This account is closed as far as writing goes. I still read and review sometimes, and I still beta-read, but I don't write anymore. I think I'm just past my fanfiction stage.

Please Note: I have deleted all Twilight stories and The Storm of Death. I hate them. They will not be coming back -- unless for some strange reason you PM me and ask me to send you my copies of the stories. I think I still have a copy of each story in Word somewhere. I'm not exactly sure why anyone would want them, but they are with me. I simply refuse to make them public any longer. I'll leave up all other Vampire Academy stories, even though I don't particularly like them either. Sadly, I still have to meet my word quota to be able to beta.

Beta-Reading: Profile reactivated. I'm not on this site much anymore, but my PMs are forwarded to my email, so please message me if you have interest in an experienced beta! I'm open to any genre or canon.

If you want to check out my original work, my Fictionpress account is SonicThePorcupine. Everything there is really old except my poetry -- some of that is pretty recent. Don't judge me on the quality of the stories. I was like...fifteen at most.

About Me

I'm twenty-one, American, and work full-time in an ophthalmologist's office as the lead technician. Basically, my job is to check your eyesight, put some drops in, then poke you in the eye with a pen-like thing. ;) I spend most of my free time playing video games, sewing, playing with my cat, failing at cooking, and watching terrible YouTube videos with my boyfriend when he's home from college.

I've been writing stories since I knew how to string two words together, and as a result of that I've always had an excellent grasp of spelling and grammar. I'm the person who can walk by a sign and have no idea what the whole thing said, but I can tell you there was a typo in the fourth word on the second line. I absolutely lost it when a line of text on the game I was playing used "to" instead of "too." I don't write much original work anymore, but I still get satisfaction from copy editing. I've also been on this site a LONG time, and still keep in contact with a couple other writers who have aged out of this site a little bit.

Favorite Books and Series

- Series Title (First Book, if Different): Author -

Harry Potter (and the Sorcerer's Stone): J.K. Rowling

Vampire Academy: Richelle Mead

The Morganville Vampires (Glass Houses): Rachel Caine

Bloodlines: Richelle Mead

Age of X (Gameboard of the Gods): Richelle Mead

Gone with the Wind: Margaret Mitchell

The Count of Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas

The Mortal Instruments (City of Bones): Cassandra Clare

Dark Swan (Storm Born): Richelle Mead

Cainsville (Omens): Kelley Armstrong

Unwind: Neil Shusterman

Blood of Eden (The Immortal Rules): Julie Kagawa

The Infernal Devices (Clockwork Angel): Cassandra Clare

Divergent: Veronica Roth

Georgina Kincaid (Succubus Blues): Richelle Mead

The Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins

Wildefire: Karsten Knight

Strange Angels: Lili St. Crow

The Host: Stephenie Meyer

Curse Workers (White Cat): Holly Black

Disliked Books and Series

Twilight: Stephenie Meyer

House of Night (Marked): P.C. Cast

Caster Chronicles (Beautiful Creatures): Kami Garcia

The Immortals (Evermore): Alyson Noel

Matched: Ally Condie

Fallen: Lauren Kate

Hush, Hush: Becca Fitzpatrick

Ultraviolet: R.J. Anderson

I offer these as a warning -- don't fangirl to me about these books. There will be bad results.

I believe that you should write what you love, not what's hot at the time.
I believe that love isn't something that can be predicted, quantified, or ordered to do as you wish, and that it's a beautiful thing because of that.
I believe that life is a gift, not something to throw away.
I believe that everyone suffers, and that even the people who seem like they have perfect lives never do.
I believe that creating something is the most wonderful thing anyone can do.
I believe that beauty should be treasured, because it fades a little more every time you blink.
I believe that friendships should be there for life, not for when it's convenient.
I believe that evidence of a higher power is all around us, it just depends where you happen to look.

