Fake Your Death

Paper Kingdoms

This is basically a little author's note, so feel free to skip it.

So we are indeed at the end of this book, I really hoped you enjoyed it.

I guess the only thing I wanted to address here is that the message behind the book is really that even if MCR never does come back, they are still here. We have music, interviews, hell, we still have the goddamn band members! So, we can't just say they're gone because they aren't. Frank is still making music with his band, frnkiero andthe cellabration (that name pains me every time I write it because UGH SPELLING), Gerard's got a kick-ass book series going on AND music, Mikey's the bassist (and some other things if I remember correctly) in Electric Century and Ray's got some music out too!

And that's the whole message/moral of the book.

And understandably, there's a few questions about the book as well.

Q. 1: Why was the crow the messenger?

I always think dark coloured birds bring news, whether it's good or bad.

Q. 2: What's the drawing on the paper supposed to represent?

Well, apparently MCR's fifth album was supposed to be called "Paper Kingdoms", so I felt that would be an appropriate thing to reference.

Q. 3: What did the paper say?

Something inspiring. Maybe what it said changed for each member that read it?

Q. 4: How come the characters' clothing changed so much?

With every era, they changed their dress, so I thought I should acknowledge that.

Q. 5: How did you pick which member should be in what era?

I didn't honestly. I just knew Gerard had to be in the very first Era. They just kind of appeared as I wrote.

Q. 6: One of the things the reader said, "I find the doors here have more than one exit." What is that supposed to mean?

Well, none of their means for getting around are very reliable or safe are they? I mean come on, a curtain opening into a church? A mausoleum door opening up into a desert and leaving no trace of a door? I'm guessing the reader was intelligent enough to notice whatever world they were in didn't follow the same rules as their own.

That's all the questions I think I need to address, but if there's anything else you think I'm missing, let me know and I'll answer it as soon as possible!

Thank you for reading!

-Sam