History Trivia / Cinderjuice

* AuthorAvatar: Lady Delphine is very slightly one of these. The author notes that they share a tendency to take in strays.
* CreatorInJoke:
** In ''The Bug Princess'', as they're riding on the bus to New Orleans, Lydia reads a travel guide which recommends that if the reader sees only one plantation in the area, they should "see [[https://www.lauraplantation.com Laura]]." The advice comes from an actual travel guide which the author used as a reference, but it was included because of this trope - Laura is the author's real name.
** In ''Sleeping Beetle,'' Charles doesn't like the idea that Lydia is going to Transylvania on assignment, so he convinces himself that she's really going to Pennsylvania. The author herself lives in Pennsylvania and was more amused by this idea than she probably should have been.
* {{Expy}}:
** In the second story, Erebos is clearly intended to be a combination of [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier and his "friends from the other side."]] The author states he's also partially based on Pitch Black from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''.
** Hugo, according to the author, is partly a mix of Milo from ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and Shad from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
** Lady Delphine fulfills the same role as [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Mama Odie]], the wise old woman who provides guidance and answers to the magical mishaps.
* HateSink: The author admits to having included Scuzzo the Clown in the first story specifically for this purpose. She hated him so much in the show that she added him to the story just so [[spoiler:Beetlejuice could beat him to a pulp with his bare hands]].

* IJustWriteTheThing[=/=]WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: As is pretty typical for @/LadyNorbert. ''Cinderjuice'' was supposed to be a stand-alone story, and the sequels just sort of announced themselves after it was finished.
* InspiredBy: According to the author, Prince Vince himself (or at least the Website/{{Tumblr}} account claiming to be his) was the driving force behind the inclusion of ''[[{{Interquel}} Meteor Shower]]''.
** NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: She insists, in her author's notes, that she ''can'' tell the difference between fantasy and reality. The actual Tumblr exchange is [[http://ladynorbert.tumblr.com/post/141398374109/dear-lady-norbert seen here]]. TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou, indeed.
* {{Mythopoeia}}: The deep secret prophecy hidden in the [[StockUnsolvedMysteries Voynich Manuscript]] is this, having been completely made up for these stories. It's tied to a handful of real-world legends and mythologies, however.
* RetCon: The coronet of the Princess of Beetles was originally gold. However, [[Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes an artist friend]] of the author's made a sketch of the character, prompting their mutual cosplayer friend [[http://trashmudquinn.tumblr.com/post/141413863289/oh-princess-of-the-beetles-i-think-it-suits-me to make her own costume]] to portray the character. Lady Norbert liked their design so well that she edited the story to change the description of the headpiece.
* SelfDeprecation: Beetlejuice's instances of WhoWritesThisCrap are partly meant to be the author poking fun at herself, since she's the answer to the question. Chapter five of ''Bug Princess and the Seven Months'' is particularly full of self-deprecation, as the author [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall makes cracks]] about the unintended SeriesHiatus.
-->'''Hugo:''' It feels like it's been ''years'' since we last spoke!
* SeriesHiatus: The series derailed partway through ''Bug Princess and the Seven Months'', partly because of the author's other projects and partly because RealLifeWritesThePlot around here. After a dearth of updates for a little over three years, the hiatus finally broke in August 2021.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** In the early drafts of ''Cinderjuice'', the Fairy Godfather was originally going to be an extremely powerful villain. The missing "juice" was also going to be given a physical manifestation which could eventually be found.
** Two story arcs set after the conclusion of ''Seven Months'' were initially planned - one related to ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' and a DistantFinale more or less based on ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''. With the author having lost several pages of notes in a basement flood, it's currently uncertain whether these will ever actually be written.
* WorkingTitle:
** Until all of the details for ''The Bug Princess'' were properly sorted, it was known simply as ''Cindersequel.''
** Since the name "Contractually Obligated Chaos" wasn't added to the series until partway into the second story, it's sometimes also known as the "Cinderseries."

* CreatorInJoke: A minor one in ''Sleeping Beetle.'' Charles doesn't like the idea that Lydia is going to Transylvania on assignment, so he convinces himself that she's really going to Pennsylvania. The author herself lives in Pennsylvania and was more amused by this idea than she probably should have been.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the early drafts of ''Cinderjuice'', the Fairy Godfather was originally going to be an extremely powerful villain. The missing "juice" was also going to be given a physical manifestation which could eventually be found.

