Obsessed with your Extended Railway Series. I love it so much and sometimes I forget that the stories aren't canon and have to remind myself of that. I bingeread the entire series in three nights. My favourites probably have to be 'Politicians Versus Duke the Wise Engine', 'World Famous Engine', 'Arthur and the Two Zany Engines', and 'Bertram and the Phantom Engine'.
I also absolutely love Andrew and the way his character fits so perfectly into your stories, he really feels like he could be a canon character.
I love the sheer and perfectly fitting chaos that comes in some of the stories, balanced out with the slower or slightly darker or sadder themes in others. It's not all bright colours; there are real problems coming into play, and it's written perfectly in your stories. Imagination and realistic tones in a wonderful mix. A lot of the stories are lighthearted, yes, but then you also remind, sometimes in those lighthearted stories, that there's more than just 'sunshine and rainbows'. It's grounded while still being inventive and imaginative.
What I'm saying is, damn I love the Extended Railway Series.
Thank you so much!
Your comment means so much to me - you have no idea how much I appreciate hearing how much you enjoy the ERS. It's been a massive project for me over the last three and a half years - and to hear that you loved it so much really warms my heart.
(Your favourites just so happen to have been some of my favourites to write! I seem to have a preference for both wacky stories and darker tales.)
Andrew! Andrew has to have been one of the biggest risks I've ever made with my writing - I created a T&F OC and inserted him into my world and asked everyone to accept his existence. And it really feels good to know that people do like him, that people look at this OC I've made and agree that he's cool. He's also my first OC, and your first OC always does have a special place in your heart, don't they?
Chaos is probably one of the better words to describe this series! It's controlled chaos, but chaos nonetheless - and that's probably why I enjoy it so much. The original Railway Series handled a lot of very dark topics as well as some very lighthearted ones - and I feel like that's something I wanted to capture in the series.
I'm really rambling by this point - I've left this response and come back to it several times while attending Uni - so I think I should really round it off by saying thank you again. Comments and support really are the most incredible honours to an author, and I hope that everything that has yet to come with the ERS will entertain you just as much as the previous fics have!