What on earth are you doing now? (200th post!)

Almost everyone is asking that of me, in varying sentence structures.

Since becoming jobless, I've been living the dream!

Not really.

I did post a chapter each on two of my fanfiction.

Then... I kinda jumped onto the bandwagon that is called Marie Kondo. Yeah, thank you Netflix. Now the whole of Singapore is going on a decluttering spree. So far, I've only cleared out my clothes and my personal books. I've got a ton more to declutter. But on a side note, it has been doing good to my soul. On another side note, I'm doing this decluttering REALLY slowly.

Also, I went on a Netflix binge. I finally finished "Avatar: The Last Airbender" in a matter of days and I'm currently on "Sousei no Omyouji (Twin Star Exorcists)". More on Avatar another time.

Then, a friend of mine is decluttering his house (for a completely different reason from mine) and shoved me a ton of herbs, chocolate chips and essential oils that potentially might last me 5 years. So I've been doing a lot of baking, recipe researching and essential oil blending "lessons" online.

Well, it does sound like I'm living the dream. Alas, when you are my age, the pressures of society will creep up onto you. Already someone is asking me, "So... how long do you intend to be like this?"

And it hasn't even been a month! I've seen people go jobless for longer than that! Sigh. But I don't blame these people for asking. Singapore is really fast-paced and I cannot expect to live my life as a *cue zen voice* "free-spirited soul" when finances are going to become tighter. So yeah, I'll live my life carefree... but at a faster pace, heheh.

Nevertheless, my mind never stopped thinking about writing from time to time.

If my brain is not thinking about fanfiction, it is about my original.

Yep, over the course of two years, whenever I had time, I would ponder about a particular plot bunny. Not fanfiction, original. It's strange to even write that down. I've had a number of original plot bunnies, but this one has been in my mind for a long time. It's more like, two plot bunnies which I've combined, so I'm also afraid that I'm doing too much for one story. Then, there're obstacles that I'm facing, such as doubt in myself, and doubt in whether the story would actually pan out to be good. There are still a number of details that I cannot decide, and without those decisions, I cannot begin writing.

Gah, maybe I'll follow Samantha Sheffield once again and just "DO IT". I mean, I've already visited the library to do some research. I'm sure it's just a step in the right direction.

But yeah, that's pretty much what I've been doing the whole month. :)

P.S: Also, happy lunar new year to all who celebrate it. It's the third day of the lunar calendar and everyone, including myself, must go through the ritual of falling sick due to a lack of control at the sight of snacks and food. But, that's just the veeeerrry picture of prosperity, huh?

P.P.S: My 200th post, whoopee!

Days of Exile: Chapter 51

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to yet another rambling of my chapter in Days of Exile. By the way, do you know that if you click on the "Fanfiction Profile and Stories", you can go to my fanfiction page? The more you know...

Okay, enough with the sarcasm.

We have to start off first by clarifying what I've mentioned in Chapter 51. Yes, the main plot for "Days of Exile" is over. Remember how I mentioned in this post that I've got this "brilliant plan" of writing Meia's story starting from the time that Reno found her, to the events after Dirge of the Cerberus? 

Well, more than three years later, I must admit. I'm tired. My brain juices are dry from expecting this same plot chicken to lay eggs... excuse my metaphor. I kinda regret that after three years, my readers just stopped reading. It's really... sad and weird at the same time. I never stopped updating. Yes, I delayed the schedule pretty often, but I tried my best to upload one every two months, at least. Then again, I can't exactly fault my readers. I was reading some fics on my own too. Then, life got busier and I gave up reading the fanfiction of others in order to keep up with my own update schedule.

So seriously? It's sad that many of my readers would never have finished this story. Not any that have told me about. Lesson learnt. From now on, never make any stories more than 40 chapters, because nobody's got that kind of stamina, huh? But like what Veld said in the coming Chapter 52, I could not done it any better. Honestly, I’ve delivered all that I've wanted for the main plot and I’m ready for a new start.

So again, what now? Where am I going with this?

