Dear John Letters.......

Dear Szuo,

Sorry I left you out, but then you kinda disappeared on your own.

Dear Rhone,

You had an awesome part in the book. Then the parents entered the scene, the villian showed up...and I somehow forgot to add you in again. I'm sorry. I'll work it out somehow...after the novel is finished. I'll at least give an explanation for you inability to help. And I'll try to keep you alive, too. But I make no promises...

Louie,

I never really liked you. I created you with disappearance and/or death in mind. Your not very attractive to me either, I don't care what the other characters say.

So long sucka!

Your destroyer

Dearest Brandon,

Paige really did like you, but you betrayed her trust. I know that deep down you are a wonderful person who just succumbed to the dark side. You are a little short for my taste, but you were perfect for Paige. It's just too bad because in the end, I'm pretty sure you have to either disappear or die. I was really upset, for like fifteen minutes.

Sincerely yours,

Your all knowing creator

Amanda Panda
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2008: Mercury: Sci-Fi/YA: WON! 64,473

Dear Villian

So...I never named you or anything so I think it shouldn't come as a surprise to realize you're cut but you are. I'm sorry, I just don't need to need an actual villian in my story. Maybe if I write a sequal you can be in it. Oh, but stay on call, I may need you yet. The end is coming fast and you may be necessary after all.

Flame

Its always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
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2008: Becoming Beasts
2007: Everyday Extravagance

Dear Ned,

You're a great boyfriend to my MC, but you're too nice. If he's going to start stealing cars and dating a drug addict, you're going to have to move away. Also, I'm sorry about making you so controlling and jealous, I was afraid MC would go with you.

Love, S

Dear Nameless PI,
I'm sorry I never named you. You see, no one liked any of the names I picked for you and Skinny McGee was already taken. And now it's become a challenge to not name you, plus it mostly gives me more words, so really, it's best for both of us.

Sorry...

"I opened the fire door to four lips, none of which were mine, kissing; tightened my belt around my hips, where your hands were missing." -Ani DiFranco, 'Fire Door'

Dear Sir Andrew/Sir John/whatever your name is

What can I say, m'lud, I thought you had a purpose but it turns out you don't. Although there are still 10,000 words to go, so don't give up hope yet. You might still make an appearance...

Dear Dr. Jonathan Crane:

I know I made such a fuss about your inclusion in my story, and I even reformed you and made you one of the good guys! You were starting off so well but... I don't really know what happened. I truly adore you, I really do! I was so excited to be including you in my tale. But then Dr. Leland just became so prominent and I suppose you weren't really necessary anymore. I know you don't handle rejection well. I suppose this will probably just throw you back into your lifestyle of instilling fear and panic into the general populous, hmm? Ah, well. Happens to the best of us.

Much love and fangirlish affection,

Lelila

'07 - Brothers of Saros - 5,038 (terrible failure)
'08 - Folie à Deux

Dear Amiley's wife,

I know that you were an important plot point in the first novel, and remained so even slightly into the second, but you appear to have disappeared now for no good reason, but it's really important for the plot of the third that you not be around, so I hope you're not too miffed about being removed. Also, I can't remember whether or not you had a kid, or were pregnant, though by the time the third novel comes around, you'd have given birth...so I'm guessing that you can just waltz yourself right out. Perhaps you died of a plague or something. Best I can do. After all, I couldn't even be bothered to come up with a name for you, so you should have known this was coming sooner or later.

Kate

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2005: won!
2006: won!
2007: won!
2008: Lost Years quintet
http://kateness.wordpress.com

Dear Jaime,
I had really big plans for you. I really did, that's why you were always there at first. But you got annoying, your just way to bubbly for my tastes, and Sam never liked you much to begin with. Sorry to tell you that but it's true. In the end you just weren't a good fit. Hey it's not over though, maybe we'll bring you back for a small role in the end. You never know, maybe Sam needs you for something. I know you adore her and really want to be her friend, maybe she'll see it. Maybe, but alas for now it is goodbye. Enjoy your last year of high school! After all they say senior year is the best.

Sincerely,
An apologetic author

PS. Remember, blame Sam, it's all her fault.

Dear Bill Barnes,

I was so glad to find a way to put you in my book. You needed some more publicity, because just being the historian in "Curse of the Blaire Witch' just was not enough. I had a role for you other than the bus driver that made only one appearance, and was mentioned two other times. You were supposed to help my characters during their depression. But sadly, things have changed.

I'm sorry Bill Barnes. I really am.

Dear Angie,
I think I'm going to have to kill you because you really don't have much point in this story any more (and you never did either) in the next draught I might even write you out all together. I think I'd been reading too much Dresden Files when I created you anyway. It's the only logical conclusion, what's the point in you? I can't have you at home looking after the kids, because then nothing bad can happen to them. In fact, I'll kill you and let them take the kids.
Sorry about that. It had to be done.

