MM Finally, we get to find out what happened to Martha
Iolanthe was asking about Martha 80 parts ago! And just about every part since.
Michael Sounds like Amish. But why wouldn't Martha mention them by name?
Because I didn't want to be that specific. Leaving it vague meant I didn't leave myself open to getting the detail wrong.
Laura There had to be an explanation for what happened to M&J - and I didn't want to slow down the time between the reunion and the end with an explanation to Lois or Clark. So I used Evan.
Virginia Wonder what's in the envelope?
Just another loose end being tied up.
DW I tried to prepare everyone for Jonathan's death. A couple of times, I thought about giving him a surprise return, but I wanted to stay true to the story that was conceived in my mind all those months ago.
Vicki Thanks for noticing. Some are conscious; some are subconscious, and I get a surprise when someone mentions a similarity.
Amy I have been concerned for most of this story that FoLCs would *hate* anyone other than Jonathan even thinking of Martha in that way. Your posts - from way back - were very reassuring.
Elizabeth her calm and positive outlook
That is Martha, but I figured being in the 'simple rural community' could only have accentuated this trait.
Joy I'm so glad this didn't seem like a throw-away part to delay the resolution.
bellarase Loved that Martha didn't suffer 'too' much
I wanted a happy ending, and hearing that really terrible things had happened to Martha was going to put a damper on that.
Then I'm going to read the whole thing all over again!
Thanks for the party
Elizabeth Thanks everyone - as I said in the earlier post, sometimes I still worry about the reaction to a part, but I should know by now that FoLCs are great people to write for.
Corrina.
