First Slash Story Completed

It's a bitter sweet moment to reach the end.  I had initially started writing this story because I was simply experimenting with this writing style.  I have been a fan of slash for a while, and I kept running into stories that were abandoned or took forever in between updates.  (What can I say, I'm needy) Anyway, I read so many stories, a few of which were really good and many that...weren't as appealing.  So, I came to the conclusion that I would try my hand at writing my own slash.

It didn't take long to come up with the general concept for And Then I Met Him: boy looking for love, finding it in the strangest of places.  When I started writing, I figured it would be a good hobby, only lasting about twelve chapters.  It ended up ballooning to nearly forty chapters, 120,000+ words.  Yikes.

Well, it was a great experience, and I received so much positive feedback that I'm eager to try writing another story.  Hopefully, it will be equally captivating.

I admit, I'm a little relieved that this story is finally over.  It was amazing to write, truly.  I never really hit any major roadblocks, and I always seemed to know exactly where I wanted the story to go.  That being said, I knew that if I really wanted to, I could expand the story world so much, it would never end.  I admit pulling back the reins every once in a while so that I wouldn't deviate too far from central story line.  No matter how much I wanted to explore other characters and situations, I tried my hardest to keep things simple.

Perhaps it's not the best strategy for writing, but I think its suitable for my type of prose. After all, I rarely look back to revise my work, mostly just perform a quick edit right before publishing. (another poor practice)

So, anyway, that's that.  I'm a little sad, a little relieved, and a little excited about what comes next.  I'm probably going to write several first chapters for entirely different stories.  I'll use that to decided which one to focus on.  Don't know if I'll make them public or keep them all to myself.  It sounds cruel, but I just don't want to get anyone's hopes up.  I don't think I can juggle multiple projects.  Not with my work schedule.  And I really don't want to be the type of author that seems to rarely update because he or she has so many stories out at once.  Like I said before, I like to keep things simple.

L