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| The Path Less Traveled by DizzyB |
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| jl1980 | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 06/03/2006 10:23 am |
i wonder what's gonna happen next...please don't have abandoned this story, it's really awesome...i want to see buffy earn back her relationships, and see what happens to dawn and spike's new group...awesome story  |
| Actually, I'm working on the next chapter currently. I lost my muse for a bit there and have just found her again. I have the story mapped out into the full eight sections...it's just a matter of getting the words together at this point. But I have definitely not abandoned this tale. Hope to have the next section up soon. Thanks again for your generous reviews! |
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| redwulf50 | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 05/15/2006 08:38 pm |
still lovin this fic and would love more of it  |
| I'm actually working on the next section now. Lost my muse for a bit. Knew where I wanted it to go, but couldn't seem to find the flow. Spent most of that time working on The Kindred Series instead. But I have NOT forgotten this story. And I thank you for asking about it. Appreciate your input and thoughts. Hope to have the next section up soon. |
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| Richard | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 03/23/2006 05:41 am |
This setup is absolutely BRILLIANT. There is nothing wrong with it at all. Dawn is completely right to make Buffy take responsibility for her own actions.
As for the notion that Buffy was "just following orders", if this didn't work as an excuse at the Nuremberg tribunals, it must surely be considered ludicrous in Buffy's case. |
| Thank You for this very generous review. It's most gratifying to have your work referred to as "brilliant" - particularly by a reviewer who doesn't mince words. Hope that you continue to enjoy this story as it progresses. |
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| MarzBar | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 12/27/2005 07:38 am |
| I am loving this yarn. Still think Dawn is a whiny bitch who doesn't get that everybody else told Buffy who to like and how to behave, especially after they brought her back from heaven. I agree that Buffy needs some bitch slapping but I think Spike should be the one to do it, not Dawn. More story please. |
| I think it's safe to say that both Buffy and Dawn still have a lot of growing up to do. Thank you for taking the time to comment on my tale thus far. Hope you continue to enjoy as the story progresses. |
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| LindaM | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 12/27/2005 03:48 am |
| I'd read the first parts elsewhere and am thrilled to see it continued here. I love absolutely everything about this story. It's the best possible sequence of events after 'Deadthings' which is when that relationship should have ended. I love the Spike and Dawn. I love Dawn going after Spike. That's the clever girl we saw in Season 5. I love that they have taken in Wesley and Faith. And their new life and business together. I love the Spike and Angel bonding because that's the only way you can make me like Angel.
And I love how Buffy has gotten better and made friends with Anya the vengeance demon. I've come to the conclusion that Xander, Willow and Buffy were bad for each other. At least, as long as they insist on excluding others.
And the details like Buffy and the phone calls, Faith and the doors, Anya and the magazines, etc. are wonderful.
I just love it. And that's saying a lot because I've been leaning towards Spaith as my OTP and you could have done that here, but didn't.
Part III was kind of hard to read through all the tears though. |
| Thank you so much for taking the time to respond and for going into such expressive detail. I enjoy writing this story, but it's taxing at times. I will confess to shedding a few tears when writing Section III. I have the rest of this story mapped out already, and I hope to have the next part up soon. Thanks again for the compliments! |
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| jane | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 12/26/2005 12:22 pm |
| I am really chuffed to see you've started on the next part of this fic. I absolutely love it, no ifs no buts no maybes it's brilliant. I do feel sorry for Buffy, I know she's screwed up in the past, but so have all the others. It can't be even a year since she had to dig her way out of her own grave and had the weight of the world dumped back on her shoulders. I think most people would have ended up in a looney bin, Buffy didn't even get counselling. For all her new found maturity Dawn's still a little girl deep down. I can't wait for more. |
| Wow! I don't know that anyone has ever referred to my writing as brilliant before. I was on a cloud all day after reading that. Thank You! And you totally got to the heart of the matter with Dawn. Yay. I'm working on the next section and actually have the rest of the story mapped out. With all this enthusiasm, I'm going to work hard to live up to expectations. Thanks again for taking the time to respond. |
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| Max | Section III - Understanding Character Motivation | 12/26/2005 06:25 am |
| Very interesting - I wonder what all Spike has to do?
