SS7 22 A matter of trust
skyangel on Aug. 3, 2019
When I first started writing SS it felt very comfortable as I only had two main characters to think about and being inside their two minds at the same time was easy as everything they said and did had an immediate effect on the other. As SS has grown and drawn in more characters, it's still a lot of fun to write for but trying to cover everybody's story was starting to feel like a family tree of ideas and situations that were threatening to spiral off into too many sideline stories, so as the chapters have unrolled I pushed Sarah's ‘best friend’ Dawn out of the picture first, then Leo, Angela, and finally Stacey too so that I could get back to just focusing on a small group again, namely Sarah, Lucy,and Janey. Even Laura is kept at arms length now as I wanted to get closer to the way events affect our remaining main characters again.
Several characters from the past will play key roles in this final chapter and Nikki is the only one who will be the most prominent because of both her enduring popularity with readers and her more unique and interesting storyline.
As for Lenore, well that's another story. :)
Have a nice week!
tommym at 3:07PM, Aug. 3, 2020
Dear Sky, Is that the local ace the Kinks sangs about his sister in come dancing cause its only rocket and roll? the way their eyes meet !! tommym
dotcrossbuns at 7:33PM, Sept. 20, 2019
I hope Lucy and Laura get back together. They seem nice.
skyangel at 2:11AM, Sept. 21, 2019
Dot: It's quite possible! ;)
DarkVisor at 6:30AM, Aug. 6, 2019
Now, KISS HER ALREADY!!
DarkVisor at 5:40AM, Aug. 9, 2019
Of course we know they will be interrupted... by a raven crashing into the window :P
skyangel at 3:33AM, Aug. 9, 2019
DV: ;)
moizmad at 1:21PM, Aug. 3, 2019
So much soap here, time for action, how about a multi-legged monster?
skyangel at 6:18AM, Aug. 5, 2019
Mo: You can't have a bubble bath without soap and I prefer bubbles in my bath to spiders any day.
fredhedges at 12:24PM, Aug. 3, 2019
I think those smiles are hiding some un-smiley feelings.
skyangel at 6:14AM, Aug. 5, 2019
Fred: That's very deep! lol Probably quite true though, as Sarah's very wary of any competition after what happened between Janey and Claire.
Fruitbat44v2 at 10:09AM, Aug. 3, 2019
Thanks for commentary Sky - I suppose the strip has been focusing more on Sarah & her immediate (& intimate) friends, and I just haven't really noticed until you pointed it out. Talking about intimate, it does look as Sarah & Lucy are still, well, intimate. Oddly I'd assumed that Lucy & Laura were now a couple and Sarah was now single. Hmmm . . . or is the relationship between Sarah and Lucy and Laura more . . . err . . . fluid? And will the first panel of next page be Sarah and Lucy in full liplock? ;-)
skyangel at 6:12AM, Aug. 5, 2019
Fruitbat: The relationships are all rather in Limbo at the moment. We've already had a page where Sarah explains to Janey that she's giving Lucy some space to see if the old feelings she had for Laura (and vice versa)rekindle themselves as she doesn't want her relationship with Lucy to collapse through that later on. It's something we will come back to again and again though as we move forward because Lucy has already told Sarah she's chosen her yet Sarah seems ever cautious of getting hurt again.
skyangel at 6:01AM, Aug. 5, 2019
Nic: Yes I love that too and I'm not sure if Becky created that or pulled it off the net but it really gives the room a nice atmosphere doesn't it :)
BearinOz at 5:28AM, Aug. 3, 2019
I agree keeping a large cast can be unwieldy. But I used to worry about it being too 'lean' as well (on B.E. anyway). I watch very little on the idiot box, these days, but it always strikes me that things like the I.T.Crowd, etc. have too few characters to be 'believable'.
skyangel at 6:00AM, Aug. 5, 2019
Bear: That's a very good point! I tend to write pretty long chapters as you know and one of my biggest gripes has always been about axing side stories to keep the page count down but at the same time I'm always aware some readers might be wondering what has become of the ones no longer mentioned. I've brought a few old faces back into the chapter later on for an update but made sure they they add something to the current story line as well to justify their appearances.