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"Sparks Fly"Written By: Fancy
Figures Hi reader You've been directed to this page because you either want to read Sparks Fly, or have come back to re-read it. It's been removed so that I can let you know what's happening in August 2008, and reassure you that it will always be available for Gundam Wing and fancyfigures' fans. (See below) Just not on this site! It's a favourite fic of mine and I'm very proud of the original plot that I developed for it. As a result, I converted it earlier this year to an original novel. That involved changing the characters, of course, and not just their names but some of their characteristics and some of the scenes. I've added over 20k extra words and another scene and many other refinements. I think that my writing has improved a great deal since I first wrote this, and although I'm very fond of it in this version, this gave me the chance to rewrite some of it. And it's been accepted for publication at Dreamspinner Press! It's due for release on August 1 2008. I'm thrilled about this, and I hope that the fans who've followed my progress in the original fiction world will be supportive. It's a big and important and exciting step for me, to reach even more readers with my story. However, it has to come down from this site. The generally accepted rules are : (i) that no more than 10% of a published work should be available for free anywhere else, which is fair enough for me and my publisher who are trying to make a career out of this, and (ii) that I shouldn't be seen to make any money out of fanfiction. I've never tried to do this, I enjoy writing fanfiction for free and for sharing, because we all love the characters. But this plot appealed so much to me that I wanted to make more of it. The new version is significantly different, I believe, but not enough to allow for the possibility that someone will read it on this site, misunderstand the background, and get aggrieved. I don't need that. So it must come down. This message is going up in July 2008, to allow any
visitors to save the fic to their own hard drives if they want to,
before it's withdrawn in August. In fact, if you have any questions at all about this, please email me - though I hope the comments will be constructive. And maybe some of you will be tempted to read the new
version too! Many thanks
'Sparks Fly' has now been removed from this site. To read 'Sparks Fly' please email Fancy Figures: fancyfigures@hotmail.com or the web mistress ShenLong: gwdeathcythe@hotmail.com and we will be happy to forward you a copy. Meanwhile, if you would like to check out some of Fancy Figures' original works, just click HERE |