The final plan that I had in mind but did not tell you (refer to the post once again) was to finish up Days of Exile (including the chapters that you are going to see). Then, I'll start a brand new story in the same world that I've created, but with different OC as protagonists. Meia and all that has happened to her will be the 'fact' in the new story, but I will write assuming that none of my readers have read "I Want To Be A Turk" or "Days of Exile". It's not needed because it's a brand new story.

However, as I continued to write, I decided that even with a brand new story, it won't be good. I’ve hankered around this world long enough. I mean, it's been close to 3 and a half years since I started "I Want To Be A Turk!" It is high time for me to write something completely different. So… unfortunately, the story of Meia will really end once Days of Exile reaches the end that I want.

The purpose of continuing after Chapter 51 with random chapters is because I want to show you the snippets and plans that I initially had after Days of Exile, if it had continued. I do not want to make up new plots just to arrive at the ideas that I had. So... timeskips are going to be used.

I hope that my final answer is the answer that everyone is looking for. It has been one of the most epic stories I've written, and I won't ever forget the joy and satisfaction I get from writing this beauty. However, enough is enough. I do not want to keep riding on this past glory that I had. I want to continue to explore my writing capacities and improve.

Will I ever want to write that brand new story that I initially planned? Of course I want to. However, I doubt it will happen. I said before that I will continue some of my older stories, but I never did. I will not make empty promises like that anymore.

Meia is not the only one who has grown up.

Alrighty, I hope that your doubts are clear with this. I wanted to post this at a later date but oh well... I decided to spare you the suspense.

All I ask is to be with me and support me until this story's final breath.

Days of Exile: Chapter 42... and crossroads.

I've been posting on my blog for the last two Mondays. Hmm, I see a trend...

Anyway, here's the long-awaited chapter for Days of Exile! And while I've got nothing much to talk about the chapter, let's talk about the STORY.

You see, once upon a time, when "I Want To Be A Turk!" was just a mere idea in my head, I had wonderful ideas and storylines on what I want the story to turn out to be. My plan was to write Meia's entire life, from the moment she became a Turk in 1999, to being exiled in Year 0007, to her return during the events of FF7 in Year 0008, all the way through Advent Children events in Year 0009 and possibly up to Dirge of Ceberus in Year 0012. Yeah people, we are talking about a full 13 years of Meia's life before I end the story.

The naive person that I am, seriously thought that I could finish the story within 200 chapters (glancing at the pile of files in my folder? Nope.) and I even thought I could finish this in 2012 (I started writing "I Want To Be A Turk!" in 2011). So long story short, at 63 chapters into "I Want To Be A Turk!" and 42 chapters into "Days of Exile", I came at the crossroads of my writing life.

Should I continue the way I wanted it to be? 

Or should I stop?

(Cue random free picture, because yes, I have to add pictures to make my blog pretty! Someday I should just draw my own pictures for the blog so that I don't have to worry about copyright!)

Truth is, I have a lot of plot bunnies jumping at the back of my mind, wanting to be unleashed. However, "Days of Exile" has been taking up all my creative juices and spirit. Not that I dislike writing Meia, but I really would appreciate the change.

So I contemplated.

"Let's stick to what I've planned!"

If I continued the way I wanted it to be (all the way to Advent Children at least), I would first complete my original dream of what "I Want To Be A Turk!" was supposed to be. Furthermore, there would be a more complete ending to Meia's story in Shinra. That sense of accomplishment of doing what I started out to do would be tremendous.

The negative consequences would be that I may end up feeling so drained and so tired beating around the same things and same nonsense, and I won't deny it. My writing may not be as good, because after all, people are used to what I can come up with. I may end up delaying the updates longer and longer... until one day I pull that stunt again and just not appear on FF.net anymore.

"Let's just stop here and focus on something else."

If I end "Days of Exile" at the part after Aerith's Holy saved the Planet, technically I have finished what I wanted to write. The main bulk of my original story covers the BC, CC and FF7 events. Honestly, I don't have much planned for what Meia would do after Meteorfall. So technically, I have written my story and I am not THAT guilty. Then, I can take a break from this world and immerse myself in writing out FF7 fics. I mean, don't YOU want to know what I have in store? (Okay, let's not get excited about it... it's not THAT great a plot bunny anyway...)

