Yes, the plot of the case was probably the hardest part of this... it was really a struggle and I'm thrilled that it's being received well. I was afraid it was going to turn out really super-lame.
The back/forth thing was quite deliberate, but it did work out a little more elegant than I'd anticipated - I love it when the story surprises me and the transitions create echoes and callbacks that wind up connecting the two halves and giving them better cohesion than I could have planned.
And YAY that you liked Beverly! For some reason I was really anxious to introduce a female love interest - and for John, especially! I've found that the John fans tend to be as fiercely protective of his devotion to Mary as Dean. But it was important to me that we learn that even John needed to be close to someone sometime...even if he was ultimately too broken to make it work.
LOL - the epilogue was originally the *beginning* of a whole other version of Beverly - before she underwent a major change to represent this character and time in the Winchesters' lives. But it's again, one of those happy accidents.
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Date: 2008-06-30 01:20 am (UTC)Yes, the plot of the case was probably the hardest part of this... it was really a struggle and I'm thrilled that it's being received well. I was afraid it was going to turn out really super-lame.
The back/forth thing was quite deliberate, but it did work out a little more elegant than I'd anticipated - I love it when the story surprises me and the transitions create echoes and callbacks that wind up connecting the two halves and giving them better cohesion than I could have planned.
And YAY that you liked Beverly! For some reason I was really anxious to introduce a female love interest - and for John, especially! I've found that the John fans tend to be as fiercely protective of his devotion to Mary as Dean. But it was important to me that we learn that even John needed to be close to someone sometime...even if he was ultimately too broken to make it work.
LOL - the epilogue was originally the *beginning* of a whole other version of Beverly - before she underwent a major change to represent this character and time in the Winchesters' lives. But it's again, one of those happy accidents.
So glad you enjoyed! Thanks for reviewing.