if you’re interested in watching them. Sadly, he did not sing “Don’t Wanna Lose You Now,” but he did sing “Lovesong” and some other awesome ’80s covers, including an amazing performance of “Wanted Dead or Alive” and an incredible medley of “I Need You Tonight” and “Right Here Waiting.” That was one of my favorite parts. I thought of Broken Nick and Claire during a lot of those because I listened to a lot of ’80s rock music and power ballads back in the Broken era. But I also thought of Cary and Curtain Call when he sang “Just Want You to Know,” which was an unexpected treat – I hadn’t heard that song live in a long time!
Since I spent that whole weekend with friends, I didn’t have much time to write except to keep my streak alive by adding a few words to the story each day. I’ve gotten back on track since then, but Chapter 47 of The World Will Be Waiting took me longer than expected to finish because of how long it turned out to be, over 8,000 words! But it’s finally done and posted for your reading pleasure!
With this update, TWWBW has officially surpassed Curtain Call in length. That’s based on total word count, not the number of chapters. It’s now my fourth-longest story after By My Side, Song for the Undead, and Broken… and it’s only about 40k words from passing Broken, too, with no end in sight. To be clear, I do have an ending point in mind, but I still have a lot left to write before I get there. I wouldn’t be surprised if this turned out to be my second-longest story. I don’t think I’ll ever beat BMS, nor do I want to. But I never set out to write super long stories; they just sort of happen. Anyway, thanks for sticking with me and reading so many of my words! I’m always appreciative!