Hello guys! Wow...was it really 7 years ago that Sue and I wrote this? That seems incredibly unbelievable.
First off, I'd love to say how thrilled I am that anyone is still reading this or still cares about it or still enjoys it after 7 years. That is amazing and I'm so humbled and thank you to those that took the time to read or re-read it and/or comment. You guys are awesome and know how to give a writer lots of waffy feelings.
When I first came up with the idea for this story, I was actually watching the movie 50 First Dates, and for anyone who has watched it, it is so tragic and such a bittersweet love story. And I was thinking, how could I write this for Lois and Clark? But of course I wanted it to have a happier ending than 50 First Dates. I also wanted to bring back some good villains and characters. I love a complicated plot, so I immediately began bouncing ideas off of Sue, she and I beta read for each other back in those days. But as much as we would bounce ideas off of one another and beta for each other, we hadn't ever written anything "together". So I quickly sketched out the idea for the story and fleshed out the first few chapters and sent them to her like I always did...and she sent them back chock full of lots of good suggestions...like she always did. So I held my breath and shot her an e-mail asking her if she'd like to co-write it with me, and I was so excited when she jumped on board.
Okay, now that I have that bit of gushing out of the way, I'd like to take the time to address each of your comments personally.
It's one thing to lose some of your memories and still be able to make new ones, but to not be able to even make new memories would be torturous indeed.
She's my favorite villain to appear on the show, so any appearance from her in a story always puts a smile on my face.
I loved the fact that Scardino actually got to be a hero in this story. I'm not usually much of a fan of him, but I have to give Matrix and Sue S. credit for creating a version of the character that I actually liked a little bit.
Yes, sadly, I have a bad habit of torturing the characters, but I always put the toys back the way I found them.
She's your favorite villain to appear on the show? Hmm...I'm not sure who you're talking about. I seem to have missed something in your comments, but I'm going to guess that you're talking about Mindy. I always loved her because she pretended to be so dumb but she was so diabolical and that's a really fun character to write for. I would crack myself up writing dialog for Mindy.
Hah! Dan Scardino. I sort of had a soft spot for him and for Mayson and I've written stories about them before (even have a few unfinished ones on my laptop- ahem) Sue would be the first to tell you that I really had to twist her arm to portray him in a positive light. She loathed Dan, but by the end of the story, I think she even liked him a little...at least the way we had written him. So I'm glad you enjoyed that.
I was happy to see this story get chosen for the month's reading. I first read it when it was nominated for a Kerth award and it has been one of my favorites ever since.
The story was very clever and impossible to stop reading once I started.
Aww, I wish you could see the big goofy grin that your comment put on my face. I'm so tickled that this is one of your favorites, and I'm so happy I could be a part of writing something so compelling that it was hard for you to put down once you started it. Yay!
This story is terrific read!
It's such beautiful torture for the two of them.
It's worse than her being mad at him. Beautifully plotted!
Clark trying to figure out the best way to deal with Lois's memory loss in term of their relationship is priceless. First he's completely honest and has to suffer through their break up again. Then he tries not being so honest and that doesn't work either. Then, at her suggestion, they try giving him a second chance, when he realizes his lunkheaded mistake, but that doesn't work either.
Thankfully, it's just bad guys messing with her head. Phew!
Wonderfully plotted with gems sprinkled through-out.
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the torture...err..writing.
Yes, it is worse than her being mad at him. Clark expected her to be mad at him. He was prepared for that, he wasn't prepared for this.
I had so much fun writing Clark's different approaches to the situation, because of course Clark is going to take the honest approach in the beginning because he's Clark. But when that doesn't work, it was fun to ask, okay, what's he going to do now? And when THAT doesn't work, then what?
Yes, just bad guys messing with her head...like I said, I try to put the toys back the way I found them.
Again, thank you all so much for choosing this story this month. I'm honored and touched and nearly weepy. I've missed writing for this forum so much. Real life just got in the way too much and then I started trying my hand at writing professionally, and I just can't seem to find the time. I still have several unfinished stories that I keep saying...one day, one day. But that day hasn't come yet. Maybe it will...one day.
Thank you all! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I know Sue still writes on the boards, so I'm sure she'll run across this link (I hope she does). I had so much fun writing this with her.
-- DJ
