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Reverb: Epilogue
Reverb is finished.
I completed and posted the Epilogue last week; I also did a very minor revision to the end of what used to be Chapter 15, the last chapter. Chapter 15 is now chapters 15 and 16, because the friggin' thing really was waay too long to be a single chapter.
For those who dislike WIPs and are eyeing me askance, muttering 'you said it was finished last time!!': nothing significant happened in the Epilogue; the plot really did wind up in the final chapter. The epilogue is, in fact, entirely gratuitous. But epilogues are fun, and there's nothing really wrong with 'gratuitous', is there?
Epilogue teaser:
One of these days, AnnaRose was going to hit another growth spurt, and get too big to ride on MacGyver’s shoulders. Till then, he was going to make the most of every opportunity, even though it was awkward going under the trees up to the helicopter landing field near the cabin. She was good at ducking, but it often meant her grip slipped from his forehead. It had quickly turned into a game: when she grabbed his ears, he’d start singing off-key, and when her hands covered his eyes, he’d exclaim “Wow! When did it get so dark?” and start to wander off the path.
The epilogue (appearing as chapter 17) is posted here, and the story actually starts here.
'Beth
October 2010
I completed and posted the Epilogue last week; I also did a very minor revision to the end of what used to be Chapter 15, the last chapter. Chapter 15 is now chapters 15 and 16, because the friggin' thing really was waay too long to be a single chapter.
For those who dislike WIPs and are eyeing me askance, muttering 'you said it was finished last time!!': nothing significant happened in the Epilogue; the plot really did wind up in the final chapter. The epilogue is, in fact, entirely gratuitous. But epilogues are fun, and there's nothing really wrong with 'gratuitous', is there?
Epilogue teaser:
Reverb
Future Imperfect
~ a gratuitous epilogue ~
Future Imperfect
~ a gratuitous epilogue ~
One of these days, AnnaRose was going to hit another growth spurt, and get too big to ride on MacGyver’s shoulders. Till then, he was going to make the most of every opportunity, even though it was awkward going under the trees up to the helicopter landing field near the cabin. She was good at ducking, but it often meant her grip slipped from his forehead. It had quickly turned into a game: when she grabbed his ears, he’d start singing off-key, and when her hands covered his eyes, he’d exclaim “Wow! When did it get so dark?” and start to wander off the path.
The epilogue (appearing as chapter 17) is posted here, and the story actually starts here.
'Beth
October 2010
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I like how your focus kinda shifts to Nikki there and the ending is very cute.
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When I found myself writing Nikki, I had to come to terms with why she'd been such a pain at the beginning -- other than the fact that she was written that way, whcih isn't an acceptable answer. So I spent some time pondering her backstory. From that, I could let her move on, which meant that, twenty years later, she can be less touchy and more secure, and also be strong and feisty and competent and all that.
Also -- have you ever heard of the Bechdel Test? It's really used for movies, not novels, but I had it in mind when I was working on the epilogue.
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I adore how you've completed Nikki - there really is no other word for it.
And hey, you fulfilled that old Russian psychic guy's premonition. :P
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I must shamefully admit that I haven't read this story for quite a while, the chapters are still sitting in my inbox. I just was wondering how we came from Mac living in the woods with grey hair, a limp and granddaughters (and Murdoc on the way) to Mac in full action in South America. As always politically and geographically well researched, it just wasn't what had I expected after the first chapter.
I could ask you now whether or not Murdoc will make an appearance in further chapters, but I guess your answer would be: You have to read it to find out. So, I will one day, I just wanted to explain why there hasn't been any feedback from me in a while.
So, will Murdoc play a part in this story? *sheepish look*
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The section that occurs in Peru is an extended flashback: part of the story is set in 2009, part is set in 1996.
You'll probably want to re-read the whole thing in sequence, which will make more sense, especially when the story jumps in and out of flashback. One hint: in chapter 1, Mac is in a cabin in the woods, Sam and Lisa are divorced, and there are grandkids. When chapter 3 opens, Mac is in LA, Sam has just graduated from college, and he and Lisa aren't even married yet. So you know you've gone back in time.
You will have to read it to find out anything more. :P
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Yes, that makes much more sense now, I will start at the beginning and be more careful this time around.
Thanks again!
I'm really happy I'm not going completely nuts, at one time I thought maybe you are writing two different stories parallel (there are people who do this) and I just had mixed them up...
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More Reverb - Yesssss. You have no idea how happy you've made me. Euell Gibbons.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This whole wrap-up was made of awesome. And I adore the explanation you've given for Nikki's behavior, all these years. Makes perfect sense.
Now I'm bummed because it really is over. :-(
You're already hard at work on the next one, RIGHT?
the next one
Thank you, BTW, for not immediately assuming that I'll be so busy packing for the next two months that I'll want to not be writing, because it just doesn't work that way.
Re: the next one
*grins*
Re: the next one
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I finally had time when I saw it was finished, to read it over the weekend, though I rarely read MacGyver (preferring to watch it), and it's a very good story. Very good explanation of the Murdoc inconsistencies, too! So thanks for writing and sharing this.
Melissa M.
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