Well, I’m not, but Kevin and the Boys are in Chapter 9 of The World Will Be Waiting, which is now online for your reading pleasure. I wish I was going somewhere to see one of their Christmas performances in person, but I will have to settle for watching them on TV/YouTube. The JCPenney Holiday Spectacular on Thursday was so much fun! If you missed it, you can watch it here. Enjoy!
“I can’t wait till we’re together; it’s always so much better…”
I hope my friends in the U.S. had a happy Thanksgiving and are enjoying the holiday weekend! Also, happy birthday to Baylee Littrell today and Elliott (Ava) McLean tomorrow!
Chapter 8 of The World Will Be Waiting is up! This is probably my favorite of the chapters I’ve posted up to this point because it’s just a feel-good chapter featuring the five guys and no other characters. I hope you enjoy it, too!
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…
We got our first real snowfall this week, so it finally feels appropriate to be listening to the Christmas album. Don’t think I haven’t been listening to it for the past month anyway, but it was funny driving around during spooky season, singing “Winter Wonderland” while looking at the colorful leaves, pumpkins, and Halloween decorations. The snow here has melted, but I’m sending warm thoughts to my friends in Buffalo who are dealing with six feet of it!
I’m back to my regular Saturday updates, so Chapter 7 of The World Will Be Waiting is up! This is a happy little group-centered chapter. Hope you enjoy the fluff!
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The World Will Be Waiting
It’s weeks like this past one that remind me just how much of a family the BSB fandom is. While I hate the circumstances it happened under, I love to see the Boys, their families, and my fellow fans come together to support each other. I’m happy for my friends in the UK and Belgium that the last few shows of the European leg of the DNA World Tour went on as planned and was glad to see how the fans who attended lifted Nick up with love and support. I’m also happy he and the other guys are headed home for a few weeks off with their families before the Christmas shows begin.
Back to our regularly scheduled updates… After postponing this one, I decided to post Chapter 6 of The World Will Be Waiting a day early, since I had the day off work due to Veterans Day. (Thank you to all the veterans who have served their country!) As I mentioned in my post last Saturday, this chapter does include a scene about Nick dealing with Leslie’s death, which may be triggering given Aaron’s recent passing, but that’s not what the majority of the chapter is about.
I’m working on Chapter 20 now, and the story is over 200 pages long and nearing the 100,000 word mark, so writing is still going well, and you can expect regular updates to continue. I have a feeling this is going to be a long story, probably quite a bit longer than My Brother’s Keeper, considering it’s already almost half as long and nowhere near the middle of the plot I’ve planned… and so far, I am really only plantsing (half planning, half flying by the seat of my pants) this one. I don’t see it becoming By My Side long, but I now remember how and why BMS got to be as long as it did, LOL. So hey, hope you like long stories! But I guess you probably wouldn’t be here if you didn’t, since that’s kind of my thing. Thanks for reading!
A Statement on the Death of Aaron Carter
Well, this is not the post I wanted to write today. For anyone who hasn’t heard, Aaron Carter was found dead earlier this afternoon. You can read more details here. While I can’t say this is a shocking turn of events for anyone who has even somewhat followed Aaron’s very public downward spiral over the past few years, it is tragic, and my heart breaks for the people who loved him and wanted the best for him, especially Nick and Angel. My thoughts are with them and their families. I’m glad that Nick is with his Backstreet brothers right now and has at least today off to begin to process this, although I’m sure it’s hard for him to be so far away from the rest of his family.
In light of this tragedy, I’ve decided to postpone my planned update for today. Coincidentally, the next chapter of The World Will Be Waiting touches on Leslie’s death, and I don’t feel right posting it today, knowing Nick is going through this again with another sibling. I much prefer fictional drama to the real life kind, and this just hits too close to home right now. My apologies to anyone who was looking forward to reading it today, but I’m sure you will understand. I’ll post it next Saturday, if not before. I just wanted to let you know why I’m choosing to delay the update. Please keep the Carter family in your thoughts and prayers.