To all my wonderful readers:

There’s this huge part of me that can’t even fathom the unexpected success of this site. When I first put pen to paper with the intent of writing a fan fiction, “way” back in 2002, I had absolutely no desire for anyone actually read it. I had no idea what I was talking about. Hell, I barely even knew how to write. I was just out of high school, scared as hell to start college, and I needed a muse. I needed something to get lost in so that I could ignore the fact that I was dangerously close to getting lost in the real world. So, in about the span of two days, I wrote six shorts. I loved them at the time, but I was too shy to put them anywhere besides my own hard drive. I know it sounds weird, but letting people read my writing is like showing them my soul. I put myself into my work, so if people rejected it, it would be them rejecting me. At that point, I wasn’t ready for that disappointment.

What changed my mind? I’m not sure, exactly. I don’t think there was ever a definitive moment where I told myself that I could put it all out there. It all sort of evolved. My best friend, Sondra, and I began writing ‘She Got Me’ not long after I started college, but left it alone at about ten chapters. It wasn’t until early 2004 that I came out of my fan fiction shell and opened up to the world, deciding that I wanted to complete that story. Who knew that it would ever turn into this!

Since then, the feedback on everything has been truly astounding. I never considered my work to be anything especially intriguing. I figured that only my friends would read it and give me encouraging comments, not really caring one way or the other lol. I guess I was wrong. The way that everyone has embraced the few stories that I’ve written thus far... it’s totally mind-boggling. My short journey into this world has been simply amazing, thanks to the incredible loyalty of all you readers. The friendships created, the knowledge I’ve gained – until now, I hadn’t even recognized all of the awesome little intricacies that have accompanied this whole... “thing.”

All the feedback, positive and negative, has driven me to always aspire for better. Every reader that’s gotten lost in the Michelle and Justin saga, or that fell in love with Justin ‘’The Stockbroker’‘ Timberlake, has found a way to sneak into that corner of my heart reserved for those friendly strangers that bring a genuine smile to my face. I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s so true. I don’t know if you, as readers, realize just how instrumental you are to an author’s livelihood. I started out writing for my sake, but now, I love to do it for you just as much, if not more, than I do for me. It’s you that have kept me going, and my only hope at this point, is that this is just the beginning of whatever more is to come. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you.

With my deepest sincerity and love,

Ashley