Some Q&A

It's been a bit since my last chapter. Been busy, but i thought i might write some answers to any questions that may be coming up.

Q1. Will you be continuing the story soon?
Until i finish my HSC - i promise. I have all these ideas for part two and who can leave dear Oliver and Belinda hanging??

Q2. Will you reveal the contents of Diana's letter?
I know it sounds irritating, but all i can say is that that's for me to know and you to find out.

Q3. Has any of the guesses you've heard for where Oliver's gone been right yet?
Thankfully, no. That shows how - hopefully - unpredictable it's gonna be.

Q4. Where's the Beauty and the Beast connections in Part One?
There's a few:
*We have the outer beauty of Belinda and the 'beast' of Oliver
*The inner beauty of Oliver as he changes the inner 'beast', Belinda due to being thrown together due to circumstances
*Our sidekick and plump man, Winston is a shadow of Cogsworth
*Oliver's anger issues are similar to the beast
*handsome men chasing Belinda...guess who's the handsome man? And egoistic?
I know there's not much, but it's just a loose relation. I like writing stories with a shade of fairytale but really, breaking conventions and embedded in reality. Why? Because there's such things as happy endings in reality too.

Q5. Where'd you get your idea for Vraie Beaute?
Strangely enough, doing my maths revision during my half yearly exams. I was sitting there, paining over having finished Welcome to Reality and knew i needed another fairytale reality to satisfy me. I thought of Beauty and the Beast and the story just kind of went crazy from there. I think i still have the paper i scribbled on...somewhere...
Funnily, Oliver came as the first character to mind. In my eyes, he's kind of the protagonist of the story - not that i don't love Belinda too.

Q6. Who do YOU connect most to in VB?
Oliver. Simple as that. Oliver, in many ways, is a reflection of myself. His cynical, deep way of thinking, as well as his paranoia at people around him being hurt. His obsession with inner beauty and with rich people lording it over the poor is also some reflexion of my own beliefs. But before i sound TOO guyish due to my being like Oliver (or Ollie being like me), he's also written as the guy i dream of meeting and falling in love with. Handsome yet unknowing, smart, deep, a little sarcastic and cynical, hardworking and brave yet emotional.

I know - i sound like i'm in love with him =P

Q7. So what's next with VB?
Part two teaser i will write after exams finish - first week of July. Stay tuned for that! i have ideas fresh in mind!!

Q8. Any stories other than VB in mind?
Definitely - i have a story i hope is publisher worthy. We'll have to wait and see.

I hope this was helpful or at least informative =)