Chapter 40 of A Heart That Isn’t Mine is up! I must admit, I had so much fun writing this chapter. It was a challenge to research for and write, but I’m really happy with how it turned out. It’s one of my favorites. You’ll be glad it’s not the last chapter when you read it, though. Don’t worry, there are ten more coming to finish the story, and I promise not to leave you hanging at the end. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Saoirse Reign!
One of my accomplishments this week was learning how to spell (and pronounce) “Saoirse” correctly on the first try. Thanks for providing me with the motivation needed to perfect this skill, Nick and Lauren!
A Heart That Isn’t Mine has been updated with Chapter 39! This would have been the second to last chapter, but I did some reorganizing of chapter breakdowns and am now planning on there being another full, ten-chapter part (Part V), so the story should end with Chapter 50. I’m on 46 now, so you can expect the regular weekly updates to continue for at least a couple more months. Thanks for the feedback, as always!
Don’t leave me hangin’ here forever!
The best part of a Backstreet birthday mid-week update is that you only have to wait two days for me to resolve the cliffhanger I left you on in the last chapter, instead of a whole week. Chapter 38 of A Heart That Isn’t Mine is up!
Still waiting on that baby name and pic. Come on, Nick… Lauren… People… Us Weekly… somebody! Anyone have a guess as to what her name is? I’m pretty positive it’s not “Melissa” or any spelling of the female version of “Aaron,” LOL. Beyond that, who knows. Will it be a weird celebrity baby name or something “normal”? Will they stick with a Norse mythology/Marvel character theme to complement Odin, or will it be something completely different? Post your guesses or suggestions in the comment section!
Happy birthday, Kevin!
And happy birthday (yesterday) to Baby Girl Carter! I’m so excited for Nick and Lauren, as I’m sure we all are! I know everyone just wanted them to have a healthy baby, regardless of gender, but it’s no secret that most of us were hoping for another Backstreet Girl. I can’t wait to see the first pictures and find out her name!
For those of you who are reading my current story, I have to confess that I have been privately freaking out just a little bit since finding out Lauren was pregnant again because of how closely the dates aligned with my made-up timeline for her pregnancy with baby “Arya.” Like, literally, my outline says they conceived on New Year’s Day, and I was only a week or so off. I started writing A Heart That Isn’t Mine last July, several months before their miscarriage and way before this baby was conceived, but it did cross my mind that Lauren could become pregnant again in real life while I was still writing the story… and sure enough, she did! I’m not particularly superstitious, but I have harbored some guilt over the stillbirth subplot. This is the problem with writing “real person” fanfic, especially the kind of stories I write – sometimes life imitates art just a little too closely for comfort. Killing real life Backstreet kids is the one line I will not cross in my stories, so I’m extra thrilled, relieved, and thankful that this one finally made her way safely into the world. Congratulations, Nick and Lauren!
In celebration of this wonderful day in the fandom, I’m updating early! Chapter 37 of A Heart That Isn’t Mine has been posted. I will probably still post another chapter this weekend, so stay tuned for more soon!
Quit playing games
Take a deep breath and hold on tight, guys, ’cause here it goes! Chapter 36 of A Heart That Isn’t Mine is up. We’ve reached the climax of the story, but it’s a looooooong way down…
…So far, in fact, that I’m past Chapter 40 and still not finished. So much for my plan to wrap it up nicely and neatly in four, ten-chapter parts. That will not be happening. I haven’t changed anything in my outline; it’s just taking more words than I anticipated to write what I planned. Typical. There will be a Part V, but it probably won’t be a full ten chapters… although I’m only on 41, so who knows at this point! I always seem to underestimate just how wordy I am. I hope you’ll enjoy having more chapters to look forward to. Thanks for reading and commenting – your feedback is what I look forward to after updating.