The negatives. I know I have many loopholes now. I've not explained how Meia is handling her moral ambiguity, I have not answered whether Reno and Meia will end up happy, I barely made interactions between Meia and the other canon characters in the series. Neither have I finished explaining the backstories of the other Turks, nor how Randy and Heidi are going to face Meia. I can definitely say this now. I can't explain all of those so quickly. Maybe I would disappoint some of you because you were expecting something super epic. And the truth is simple, you may not know what Meia really is going to do after Meteorfall.

Sucks, doesn't it?

That was the main question in my head since December. I could not concentrate on my writing because I was so afraid of throwing ideas out that will force me to commit. Believe me, people. I really want to bring out my best to you, but I'm scared that either choice may not turn out well.

In case you're wondering and worrying for me, I've decided on my solution already... Yes, there is a route that we are going now. Just that I won't tell you yet. Sorry! I will definitely let you know when the time draws near (at least another 14-16 weeks!). So for now... let's just enjoy Chapter 42!

Nevertheless, I thank you for being with me through my rantings and doubts. Hope you have a great week ahead!

I need time to write!

My post below was absolute rubbish, so don't sue me if it was real boring.

I've been thinking about my other fanfics. I love to write Days of Exile, but there are many times when I feel like I need a break to look at my other stories. There are many stories that I've been hoping to look into but... hasn't happened. Argh. It doesn't help that I've been putting all my effort and energy into Days of Exile. Perhaps mid-2013, I shall write other stories along as well. 

As I've predicted and feared, the new year meant that my workload has increased a little. Not much, but I'm feeling it. Last year, I could afford to return home and write and write. Now, it's harder because I spend that time... falling flat on my bed to sleep.

One tip I figured for myself as I'm juggling the workload is this: Actually, I wake up earlier than usual sometimes. Suppose I can get ready in half an hour but I woke up one hour early, I'll actually devote that time to write. Writing also shakes off my fatigue, because I get my brain thinking. Saying that you'll think of plot ideas while at work is complete hogwash, not my line of job anyway. So the only time I write is early in the morning when I wake up, and right before I sleep, like what I'm doing now.

So to my busy fanfic writers who are also working now, try writing early in the morning. But I guess most of you rather use that time to sleep more...

Unpublished: How to get a firefly's attention

When I was in high school, I stopped writing fanfiction. After finishing "KISS Me!", my school activities overwhelmed me (and my studies) so I stopped. It was until I wrote "A Love That Surpasses Time" that I became addicted to writing again. During which, I wrote this plot bunny while in class. I kept a notebook where I did my notes, my practice questions... and my short story ideas. This was written in 2007. Honestly? I'm quite ashamed to show this but hey, all for 'down the memory lane', huh?

I'll write out my notes, word for word, every grammatical error and immaturity revealed. I'm thinking of revamping it into a proper piece and publishing it on fanfiction.net, but for now, here's the draft. Prepare to cringe.

Oh, before I forget. This story is based on the manga, Samurai Deeper Kyo.

How to get a firefly's attention

One day, a small no. of charc from SDK decides (out of pure boredom) to see who is able to call Hotaru and get him to respond. The rule is to only call by names, no longer way used is valid.

"I think I shall be judge, since I don't know Hotaru very well." said Okuni, pouting & flipping her long hair.

"And declare Kyo as the winner?" Bontenmaru demanded. "NO WAY!"

After a heated discussion, it's concluded that Okuni & Muramasa will be the judge. Hotaru was led to one corner. "Oh... hi caterpillar" he prodded the green worm.

Competition start!

*The people who will be playing are
- Yuya
- Kyo
- Kyoshiro
- Benitora
- Shinrei
- Akira
- Sasuke
- Bontenmaru
- Yukimura
- Akari

The others, like Kyoshiro, decided to sit out. Akari was away for lunch & wasn't present.

