rAseqa pretty handy material, overall I feel this is well worth a bookmark, thanks

Enjoyed. Thankyou.

fQtHMm There is perceptibly a bundle to realize about this.  I consider you made some good points in features also.

  When you write another adventure please delete "mentioned", "allowed" and "supplied" from your vocabulary when writing dialogue between characters. Otherwise, a very good story.

From chapter 3 "I never liked it and had no desire to do it again." This is the problem brought about when family and friends choose fun and good natured? humiliation without considering the consequences. Dressing up your son as female opens the gate to further experimentation,and to be honest, feminine clothing is nice in feel and look. If your boy initiates the dressing it's fine, but children are impressionable especially by parents and friends they wish to make happy. Drew seems like the go along to get along sort and doesn't display a strong self determination until much later after having a breakdown in USA.
My sisters used me as a dress up doll and 56 years later I am still drawn to wearing female attire. Maybe this is why the story seems to get under my skin...but your writing is very nice. Thanks for the effort.

I though it was an interesting story. You develop several caractors in the story and about five separate families that interact with each other, have Drew/Gaby who is the main focus of the story. You do a good job of developing side caractors who come in and out of the story. There not flat people like in most stories, they have there like and there dislikes and such along with there misunderstanding.

The story is obviously not finished, like who wins the battle over what happens to Drew? Does Madeline Peters end up with him as her boy friend which he more or less is or do Walters girls prevail, because there trying to feminize Drew and turn him into a girl, because, they either think he a girl or should be a girl. They still have another week or two before they go back to America. Then there is the return visit to America of three to four weeks, where Drew won't have his parents to help him, that they can work on him.

There are a lot of possibles here.

rtwEfJ Muchos Gracias for your article post.Thanks Again. Will read on...

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YCoU9T I think this is a real great article post.Much thanks again. Great.

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Thank you, a very interesting note!!....

Unbelievable. Class..!!

Every time I come back here again and don't get disappointed..!!

The text is promising, will place the site to my favorites..!!

utuzyZ As usual, the webmaster posted correctly..!!

This shows real expertise. Thanks for the ansewr.

A very good story, the inclusion of myfanwe from another story was a clever little twist, the only dowenside is the lack of an ending, did Drew convince Brit he was really a boy? or worse did he end up going to America completely en femme, did Gaby stay or go? . . Thank you Maddy anyway for a brilliant story.

I loved every minute of this story.  Very well written and funny.  I would like to see more added to it, as soon as you can.  Looking forward to seeing more.  Thank you.

Kelly

Absolutely funny!  Enjoyable!  Proves that one can write wonderful, entertaining stories without being vulgar.  I very much appreciate this type of lovely stories.  Poor old Drew/Gabby, always getting caught in predicaments.  Always coming out on top even among the frustrations.  Wonderful writing talent.  I could not wait until I finished 100 to have the whole picture before writing comments.  The only problem was trying to get the "slang" of the British.  I think "brill" is short for "brilliant (I hope)."  There were a few others I wasn't sure about, but it did not detract from the story and I throughly enjoyed it.  There were a few "four" letter words, but omitting them, this was a very entertaining, heart warming story.  Keep it up and again THANKS!  After thought, I wish the ending was different.  Like getting back and seing the Americans off to home.  It seemed like it was left dangling.  Maybe, it left open to add further chapters, hope so!

Absolutely funny!  Enjoyable!  Proves that one can write wonderful, entertaining stories without being vulgar.  I very much appreciate this type of lovely stories.  Poor old Drew/Gabby, always getting caught in predicaments.  Always coming out on top even among the frustrations.  Wonderful writing talent.  I could not waint until I finished 100 to have the whole picture before writing comments.  The only problem was trying to get the "slang" of the British.  I think "brill" is short for "brilliant (I hope)."  There were a few others I wasn't sure about, but it did not detract from the story and I throughly enjoyed it.  There were a few "four" letter words, but omitting them, this was a very entertaining, heart warming story.  Keep it up and again THANKS!

Maddy, I just read your latest installment of Bits at Big Closet. You have caused quite a stir. Why you posted it is a mystery. Take care of yourself. You have many fans.

MADDY, I GOT INTRODUCED TO YOUR WONDERFUL SERIES WHEN "LOST IN THOUGHT" WAS POSTED AT "BIG CLOSET." READING THAT STORY INTRODUCED ME TO GABY AND DREW. I LOVE THE WAY YOU KEEP GETTING HIM INTO SO MANY MISADVENTURES. I HAVE JUST STARTED READING YOUR STORIES AND HOPE TO FIND THE BOOKS OVER HERE IN AMERICA.

