-- I'm sorry! I don't update. Pretty much ever. I have drafts of stories and where they will go, but writing has fallen far by the way-side.I have a few draft chapters of my crossover "You're not alone: the Awakening of a Rogue." I have other stories, which I will update eventually, when my writer's block wears off. Because of this, if you only have the energy to give out a few reviews -- don't waste it on me! Spend those reviews on active writers.

-- Please criticize. I am a more than avid reader of fanfiction, and I write occasionally. I am continually trying to improve, and I welcome criticism.

-- Please correct me on accents. My writing includes local dialects when I feel that it adds to the story -- I can distinguish between multiple US southern accents, am familiar with the general US business accent used in the US PNW and the strange twang of US NE accents, and have heard enough Brit's speak that I can make a go at Scottish, English, and Australian variations. Feel free to correct me on any of these!

-- Come to me for help with Science or Medical facts. I am really into science (Ha! Understatement of this profile page). If you need any confirmation of scientific or medical facts, I am your go to; if I don't know for sure, I have the resources to find out. As such, my stories aim to be relatively believable, such as to not require too much further suspension of disbelief than is already granted for each story's context.

-- Character resources I recommend:

the marvel database (eg http:///universe/Rogue),

the mutant high database (eg http:///rogue.html) and

Wikipedia( eg http:///wiki/Rogue_(comics)).

For the Twilight characters, I use the books, and only the books, for reference. Every character I have written so far is based on an actual marvel character - I'll be more explicit about who is who in my author notes from now on.

-- I don't care about ratings. I default post in R or M, and will only downgrade once a story is finished. I have noticed several of my favorite stories have been removed or severely edited for less-then-perfect or borderline content. There is a crew of people on this site that take it upon themselves police content for everything from grammar to ratings. I purposefully ignore fanfiction forums.

-- Don't bully on my review pages. Don't bully others. I have blocked anyone who I see has outright bullied or spewed hierarchical nonsense (the literate cheer squad), even though that witch burning hasn't yet reached my doorstep. I have left my stories here, but I do not intend to further validate those who have nothing better to do than gain a sense of accomplishment by destroying amateur writers' egos.