Update August 6th, 2010: Simon and Tuesday have been nominated for Best Het down at the SKoW awards! You can vote for them here: http:///vote.php?heti

I have found a new Simon!

I'd like you all to meet Kristi (www.fictionpress.com/~frenchpop), a friend of mine from art school and a great writer. I think the best thing about her is that I know where she lives and could beat her over the head if she disappears on me. (I don't have abandonment issues, I swear. Haha.)

As some of you know, the original Simon was written by Rachelle (hollyisfainting) who disappeared from the Internet a year ago in the midst of our collaboration. To those concerned, I think she's fine, having seen her participating on other websites, but as far as I can tell she doesn't want any more contact with her old FictionPress friends - which includes me and our novel, I'm afraid to say. Life is strange, friends.

However, everything happens for a reason. Over the last year I've personally grown as a writer, for instance, and hope that I can do the role of writing Tuesday Dennings more justice. And now I am collaborating with a very good friend who is just as enthusiastic about the revival of this project as I am, and I hope you are.