* SelfDeprecation: Beetlejuice's instances of WhoWritesThisCrap are partly meant to be the author poking fun at herself, since she's the answer to the question.
* SeriesHiatus: The series derailed for more than a year partway through ''Bug Princess and the Seven Months'' due to the author devoting her energies to [[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge another project]], on account of that one being intended as a gift (and turning out to be much larger than originally expected). She does intend to return to the Neitherworld as time permits, however.

* WorkingTitle: Until all of the details for ''The Bug Princess'' were properly sorted, it was known simply as ''Cindersequel.''

** In the second story, Erebos is clearly intended to be a combination of [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier and his "friends from the other side."]] The author states he's also partially based on Pitch Black from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''.
** Hugo, according to the author, is partly a mix of Milo from ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and Shad from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
** Lady Delphine fulfills the same role as [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Mama Odie]], the wise old woman who provides guidance and answers to the magical mishaps.

* SeriesHiatus: The series derailed for more than a year partway through ''Bug Princess and the Seven Months'' due to the author devoting her energies to [[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge another project]], on account of that one being intended as a gift (and turning out to be much larger than originally intended). She does intend to return to the Neitherworld as time permits, however.

** Since the name "Contractually Obligated Chaos" wasn't added to the series until partway into the second story, it's sometimes also known as the "Cinderseries."
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** NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: She insists, in her author's notes, that she ''can'' tell the difference between fantasy and reality. The actual Tumblr exchange is [[http://ladynorbert.tumblr.com/post/141398374109/dear-lady-norbert seen here]].

** Hugo, according to the author, is partly a mix of Milo from ''Film/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and Shad from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.

** In the second story, Erebos is clearly intended to be a combination of [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier and his "friends from the other side."]] The author states he's also partially based on Pitch Black from ''Film/RiseOfTheGuardians''.

* {{Expy}}: In the second story, Erebos is clearly intended to be a combination of [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier and his "friends from the other side."]] The author states he's also partially based on Pitch Black from ''Film/RiseOfTheGuardians''.

* InspiredBy: According to the author, Prince Vince himself (or at least the {{Tumblr}} account claiming to be his) was the driving force behind the inclusion of ''[[{{Interquel}} Meteor Shower]]''.

* WhatMightHaveBeen: In the early drafts of ''Cinderjuice'', the Fairy Godfather was originally going to be an extremely powerful villain. The missing "juice" was also going to be given a physical manifestation which could eventually be found.

* RetCon: The coronet of the Princess of Beetles was originally gold. However, [[Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes a fan artist friend]] of the author's made a sketch of the character, prompting their mutual cosplayer friend [[http://trashmudquinn.tumblr.com/post/141413863289/oh-princess-of-the-beetles-i-think-it-suits-me to make her own costume]] to portray the character. Lady Norbert liked their design so well that she edited the story to change the description of the headpiece.

* RetCon: The coronet of the Princess of Beetles was originally gold. However, [[Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes a fan artist friend]] of the author's made a sketch of the character, prompting their mutual cosplayer friend [[http://trashmudquinn.tumblr.com/post/141413863289/oh-princess-of-the-beetles-i-think-it-suits-me made her own costume]] to portray the character. Lady Norbert liked their design so well that she edited the story to change the description of the headpiece.

* RetCon: The coronet of the Princess of Beetles was originally gold. However, when a cosplayer friend of the author's [[http://trashmudquinn.tumblr.com/post/141413863289/oh-princess-of-the-beetles-i-think-it-suits-me made her own costume]] to portray the character, the author liked the design so well that she edited the story to change the description of the headpiece.

* Mythopoeia: The deep secret prophecy hidden in the [[StockUnsolvedMysteries Voynich Manuscript]] is this, having been completely made up for these stories. It's tied to a handful of real-world legends and mythologies, however.

** And Lady Delphine fulfills the same role as [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Mama Odie]], the wise old woman who provides guidance and answers to the magical mishaps.

** NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: She insists, in her author's notes, that she can tell the difference between fantasy and reality. The actual Tumblr exchange is [[http://ladynorbert.tumblr.com/post/141398374109/dear-lady-norbert seen here]].

** Hugo, according to the author, is partly a mix of Milo from ''Film/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and Shad from ''VideoGame/TheLegenDOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.

** Hugo, according to the author, is partly a mix of Milo from ''Film/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and Shad from ''VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaTwilightPrincess''.