Follow What You Feel Inside (by Jen) - comments

[HighwayUnicorn]

Good idea that you posted it on the forum.

I loved this one & thought it was beautifully written.

Well done Jen.

Amazing work.

Love Carina xxx

[Barbara]

I miss Lucas and Mattie.

On one hand, I'm sad they didn't get together at the end; on the other hand, I understand why they both stopped when they did. They both have their lives and a new partner (unless Mattie isn't with Ric anymore?) and they don't even live on the same continent. I love how they met in the airport even though neither of them was expecting to bump into the other one.

It looks like Lucas found his inspiration again, which is great. I guess Mattie will always be his muse.

That was really well-written. Great one-shot!

[Red Ranger 1]

Opinion hasn't really change since I reviewed this for the contest.I like the way you handled Lucas and Matilda and I could believe they still had residual feelings for each other.They did seem a bit quick to hook up in a hotel room and I wasn't sure how far you were going to take it but I am glad they stopped and seemed to get a sense of closure.

Lucas is dating someone from the Disney Channel?Now I feel like a cultural ignoramus...

[Jen]

I miss Lucas and Mattie.

On one hand, I'm sad they didn't get together at the end; on the other hand, I understand why they both stopped when they did. They both have their lives and a new partner (unless Mattie isn't with Ric anymore?) and they don't even live on the same continent. I love how they met in the airport even though neither of them was expecting to bump into the other one.

It looks like Lucas found his inspiration again, which is great. I guess Mattie will always be his muse.

That was really well-written. Great one-shot!

I totally thought about writing them getting back together, years down the track, but I don't know. It seems for final this way. As for Mattie/Ric I was kind of non-descript, purely because I don't know. I hadn't figured out whether Mattie was still with him or not. I think in the back of my mind they had broken up at some point, but never wrote it down.

Mattie is Lucas' inspiration for great portion of what he writers, if only for a point of comparison. What he had vs. What he has now. (Have I thought about this too much?) I hoped that him just running into her was enough to get him thinking about that, and change, and how awesome he has it.

Opinion hasn't really change since I reviewed this for the contest.I like the way you handled Lucas and Matilda and I could believe they still had residual feelings for each other.They did seem a bit quick to hook up in a hotel room and I wasn't sure how far you were going to take it but I am glad they stopped and seemed to get a sense of closure.

Lucas is dating someone from the Disney Channel?Now I feel like a cultural ignoramus...

Thank you for the review Red Ranger. I agree about the quick hook-up, but because it was a one-shot I didn't have time for long-winded development.

Disney Channel isn't exactly culture. It's more me be lazy and not wanting to create a new character. Selena is therefore based on a cross between Selena Gomez and Alex Russo (the character she plays in Wizards of Waverly Place). I just think she's kind of awesome in that she's a bit of a rebel on the show, and a total sweetheart in real life.

And thank you Carina for your encouraging words too.

[Red Ranger 1]

Disney Channel isn't exactly culture. It's more me be lazy and not wanting to create a new character. Selena is therefore based on a cross between Selena Gomez and Alex Russo (the character she plays in Wizards of Waverly Place). I just think she's kind of awesome in that she's a bit of a rebel on the show, and a total sweetheart in real life.

I don't think it's lazy really, it can help sometimes to have a clear image in your mind for a character.