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Endings are a bitch and a half for me. I want to keep going when the story is over, or I end up just stopping, so getting this to a nice end point was difficult to say the least.
I think I got there in the end. However, as you can see the story is not over, not by a long shot. We still have to deal with what is coming. We have the Horror under the house, very similar to the monsters under the bed that most children fear. There were the beings in the Prologue… and now, we have the infinite monster that was one of H.P. Lovercraft’s largest monsters: Yog Sothoth.
Who knows how all of this will turn out?
A lot of the facts in this story are true. A Wolcott and a Huntington signed the U.S.’s Declaration of Independence but obviously their families did not unleash hell in New England. Princess Sophia was a princess of Great Britain and did not have children as I understood her life. Obviously, the White House did burn down, and President Madison thought it was a great blow to our country, so I put on my conspiratorial cap and made up a fun reason for how funding was appropriated.
Beyond that, I thought why not take some of these real life facts and mess with them a little bit to make a compelling narrative.
From the scores, it says you guys liked it. IF you enjoyed this story, please give a rating and leave a comment. I should have a personally edited version of the story up by the end of the month, but I will be editing (with an editor friend of mine and one more rewrite by me) this story a lot before next year and will re-upload it before the sequel.
After which, I plan to have written and released the sequel: The Tragedy of Dreibruch (this is a working title and may change; sorry for that).
I think of some stories as just a book or serial. This one is closer to seasons of television, so this was more about establishing our heroes in Thomas and Silas. From the scores, it is clear that most of you guys like Thomas Wilson, which I am glad. He was a hard character to craft. My intention was to make someone with integrity without becoming a caricature. Silas was an interesting character as getting people to root for an aimless millionaire can be difficult.
Regardless of how things panned out, I am glad for all that enjoyed it, and I am sorry for those that did not.
Oh! And the Verbena is Vervaine, which I decided to co-opt from The Vampire Diaries. I could not help but pay homage to a franchise that did understand how to blend the magical with the vampiric.
As always, I genuinely want to thank you all for your support.
For more of my stories, give Tales of Olympus a chance if you enjoy mythological tellings.
If nothing else, here’s hoping to see you guys for the The Coup continuing next month or The Tragedy of Dreibuch or the Fallout FanFiction I said I might be posting sometime next year.
Thank you again; rate accordingly, and I look forward to the comments and to seeing everyone on the next story.
C.S.
Heir of Wolcott Manor has an end in sight. It is my greatest hope that you all have enjoyed the story. It has been a good time for me to write and read your guys' comments. Here's hoping I can land the ending that satisfies everyone.
The Coup should pick up in the first week of next month. The Era of Man begins early next year. I am also working on a fun Fallout fan fiction for some time of next year, but we will see. These suckers take a long time to write, edit, tweak, and feel good about. And truth be told, a dear confidante and friend left my life, and they helped make these stories much easier to write, so please bear with me if I take a while to write these.
Thank you all again.
As Always,
C.S.
Hey Everyone,
I am glad everyone is enjoying Heir of Wolcott Manor.
While there are some historical truths, like Princess Sophia being a Princess of the UK, I will say that obviously I am taking liberties to make a character and narratively driven story, so that everyone comes out with more fulfilling arcs.
As we approach the third and final act, I optimistically expect you all will enjoy the conclusion.
I would also like to thank everyone for making Heir of Wolcott Manor my most successful story. If I could self-promote though, I would ask if you enjoy the writing style, depth of the story, and characters, I sincerely ask that you give Tales of Olympus a chance. If some of the tags concern you or even the length is too long, I entirely understand. However, I suggest giving it a read because all of the qualities that make Heir of Wolcott Manor so good are also there, only on Mythology rather than a period piece with supernatural horror.
If few give it a read, I entirely understand. Some of the tags can be triggering or not everyone's taste.
Regardless, thank you all, once again, for reading Heir of Wolcott Manor.
As always,
C.S.
Hey Guys, Gals, and Non-Binary Pals,
I hope everyone is enjoying the Heir of Wolcott Manor story. I want to thank you all for making me the 12th top download of the week this past seven days. It means a lot. Thank you for everyone who gave it an honest rating, whether 1 or 10 because your reactions help me improve in the future. The next chapter will be up tomorrow with Life's a Party.
With the story in full swing, I hope I can keep your attention all the way to the end.
I am looking forward to everyone's reaction to the ending.
As Always,
C.S.
Thank you everyone,
It seems Heir of Wolcott Manor was in the top 14 of most downloads this week. I want to thank every reader for that success.
If I could, I would encourage any reader that really enjoyed the Wolcott story to consider my Mythology series. While I know there are some touchy subjects that might be against the norm, I will say it is very much in line with the spirit of the mythology, and the level of writing is comparable to Wolcott.
Even if no one gives the Mythology series chance, I am beyond grateful that everyone is giving Wolcott a chance. For that, thank you immensely, and I hope the story can live up to the expectation you have encouraged me to write.
As Always,
C.S.
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