I just stumbled upon your Simon Bootles fic! I fell in love with it immediately, there is just so little fanfics of Simon 😥 I was wondering if you are going to write anymore of it??
I fully plan on it!!!!! It’s so hard to find the motivation to write in my personal experience. So here’s a little bit of an explanation on my end.
When I was writing it at first I just got inspo from watching BAF legacy, then I started watching bridgerton to fill in some of those romantic historical fiction gaps. When the new season of bridgerton came out I was so excited and hoped that it would reignite my interest in writing Turning Page, but to no avail :( I was too focused on Nicola Coughlan’s boobies personality.
The next chapter IS being written, rest assured! Just very slowly haha
I feel like I’m the only person that is writing a Simon x reader and with that comes a lot of weight since he’s such a beloved character. I want to make you all happy :) however, with that being said, it’s difficult to come up with creative and original ideas when it starts to feel like an obligation. When I first started writing them I was cranking those chapters out one after another. But it’s hard.
I encourage you all to write fanfics of the characters you love, including Simon! I don’t own the market for Simon fanfics!!! You might find that you love writing:) I never thought I’d like writing because I hate reading lol but I have such a love for language and immersion, and I love painting pictures in the minds of others with words.
I’m in the process of writing a few one shots in the meantime to try and get my creative mind in action, but I write so many details and so many points that they get so long and I’m like “oh shoot should this be a two parter or a three parter or something” and then I’m like “NO because then it’s gonna turn out like turning page and you’re gonna not be able to keep up with it” so I’m just super frustrated with myself lol
Anyways, thanks for letting me rant!!! It warms my heart to hear that people are still reading it after almost a year without updates, and if anything I feel like THAT should be my motivation. Every time I get a notification that another person liked TP I get so excited :,)
Thank you all for your continued support!
(PS Turning Page is available on wattpad too and I know that notifies users when a story is updated so if you want a notification, add it to your library on there too!)