It has been a huge pleasure to work on this series. I've met some wonderful people - many of whom have gone on to become friends, and I hope a few more will be added to that total, too.
Project Paranormal lasted for four years, and I'm very proud of that. I'm proud of every single story we've posted, and I'm proud of the achievement in creating the site in the first place.
Most virtual series' have been written by a small band of dedicated writers. I wanted to do something more ambitious with PP and include guest writers into our team and still keep the basic PP framework intact - and that was something I'd never seen done or even knew if it could be done. I felt the series could only benefit from the diverse styles and types, and it worked far better than I would have imagined possible. The key, of course, was to get really good writers and helpers together in the first place. So, without these wonderful people, there would have been no PP at all.
First I need to say a very special thank you to
Mike, Becks. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
librarian2003, and
ares132006, – the four people without whose help Project Paranormal would never have got this far. Details of their help, well above the call of duty, are given below.
Project Paranormal began with a core of five writers. These lovely ladies -
librarian2003,
gatwickthecat,
cornerofmadness,
Becks, helped me to set up the series, and I really couldn’t have done it without them.
Authors are listed in the order that they’ve appeared in the series.
librarian2003 - This lady has been my rock. She’s been there to help, soothe, and advise at every step of the way – for many of our writers, as well as myself. Her stories are always well thought out and she wrote both the pilot story and the final story, bringing the whole series round in a full circle. I’m well aware that I worked her far too hard.
gatwickthecat. After the pilot story, and my first story, Lisa got the unenviable job of trying to piece together the random thoughts and ideas we - at that time - were still formulating. She did an excellent job on her story, in very difficult circumstances. A very well travelled lady, and her no-nonsense approach have been of great assistance to us on the series.
cornerofmadness has won many awards for her fabulous fiction, and rightly so. Sadly, she left us far too early and I would have loved to read more of her well researched stories about the UK’s myths and legends - something I felt she was particularly suited for.
Becks was the very first person I discussed the PP idea with. She helped set up the series, she wrote some beautiful stories, and she provided the voice of the younger person and kept us old fogies on our toes. Since leaving PP, her input is still invaluable. She’s listened when I’ve had a PP problem and was always there to discuss ideas and plots. She provided much help and advice while setting up the PP LJ, and yes, the lovely graphics are hers, too.
chrisleeoctaves was the first additional writer to join us, she volunteered to help immediately. She is a very popular and talented lady, and a real people person – something I’ve always envied her for. Well, that and her ability to write wonderful stories, that is…
gia6seconds offered to help, and I promptly dropped her in at the deep end with a request for an immediate story because somebody had let me down. Apparently unruffled, her brilliant story materialised in next to no time – not an easy task considering she was using an unfamiliar framework.
ares132006 joined in season 2, and it is mainly due to her prolific efforts that Project Paranormal has run so smoothly. Her incredible ability to turn out wonderful stories at the drop of a hat has saved my bacon many times, and her willingness to help in any way she can has been greatly appreciated.
bashipforever - her stories are always a pleasure to read. She’s a sweet lady who clearly loves the B/A dynamic, and she managed to weave it very neatly into a lovely Cornish legend.
Bisi asked to join the series when we were discussing another of her stories. As somebody who was familiar with the West Country, it was a wonderful stroke of luck to find her, and of course we welcomed her with open arms.
dal_118 was a little reluctant to join us at first but ended up as a supportive and valued member of the team. She helped behind the scenes a fair bit and advised us when our Buffyspeak went a bit too British!
married_n_mich quickly became a valuable asset to our group of writers and provided quite a few of our stories. A cheerful person, always ready and willing to help, she’s never failed to produce a great story for us.
Renee had only been writing for three months when I approached her. Her lovely sense of humour shone through in her story and it has been a pleasure to have her on board.
Mike’s the magician behind our site. He’s provided the lovely site graphics and wonderful downloads, including wallpapers, icons, our own theme tune and ringtone. On top of that, he’s provided technical support, helped with plot ideas and site suggestions and written a story for the series, too.
garnigal, was recruited at Writercon by some our writers, and fortunately liked the concept enough to contact me and offer her services. I’m so glad she did, because both of her stories were wonderful additions to our series.
adjovi was drawn into the fold by one of our members and her interesting voodoo debut was just the start of her involvement in PP. I particularly loved the gleeful way she attacked the Angelus arc. It was a pleasure to have her with us.
southernbangel I know she is a big fan of Project Paranormal, and she told us she was thrilled to be asked to join. In truth, we were thrilled to have her, and her superb story was certainly a credit to the series.
Landrews, who raced gallantly to the rescue when she heard my desperate cry for more writers. I’d been trying for a long time to get this lady on board, and I’m so thrilled that she decided to take part.
Kara arrived, quite literally, at the last minute. The decision to close PP had been made but her offer of a story was too tempting to turn down. She slotted so smoothly into the PP network that you’d never know she hadn’t been with us before. It is regrettable we didn’t come across her earlier – she’d have been perfect for us.
I would also like to thank three other people. My poor husband, who put up with my tears and tantrums when things didn’t go smoothly, and came up with endless story suggestions and plot ideas.
ljgould, who joined us late but who helped and discussed on all kinds of levels – without doubt, an unsung hero.
grizz72, who provided a couple of super poems that can be found on our Lost Files.
And finally, I want to thank you, the reader, for loving and trusting us. Without you, there would be no point to Project Paranormal at all.
It’s been a fantastic four years!
**
contemplative
sad
bouncy
tired
scared
busy![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small}
cheerful
frustrated