Yuya: Hotaru-kun! Hotaru-kun!
Benitora: Hey! Hotaru!
Akira: Hey to the one sitting over there.
Kyo: Hotaru! Not responding to me? He deserves to be killed.
Bonten: Yo to the slow as poke thinker over there!
Yukimura: Hotaru! Taru-chan! Ho-chan! *heart* *heart*
Sasuke: ... i'm forced to enter the competition. I quit.
Yukimura: Aww... Sasuke chan spoilsport!
Akari: Hotaru who don't like water so much that he can go 3 days without showering? Come here?
Shinrei: My stupid half brother who always pick a fight with me but shouldn't bother because I'll always win?
Hotaru: WHAT DID YOU SAY? DO YOU WANT TO DIE!

*bicker*

All: this is only achievable by sibling r/s.

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... Okay, I'm going to see how I can change this weird plot bunny into a proper-sounding one. Gosh, look at all the terrible character portrayal.

Have a good week ahead!

I have this MEGA PLAN...

This idea was birthed maybe a few months ago. While I was writing "I Want To Be A Turk!" I thought, wouldn't it be great if i could also write a OCxRude and OCxTseng story as well? The best part? They all happened in the "I Want To Be A Turk!" world!

funny i said that, since 'I Want To Be A Turk!' is supposed to be 'canon' :P but yeah... maybe someday, when i'm exhausted from my work and i have absolutely nothing to do or write about... then i'll consider it :P

No, i won't give you any plot bunnies, because it might whet your appetite :P not when i'm still trying to finish 'i want to be a turk!' XDD

enjoy the weekend :)

I Want To Be A Turk!: Chapter 41

And the last of the Turks is finally introduced! Good luck remembering their names! Don't worry, I'll list them all here.

From left to right, top row to bottom row:

Veld - Tseng - Reno (*insert fangirl scream*) - Rude - Rod (Rod)

Alana (Gun Female) - Kido (Two Guns Male) - Cassie (Shotgun) - Mason (Martial Artist Male) - Leia (Martial Artist Female)

Haato (Katana) - Cissnei (Shuriken) - Jasper (Nunchaku) - KK/Katherine (Knives) - Legend (Bomb)

Hope you guys remember them better now :)

The initial idea was that when Reno was away and Meia went to Don Corneo's mansion to discuss the deal, Meia would be captured (not under Don Corneo's orders) by Francis, that needle-loving freak, remember? I wanted him to capture her and torture her (experiment her pain threshold with needles). i wanted to play with the idea that not all the time the girl will be saved by the love interest. in this case, Reno can't save Meia and Meia will indeed be tortured with no one to rescue her. Yeah, she'll escape...

There was a scene i thought of, where Reno walked into her room and found her sleeping. He'll be pained and guilt-strickened to see her in that state because he wasn't around to save her. Reno will hold her hand softly but Meia will cry in her sleep because it hurts. So Reno will stay by her bedside but when she wakes up, he won't be around, though the only thing lingering was his fresh laundry scent.

and i would've done that, if not for the fact that i need to quickly move on with the story. jasper is pretty important for the story, though he won't appear too much. hope you guys like him :)

i hope you read and review!!! it'll mean a lot to me :)

Updates on my writing so far

dear folks, i've just finished chapter 50 of "I Want To Be A Turk!" WAHAHAHAHAHA!

well, not that it's fully done, i still have chapter 45, 48, 49 where some scenes are not written yet.

but what i mean is that i'm going to stop advancing into chapter 51 and all.

now, I'll focus on refining the chapters from 41-50.

some chapters lack good flavour, it's plain dialogue and i thought the story at some point became a little bland. also, some chapters (especially during the Nibelheim incident) have too many words but you know what? just for the fact that the Nibelheim incident is such a milestone event, i WILL write more than 5000 words for that chapter. Hope you understand (I'll give you a heads-up when it comes!)

that's the update for my Turk fic :)

Recently, I'm thinking of continuing my "The Only Exception" fic, a mere 1000-word progress so far. I've been pouring my creative juices into Meia's story that I feel so inspiration-less for the others :P

Also, i want to write "AVALANCHE!" still... im still getting some scenes thought out, but nothing substantial for me to start writing. *sigh* looks like i can't get anything done till the meia story is done. damnnnnn >.<

Just a little teaser, AVALANCHE is a spin off from "Moves Like Jagger", but the protagonist is Tifa, not Elena :) Maybe the last chapter of "Moves Like Jagger" will give you some inspiration :P

Ahh, how could I forget? I've been wanting to write "Be My Knight!", a fanfic based on FF8. I've only uploaded Chapter 1, though I've written another chapter after that. Looks like I won't get it done anytime soon too. *sigh*

If only i get paid for writing fanfiction :P

just so you know...

updates on my writing on "I Want To Be A Turk!".

