Sorry to say that Todd and Kelly will be going on a hiatus. I'm not certain of the duration or if they'll even be back. I've been having some serious trouble with this story -- not so much in the general plotting, but the characters themselves.
Todd and Kelly are two characters that I really like; Tricia and I have them developed in a certain way that appleals to the two of us. However, as characters now shoved into the "public" (as it were), they come across as bland and kinda uninteresting. Earlier today, I was thinking about them and just how "perfect" they can come across. Their conversations snap too much, they flirt too much, Todd loves Kelly, Kelly loves Todd. There's no sense of conflict; no drama, I guess.
It's hard for me to find a way to shake them up, which is one of the big reasons why I'm taking a break.
I'm not saying this story is done with; I'm hoping that I can get back to it. There may even be a short story here and there about these two. But I think they need a hiatus while I work on getting the characters and the story to where I want it to go.
But stay tuned; there are some new stories on their way. Let' s just say that no matter what happens with Coffee-Stained Romance, there is still more Todd and Kelly to come.
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Say it ain't so. I was just starting to get to like the characters. Whenever I got to read a new post it brightened up my day a little bit. Don't let the 'vacation' last too long.
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