The Criminal Diaries: Chapter 46. Before They Ring Us Up...

Hello, my sweet estrellitas! I continue to release new parts of "The Criminal Diaries" to bring the story to an end. This time, the focus is on the wedding. To be clear, the preparations just a few hours before the ceremony. And since there’s not much to tell about the plot, I’ll dedicate this post to the early versions of the story. In case you didn’t know, one of the couples getting married in the next chapter was married in the early version of the book back in Book 1, and the other couple tied the knot in Book 4 (back then). To be honest, that always bothered me. I felt that the characters got married too early. But despite that, they lived a happy enough life. In the very earliest version of the story, written in 2011, they even had a daughter, whom the antagonist of Book 2 used to get revenge on the lead female character. But actually, the plot was pretty silly. I just wrote whatever came to mind without worrying if it made sense. I simply wanted to write. But I completely removed that couple’s daughter from the story in the next versions. Then I rewrote the book to avoid mentioning the wedding at all. Nevertheless, I didn’t forget the scenes written for the first wedding and used them to create the engagement scene for that couple in Book 2 and details for the double wedding scene in "The Criminal Diaries". I eventually got some kind of hybrid. I didn’t want to do it at first, but the same thought kept nagging at me for a long time. It was like, “I want a double wedding!” (a reference to a childhood animation movie where two couples got married at once). So I gave in… That’s always how it goes – if an idea keeps coming in my brain, I won’t rest until I make it real. After all these manipulations, Chapter 46 turned out very long, and I deleted most of the moments. Even after that, the volume still didn’t feel short to me. So I had to split it into two parts. In short, this part focuses on the preparations, and the next part is the wedding itself. Yes, I could add these things into one short chapter, but that’s just not me – short descriptions and fast actions are definitely not my thing. The cat will demand food, and the dog will wish you a good night in human language sooner than I will learn to write briefly and not stretch what could be written in a couple of sentences. Still, after five books released over four years, the title of “Queen of Super Long Books” is definitely mine. Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day! Love, Estrella Rose. FicFan: https://fic.fan/readfic/01944120-1b52-766e-9dbe-5b5ae2545a46 Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-u_D7Jdn0