Dear Molly's parents,

I'm sorry but you just don't seem to fit, while you have been mentioned a few times you've never made an appearance. Now I know that you both love you're daughter very much and while she is off somewhere, you're very worried about her. Its too bad that we will actually never see you properly I think you can safely blame me though after all I have no idea how to work you in at the end without there being a big scene because you're daughter disappeared for a month without you knowing. Isn't it better this way though.....or not could be that its not. Maybe when Molly gets back (if she gets back ever) that you could get mentioned, we will see.

I'm sorry.

Your Author.

Dear Maite.

You had so much potential. You really did. When I created you I thought you were going to go a long way, really. But then suddenly I realized my MC could only express his thoughts in a journal, and that it'd be hard to fit you back in. Really sorry. Maybe when I edit the book I'll find a way to squeeze you back in. Good luck out there

Dear Grandmother,

i'm really so that somehow, or another, your part in the story was ended. You were an excellent character, but your part in the main storyline was not sufficeint.

Until next time,

Dear Mizu, Shiva, Irithe, Kumo, and Sarah

I regret to inform you that you have been cut from the story. You see, that whole part about the main characters collecting an army in modern times... Just didn't need to happen. And sure enough, it didn't. All your cool powers an outfits, completely unnecessary. I sincerely hope you will consider appearing in the sequel, though if you don't, I understand.

With Dearest Regards,
N. Rosette

Dear Whitney,

I'm sorry for not making you one of the main characters. But, you know, they just didn't click with you. They wanted you to get out of there, and so I had you leave. I'm sorry for making you appear as a maniac who only shows up now and then to keep my MCs paranoia intact. I'm sorry I never developed your character or brought forth your thief habits. My muse just didn't want me to.

Yours,
the almighty author

Dear Forren,

I'm sorry I killed you off so early. I know you were a big part in Sinead's social life, but having you die was the only way to make my story progress, lest my writing desist into a blubbering mass of teen girlitude. You were kind of a flat bitch anyhow.

Love,
W

Dear Chauncey,

Don't worry, old hoss. I'll bring you back in soon. I think. Sinead is too boring by herself, however, I am liking her progression from weenie to superwoman. She may not need you anymore. At this point, Justin has a better chance of being part of the story than you have. Sorry bout that. I think you're a fabulously interesting character, and I may write more about you someday. Thanks for the tea and good times.

Love,
W

"Quick, Becca, tell me a vegetable!"
"Purple! Wait! No! Uh... carrot?"

adam,

I'm so sorry that you had to leave so suddenly. but it just didn't work, with you being a drug addict and all that. yes, so amelie kinda went running back to steven, which can't have been nice, but you shouldn't have turned on ruth like that. but I have a feeling you - and your incredibly gorgeous body - may have to return soon. you see, you're not meant to know yet, but you're the father of mel's baby. which she just lost in a car crash. terribly sad. so sorry to spring all this on you. don't deal too much more heroin in your absence, please. I don't really need much more plot

love,
F

Dear Natalie & Kayleigh,
I'm sorry I had to re-edit you out of the first two or three chapters, and, therefore, cut you out of the story entirely. Five main characters is just a little too much to handle all at once. Cadence, Corynn, Patrick, and Annabelle will never forget you, and neither will I. And who knows? Maybe you two can be the main characters in my next NaNoWriMo novel!
I guess I'll see you around.

With love,
Lee Ann.

Dear Darin:

I'm sorry that I was such a cruel, evil, sadistic, heartless bastard towards you. I did everything I could to you. I had you break an arm. I had you shot. I had you kicked violently in the head. I had you get shot again. I had you almost die. I had you come back to life, only to lapse into a coma. I had you recover from that, but then I gave you cancer. I had your father kill himself. I had you find out that you couldn't be cured.

All in a matter of 24 hours or so.

Then, I cut you out of my story entirely because this plot line was too fucking depressing. Plus, the characters in my other plot line were doing fun stuff, like getting drunk, seeing the president elect shot with a water pistol, getting thrown in jail, going to concerts... You? You were just sitting around in a hospital, watching TV, having many people pray for you and take care of you.

I'm sorry. Really, I am. Maybe next year I'll skip forward a couple years, after you're past all this... Or, I could just kill you. There's still a serial killer on the loose, and I think that it'll take, oh, four to five thousand words to kill you. So, say goodbye in ten more pages.

Again, I'm really sorry. But I had to do this.

