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"Expect Jack to be gone awhile and to go on a long journey to find a cure. That journey may lead to the shocking reveal of a long buried secret."

You better not be bringing Steve back before I am! Haha....

I'm excited to see where your stories go. I think the blogs are an excellent forum for this sort of thing and I hope that you can creatively tell and tangle exciting and intriguing stories.

I like how you said that most of your stories are going to be realistic. I hope they are character driven as well. You have a wealth of history to build from so I hope that you get the momentum that you're looking for. I'd only warn you about making too many big moves too fast since it brings with it a dizzying feeling.

If you're ever looking for pointers/brainstorming or fanfic chat, send me an IM or PM.

In the meantime, I wonder how many of our stories will intersect... sounds like your Jack story will reveal Steve... just like where mine is headed.

Good luck.

I finally read it all and it was really entertaining! This is what DAYS should be. Philip's murder is a good mystery, and the Max/Nicole/Chelsea triangle is entertaining. I can see Nicole and Chelsea getting in each other's faces.

Glad you're on board Bree. Phillip's murder will play out as the major story for the next little while but Lawrence's return will eventually grow into a major umbrella storyline. I'm putting all the peices together for what I think will be an amazing story. It will incorporate John, the mystery of Jack's coffin, Lawrence, Alex, Victor and all the dangling strings of that web. When we get to the bullseye my hope is that readers will be blown away with how i developed a great twist from organic roots.

So please stay tuned

And feel free to guess at some of the mysteries! Any guesses on who killed Phillip?

Tracy... ur first new character very intriguing... ooooooo lawrence even better. can't wai till he has scenes with jenn.

just for fun who will be the actress in your mind that is tracy??????

Tracy (or did I spell it Tracey, too lazy to read up) was not actually scene or heard on the phone, just referenced too. But I'm glad you caught that. If I could be in charge of casting, I'd picked Nancy Lee Grahn to play Tracy Roberts-Kaplan.

But a point of order is, she's not the first new character I've created. Ariel is (Eric's fiance) who we met over webcam on x-mas eve.

Lawrence's return has been one of my major plans since I started writing this spin-off. I wasn't going to bring him back this quickly but I realized that dragging out a "who is behind Marion" mystery probably wouldn't work with all the other mysteries going on, mainly: the mystery of the missing coffins, the mystery of Marlena and Lexie's kidnappings, the mystery of Alex and Victor's secret plans and the new murder mystery "who killed Phil?".

So many mysteries, I thought a "who is the mastermind" would get diluted.

I'm also trying to find a balance between non-stop emotional heartache and some happiness. The trauma over Abbey's mental breakdown and eventually being committed is definately weighing some heavy and dark emotions on the Hortons. I'm hoping that the tenderness of Shawn bonding with Claire, the sexyness of Max/Nicole/Chelsea and the "coming into her own" story with Carrie are enough to offse the heavy drama and mystery of the other main storylines. I've also tried to inject some humour, mainly using Bonnie and her New Year's eve fiasco.

But you should notice some other breadcrumbs I've dropped in the past 7 weeks of stories. Colin is alive... Eric is engaged... Steve's coffin is missing (Bo and Hope finally know that)... Kate has a never-before-seen sister... and yes, Lawrence is back.

Don't hold your breath for the eventual Lawrence/Jennifer meeting. While he will eventually be a central figure in her storyline, his re-introduction with Marlena is both non-historical and meant to be a non-event. The deep history Lawrence shares with John, Jennifer and Bo will not be forgotten but I won't go there right away. Patience!

Looks like things are shaping up.

Things have moved very fast in your version but it is fun to see how you waste no time getting right back into the over-the-top element that has worked on Days so many times. And I think in this set up it works again.

I'm interested to see how you deal with the fallout. That has been the real DAYS major flaw - it doesn't do fallout.

I personally expect you to cut the cast down considerably with the explosion and doubt that we'll see the likes of: Patrick, Shawn Sr., Bonnie, Chelsea, Phillip or maybe Roman and the other "dead weight" but that's good. I'm interested to see how it is developed. Keep it coming.

I have wanted to kill Phillip since the beginning of this story and thought about doing it at midnight on New Years but that was too soon. I like the irony of he finally getting his life back (his edge, his manhood, his Kiriakis side) only to wind up dead thanks to a betrayal from his mom and his dad's other agenda.

Who killed Phillip? I know. But all the motives will be fleshed out a bit more and then you guys can feel free to speculate.

The rest of my stories are starting to pick up speed as well... slowly but surely.

