Hi all!
I just got back from a fun weekend horsing around. I was shocked and really touched by all of the sweet responses to my posting this story. I am gonna put all of my replies in this one post so I don't clog up the board. Just scroll down until you find you name. *G*
LisaWARDUKE:
The last chapter seems to be the favorite so far. Guess the W/T crowd likes mush. Glad I fit right in!
Thanks for writing!
L
ROSE:
Remuneration? You mean all my stories are not payment enough? (Batting my eyelashes) Glad you like my Anya. She's my favorite character after Tara and Willow.
Thanks!
L
KITTY17:
Thanks. *Blush*
Cool rolling smiley! I can never figure those out so I stick with the old kind. 
Thanks!
L
TOMMO:
Glad you liked the story.
Thank you for taking the time to point out specifics. It really helps me grow as a writer.
To answer your questions:
Yes, I try to put a mini cliffhanger at the end of each chapter. I like the readers to want to keep reading. I also try to resolve the cliffhanger in the next chapter so no one gets cranky. *G*
As for "For the love of Mike," Here in the US I have only heard "For Pete's sake." I haven't heard "for the love of Pete." Could be a regional thing. I have a sweet friend from Ireland who actually says "For the love of Mike," so I cheated and had Spike use it. I'm not sure what an English vamp would say. If any British Kitties know, please let me know. Also I think Mike is Saint Michael,(Geeze..IS there a st. Mike?) and Pete is Saint Peter...but I just kinda' thought that. I have no real clue. Could be Pete and Mikey from "the Monkey's" for all I know. *G*
Thanks for pointing those things out. I like to know if something doesn't ring true.
L
PUFF:
I kept you looking at the inbox? You know, to my sleep deprived body, that almost sounds naughty. 
It's great to see Willtara folks here. I love seeing familiar faces... well... familiar screen names...but well..you know what I mean. I loved writing the 5 years into the future scenes. I don't know if I'd want to do a complete fic set there though. Though... pregnant Tara was wickedly fun to write.
Thanks again for replying!
L
BUNNY:
Well, I kept you up all night? Geeze, again... lack of sleep makes that sound naughty!
So, you want MORE smoochies? I tend to write W&T not as explicit as I did my Trek characters. I think it's my age difference with them. They seem so young I like to give them their privacy.
As I said above, I really liked writing Tara pregnant. I have something in mind for the sequel, but that's all I can say now. *G*
It's really good to know that you like the way I write Buffy, Tara and Willow. They each have such different voices. Nice to know you think it's working.
Thank you for taking time to write!
L
XITA:
See? Anything can be sexy when Tara is involved. Glad you enjoyed the last chapter. It was kinda' like a box of candy after all the stress of the earlier sections.
Thanks for replying,
L
BLUE BELGIAN GIRL:
Thanks for the glowing praise! This board simply ROCKS! I swear you guys make me want to write fan fic all the time. I'm working on a sequel to this one right now. It might be a while because of school. I'll try to hurry. *G*
L
CORDY:
I make you speechless? Goodness...I didn't mean to, I swear. I'm happy you liked the story. I have fun writing, and it's nice to know people enjoy reading my stuff.
As for writing... yes, ma'am! ... I will go back to writing as soon as I post this reply....
Thanks again,
L
KPMUSE:
Thank you for responding. It is so nice to hear which parts people liked. (And which parts gave them the wiggins.)
The evil Tara stuff was supposed to make you uncomfortable. I'm so glad it did. *Evil grin*
The last chapter was the reward for surviving reading evil Tara's nasty deeds. *G*
Poor Buffy. I just love embarrassing her. 
As for you question:"Oh and I love the detailed spells, incantations and mythology in this story. How do you come up with this stuff?"
I did a ton or research on all of those things. I try to base most of the central myths in my stories on real legends. Most of the incantations in this story were actual incantations I found. The great rite spell was from two books I have. (Just so you know, generally the Great Rite is symbolic and the participants don't really have sex. A chalice and athame are substituted.) The Jinni information was mostly from existing myth. I did make up some of it for dramatic license. There's a lot of stuff about the Jinn in the Kuran if you're interested. I saw an online picture of a real Jinn in a cave. (That was on a site that was like an Islamic national Inquirer page. The Jinn was all scary and had pointy ears and was up on the roof scowling. I lost that page but it was cool.)
Thanks for writing and for the cool questions. I have some of the sites bookmarked if anyone is interested.
L
TO EVERYONE:
Once again, I want to say how nice it is to always get such a warm welcome at this board.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Lisa
[This message has been edited by Lisa of Nine (edited August 12, 2001).]