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Any idea when the update to she used to be mine will be uploaded?

I wish I could give you all an exact date but I can’t. I hope there will be an update this Thursday but I cannot promise you anything. Life’s a bit, serious and complicated at the moment. Plus, I’m not extremely happy with the chapters I have prewritten. I don’t want to post just for the sake of posting and not putting the best chapter forward. I ask for patience and a little understanding. Thank you all for the continued support, the story is not being abandoned and I’m not going anywhere.

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Update: SHE USED TO BE MINE

Just wanted people to know that there will be no update today. Please spread the word, if you want and can. I’ll try to have a post tomorrow. I’m just really doubting this chapter and don’t want to post it until I feel comfortable with how the story is progressing.

Sorry to everyone who waited up for it!

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Responding to Reviews Part 10 (Final)

What’s up with the title? Will it be a happy ending?

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Guest chapter 10 . Feb 22

Love it. But I’m afraid what’s gonna happen to pull Andy & sharon apart since the story is called She USED to be mine. I really do hope they gets to have a long and happy life together.

Guest chapter 20 . 11h ago

Oh my, the story is progressing by leaps and bounds. It sounds idyllic, but, as the title suggests, it's not all going to be a "happily ever after" scenario. ...but I hope at least by the end, things will work out!

Guest chapter 20 . 11h ago

I love this fanfic so much, and reading the comments viewer, suggesting about the title, is there going to be an angst elements there? Whatever happened in the end I hope shandy still together and happy and everything works out.

The title IS important. It isn’t simply a title to be a title. Points to all of you who caught on.  I don’t want to give away too much but I wouldn’t be writing this story just to simply have them break up at the end. I would hate myself, and would never lead you all on that way. You’ll understand more as the story progresses. 

Alright, this is my last post. At least in responding to the reviews thus far. Thank you, EVERYONE! 

I’ll let you know who was the 500th reviewer as soon as I get in contact with them. 

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Responding to Reviews Part 9

A random assortment, I couldn’t find a category for these reviews but wanted to respond to them.

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Thaleis Von Paris  chapter 8 . Feb 8

It’s just 8:00 pm here in France and I was worrying since 2:00 pm there wouldn't be a new chapter today, then... tada ! I am so in love with this story right now ! Too bad I already read the new chapter twice in a row... I have to wait for a new long week now. 8(

Guest chapter 12 . Mar 10

I would like to assume that the person who hoped you were lying in a ditch somewhere was only joking. May you be healing properly and recovering completely from your ailments!

Guest chapter 5 . Jan 23

Hmmm... I wonder who would do this... Jack? He has an obvious motive of jealousy. Maybe Peter Goldman since Sharon cut off his source of information in season 7? But as far as I know, there were no consequences for him after Sharon stopped the leak.

Guest chapter 20 . 1h ago

Simply not eating a meal, or even a few meals, wouldn’t in itself cause a high fever. Even if it did, the fever wouldn’t be completely gone the next day. I did like the mothership content, though, and would love to see similar and more detailed content like that in the future if you would be interested in writing it :)

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Thaleis Von Paris thank you for your commitment. There are so many of you who read from other places that aren’t the United States or are in the US but in a different time zone. FanFiction tells me the readers of this story are from the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Czech Revar, China, Belgium, Japan, Ireland, Argentina, Poland, Sweden, Romania, Greece, Norway, Denmark, Indonesia, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico, Russian Federation, Hungary, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Israel, Colombia, Thailand, Europe, Taiwan, Cambodia, Finland, Serbia and Montenegro, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, South Africa and, Paraguay. Thank you, to each and every one of you. And for Major Crimes for bringing such beautiful diversity together and allowing us to become fans of this show. Even if it’s creator disappointed us sometimes. 

Guest reviewer, I think it was a joke. At least I hope so. I made it a bigger thing than it actually was. So, I apologize to that person. 

And to the last two guest reviewers...I’m still scratching my head because I’m utterly confused. So, please PM me so we can chat. 

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Responding to Reviews Part 8

Edits

(I’ll be truncating these reviews, for reasons...)

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Amy chapter 17 . Apr 6

“...(FYI: It’s chambers, not quarters, that constitute a judge’s office. And that was a nice little conversation between Sharon and her mom.)”

MaxiP99  chapter 6 . Jan 26

“...Last chapter you called Andy’s wife Sandra now she’s Rachel...”

Guest chapter 19 . May 4

...Learn the difference between "laying" and "lying," please...

Guest chapter 20 . 1h ago

BTW, Sharon “packed a bag for Emily and me.” Not “Emily and I.” “I” is a subject, and “me” is an object. Multiple (that means more than one) objects don’t change that...