Aren't you gonna do something
With that pretty little heart of yours?
Get up, move,
Get your body off the floor
This world is twisted,
It's got you in condition,
But you don't have to play along.
Pain didn't change me
I changed my pain
Demons - Icon for Hire

I created the sound of madness,
Wrote the book on pain
Somehow I'm still here to explain
That the darkest hour never comes in the night
You can sleep with a gun
When you gonna wake up and fight...for yourself?
Sound of Madness - Shinedown

He found a home in hell
He changed his name but couldn't change himself
Bid his life farewell with smoke and mirrors
Until all his flaws withered away
Damaged by the scene
She never sleeps and won't eat a thing
Her validation lies behind his zipper
For her 22 minutes of fame
Give yourself to the mannequins
You'll die before they let you go
I watched them drag you down to hell
When your perfect lies and sweet illusions
Dim before our eyes
You'll die of your delusions
Mannequins - Picture Me Broken

I crashed into you
And I went up in flames
Could've been the death of me
But then you breathed your breath in me
And I crashed into you
Like a runaway train
You will consume me
But I can't walk away
Crashed - Daughtry

Your reflection's all you're worth
This time it's almost over
I watched you turn to dust
I know it's not much longer
Until you faint
Cause you'll never love yourself at all
Cause everything you touch will fall to pieces
This time it's almost over, now
Skin and Bones - Picture Me Broken

I know my way back, I don't want to go
And let you see all that has become of me
How cold have I become?
I didn't want to lose you by what I'd done
Caught in the grey
It burns for a moment but then it numbs you
Takes you and leaves you just
Caught in the grey
The Grey - Icon for Hire

I didn't mean to let you down
I didn't mean to call you out
I didn't mean to spread your little secrets all around
I didn't mean to walk away when you were lying to my face
I didn't mean to turn right back and put you in your place
Or maybe I did...
No one believes you now
Let You Down - The Material

I dyed these white lies black
Behind your back
But you'd do just the same
Don't be ashamed
You're just like me
Devil on my Shoulder - Picture Me Broken

Bury all the records in the backyard
When you're not looking I'll go dig them back up
You can bury my body in the backyard
When you're not looking I'll go dig myself up
And I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music
I know, I know
I know all about the drugs they hide inside the music
Rock and Roll Thugs - Icon for Hire

Hands on the mirror
Can't get much clearer
Can't make this all go away
Now that you're bleeding,
You stare at the ceiling
And watch as it all fades away
Because of You - Nickelback

I still remember the world
Through the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now
Where has my heart gone?
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh, I...I want to go back to
Believing in everything
And knowing nothing at all
Field of Innocence - Evanescence

Who's behind the painted face?
The broken child that you can't erase
A sip to hush the sorrow
Heart as empty as your bottle
Beautiful Disguise - Picture Me Broken

You poor, sweet, innocent thing,
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me, don't deny
Sweet Sacrifice - Evanescence

I don't care what you think
As long as it's about me
The best of us can find happiness in misery
I Don't Care - Fall Out Boy

Can't break the silence, it's breaking me
All my fears turn to rage
And I'm alone now
Me and all I stood for,
We're wandering now
All in parts and pieces
Swim lonely
Find your own way out
Your Star - Evanescence

Take one of those and two of these
Then watch the walls begin to breathe
I can taste the color of the lights
Wings are growing out of me
The floor is floating underneath
I can see the future burning bright
The ceiling has us mesmerized
It feels like we could never die
Heading for the dark side of the moon
As we lift off into the sky
Invincible and so alive
Ten feet tall and fucking bulletproof
Million Miles an Hour - Nickelback

I meant it when I said
I want to get well, I want to get well
Are the rest of you so content?
Stay where you are, but it hurts like hell
Get Well - Icon for Hire

Depression's like a big fur coat
It's made of dead things, but it keeps me warm
Iodine - Icon for Hire

You'll always be the wind under my wings
Above me
Falls Apart - Thousand Foot Krutch

Tell me, command me
I'll walk through fire and stone if you want me
And no one can stop it
If you want it
I can achieve it
If only you ask me
You better believe it
Come on, believe me,
You can't deny
From the blaze in my eyes
I am hypnotized and
I can achieve it
I will arise
Like the fire in the sky
I am dynamite
Dynamite - Amaranthe