As some of you know, I love prefer to write at least 5-7 chapters ahead. (you didn't know? where have you been?) I'm currently finishing up the Costa del Sol scene (yes, the one shown in Crisis Core) and the Nibelheim scene (BC version) concurrently and...

I'm tired.

before you guys gasp and scream "not another incomplete story!", i just want to complain, that's all. i've been writing this story non-stop since May. Everyday (well, almost) I write a sentence or two to the story. Sometimes I get high on writing and churn out 4000 words a day (yeap, i finish chapters in a matter of hours!).

finally, after 45 chapters (yeap, I'm writing Chapter 46 now!), I'm starting to feel tired. It's really tiring to link and link and link canon details ACROSS different games. I had to switch on gunshotromance for BC content, sorumian's crisis core walkthrough and my own chapters to cross-reference, to ensure i'm not creating loopholes, to... GAHHH XD

i don't plan on giving up yet. i'm still damn determined to finish whatever i've set out to do. and damn well i want to finish this.

forgive me. it's just that the nibelheim incident, one of the BIGGEST milestones in FF7 timeline, is such a "pansy" to write. some parts of the story really flow through smoothly, then there are discrepancies between BC and CC themselves. *sigh* SquareEnix, Y U NO CHECK YOUR STORY?

anyway, the Nibelheim incident is just the tip of the iceberg to everything that I have in plan for you. I could only hope that you guys don't get bored and give up. (This is why I fight so hard to ensure I post a chapter once a week... it'll be hard to attract or keep readers if i update irregularly.)

also, I intend to cheat myself a little and jump here and there. Perhaps I'm not doing you guys enough justice, but I'll most likely cut some BC scenes and make the story go a little faster. So to those who knows their BC stuff, I intend to cut away the Wutai and Rocket Town scene. Yeah, Yuffie and Cid just got to delay their cameos a little later.

After the Nibelheim scene, which is Year 0002, I'm going to a particular BC episode in Year 0003. Then we'll jump straight into the juicy bit... when Zack escapes after being locked up for 4 years (Year 0006). Sounds good?

i've got a long battle ahead. *check Materia* i'm ready.

I Want To Be A Turk: Chapter 36

Finally, I've convinced myself to upload and not nitpick on my chapter anymore.

Yeap, chapter 36 is out!

Like I've said in my previous blog entry (anyone reading? :X), Chapter 36 is a huge mental obstacle for me. although i've read a million and one abduction scenes (okay, more like read AND watched), inclusive of scenes where the girl could've almost been violated, i find that i just. can't. write. one! i sat in front of my computer, ipod touch (While i was overseas) and all i did was stare at the screen and wonder how should the scene even unfold.

Months ago, I gave myself a mini challenge to write a sexually explicit story. The SDK readers will know as "Dress Off!" It started out as a 'let's do something i've never done: write (without planning) a sexually explicit story'. in the end, i couldn't because i just... chickened out everytime i want to write something sexy. XD yeah so in the end, my readers told me (gently) that it was not lemon. in fact, it's not even lime (WUTTT???) So i gave up on doing such stories, though it was a good experience :P

Back to our turk story. So yeah! i can't write it!! it's not like i don't know what's happening, it's just all my writing skills fail me when it comes to the intimate things!!! i wish that for this chapter i can go something like this (change is made in bold. adapted from published chapter):

Her head was pounding when she felt consciousness again.

What happened?

I remember that I’ve barely reached the doors of the Wall Market when… Ow!

Meia groaned and felt the ache on the back of her neck.

Someone knocked me out.

“Awake, my princess?” A male voice greeted her, chilling her to the spine. Meia looked up, her eyes focusing on a group of males in a room that she didn’t recognize.