Thanks for these kinds of notes, I appreciate it when advice/criticism is given that I can use to edit my stories. I have gone back and changed the Rachel’ s. I started writing this story before we knew Andy’s ex-wife's name. I missed a couple. I appreciate it MaxiP99 and whoever else gave me this note. I know I missed someone. I really can only catch so much. When you read your own stuff like 500 times it’s just repetitive and you start catching very little or nothing. So, please if you find anything let me know. Through review or PM’s. It really is helpful. And to Amy a loyal reviewer, I promise to go back soon and change quarters to chambers. I really do love when I get these, it makes me a better writer and researcher. 

And to the guest reviewer. I’ll take these notes and go back and fix them. We are only human, not machines. And yet, even machines make mistakes. If you’re free, I can use a beta because with all those reviews you’ve been posting I can only imagine you are a much better human and writer than I will ever be. :) 

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Responding to Reviews Part 7

I’m back sorry for not finishing the same day, got busy. Just a little about Sandra and the co-parenting, parenting, stepparents, blended family dynamics...

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xbleeple  chapter 7 . Feb 4

I am in love with how this is panning out, you are doing a great job. Little Emily is adorable, and I love the back and forths between Sharon and Andy. His relationship with his ex is interesting, but I think it really adds something to the story.

Amy chapter 20 . 1h ago

I'm quite wary of them moving in together after such a short time when there are kids involved, but I hope it works out, and am glad Andy asked but did not pressure. And, bonus, this means Sharon and Andrea can get to know each other better just as friends, without the stalled house-hunting experience in the way. I can't stand kids in real life, but Emily and Tommy have always appealed to me in this story, and I look forward to seeing how they adjust to living together. They've both been only children, and Tommy is already adjusting to his dad rather than his mom having primary physical custody - there will be issues, certainly, and how Sharon and Andy help them navigate those - and how Sharon and Andy each deal with the "I'm not your parent, or even stepparent, but I live here and am thus in some ways another parent" tightrope when it comes to mediation/discipline - will be interesting.

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I wanted Sandra and Andy’s relationship to be complicated, a little weird, touchy and kind of on the fence of them still loving each other. The whole “I love you but I’m not in love with you,”deal. As they grew older and grow older they realized/will realize that they could have had a pretty good marriage. They could have been content. But, Andy found Sharon. He realized what he thought was love with Sandra wasn’t. Anyway, this is a little of what I’m trying to show here. Sandra isn’t gone just because she went to New York. 

On that note, yes it’ll be tricky. Tommy has a mom and Emily has a Dad. Emily is enamored with Andy but she is also only four and has not yet fully understood what it means to actually be living in a home with her mother’s boyfriend. Sandra is very much in the picture. So, yes it is complicated. Thanks to all of you who get so invested in the lives of these characters.

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I’m just super fucking bitter that once the flint water crisis got it’s 15 minutes of fame people stopped giving a shit. The water is still poisoned, people! Donations have plummeted and people have been forced back into drinking and bathing with the water! The medical effects of this are astounding, cases of legionnaires disease have skyrocketed, people are having seizures, people are having weird rashes break out over their body, people (including me!) are having their blood poisoned, and it’s not just lead! it’s coliform bacteria! it’s THMs! it’s all in the water and it gets into the bloodstream and breaks down blood vessels, causing bruising and petechiae and internal bleeding and no one gives a shit anymore and it’s only gotten worse like how many people are going to have to die until people realize this is still a problem

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I would like to add that the people of Flint cannot sell their houses, because selling a house with leaded water is illegal. Additionally, households with children can’t stop paying for the water because living in a house without running water is cause for CPS to take their kids. Flint has been living this way for over two years. 

The people of Flint are trapped by the legal system. And it is only the most high profile case out many cities with a similar problem. 

Because the government has abandoned them, they are dependant on help from the outside. Donate here

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If u can’t donate, reblog so someone else can!!!

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Responding to Reviews Part 6

George the mysterious lawyer Sharon had an affair with...

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Elaine Huang  chapter 11 . Mar 1

Lovely chapter~how come I have a feeling that the George guy will be a problem for Sharon & Andy. Thank you for the update~really enjoy reading your story.

welshcwtch  chapter 11 . Mar 2

Awwwww sweet... owwww will hw find out abour george? And how will he react ... he shouldnt judgeher at all no... but shes come across as quite angelic so far...

Ie chapter 17 . Apr 5

I forget, is Andy going to find out about George? Hopefully when he knows about him, it doesn't make a problem.

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The topic of George is not over...he will in some way be back. 

