I know I’ve been incommunicado lately, plus it’s been a while since I’ve updated any of my fics or put out a new one. I’ve actually been working on some original writing. None of the original stuff is new and I’ve been playing with ideas for these works for years, so it’s not like I’ve suddenly dumped fanfics for original fiction. I’m still keeping ( Read more... )

What follows is the ending I currently have in mind for Ranma Saotome’s Guide to Dating. It’s possible I’ll change it when the time comes to write the final scene, but for now this is what I’ve got. Enjoy!

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by Walter Benjamin

I. Anyone intending to embark on a major work should be lenient with himself and, having completed a stint, deny himself nothing that will not prejudice the next.

II. Talk about what you have written, by all means, but do not read from it while the work is in progress. Every gratification procured in this way will slacken your ( Read more... )

From io9’s 4 Danger Signs to Search For, Before Sending Off Your First Novel:

1. Adverbs, overuse of
2. Sentences beginning with “it”
3. “There was”, or “there were”
4. “Was being”, or “were being”

Damn, now I’m becoming self-conscious. I don’t tend to revise my fanfic too much, mainly because when I finish one all I want is to get it out there ( Read more... )

I’m currently having a marathon of Legend of the Legendary Heroes while roasting a pork shoulder in the oven (and yes, the title of the anime sounds dumb). In the course of my viewing I spied a certain Miran Froaude:


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Just found this fanfic, Never Look Back. It’s a crossover between Neil Gaiman's short story A Study in Emerald (full version, PDF) and Sherlock, the BBC tv series which sets the Sherlock Holmes stories in modern Britain. A Study in Emerald is itself a crossover fanfiction between the classic Sherlock Holmes series and H.P. Lovecraft. So basically ( Read more... )

A snippet of a possible future for It Never Happened that I may or may not flesh out someday (originally posted here):

The ancient temple was massive, its inside cavernous. All around were statues of past Avatars, most of them broken and in disrepair. All of their historical data was archived on the Supernet, anyway. No need to maintain dusty old ( Read more... )

What follows are scenes I’m thinking of including in The Dog Who Was a Prince. It’s annoying how much I’ve got already written when you consider the fact that all of it is stuff from later chapters. I guess I just need to get over the hump of the next chapter. Again, there are obviously lots of spoilers, and again, I welcome any and all feedback.

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These are some future scenes that I hope to eventually include in Ranma Saotome’s Guide to Dating. Again, this post is rife with spoilers. Any comments or questions are welcome.
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Here are my original notes for Ranma Saotome’s Guide to Dating. Note that you shouldn’t look here if you don’t want to read spoilers. Feel free to drop me a line or ask me anything about this story.
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