“…” She stared at the group of men who were smoking, gambling or just relaxing. As soon as the male voice spoke, the rest stopped whatever they were doing and stared at her. They tried to have their way with her but Reno and Rude suddenly busted through the wall.

Walking over to the nearest man (who happened to be Pascal), Reno grabbed him by his collar and growled. “You dare to even lay a finger on our Turk?”

“T-t-t-turk??????” Pascal stuttered.

“She’s a Turk?!?!” Pero stared at Meia.

And so on.
HAHAHA! Obviously, that's not gonna happen!
Damn it >.<
So I forced myself to write it and err... this is the best I could do.
I admit, I took inspiration from "What's This?" by inu-shinai-kirara.
the whole feeling of the men wanting to take turns... why didn't i think of that? *smack forehead*

Anyway! I'm just glad it's over.

oh yeah, moving on. This chapter experienced one of the most changes from its initial stage. It's supposed to be shown that Reno spent the night with Meia (not in THAT way!), accompanying her till she fell asleep. But i did it away because... yeah, it's another long chapter. it's hard to keep the story short to grab the readers' interest, but good to make the story of quality. i believe that if i had my way of describing every tom, dick, harry, flower and bird, the story will hit 200 chapters (WOOOOOOOOOOOOTS!)

Lucky you, I won't hit 200. maybe a hundred :P

Am I scaring you yet?

P.S: my favourite part in the whole story? Reno saying "in the softest voice that [Meia] never knew [he] could muster", "It's all yours."

Moves Like Jagger: Chapter 5

This chapter is uploaded as a tribute to one of my first few supporters in my FF7 writing 'career'... The Writing Artist (or TWA). Happy Birthday, TWA :) I hope you managed to read this chapter before your birthday ends!

Okay, so I uploaded a little too quickly this time, the next update will be end Nov to Dec, but that would be the last chapter! Whoopee! I'm half done with that chapter so I can't wait till my exams are over so that I can work on it :D

Honestly, writing a RenoxElena fic wasn't as hard as I thought. I admit I didn't pay too much attention on character development, but it wasn't THAT bad right? I sincerely hope my characters aren't OOC >.<

I admit, I wanted to give you guys a surprise by writing that Cissnei is the saboteur instead, but I decided not to because I MIGHT be starting another story that is based on this universe! It’ll be a little tricky to have such a big character as Cissnei become the baddies =P Not that it's confirmed that Cissnei will be a big character in that new story, but I like to give myself less restrictions so that I won't find myself stuck when planning the new story... just in case.

Yeap, you've heard it. I might start another story, but no guarantee. I have dozens of plot bunnies waiting to birth, so… =) That being said, I'm quite excited about the new story I have in mind, so hopefully everything will work out :)

There we go! Chapter 5 and hints of a new story! Please read, review and comment! :)

P.S: GAHHH the log in page is not working!! i hope i can get this out quickly!!

Plot Bunnies: Listing them out

I won't birth my plot bunnies, but that doesn't mean that i'm not allowed to list them out and figure out which one i might do next and etc. I'll only write the title and category, and note that listing them out doesn't mean that they'll be published for sure. I may decide to scrap the idea after all and there's nothing you can do about it, wahahhah!

This is my list of incomplete and uncreated stories! From the title, can you tell what I'm going to do? :)

In alphabetical order

1. AVALANCHE! (FF7)

2. Be My Knight (FF8)

3. Case of Meia [title to be revised] (FF7)

4. Cross Over (Ragnarok Online)

5. Explosion [title to be revised] (FF7)

6. Love Rescue (FFX-2)

7. My Adventurous Firefly (SDK)

8. Romeo and Juliet (FF8 style!) [title to be revised] (FF8)

9. Silent Stories of the Aeons (FFX)

10. Sphera (FFX)

11. The Last Child [title to be revised] (FF7)

12. The Only Exception (FF7)

13. Their Memories of Fukinara High [yes, it's not over yet!!] (SDK)

14. Waiting For Him (SDK)

14 stories! can you sense how stressed I am? how of the 14 stories, only 3-4 are one-shots and short stories (less than 10 chapters). DAMN IT.

so of course, prioritise, prioritise. so here's my plan of what i'm going to do next.