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Responding to Reviews Part 5

AmphoraeImpetus  chapter 9 . Feb 15

I read this during my commute this morning :) I'm so happy about the Laura/Bill revelation! And I'm glad Sharon and Andy have eased around each other.

I honestly wasn’t sure if anyone had caught this. I’m glad you did. Even if it was only one person. I can give more backstory on this if anyone is interested or anyone else can tell me what AmphoraeImpetus is talking about!

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Responding to Reviews Part 4

On Morales, Gavin and future storylines for other MC characters...

Amy chapter 11 . Mar 1

I thought it was Gavin, when he said, "You look awful," but Morales is just as good - nice to have him be part of this universe.

KaterineBravo  chapter 11 . Mar 1

Cuando dijiste que entraría un personaje nuevo/conocido pensé de inmediato en Gavin pero creo que imaginarme a Morales con Sharon como mejor amiga es un cambio diferente pero divertido porque el en la seria era muy chistoso. Se que ahora que está para Shar todo será más divertido,ya quiero leer más de ellos. Pobre Andy todo golpeado pero menos mal nuestra Sharon está allí para consolarlo e invitarle citas, ya veo el romance allí jajajaja Como siempre enamorada de los capítulos, con desespero por leerlos todo :)

mei.lei098  chapter 19 . May 3

Omg... I love love it. All of it so sweet, amazingggg. Thanks for the update. I can't wait to see what happen, shandy just perfect. Thank you for keeping our favourite character alive. Can we see some comedy between Andy and Provenza? Anyways yey they're moving forward

First off, before I even started writing this story I knew Morales was going to be Sharon’s best friend. I did not want her to come in being completely alone. She was in a crisis, she needed space, so she left what she felt was confining her. And yes, that can sometimes mean friends and family. Her parents, which will come back and Morales too are a great support system for her. She may take it for granted sometimes like we all do. But, she knows the importance of them in her life.

I’ve thought about bringing Gavin in but I’m not 100% sure yet. I know what role he would have and everything. However, there already soooo many characters that I want to be able to give them more writing time before I bring in any new characters. 

As to, Provenza and Flynn humor time. I’m terrible at writing funny. But I can give it a try. For sure I can tell you there will be more Provenza time. I wanted to get Sharon, Andy and the kids storyline more fleshed out before I brought in the others. 

I’ve had people ask about Andrea Hobbs and Sharon. Yes, they will have “girl time.” Just hang on a bit. Promise it is coming. And I recently introduced Patrice, so she may or may not join in on the fun with them and Morales. 

Sykes will be more than a clumsy waitress and babysitter. Julio will gain Sharon’s trust to be more than an employee and Tao may be getting a promotion of some sort. Just some future things you might see. 

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Responding to Reviews Continued Part 3...

Comments about future babies!

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Guest chapter 9 . Feb 15

Hoping Sharon will get pregnant again to give Emily someone to play with.

SarahJaneShandy  chapter 10 . Feb 23

Love this story. Added you to authors I follow so I’m notified when it’s updated. Want more soon. And Ricky and Nicole really need to appear somehow. Hint. Hint.

SarahJaneShandy  chapter 16 . Mar 29

So excited to see an update today. Sharon and Tommy time was so cute. Andy is so good at breaking down Sharon’s walls. Since there’s only two kids now...will Nicole and Ricky be kids they have together?

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I’d actually like feedback about this. How would you feel about a pregnancy? I know the answer...but I’m not going to give it away. You’ll have to wait and see if there will be pregnancy or babies. 

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Responding to Reviews Continued...

Answering comments about writing an AU and the weekly updates!

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Amy chapter 3 . Jan 4

I normally don't like AUs that aren't just different histories of Sharon and Andy at the LAPD, but completely different universes where the characters just happen to have the same names. But this one has drawn me in, and I look forward to seeing where you take it.

MSUgirl2007  chapter 4 . Jan 13

So normally I don’t care for AU stories, but I’m seriously adoring this one! Emily is adorable and Andy’s interaction with her is so cute! I’m very intrigued as to where this will go! Please continue soon!

AmphoraeImpetus  chapter 4 . Jan 11

Getting my email notification made me a happy gal! I love this story and how you are telling it (little by little) - I really feel like we are exploring these characters for the first time. Anyway, I cannot wait for the next instalment, and thank yew!

GlitterMermaid  chapter 5 . Jan 18

I absolutely love this story and wish we could get updates more than once a week (but I understand why we don’t, please dont think I’m complaining)

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I was hesitant about posting an AU. I mean everything I’ve written is AU but I mean a real AU. Just as MSUgirl2007 explained it. But, I had this idea for too long and thought it was worth trying. I had written chapters over a year’s (maybe more) time. And then with encouragement decided to post it. I wanted it to be an exploration of lives, of characters so I am glad AmphoraeImpetus pointed that out. 

