Outward Appearances Has Been Deleted...

It's happened.

Outward Appearances has been deleted from fanfiction.net.

I just got the notice from the site.

...

Victim of a Hate Crime...

Okay, the shock is starting to wear off, and now the fury is starting to build.

Perhaps it's because of this review I just received:

Right. Just so you know, I'm going after I find out who it is. I can't
bear to read slash...will it be graphic?
J xx
This is my current MSN name. Just thought ya's like to know.
SLASH is what you call two perfectly NORMAL heterosexual males DATING
for some SADIST'S PLEASURE! PLEASE KEEP ME AWAY FROM SLASH!

Huh. I think I found my reporter.

*Giggles hysterically* I'm a heterosexual victim of a homophobic hate crime. Isn't that funny?

It actually is. I knew it would be the slash. I just knew. It wasn't really because of the steamy content. It was the SLASH! I think at least half of my reviews complained about the slash, and here it is. My barely-there slash. HUH.

*Growls* I need chocolate.

Damage Control...

*Grumble, Grumble*

Okay, I've spent the entire day doing damage control. I have freaking midterms this week, but whatever. ;)

All right, here's the way that it's going to be from now on. I stole MaeGunn Batt's idea of using the review forum at fictionalley as a way to notify my readers of updates. If you still want to receive author alerts when I update, then subscribe to these threads:

Forgivable Expectations:

http://www.fictionalley.org/schnoogle/reviews/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21597

Outward Appearances:

http://www.fictionalley.org/ficalley/reviews/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46143

Everything is going straight there from now on until The Great Break launches its site this summer.

Now, I need sleep.