Within the next 6 months:

The Only Exception (FF7)

Case of Meia (FF7)

AVALANCHE! (FF7)

Within the next 2 years:

Love Rescue (FFX-2)

Be My Knight (FF8)

Waiting For Him (SDK)

Within... :\

Cross Over (Ragnarok Online)

Explosion (FF7)

My Adventurous Firefly (SDK)

Romeo and Juliet (FF8 style!) (FF8)

Silent Stories of the Aeons (FFX)

Sphera (FFX)

The Last Child (FF7)

Their Memories of Fukinara High [yes, it's not over yet!!] (SDK)

Ambitious, no? :)

PLOT BUNNY EXPLOSION!

I'll NEVER FINISH WRITING ALL THE PLOT BUNNIES IN MY HEAD!!!!!

i suppose i could write them in a list just so that you guys can enjoy but..

another time :)))

My Writing History... Part 2

list of things that i want to say:

1. NaNoWriMo

2. China writing trip

3. Plot Bunnies

but anyway i shall talk about something else today. i remembered that i need to finish up my introduction, the one that i left off a few months ago.

I've taken many unannounced hiatuses over the years of being a fanfiction writer, but i'm glad to say that for the past year, i have yet to become missing in action. So that's good. with my graduation in the coming may, i'm not too sure whether my career will allow me to write as much. so the best (and perhaps the last) time is now. i don't want to let go till the last moment, and God forbid, i will keep writing to my last author's breath.

My writing style is kinda funny I guess? I started writing fanfiction out of a whim, but eventually after "KISS Me!", i became serious with writing and i sought to write a story that is flawless in development. actually i only want to write a story that doesn't have story loopholes but yeah, from that desire "Their Memories of Fukinara High" is birthed. I am happy that my goal was achieved, fairly at the very least.

With "I Want To Be A Turk", I set for myself two new goals:

1. To create an OC that isn't attention-grabbing and all-special like how other OC-stories can get (not that it's bad, but i want to try something different)

2. To place an OC in canon... which can only be done if the OC is completely hidden.

Have I achieved this? No. Sadly. I wish I can say Meia is as human as we are, but still... she's not, hehe. Neither is she completely hidden. But i like the way the story has developed, it's too late for me to change anyway!

Perhaps... if this story ends (i don't think it'll EVER END!), and i'm still free enough to venture, i'll try OC stories again. Plot bunnies have been invading my mind and it certainly isn't a friendly thing to behold.

(okay, i left it at that yesterday so i lost my train of thought. another time then :))

I Want to be a Turk: Chapter 28

With that, almost 10 days after the last update, I am here to announce the new release of the chapter!

I'm going to have to spread out the chapter uploading a little wider... I want to revise the (tons of) chapters that are yet to be updated and I would probably do a good character analysis of some people... namely Fuhito, Veld and... that's all that I can think of off the top of my head.

In the course of the week, I had a pretty good conversation with one of the writers on FF.net. She (generic term) wrote a story which I have been subscribing. Everytime I read a new chapter from her, I walk away (metaphorically, of course) feeling simply awed. :P So she gave me some pointers about my story. It's a little hard to change, I admit. My story in essence is not dark and cynical, but I really, REALLY fear that my story edges on the sweet, sacharine side :p anyway, I'll do my best :)

You know, while mulling over my stories, many plot bunnies invaded my mind. Maybe I should sit down and list them out so I have a better idea of what I'm expecting :X Maybe I should first finish up my incompleted work :X

Moves Like Jagger: Plot Bunny Explosion!

Chapter 2 is up! Whee!

I was writing the story in class (opps) and suddenly, a little subplot bunny bounced into my brain and multiplied like (as its name suggests) bunnies. So from a three-chapter story, I might expand it to a five-chapter one. Geez.

Haven't been writing much because I'm trying to finish up Cowboy Bebop. Yes, considering it was out in 1998, it's about time that i start watching it :P

Also, I'm reading Code: Breakers by Kamijyo Akimine, the author of my favourite "Samurai Deeper Kyo" :P It's good, but like what my sister said, SDK is a manga that is so impactful to us that even when reading Code: Breakers, we subconsciously look for SDK elements. :\