I'm glad you didn't go do the mushy big reunion where everything is immediately forgiven and forgotten that tends to happen in post mid-S6 Spuffy stories - I HATE it when authors do that because it's so unrealistic and well basically juvenile (it's just missing the fairy tale "and they all lived happily ever after"). After the S6 affair took an extremely dark turn for the worse with the blatent use and abuse and explosive ending, there was a ton of crap that Buffy and Spike would have had to work through for any real relationship between them to work out, realistically speaking. Along those lines, I absolutely hated the whole 'Angel is my soulmate crap' because the entire Buffy/Angel relationship is so damn childish - that relationship had no real or solid basis, it was hormones and and fairy-tale crap where they got it in their head that they were right for each other and NEVER grew out of it. Hell, those two didn't even really know each other - Buffy ignored a HUGE part of Angel as well as his entire past (his time as a human included) meanwhile, Angel had her up on this pedestal and the entire relationship was on his terms and his only and Buffy just went along with it in her own little world cause he's her "soul-mate" (kinda strange for a show that promoted "girl-power" isn't it?). Is it any wonder why Angelus was so insane and obsessed with hurting and killing Buffy in BtVS S2 and not so much in AtS S4 when he no longer had to deal with that realtionship? He was still pure evil and hated Buffy but there was a distinct difference between the two times Angelus emerged. One would think that he would have at least made some effort to hurt Buffy given his actions the first time around and the fact she SENT HIM TO HELL - but no, even with Buffy sending him to hell, Angelus was still more concerned about hurting the LA gang instead of running off to torture Buffy. Was I the only one who noticed that particular point? |
| Just logged on and saw the reviews. Max, thank you for taking the time to respond to each section! I totally agree with you on the Angel/Buffy "soulmate" bit. Give me a break, please! Those two deluded themselves and everyone else - including many fans of the show - into thinking theirs was a true and forever love, when it was more like an obsession you never quite shake. Move on, already, and get on with your life or unlife as the case may be.
Anyway, thank you for the enthusiasm on this story. I've got two works in progress currently and this one is much harder to write. Making sure you're in the right voice for each character and that the story is progressing is a lot of work. Sometimes I have a point I'm working on and I suddenly realize that the wrong character is making it and have to totally change gears. Had I known how involved it would be, I don't know that I ever would have started it. I'm glad I did, but it's a labor of love. I do have the rest of the story mapped out and am currently working on the next section. Will try to have it up as soon as possible. It's a shame that work and life get in the way, ya know. |
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| jl1980 | Section II - Backdrops & Props | 06/03/2006 10:10 am |
| whoa...now joyce entering the picture...another excellent chapter, very engaging and moving ... love every last bit of it...standing out to me is anya's and buffy's friendship...awesome and incredible! great chapter |
| I always thought Anya and Buffy should be friends. They're both strong women and should have connected at that level long ago. Thanks for the review! |
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| Max | Section II - Backdrops & Props | 12/25/2005 09:41 pm |
That's one hell of a cliffhanger there > |
| Hopefully the next chapters will leave you wanting also. If not, then I'm obviously not doing my job. Thanks for taking the time to review. |
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| jl1980 | Section I - Setting the Stage | 06/03/2006 09:59 am |
| i love this...i love the idea of dawn and spike and wes and their business...i love your characterizations here they are flawless, and the emotion you write into them is heart-wrenchingly real...i really have no words to express how deeply this story touches me...off to read more |
| Thank you so much for the kind review. This story is near and dear to my heart in more ways than one. I'm glad that it has affected you so, and thanks again for taking the time to comment. |
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| redwulf50 | Section I - Setting the Stage | 12/25/2005 04:45 pm |
| OH yeah was reading this over at the Crypt, the story freakin rocks More soon?? |
| Thank you very much, redwulf50. I happen to think your stuff is pretty tight. Time Tossed is one of my faves and Love Lost is a great companion piece so far. I do have the rest of The Path Less Traveled mapped out already. If life would just calm down and let me have the time I need to do everything, it would be nice. Hope to have the next part up soon. |
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| Max | Section I - Setting the Stage | 12/25/2005 04:04 pm |
| This is really good - Spike's also acting alot more realistic than on the show by leaving when he did instead of staying in SD. |
| Can we say co-dependent regarding his actions on the show? Give us all a break, stand up for yourself, and get the hell out of an abusive relationship while you can still walk. As you may have guessed, I have rather strong feelings on that subject regardless of the kind of abuse taking place. Making that one choice to walk away is the reason any abused person can have a better life. Thanks for taking the time to comment on Spike's actions in this story. |
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