Bill is only here for one more episode when he and Mike will be leaving. I plan to tie up loose ends created by the writer (Dena Higley I think) who brought Laura back most recently. Laura mentioned at J/J's wedding she was back with Bill so I need fix that up because Bill is not staying but Laura is. So there really isn't much time to go over the particulars of their vast history.

Laura, on the other hand, might seek comfort in Roman. I'm not sure if I'm going to follow through with this or not, since Roman's role in my version of the soap is limited, same with Laura's. They'd both be recurring characters at this point.

Thanks for your continued support and interest. I pretty much uncovered the biggest hint of the story direction this week... any comments?

yaya u added cassie that is a good way to keep me readin lol. other then of course the awesomeness of this fanfic. cant wait to see umm. read which brady(s) are comin back

also u said u are writing for the brady's. are the horton's going to be a big part in your fanfic? like maybe alices other kids ? now i dont want u to spoil me but i was wondering if you'll ever mention tommy jr.?

At this point in what I have planned, there is really no room for more of Alice's children, except for special occations that I don't yet know of. But the beauty of a fanfic is you can bring back characters without contracts/coming/goings getting in the way, lol. But I should clarify, I'm not "writing for the Bradys" only. I'm writing for them all but I'm focusing some of my story at repairing the Brady's who I believe have fallen out of touch with their family roots. As the show has progressed, Caroline and Shawn's kids have had kids who are now starting to have kids. The funny thing, these kids all close to the same age because they've been "aged" by different writers at different times.

So Sami, Eric, Carrie, Cassie and Rex all share the same dad. Do they all know each other? Nope. Shawn-D doesn't know all his first cousins either. Has Roman ever shared a scene with his adopted brothers? Ever? I'm not sure. But even if they have, I'm going to spend some time re-orientating this family so they they actually know each other. So that they've spent time together. For instance, Cassie and Carrie getting to know each other, Caroline and Sami baking Christmas goodies... these are day-to-day things that family members do when they are home for the holidays but not going on with their personal lives. Since it is the Christmas season, I will spend Christmas Day with the Bradys. Of course, this includes all the Bradys I can find (and some surprise guests from off canvas).

But as for Tommy Jr., he doesn't quite fit the direction of the show and his too far removed from the current cast. You should be excited that Bill is back for a brief appearance (I'd have him played by Kale Browne, ex Sam OLTL ex Michael, AW). Bill will make more appearances next week as he tries to comfort Jennifer and shares a scene with Lucas.

man this is sooooooooo much better then any other soap on tv now. it is really good i like it all. i really like that u have phillip wanting to leave. is it for real??????

Phillip is committed to leaving Belle and taking Claire with him. He realizes that he's a war hero and a an heir to a pretty important dyansty. He doesn't have to put up with Belle's indecisions and her dramatic bullshit. Finding that the she doesn't love him put him on the edge but seeing Abbey and hearing her go crazy struck a cord. Phillip isn't living the life that he can be or that he should be living. He is a powerful, arrogant and potentially influential young man. But he loves his daughter and likes himself as a father. So he'll walk his own path now and abandon Belle. If Belle loved him then he wouldn't leave, but she doesn't and he's not going to stick around and tend to her just for the sake of Claire. Claire will have a great life as a Kiriakis.

But wait until he tells his mother this, who is the only one who knows that Phillip has no legal right to take Claire away from his mother. Phillip isn't Claire's daddy...

I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. I'm trying to show what motivates the characters. For a long time the show has been in a state of lethargy and the characters just act complacent. Jack's funeral will act as the spark the ignites the fire in many of the characters - Lucas, Sami, Phillip, Marlena, Bo, Hope, Laura, Jennifer, Carrie, etc... so that they're not just walking pods anymore.

I'm also trying to resolve something has bugged me for years. The Brady family has grown in so many split directions each time a new writer comes on board and they've never once awknowledged just how big the family has gotten. Carrie's return and Caroline's feelings for Victor will act as focal point for the re-orientation of the Brady clan.

I've also dropped a few hints/clues as to where the stories are going. So here's a big spoiler for you: the two main stories - Marlena's kidnapping/memory return and the disapearence of Jack's coffin will eventually converge into the same storyline that will rock the foundations of nearly everyone in Salem. Have any idea where this is headed?

I was aware that Frankie is Carrie's uncle but I thought they were never on the show at the same time. My intention with their meeting was to show how there are so many family members (like Carrie and Rex) who have never bet each other... I didn't realize that they had met and she once had a crush on him.

Thanks for letting me... I'll go back and edit it to clarify first meeting in along time. I'm not planning to link them romantically so no worries there

I'm testing to see how comments/replies work.

But last night's Episode of LOST rocked!