Today I bring you a new chapter of Revelations! There are some *gasp* revelations in this chapter, so be sure to go check that out!

I also went through and cleaned up some of the pages on the site, moved some of the stories around, etc. I’ll be updating my reading list as soon as I get to make sense of what I’m planning to read and when. I actually have time to read now, so yay! I’ll also be putting up a new layout for the site later today, so come back to check that out as well!

My story for The Spark Inside is today’s story, so that will be up some time today. It’s called Echoes Of My Life, and I’ll have a page for it that I’ll put up after the TSI season is all over. Please go read it and comment on it there!

I plan on starting to work on You Irritate Me as soon as I’m finished with Revelations. I feel the need to approach/tackle one project at a time right now so I don’t get so overwhelmed. But I will write that story and am looking forward to it!

Thanks so much to Brittney, Hayley, and Madeline for leaving me love after the last update! You guys are great!

-Nat

I HAVE AN UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chapter 14 of Revelations has now been posted. I’m not even going to say anything else other than that, I’m back (and it’s so good to be back)!!!!

-Nat

I don’t have any chapters for you yet, but I did want to check in to let you (those of you who still bother to check this thing. If you do, you’re wonderful, by the way) know what was up with my super-extended hiatus.

At first it was writer’s block to the extreme. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to write, but I would just open my Word documents and stare at them, not knowing what to do. My own “personal relationship” with the Hanson brothers was rocky this spring to say the least. And sadly, that has had an impact on my ability to write Hanfic.

That being said, I have a real dedication to finishing both Revelations and Fine, Fine Line and will do so, I swear. But not until this summer. My first year at this job has been infinitely more draining and time-consuming than I had ever imagined. Just ask Becca. I can hardly even stay up until 10 to have a decent conversation, let alone write regularly and effectively.

So, I will be back and those two stories will get finished. I hope that some of you are patient enough to wait it out with me, because I have thoroughly enjoyed your feedback and support throughout the last year or so.

Natalie

I really don’t know what to say. I never thought that a time would come when I would actually do this, but I have to. I don’t like being unreliable, making you all wait far too long for updates. I don’t even have a good excuse. Nothing in my life has really changed. I’m not more busy or more stressed, I’m just feeling a lack of inspiration of late. I thought that the Winter Slump would help, but it did for a week, but I just keep opening Word documents and staring at them blankly. Words just haven’t been coming easy to me in the projects I’ve been working on. This isn’t goodbye for forever. I have every intention of finishing all three of the stories that I’m currently writing. But, I do have to take a break. I want to take my time, get some chapters bulked up so I don’t feel pressured to finish a chapter Sunday morning so I can post it Sunday night. What once felt liberating and freeing currently feels constricting. I have full hope that my inspiration and enthusiasm will return, but for now, I just need to step back before I get burnt out for good. I hope that everyone understands and that you’ll all come back when I return with regular updates.

I do have a chapter of Revelations that I’m posting today, so those of you who’ve been reading it, Chapter 13 is now up. It’s pretty intense, but some good things get resolved, so I hope you enjoy it. And, thank you so much to those of you who signed the guestbook for the last update. I really appreciate it so much.

For now,
Nat

I come bearing three brand  new chapters today! Chapter 12 of Revelations has now been posted, as has Chapter 8 of Fine, Fine Line. Some pretty big stuff happens in both of these chapters, so be prepared!

Now, I know that I said I wasn’t planning on writing You Irritate Me for quite awhile, but an opportunity to start it has presented itself. Over at the JSOR boards, I brought up how everyone seemed to be in somewhat of a winter writing slump, and one of the users suggested something called “Fix the Winter Slump!” where those of us who are participating are giving each other private feedback on the story we’ve chosen to work on. I could have kept this story quiet until this little challenge was over, but decided to post what I’m working on as a sort of preview. Based on the feedback I get, I might be doing some rewriting, but please go take a look at it. I’m not planning on changing the plot, so let me know what you think of what’s up so far. I had an absolute BLAST making the new layout for it (with a little help from Brittney lol) and I’m really excited to write this story.

Thank you so much to Brittney for signing the guestbook after the last update!

-Nat

Well, I’m finally back with an update! I’d really wanted to give you guys a new chapter of both Revelations and Fine, Fine Line, but only have one of Revelations ready to go. But, Chapter 11 is up, so please go check it out! It’s a long one and I really apologize for the long wait, Revelations readers!

I’m trying to get Revelations wrapped up because I can’t WAIT to start working on You Irritate Me regularly. I keep getting ideas for it and I’m so excited, but no chapters of that will be posted until after Revelations is finished. I have too many irons in the fire already! There’s a new story on the “Coming Soon” page called Starter in case you’re curious about a story I’ll probably write this spring or summer.

