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Continuing to love this
I am really enjoying this sequel. I think Teri should continue to progress in developing her personality. I love the surprise with Grace and how Teri had the last word.There is some good stuff happening off the page e.g. Lisa's romance. I think it would be interesting to see some scenes without Teri in them e.g. Gina and Grace having a talk about Grace's attraction to Teri, or Zoe and the band's adjustment to her pregnancy. One of the big strengths in the first series was your development of all the characters, not just Teri. I think you should continue to do that as the story progresses.
Very Cool
Remember the phrase, “cool beans”? All your suggestions are right on point and I love them. And they are all easy to incorporate. Thank you for taking the time to read and write. That means a lot.
Wildcat 8 dialogue
The dialogue here is crisp, and moving, and it piqued my interest to know more. I think Teri is moving to accept he's a she, Teri. She's a bit relieved to take the step. I think the readers are on board. You moved the story in a back-and-forth motion that is understandable.
I suspect more transgender girls wish they were inter-sex. It is a question they will be asking their doctors. It was interesting to hear Teri's counselor decide she needed to end the session and distance herself for the moment.
Jessie C
Jessica E. Connors
Jessica Connors
Thank you!
Thanks for the sweet compliment. It’s easy when the characters are talking in my head and I just write it down.
But my big danger is sometimes I’m missing details and need to go back and fill in the details. I think in short hand.
Intersex can’t be easy. But for me it’s a crutch and saves me from pulling back the curtains on reality. While Teri is trapped into transitioning, her incentives are external, not internal. She’s trapped in quicksand and is pulled under and over her head.
She’s assimilating. I don’t think Teri even realizes how far she’s come. I remember when Jessica, her transgender body guard, admitted she’d only wished she’d had that diagnosis when she was eighteen.
I think Teri is everybody’s Golden Retriever puppy. She’s way too easy to love.
Are we supposed to be confused about where Teri’s head is at?
So jarring to have Teri’s name and pronouns switch back and forth every few sentences. Is this intentional? Could there be a better way to delineate the mental switches that happen in mid thought?
I love these characters, I’m so happy you’re writing more Wildcats. I won’t feel like it’s complete until we see Teri’s whole life play out. No way I’m getting bored!
--grace 8-)
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Switching
Dear Grace,
Thank you for being a cheerleader. It makes me feel good to know that somebody else likes the cats!
If the switching is annoying, it’s on me. At this point in time and space, Terry should be spelled TERI and all her pronouns should be she/her. If I missed it, it’s poor proofreading. Lazy me!
A GREAT story
Just a few things. One the Phone call. Did Jenn call Teri of did Teri call her? The other thing is the mall what happened at the mall? DID Teri find any cute cloths she or should I say Jenn thought were perfect for Teri? With Zoe bring pregnant how does this affect the Wild Cats? It's not an issue right now but it will in a few months. And how about the other 3 girls do they wind up pregnant too? As for Teri after this tour maybe she & Lisa can have some true sister bonding time & Teri can actually talk to her sister about what she is scared of & makes the decision after their long talk & after talking with Grace and Jenn Teri decided to become fully a girl and have the
operation. This will side track touring for a while, but while recovering new songs can be written and improved upon by the others.
Love Samantha Renée Heart.
I skip over stuff
Dear Samantha,
I skip over stuff. Sometimes, you'll have to fill in the holes I left behind. But keep on asking because you are right: I'm not doing a service to my readers by confusing them.
Zoe and her pregnancy - it shouldn't affect the band or the tour. The baby will happen around Christmas and Zoe is in good shape. So it should go well. I don't know if Zoe will trigger a Wildcat baby boom
And you'll have to wait until Teri decides what she wants. She has time a lot of time to decide at eighteen years old.
On board
I think it's perfectly well timed for Teri to make the switch. There's been a lot of growth for our poor Wildcat and she's finally starting to realize her life isn't ending just evolving and it's a happy change!
Totally
You said it. But it’s gonna be two steps forward and one step sideways