I was re-reading (For the umpthteen time) Ellen Hayes site of Tucker stories again tonight, and realized that it her last note was posted on Sept. 12 2013. (That's 4 years ago yesterday for the math impaired).
I would hope that Ellen would someday (Real soon, PLEASE!) choose to continue the story.
I really miss the adventures, and would really like to see how it ends.
Ellen, if you read this, YOU ARE MISSED!
If she is unable to continue, possibly one of the other, good, literate authors who has her sense of writing style and vocabulary could continue the saga, with her permission.
I am only aware of one more recent fan story about Tuck. If there are more, I'd appreciate knowing where I can find them.
Lynna
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Hayes
Has anyone heard from her recently?
-- Daphne Xu (a page of contents)
Tuck
I can only join your hopes. Unfortunately, I believe that Ellen is no longer writing or reachable. We can only hope and pray that she is doing well personally. She seemed to.be struggling with depression (though I hope that I am mistaken).
There are some other authors that you may enjoy reading with a similar serial approach. Maddy Bell's "Gaby" serials is the one I would recommend the most for any fan of the Tuck saga. Between here at BCTS; her own website; and additional works on Amazon... her rich Gaby series includes some 21 books (and still counting).
If you've not tried them, or might even be daunted by the sheer volume, don't be. You will find yourself longing for more soon enough. Fortunately for us, Maddy is still wrong more.
Hugs,
Stacy
PS I am not Maddy's publicist or connected with her in any way... other than in being a very jealous (of her writing) fan!
Tuck stories are like Gaby stories? Cool!
Maddy Bell's "Gaby" serials are absolutely awesome. Now I so want to read the Tuck saga. I did a little googling and this is what I found.
The Tuck saga is set in the Bikini Beach universe. (This universe revolves around a water park built for women. Any men who show up get turned into women.) The most useful looking links I found are the following:
E Hayes Tuck stories: http://www.barkingduck.net/ehayes/
Tuck by Ellen Hayes: https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/tg-universes-series/tuck-elle...
A Tuck story in the Bikini Beach Universe: https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/65691/bikini-beach-al...
Woo hoo! Thank you so much for introducing me to Tuck.
I'm sorry to inform you...
The "Tucker" stories do not take place in the "Bikini Beach" universe. There is a story that is Fan Fiction written in that universe but I don't think Ellen had much to do with it. It is a worth while story arc to read along with the may Fan Fics written in other universes.
Read her "notes" to follow what went sideways in her life. I also miss her and her talents as a writer but I don't see her taking the story back up, but I hope I'm wrong (PLEASE prove me wrong girl).
I'm in no way an authority on Ellen so take what I post with a sit of salt and explore what is left of the site for yourself.
Huggles,
Winnie
All Tucked Up
"All Tucked Up" was apparently written by Ellen Hayes as fanfic of both her own Tucker stories and BB. It's not part of either canon, although it's set somewhere in a "Seasons" alternate Tuck canon.
-- Daphne Xu (a page of contents)
If someone had not yet read Tuck, be advsed: it is much darker.
And it is hard to compare directly. About once a year I reread both of them...
But those stories are extremely different. And I think Gaby in latest stories is somwhere close to the age where Tuck story started. (so, I'm afraid we will get a helping of teenage angst from Gaby some time soon. Especially as she is almost German now...)
Tuck Like Gaby?
From what I've read, Gaby was motivated by Tuck. Either because Ellen Hayes kept firm control over her own characters, or because she had disappeared and stopped writing. I think it was the former, and that Ellen stopped later.
-- Daphne Xu (a page of contents)
It is especially frustrating, that...
... Ellen done her disappearing act after promising new chapter very soon and me making a donation to speed up the process... Or was it a donation from Russia that done her?... (I hope that it is a joke...)
Anyway, it is very sad that she just vanished... Hope she is OK... (And will just drop a line that after so many years she has better things to do...)
And TuckerSpawn on Fictioneer is no longer preeent... And with TuckerSpawn a lot of brilliant fan fiction stories vanished...
Tuck
I agree she should continue, she is such a good writer that tuck helped keep me alive several times when I was thinking about suicide by immersing me in the story
hugs :)
Michelle SidheElf Amaianna
Thank You Ellen!
Regardless whether she will continue the Tuck stories or not I, and I'm sure many others here, owe her a big Thank You for what she has given us.