Maddy,
I love the moment in episode #99 where Drew's grandmother digs in her purse and puts drop earrings on Drew/Gaby, saying "Now, you look like a Peter's girl."  Shock waves went off all around me and this is the best moment!!.  Love it!

Have you continued to write any more episodes past 100?
I would like very much to know.
Great writing and thanks.

Kay W.

Mmm... interesting style. But I found the entire lack of 'she said' or 'she replied' and the use of 'she allowed' and other unusual phrases, all rather precious and just too contrived. Telling the story with so much direct speech was quite wearing for the reader, especially as the normal clues - like adding a speaker's name - were so often left out.

I felt a good editor would really help this story and cut out a lot of the padding. It is a fine line between good characterization and a tale too long. I think this story was on the  wrong side of the divide and has become a tale too long.

The breaking of the story into chapters is more than just getting sizeable chunks; a chapter should be a complete subset of the whole story. The very early chapters just seemed to end anywhere.

I also wonder why all the adults in this story have such rotten decision making skills? There are so many examples; no headteacher would risk his career encouraging a changeling; and what mother would prefer to have it implied she was having an affair rather than own up to being ill? That just didn't wash for me.

However, with the provisions above, the story is sweet and gentle; I just hope I read the end in my lifetime.

Love the story and the characters and places! I haven't been able to get into the Maddy Bell site, though? Is it down, gone, moved?

the second block of parts i have just read 5/10 the story is going forewards slowley its still a good story i will comment further in due course

1 st four parts were great look foreward to reading the other parts in due course well done and well written i will comment further after reading the rest well done so far

Latest update here love the loosing argument about going to the pajama party.

you're not as far along her as you are on your story with images on Fictionmania but it a wonderful tale all the way through.

Maddy!!
I am so happy that you have made this into a long running serial!!!
 I look forward to every new chapter and every new twist poor drew/ gaby has to endure!!
 Just a note to thank you for putting in such effort to wright an ongoing tale!
 Hugs,
Lisa Elizabeth

While I miss having the images in your story posting on Fiction mania,  I love your story line here and find each part better than the last.

Maddy, I hadn't been reading much TG fiction lately (too much sexploitation and cardboard characters), so your Gaby story was new to me after you published part 20. I copied all 20 files on a disc thinking that they would be read over several days. A couple of hours later, I had finished them all! Great story with likeable, believable characters. My son was into bicycle racing, so the whole racing scene added to my enjoyment. Can't wait for more!
emmie dee

Excellent story line. Your descriptions of places are so vivid I can picture the area in my mind and feel part of the story. Very lifelike settings and people. I am trying to write a story and I will use your great story-telling as a guide. Waiting for the next chapter.
 
 roxanne

Your stories are very well thought out and planned properly. I simply loved them. The way that you tell them its like they realy happend. Keep up the good work with the stories.

I like the story til I got to #10, it and #11 both have the same chapter (11).Is it posible to fix it and send me a email? I was looking at storysite.org
Thank you
Bruce

Thoroughly enjoyable and, as an (older) expat now living in far-away places, your descriptions bring back some fond memories of places.  It really is nice that your story focuses on people- and place-descriptions, makes it somewhat believable.
Thanks
Geoff

Giggle, giggle. You know how I feel about this story Madness Maddy!
Huggles
Angel

Good enjoyable story.

But Part 10 (mis-titled as Part 11) has also been posted as Part 11.
I'm obviously hoping there is a different Part 11 available right
now.

Great story - believable characters who are a nice bunch of friendly teenagers.  The humour is good - a boy wearing trainers with a kimono conjures up a nice image.  I am very much looking forward to reading about the dance - and further embarassments for poor Drew/Gaby.

This is a fantastic conception, which I have read on your own site as well. I love the accumulative effect of all the little things that cause poor ( lucky ) Drew to have to dress up as Gaby. I even know many of the places that they all get to visit, and can't go around Meadowhall any more without looking for Gaby and her friends!
I would recommend reading this story to absolutely everyone, and look forward to all its parts being available here.

Love and hugs


Sarah

This has the feel of a really good story. Already hooked and awiting more.

Excellent job of getting the feel of the background just right.  Lovely beginning -- very much looking forward to more.  

Great effort, I used to cycle around Cheshire, but not dressed like that!!

Looking forward to the sequel

Love

Caroline

A very good first effort.