Best wishes,

Your cruel, evil, sadistic, heartless bastard of an author

Dear Connor,

I'm sorry I made you such a pansy in the beginning. And I'm sorry for making your life hell. And for making you blond and for making you have to deal with so much death and angst. ...Okay, I'm not sorry about the last thing.

love, Cora

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Dear Javert,

Sorry for killing you. I honestly hadn't meant to. You were cool while it lasted.

love, Cora

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Dear Beau,

Sorry for not getting to your flashbacks. But you're welcome for your dog back--I know you missed him. Sorry about so many accidental deaths on your part, too, but that was actually necessary, so I'm not too apologetic about those.

hoping you make it to the end of the novel,
Cora

Dear Starla and Von,

The cook and her daughter were far more interesting, and you did nothing for the story. You will not appear in the second draft.

With regards,
The Lady Author

"Be nice to the imaginary people. Don't kill too many." -- e-mail from my youngest sister, June 23, 2008

Dear Lauren,

I'm sorry, but I never really intended you to be a big part of the book. In fact, I didn't intend for you to be any part of the book, at least not in the beginning. But you served your purpose, and I'm proud of you. I'm sorry I made you be so mean in your last moments. And you probably won't get to make an apology. Sorry about that!

You filled out the early-middle part of my novel, and I'm happy to have been with you for a while. But my MCs have to go fight terrorists now.

kthxbai!

Dear Mr and Mrs. Evans;

Look, I know you both love your daughter very much, and I know you will continue to do so... Even if I don't tend to write about it as often as I should. Let's be realistic here, Kate lives far too far away for either of you to make much of an appearance besides the occassional phone call and birthday card. I promise that Kate hasn't forgotten about you, and that she still loves you both as much as she loves you; and I promise that she's doing okay... Well, she is on the outside. Much she'll be much better soon, I promise. She's only alienated herself from you because you remind her too much of what she's lost.

But she'll be alright.

Expect a phone call from her any day now. :)

- Sammy

-Sammy (aka, KateKale)

Dear Kate,

I'm sorry I have to tell you this, but I really didn't like you that much. From the very beginning I was planning on writing a break-up so that you would disappear from the book and make my dearest MC happier. I needed you in the book just to show that my MC had made a terrible mistake when believing that you were the right girlfriend for him.

I apologize for my behavior, as you might had been a much nicer character if I'd given you a chance. But maybe you'll find your mr. Right on your own and continue your life in your own world.

Hope you don't remember me as the author who totally destroyed your life.

jessiina

Nanowrimo 2008: Korppi
Nanowrimo 2007: 66 (WON!)

Dear Evil Government Conspiracy,

Well, you weren't really a character, but you were an important plot point, so close enough. I really tried to keep you in there at the end, but Reese and Gemma told me that it just wasn't going to work, and I have to trust their judgment. After all, they are my antagonist and protagonist; it's kind of their story. Maybe next year I'll write about a dystopian world, and we can try again then, okay?

Sincerely,
the_original_ember

Monica's mother,

i'm sorry niether you or your daughter ever were even gifted with a surname. ti just didn't play into the story, so i left it out. You are really cool. I wish i'd gotten to write more about you sfter the first chapter. But after that, i never really needed you so...you kind of got left out. sorry you're so oblivious about the extreme danger your daughter is in, and her growing love for Kenny. It's the kind of stuff mothers should know, but you don't. again, sorry. You were a kindergartenteacher which, trust me, i commend. you're way o fletting Monica live her own life has really helped out my plot. no way would this have worked out if you turned out to be grossly overbearing. Thanks for that. So, in conclusion, i'm sorry you didn't get to be more a part of your daughter's life. well, she's growing up fast. mabey i'll get to you more at the end after your daughter saves the county. you'll probably scream at her, well, that's what mothers do.

until then,
melissa

Dear Iratus,
Sorry buddy, you just were not needed any more. And in the rewrite I promise I will give you a much better death then I gave you in my NaNo frenzy. Thats what the rewrite is for, so yeah. Dont worry, Coon has not burned any more castles down and she misses you.

Mr. E. Emidio,

Oh, Enki. How you were a man in all rights. Loving, gentle, lonely, and tough; and because of this, you were beginning to take away from Aeron and Torrent's tale. As much as I truly do feel for you, you have had to be removed. I am sure you don't find much surprise in this; after all, any Goddess who would take away your baby mama, then your newfound hope, then try to force you to become gay.. well, she's obviously not a very large fan of you. I mean, come on? An emo "by the fire" thought scene? It really is just not for me.

Thusly, as much as I love you, your place in my tale has been erased. I'm sorry you don't get your fame, nor your fortune, nor your Power.. but perhaps one day you'll return? Mayhaps you'll be a plot device in the second book.

Ah well. Please feel free to use me as a reference for future job pursuits. You know where to find me.

Yours,
A Goddess in all rights,
Mademoiselle Creator

The Legend of Yoninad, Book I: A Fight For Freedom - 2006 Winner