And the weekly updates. I am a slow writer. When I was writing my previous stories, at first I would just upload daily without checking grammar or editing. Even though I still miss a lot, I like to think my stories are better written now. Anyway, that is why I only update weekly because it takes me a while to write, rewrite, put the chapter away and come back to it with fresh eyes, edit, and then put it through grammarly. (An awesome program by the way if you don’t have a beta). Beta’s rule but I didn’t have one for this story so it’s been a struggle. 

Anyway, I hope this answered some questions you may all have. 

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Responding to Reviews from “She Used to Be Mine”

Hi Everyone,

I’m going to be answering/ responding to some comments/reviews from my “She Used to Be Mine” story. It’ll be a few posts throughout the day. I hate that so many of your comments go unanswered or unacknowledged. So to celebrate 500 reviews (thank you, thank you, thank you!) I decided this would be a good way to talk about the 20 chapters that have been posted so far.

I’ll start below...

LRBAUM14  chapter 1 . Dec 23, 2017

Great first chapter. So excited that you are writing again!

Guest chapter 1 . Dec 23, 2017

This looks cute and very promising.

BTW, Sonríe, por favor, I'm glad you're back. I love your writing.

SheliaLuvsWTR4EVER  chapter 1 . Dec 24, 2017

Oh U can't tell you how awesome it is to see a story from you it was a couple days ago I looked up your beginning series to start again but hadn't started yet only to see that you've got a new story started for us. I said all that to say thank you so very much can't tell you how much I need this right now, you're such a blessing! Happy Holidays my friend!️Merry Christmas!

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I just want to say thank you here! I was excited to be writing again. And that so many of you continue to read my old stories, despite how many errors they have. (Not that this story doesn’t but I do try to do more editing and run them through programs.) You all are wonderfully incredible!

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Why artists and writers reblog their work multiple times:

They posted it late at night and want people to see it in the daytime

They want others to reblog it

They want more attention for it

THEY WANT OTHERS TO REBLOG IT

They have followers in different timezones and want everyone to get a chance to see it

THEY WANT OTHERS TO REBLOG IT

IF THEY REBLOG IT MULTIPLE TIMES, THEY’RE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY WANT ATTENTION FOR IT AND THEY’RE LIKELY NOT GETTING ENOUGH, SO THEY KEEP REBLOGGING IT IN THE HOPES THEY’LL GET SOME

BE A COOL BRO AND REBLOG

THEY’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER

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“Bro why you keep reblogging your own work bro” “BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS”

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The same reason movies play in theaters for longer than one night.

The same reason art exhibits last for days.

The same reason music isn’t listened to only once.

[lovefushsia]

Lol ok this makes me feel better. I may have to stop feeling silly for reblogging myself and just do it. I really really really want to be read. It’s my life’s mission.

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Reblog to save a life. Without reblogs the posts die. Likes are okay and it’s nice to see your work has been seen, but reblogs are the way to share the work forward. Want to show a content creator you appreciated their work? Reblog, please. 

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^ all of the above!

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Hi, just a surprise update since a reviewer asked. I’ll post again on Thursday as usual. Thanks for the continued support!

[profeminist]

Calling all One Day at a Time fans and pro-LGBTQIA+ and Latinx representation folks - this is not a drill!

This message is from a co-showrunner of One Day at a Time on Netflix.

They need viewers over the next few days to watch four or more shows to help keep it on the air! LET’S DO THIS!!!

The show has an out teen lesbian main character!

Who now has a non-binary sweetheart!

A single Latinx mom who is out of the military and working on her PTSD.

RITA MORENO!!!

WE CAN’T LET THIS GIFT TO THE WORLD GO AWAY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WATCH 4 OR MORE EPISODES THIS WEEK IF YOU CAN, AND PLEASE SHARE!!!

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PLEASE WATCH THIS WONDERFUL SHOW!!!!

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It’s FANTASTIC!

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An alternative universe where Sharon Raydor flees to her grandmother's abandoned bookstore in Los Angeles. Where she hopes to find refuge and a place to protect her daughter. In comes Andy Flynn, a restaurant owner who has been living the same routine for years. Will life give them the opportunity they need to find a new start in life?

Hi Everyone! I have been absent in publishing for Sharon and Andy but have been writing this story off and on for much longer than I’d like to admit. I thought it a good time to publish, I hope you all will tell me what you think. It’s a little early Christmas gift for everyone. 

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She Used to Be Mine

chapter two is now posted.

I’m struggling with adding the link so I decided to reblog this instead. Hope to hear from all of you and see if your enjoying it or not!