FF: Unexpected Consequences (Thread II)

[Mini-ALF]

Lisa you have such an incredible talent for writing. I know I'm not the first to tell you that but I just had to say it.

Michelle

[TheWombat]

Lisa this is a truly fabulous series. I read it in one giant sitting while off work with a tummy-bug, and I was deeply impressed. Great story superbly written.

Wombat

[Shinnen]

Lisa's work is a work of art! Definitely up there with Chris Golden and gang who writes the BtVS original novels.

I've read almost all of Lisa's Buffy fictions. All fabulously long and entertaining throughout.

Very Professional.

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She's my girl. She looks at the world in a special way, and I feel special because I'm part of her world. She gets my jokes, she understands. It's magic. I trust her. She'll always find me. She's my girl. - Willow

[Web Warlock]

Naw, I say she is better than Chris Golden, at least the stuff that I have read.

I only time I ever got an emotional reaction from a book like I have from Lisa's fics was from reading "Imzadi" by Peter David.

Her work is better than 99% of the Buffy books out there.

Warlock.

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"And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend." - Willow.

[Kalita]

Agreed. The only Buffy stuff I've read is Unseen, which was apparently some of the best; it was far too long-winded and overly-fight-sceney for my tastes.

Easily 90% of the fanfic I read is way better. Seriously.

[kpmuse]

I will throw in my hearty agreement! Lisa's stories are incredibly amazing from start to finish. The best!

Thanks Lisa!

kris

[This message has been edited by kpmuse (edited March 14, 2002).]

[ForeverPiper]

quote:

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Originally posted by kpmuse:
[B]Lisa's stories are incredibly amazing from start to finish. The best!
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I totally agree with you.quote:

[wiltar]

Here's more agreeing

Patricia

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"What are they looking at?"
"The hotness of you, doofus!"

[Trish_03]

hEY LISA!

You are for sure the best fanfic writter of tara and willow that I have ever read and I have read alot. PLease keep writting!

~Your the Best~
Trish

[Web Warlock]

I have been thinking a lot about this story lately.

It occurs to me that it is so good because it works on so many levels.

First and the obvious one is it is a well written "BtVS" fan fic. I have read many of these, but very few have grabbed my attention as much as this one. CUR, Sass' "Answering Darkness", and Bobo'sMom's "When the Goddess Calls" are good recent examples. What they all have in common is taking the mythos as we know it and then extending Willow and Tara’s characters in ways that seem natural and organic. In CUR I could really believe that in 5 years the girls would be living in London. In “When the Goddess Calls” I can see an elderly Willow and Tara coming home to Sunnydale for their final years. I see the same sort of organic growth in this story as well.

This story is fascinating because it “feels” right and it is so multi-layered. But when I remove the layers, I keep finding a great story here.

We have a wonderful story of two people in love, true destined Love, and despite all obstacles in their way, both from the outside and of their own design, they continue to show how much the other one matters and means to them. The fact that it is Willow and Tara is an added bonus for us, but if they were two other characters (Lisa, Sass, and myself have all portrayed W&T as finding each other in past lives in different stories) then it would still be just as good. We could loose all the other “Buffy” characters and still have a great story.

Go down a bit deeper and just concentrate on Tara. Lisa’s love for her is so obvious. Of course she is preaching to the choir here! We have Tara, a loving person who is taken advantaged of by the one she loves and trusts above all others. When things start looking better, she is handed another loss. While this would be enough to break most other characters we get a situation where she becomes more powerful. More so in fact that she fears not for herself, but the ones she loves. By itself, a young woman dealing with this god like power, would also make a great story.

We have the supreme pleasure of being able to get all of these facets rolled together in one fantastic story. I really can’t wait to see where it is going.

Lisa, you said you have a 150 so pages of another story that you think is better? Don’t tease us so!

Warlock.

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"And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend." - Willow.

[Kaisyn]

Lisa,

Great fic! I've been working on one and purposely staying away from the Anya character because I'm used to writing non-fic. But thought I would have a go at it with some great characters. I just don't know if I can do "Anyaisms" justics yet. I pray all is well with you. You are truly a wonderful writer. I wholeheartedly agree with you on the "i'll never watch another flipping episode". I'll be done too, darlin.

Kaisyn

[Shinnen]

i know that mentioning this is a little OT but it's still Lisa Countryman compliments.

I've just finished reading "Reward and Reprisal" and the ending where Tara and the scoobies plan a "surprise" (but is not a surprise exactly cos Willow and Tara already planned it) ceremony for Willow and herself was just beautiful. I could imagine the breathtaking view of the ceremony. *sniff* I a person who is usually almost emotionless...this is the perfect fairytale ending. This really pulled my heart strings.

The rest is awesome too. Unforgetable.

Lisa Countryman is the best. Wonder whether she'll publish her works? Or is she the next Joss?

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She's my girl. She looks at the world in a special way, and I feel special because I'm part of her world. She gets my jokes, she understands. It's magic. I trust her. She'll always find me. She's my girl. - Willow

[Web Warlock]

I agree. Personally I like "Retribution and Reward" and "Tears of the Goddess" the best.

I am still working on reading "Bound".

Of course, so far UC is the best, with "Second Chance" coming in very close.

Warlock.

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Web Warlock
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Author, the Netbooks of Witches and Warlocks
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The FanCC: http://www.enworld.org/fancc/
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"And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend." - Willow.

[Puff]

I like Souls Song although it is frequently overlooked (it's all in one part)

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[ForeverPiper]

I loved the story "Bound". Of course I still do! It's one of the BEST fics ever. My 2 most FAVORITEST stories have to be "Bound" and "Unexpected Consequences". All of them are great but these are the best in my opinion.

