Category: Updates

Sorry it’s been so long since my last real update!  As you might have surmised, it’s been a busy couple of months.  I’ve managed to keep my writing streak alive, but it’s been slow-going on The World Will Be Waiting lately.  After working on the same story for so long, I’ve been feeling sort of burnt out, so I decided to start a new project to change things up a bit.

Introducing… Dreamer’s Sanctuary 2.0!  Inspired by BSB’s Millennium 2.0 album and residency, I’ve decided to rewrite my stories from the Millennium era, which is when I first discovered fan fiction.  Back then, I was just a kid with a lot of creativity and a lot to learn.  My ideas were bigger than my talent for bringing them to life.  As I’ve been writing my Throwback Thursday blogs, I’ve  thought about what a shame it is that I can’t include more from the pre-Broken era because I really like the ideas behind many of my early stories – but the execution wasn’t there.  That’s why I wanted to embark on this new writing adventure and do those ideas justice.

This is obviously going to be a time-consuming project; what originally took me a matter of weeks or months to write may take years to rewrite well.  But I’ve already started working on some of my favorites from the year 2000.  Click the links below to access an exclusive sneak peek of each new old story!

Heartache 2.0

Heart of an Angel 2.0

Don’t Wanna Lose You Now 2.0

End of the Road 2.0

Fight for Survival 2.0

One Night 2.0

You can still read the originals over at the Dreamer’s Sanctuary Archive, but I hope you’ll enjoy the updated versions even more.  Feedback is always appreciated!  Thanks, as always, for your support and patience. I’ll be back soon with the next chapter of TWWBW and more Throwback Thursday blogs!

Hey!  What an exciting week it’s been in the BSB fandom!  A new Vegas residency announcement, an appearance on Today, a Millennium 2.0 album to look forward to, a brand new song to listen to on repeat now, and a live performance on the SNL 50th Anniversary concert that had a whole room full of celebrities singing along to “I Want It That Way” last night.  And, if all that wasn’t enough, Nick dropped what appears to be his new solo album cover and title earlier today.  Stages!  I love it and can’t wait!  With so many bad things going on in the world, we desperately needed some good news and something to look forward to, and our Boys delivered, like they always do.

I was especially glad to see Kevin come out of hibernation yesterday.  Between bowing out on random BSB appearances and not posting anything about his beloved Chiefs playing in the Super Bowl, I was starting to get a little concerned about him.  I was hoping he was just taking a break from social media and turning down standalone performances that required flying across the world right before Super Bowl weekend, but his absence was starting to trigger bad memories of June 2006.  I’d rather relive the trauma of trying to score tickets for the Into the Millennium Tour than have Kevin leave again.  (And it looks like I’ll be doing that in a few days… yay!)  It was such a relief to see all five Boys together again.  Backstreet’s back, all right!

I’m also back with another chapter of The World Will Be Waiting!  Chapter 69 is up.  This is the last chapter I’ve finished as of now.  Chapter 70 has been an interesting challenge to write, but I’m almost done drafting it, so hopefully I’ll have another story update in a couple of weeks.  In the meantime, I’ll be back this Thursday with my next Throwback Thursday blog, which will focus on the birthday boy, Brian!

…it’s nice to have a hobby to distract myself from the horrors of the real world.  My writing hasn’t been going particularly well for the last week or so, but I officially hit three straight years on my writing streak last week and am still plugging away on The World Will Be Waiting!  Chapter 68 is now up.  It starts out sweet and then gets a little spicy, so enjoy!

Sorry I’m a day late with this, the first story update of 2025!  I should have posted last night while everyone was mourning the temporary ban on TikTok, but alas, better late than never.  Chapter 67 of The World Will Be Waiting is up!  This is the first of two chapters that take place on Valentine’s Day, so, for once, I’m actually pretty timely with my holiday updates!  What’s sad is the fact that I was writing the Christmas chapters last January, which means that I only covered a couple of months in the story’s timeline in a year of writing, in which I wrote every single day. 🤦‍♀️  This is why my stories get so long, you guys, LOL.  But I hope you’re still enjoying this one.

I’ll be back on Thursday with the next in my series of 25th anniversary blogs!

As promised, I’m back with one last story update to close out 2024!  Chapter 66 of The World Will Be Waiting is up!  This was a fun one to write.  You may be able to tell I’ve been teaching for a couple of decades now by my – I mean, Kevin’s – little name rant in the middle of this chapter.  I hope I don’t offend anyone, but if I do, I apologize. 🙃

I would be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to reflect a little on the past year in its last few hours.  Fandom-wise, 2024 was a bit quiet on the Backstreet front, but I did get to go to the big 30th 31st anniversary celebration in Cancun back in April.  I also saw Nick three more times on his Who I Am tour, once in Chicago in September and twice in Vegas in November.  Finally, it was fun watching the Boys perform at the Rockefeller tree-lighting special and finally getting to celebrate A Very Backstreet Christmas two years after the fact.  They’ve been teasing big things to come in the new year, but we all know how Backstreet Time works, so I’ll believe it when I see it.  Still, I feel blessed to be a part of this fandom and to know that my favorite group is still together, making music and performing after all these years.

On the writing front, this year was less productive than last year, but for the second year in a row, I kept my resolution to write every day!  366 days in a row, thanks to Leap Day, and 1,075 days straight since my current streak began… and I’m still writing this story!  I’m still enjoying it, though, so that’s all that really matters to me.  Here are my stats this year from NaNoWriMo, which I use to keep track of my daily progress.

As you can see, I fell a couple thousand words short of my word count goal for the year, but that’s okay, too.  And, hey, the night is not yet over!  I’m trying to finish the chapter I’m currently writing before the clock strikes midnight, so my final word count will likely be a little higher.

Regardless, I’m grateful for everyone who has read my work and given feedback this year.  I appreciate every click, kudo, and kind word more than you can ever know.  Thanks for helping me stay inspired!  I wish you nothing but the best in 2025.  Happy New Year! 🍾🥂