Category: Updates

Happy December!  I’m back with Chapter 50 of The World Will Be Waiting!  I don’t really know what to say about this chapter because it’s kind of all over the place.  If you’re like me, the first scene might make you cringe, the last scene might make you cry, and the middle might make you smile.  I hope that it does and that I haven’t bored you all to death with this story!  I always appreciate hearing from those of you who are still alive and reading.

I guess I’m on the every-other-weekend updating plan for now since the holiday season is always so busy, and I haven’t been the most productive writer lately.  I do have a great start on the next chapter and am hoping to finish that this weekend, so we’ll see.  This part of the story takes place during December, which has been fun because I can listen to Christmas music while I’m writing and have it fit both the scene in my story and the season in real life.  That rarely happens; it seems like I usually end up writing Christmas scenes in the summer.  So far, it hasn’t helped me write any faster, but I’m still having fun with it, even if I am slow.  Thanks for being patient with me!

Today marks Day 666 (😈) of my writing streak, and I’m back with Chapter 49 of The World Will Be Waiting!  I had this chapter finished last weekend but decided to hang onto it for an extra week in case I wanted to do more editing before I posted it.  It didn’t quite turn out the way I planned – I went into it thinking it was going to include a sex scene, but I ended up writing a little more conversation and a little less action.  Elvis would not approve, but I doubt any of you read my stories for the smut, so hopefully that’s not too disappointing to you.  I actually hate writing sex scenes and typically only include them to further the plot and character development, which apparently was not needed at this point in the story, but I hope the chapter doesn’t seem too boring without one.  I know it’s a lot of talking.  I welcome feedback, so please feel free to share your thoughts!

As we’re approaching Thanksgiving in the U.S., I want to say how much I appreciate those of you who continue to visit my site and read my work.  Writing fanfiction has become an increasingly lonely hobby, at least in the BSB fandom.  I’ve made many friends through fanfic over the years, but I’ve also been left behind as many of them have moved on – from fanfic, from the fandom, and from me.  I’m thankful for the ones who have stuck around.  I especially want to thank those of you who take time to let me know you’re still out there reading, that I’m not just writing for my own entertainment.  I wouldn’t keep doing this if I didn’t want to, but it’s nice to know there are others who enjoy the same kind of stories I do.  Thank you!

Alas, spooky season is over, but that means Christmas is just around the corner, so it’s perfectly acceptable to start listening to A Very Backstreet Christmas on repeat!  That’s if you’re not still nonstop-streaming Nick’s new single, “Made For Us.”

I’ve had a long week  and a frustrating day of writing, but thankfully, I finished Chapter 48 of The World Will Be Waiting last weekend.  It’s now posted for your reading pleasure, and hopefully Chapter 49 will be ready by next weekend.  Thanks for your patience!

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!

It’s been an exciting week in BSB land!  Brian and AJ both have new songs out, Nick gave us a sneak peek of the setlist for his solo tour, and we may have another Backstreet Boy on The Masked Singer!  Don’t believe it?  Watch the clue package.

• “Gather round, campers.”  Kevin lived at a church camp run by his dad.  It looks a lot like the forest background at the beginning of the video.
• “I started out on a rocket to fame.”  The rocket could be a reference to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the state where Kevin launched his music career.
• “A journey from obscurity to major heartthrob status.”  Kevin was just a normal kid from Kentucky before becoming a Backstreet Boy.
• “Step by step.”  This is a New Kids on the Block song.  BSB toured with NKOTB.
• The tip jar could be a reference to Kevin’s jobs before becoming a Backstreet Boy.  He worked at Pizza Hut and as a tour guide at Disney World, which are both jobs where he may have earned tips.
• The ship could be a reference to the BSB cruises.
• “I traveled the land near and far, making headlines with fellow adventurers and idols.”  The Backstreet Boys were teen idols who have been on many world tours.
• The beach could be a reference to the upcoming Backstreet’s Back at the Beach event.
• The deep dish pizza is a reference to Chicago.  Kevin played Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago.
• “And when I finished with my travels, I hung up my cape.”  Kevin left BSB after the Never Gone tour.
• The Christmas tree could be a reference to BSB’s latest album.
• The angel on top could be the angel Nick gave Jenny McCarthy as a Secret Santa gift when he was on the show.  It could also refer to Los Angeles, where Kevin lives, or the Blue Angels, whom Kevin flew with once.
• “I thought it was the end of the road.”  BSB used to sing “End of the Road” by Boys II Men.
• “But I was still hungry for a new journey.”  Kevin came back to BSB.

There may be even more clues I didn’t catch, but there are certainly a lot of connections to Kevin there!  I can’t wait to see S’more take the stage again!

I’m also very excited to see Nick’s “Who I Am” tour next weekend in Nashville!  Looks like he’s going to sing my favorite BSB song, “Don’t Wanna Lose You Now,” and some great covers!  I had a major “aww” moment watching the clip of him singing “Lovesong” by The Cure on his Instagram live this afternoon.  That song was definitely on one of the Nick and Claire playlists I created for inspiration when I was writing By My Side.  “Whenever I’m alone with you… you make me feel like I am whole again…”  I can’t wait for this concert!

I will not be updating next Saturday because I’ll be in Nashville, but I do have an update for you today!  Chapter 46 of The World Will Be Waiting is up!  This is a cute, fluffy Halloween chapter that also gave me major BMS vibes.  I’ve talked before about how I tend to recycle ideas from old stories, and I’ve definitely found myself unintentionally doing that lately with this story.  The football scene in the last chapter, while inspired by a deleted scene from the documentary, also reminded me of a similar scene from Chapter 52 of BMS where the guys play football together.  Likewise, this chapter made me think of the two Halloween chapters I remember writing for BMS, one of which was particularly memorable.  With TWWBW on its way to becoming my second-longest novel after BMS, I guess that tracks!