[Scout]

I love 'Pure Heart.' I need to get caught up on some of the other ones folks have mentioned here. *goes off to read 'Bound'*

[bearskeeper]

Nevermind...I answered my own question! This should teach me to think before I post! :hinks:: But then I'd never post...What a conundrum.

[This message has been edited by bearskeeper (edited March 16, 2002).]

[daydreamer]

my personal favorites are UC, and Reward and Reprisal. You could really feel the love between Willow and Tara. It makes you long for that kind of love too in your life.

Lisa, keep up the good work. I hope you don't quit writing 'cause you're one of the best out there.

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To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation. - Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist

[This message has been edited by daydreamer (edited March 17, 2002).]

[Bobo's Mom]

Since we're sharing Lisa love stories, I'll jump in.

I came accross Bound at Pink Rabbit, which brought me to the rest of Lisa's W/T fiction, and then led me here. Up to that point, I had read her Star Trek stuff, and liked the writing style. It will always be a special story for me because of this...because it's responsible for me being here, and finding a forum to express my long held love for W/T and their relationship. It also helps that I laugh out loud whenever I think of that hotel scene!

Lisa, I look forward to your next update.

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TARA: Willow and I always know how to find each other!
ANYA: With yoga?
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BUFFYBOT: That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, bingo!

[Thanatopsis]

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Originally posted by Puff:
I like Souls Song although it is frequently overlooked (it's all in one part)

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I agree. Soul's Song is a great piece, but always overlooked because its so short, especially when compared to Lisa's other pieces. Though I'm also a fan of Tears of a Goddess and Bound too.

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Riley: We like the ceiling fan.
Willow: Yes! It's very...you know, kind of old south.
Buffy: But without the unpleasant slavery associations.
-The Replacementquote:

[silverangel]

Grr. I thought there was an update. *Sigh*
But I'll wait as long as I have to Oh, Happy St. Patrick's Day, Kitties

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Jennifer, Site Mom at Willow and Tara's Love

"I think that being a beautiful, heavy, lesbian witch rocks!"-Amber Benson

[ForeverPiper]

*looks hopeful and then sees it's not an update* *sighs* Oh, well...*sniff* I'll just have to wait...along with many other anxious kittens. I think I'm starting to go through withdraw. Well, waiting only makes the story even better when it's fianlly posted.

[Blue77]

Oh, I was hoping for an update too!!! Never mind, I'll have to cope with the promise of an update SOON!!!

Really great fanfic, please Lisa give us more!!!!

[Sharri]

Lisa oh Lisa,

I have been away for a week, with nary a computer in sight!

I have been trying to catch up with Chapters 31 and 32 - but they don't load completely.

Any hints/suggestions?? I'm in serious need of an update as this story is completely awesome and the one thing I was soooo looking forward to catching up on, on my return.

Heeeellllllpppp, please - *prostrates self at the feet of the magnificent Lisa of Nine, talent extraordinaire*

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Connect and heal - be true to yourself.

[Shinnen]

Sharri

I think that incomplete download thing happens often if the document is too long. At least I get that a lot. Normally refresh works. If it doesn't then empty your browser's cache/ temporary internet files. Then load the pages again. That should work.

I have to do this often when loading long text pages cos I also have a crappy internet connection and only have Lisa's page loading when I want to read her stuff.

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She's my girl. She looks at the world in a special way, and I feel special because I'm part of her world. She gets my jokes, she understands. It's magic. I trust her. She'll always find me. She's my girl. - Willow

[Sharri]

Thanx Shinnen - it worked a treat. I don't usually have that trouble - but I was sending a mammoth email at the same time last night - so maybe that was it. I will now print out these two chapters (adding it to my thckening pile and my guilty conscience) to read at work in my lunch-break. Oh happy happy - at least someting to look forward to at work today!!!!

Again - many MANY thanx - *sends warm fuzzy thoughts*

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[This message has been edited by Sharri (edited March 18, 2002).]

[wolflord]

Hello,
First let me say I love your Unexpected Consequences story and am waiting diligently on an update of it. However, I do have a question for about it. Maybe I missed something, and you could help me out. If the Witches Counsel is suppose to monitor and govern the witches of the world and to take care of witches that use dark magic why are they all using dark magic themselves? So far they are used the darkest magic indiscriminatly...ie they have killed other their own to move up in stature or to punish. To me the Witches Counsel sounds like dark magic practioners. If I missed something in the story and this is a stupid question, I apologize. I really do love the story, I just think i missed something.

[Sher]

Has there been a recent update... like Ch. 33??

Lisa I'm loving the fic! I usually don't like Tara/Willow married fics, but this was written so beautifully who couldn't love this fic!

[Kaisyn]

Are you trying to kill us luv? I just stumbled upon this wonderful story a few days ago and read 32 chapters in a day and now to be ground to a screeching halt is more than this red-head can handle!

[Lisa of Nine]

Hello everyone,
Sorry for the delay between posts. I've been incredibly busy with school.

Here is the next chapter. It's a bit longer than usual, but I didn't think you'd mind.

This has a MAJOR CLIFFHANGER WARNING.
It's getting down to the real wire. Only a couple of chapters left and so I have to turn up the angst-o-meter. Really, I had to. It's a law. I read it. Hmm, maybe I wrote that law. Anyway, I'm sure I read it somewhere!
Enjoy,
Lisa http://www.quiknet.com/~lcountry/uncon33.html

PS. Thank you for all the feedback. It's keeping me sane with all the homework. BTW,
-I'm really not trying to kill you with cliffhangers.
- the witches' committee is supposed to be a dark entity.
-If you're having trouble downloading... try holding the control key while you hit refresh. It lets you load a fresh page and not the partial page stored.
Thanks again!
Lisa