I have to say an enormous thank-you to everyone who voted for my stories at the Fool’s Banquet Awards! I won six in total and I’m so excited about it! Here’s how it all wound up:

Winner
Bad Solution (Best Plot Twist)- Damn It
Take My Time (Best Opening Scene)- Revelations
Devil’s Nachos (Best Line/Quote)- Revelations, Chapter 9

Runner-Up
My Favorite Shoes (Best Hanson Brother)- Zac in Damn It
People Want to Be Us (Best Couple)- Zac & Esme in Damn It
One More Day (Best Sequel)- Fine, Fine Line

I was so happy to see that several of my stories won awards. I’m really thankful to those of you who voted for me! I promise to keep writing in return!

Thanks to Katie, Mrs. Zac Hanson (::cough::Becca::cough::), Becky, and Tracy for signing the guestbook!

-Nat

Merry Whatever-Holiday-You-Celebrate! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. I personally can’t wait for New Year’s Eve, my favorite holiday of the year. Yay!

Chapter Seven of Fine, Fine Line is now posted! I was so happy to see how many people came back to read FFL after its looooong hiatus! It’s really wonderful to read the comments and have the support, honestly.

Chapter Thirteen of Where I Belong was posted on last Saturday by Becca, so check that out and let us know what you think as well!

There are a few days left to vote at the Fool’s Banquet Awards! Be sure to go vote for your favorite stories from this year! There are a lot of great stories nominated, so go check it out and put in your two cents!

Thanks again (SO MUCH) to Diana, Becky, Becca, Katie, Daiana, Mel, Alissa, and Kristy for signing the guestbook. You guys are amazing!!

-Nat

It’s the return of Cameron! I’m so excited to post a new chapter of Fine, Fine Line tonight! It’s an intense chapter, but I’m just so glad to be writing her story again! Enjoy!

Becca will be posting Chapter 12 of Where I Belong later this evening, so look at that as well! I’m still working on Revelations, but don’t have an update of that at this moment. I put up a new layout for Damn It, which has a link to it’s follow-up story for Becca’s 25 Days Of Christmas. I think it’s a nice layout and I’ll probably leave that as it is from now on. I just thought that it deserved a nice layout now that it’s all finished and will be doing one for Tumbling Down sometime in the near future as well.

Also, nominations at the Fool’s Banquet Awards close tonight, so get in your last minute nominations and thanks again to whoever nominated my stories for all of those categories! It’s impossible for me to express how much I appreciate all of the support!

From now on, I’ll be updating the site once a week on either Saturday or Sunday. It’s my hope that by doing this, people will know when to check in to see if a new chapter of anything has been added. There will be obvious random exceptions, but for the most part, check in on the weekends now for updates.

Thanks to Brittney for signing the guestbook! Please let me know what you think of this new chapter of FFL! I’m dying to know what you guys think!

-Nat

Soooo! I wrote a continuation of Damn It for Becca’s 25 Days Of Christmas!! And, it’s my day for posting, so it’s up now! Go check that out! You’ll get a little glimpse into Zac and Esme’s future. Please check it out if you were a fan of the story. I hope it will sate you all since I’m not writing a sequel lol.

I also just posted Chapter 10 of Revelations, so if you’re following that story, please go check that out! Chapter 11 of Where I Belong was posted on Saturday as well.

I’m hoping to have an update of Fine, Fine Line for next week, so look forward to that! I want to get back into this story so badly and I can’t wait to start writing Cam again. I’ve missed her.

In some super exciting news, my stories have gotten a bunch of nominations at Brittney’s Fool’s Banquet Awards! Thanks so much to whoever nominated me! Nominations are still going on for about another week or so, so go see if your favorite stories from this year have been nominated and if they haven’t, fill out a nomination form and make sure they get on the ballot! There are some wonderful stories nominated already, so go take a peek.

Thanks so much to Brittney, Hayley, Cindy, Amber, and Diana for signing the guestbook!

-Nat

I didn’t win NaNo. But, I did get halfway there, which, considering the fact that I lost almost two weeks of writing time due to holiday and work obligations, I’m not too horribly disappointed with myself. I got halfway done with the word count and halfway done with the story. So yes, Chapter 9 of Revelations is now posted. It’s a long chapter, but something pretty important happens in it, so please let me know what you think!

I know that some people probably have a problem with this story based on its content, and I understand that. But if you’d just give it a chance, I think you’ll see that it’s not a slash story. I’m trying my very hardest to make it much more than that, and to make it as funny as possible. Because let’s be honest… I love writing comedies. I guess I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s been giving this story a chance during NaNo and I hope that you’ll keep up with it now that updates of it might not be so frequent.

Well, now that NaNo is officially over, I’m going to keep working on Revelations but will also start working on Fine, Fine Line again. In celebration of that fact, I made a few layout for FFL and put it up, so go check that out. No promises as to when the next chapter of that will be posted, but hopefully soon!

Thanks so much to Brittney for signing the guestbook!

-Nat