"If I can write something that gives one person a reason to get up in the morning, then all my hard work was worth it."

It was a good month in June and I’m just going to keep trucking along in July. Recently Lucid Dream: The Hunchback of Notre Dame was completed and the dreamer’s adventures will continue in Lucid Dream: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. I’ll be focusing mainly on that this month because I have future plans that involve the Lucid Dream series. The Biggest Dreamer and Trials of the Dragon Trainers will both be getting new chapters this month as well.

Current Projects:

Lucid Dream: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Chapter 4 posted 7/21/2020.

The Biggest Dreamer – Chapter 4 posted 7/20/2020.

Trials of the Dragon Trainers – Chapter 3 posted 6/29/2020.

News:

Lucid Dream: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is at the top of the list of stories to get done. I’ve already said that I will be doing a fourth Lucid Dream story that will be coming out for Halloween. In order for that to happen, I need to finish the current story first. This means The Biggest Dreamer and Trials of the Dragon Trainers are going to have to go on hold for a time. The Biggest Dreamer has a new chapter posted for this month, but may not get one for the month of August. Trials of the Dragon Trainers is in the same boat, but I haven’t gotten a chapter posted for it this month yet if it even gets one.

I've been impressed with the response I've gotten with The Biggest Dreamer. The Digimon story wasn't something I was expecting to have a big following, but I'm glad to see people enjoying my OC, Yume.

Trials of the Dragon Trainers will continue through the first season of Race to the Edge. I'm still on the fence if I'm going to do a filler adventure for the riders like I did with Brave Dragon Trainers and Dragon Relations. I may still do a filler adventure, but it may be later down the line.

Minor editing on completed stories will continue. Nothing big, I'm just going back and finding spelling and grammar mistakes. The editing won't change the story's plot at all.

Upcoming Projects:

Already you’ve seen that there is a new Lucid Dream story that is taking priority. It won’t be a crazy adventure like the previous entries have been. It is more of a calm before the storm that will be the fourth installment. I won’t say exactly what the fourth Lucid Dream will be right now, only that the dreamer will be going through a horror game just like she did in Lucid Dream: Until Dawn. Feel free to start making your guesses for what the horror game could. Expect the first chapter in October.

When Trials of the Dragon Trainers and The Biggest Dreamer are completely finished, I’ll be turning my attention to Yu-Gi-Oh!, Attack on Titan, and maybe going back to Harry Potter and Chaotic. The reason for wanting to finish current projects other than not having five stories going on at the same time and taking years to get everything done is because some of these stories are going to be a bit darker than what I’m working on now. I mean, come on, Attack on Titan, do I need to say more?

Stories to read before new chapters are posted:

Every writer wants people to read their works, but after a while, one does get caught up with everything a writer has written for the time being. So if you have read all my works or just the ones that interest you, here are some other options from other writers. Some of these you may recognize from my Must Read Stories of 20—lists, but since I haven't been keeping up with that, we'll just put stuff here. Sadly, some of these may have been forgotten or perhaps abandoned, but they are still good read and if we give the authors enough of love, maybe we can convince them to continue unfinished stories. Again, this is me wishfully thinking, but who knows.

Ei8ht by PendulumWings (Hannibal)
Unwilling Students by Shadow Priestess Trinity (Harry Potter/Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Black Honey by Bramadian0336 (Star Wars)
Another Brother by AvocadoLove (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Ennead: Season Zero by Joey Taylor (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Ennead: For Those We Love by Joey Taylor (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Brother In Arms by SteamGeek01 (Harry Potter/Slender)
The All Encompassing Sky by Maintenant (Harry Potter/Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
Igneous by apathyinreverie (Harry Potter/Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
Silent Wishes by WizardsGirl (Harry Potter/Naruto)
Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me by Akari-Chaan (Harry Potter/Naruto)
Harry Uchiha-Peverell by Red Joker 042 (Harry Potter/Naruto)
Two Twin Foxes and a Magical Vixen by AmaltheaLuchiaAizen (Harry Potter/Bleach [with Yu Yu Hakusho])
This Gonna Be Good by shinebrightnetwork (Harry Potter/Avengers)
The Triumph in These Tired Eyes by AnarchicMuse (Harry Potter/Avengers)
Gargoyles: Modern Day by Author of the Insane (Gargoyles)
To Speak by AlwaysAmusing (Thor)
Embers by Vathara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Tainted and Threshold Shift by Macx (Jurassic Park)
Life Versus Living by Faythren (Jurassic Park)
It's Not the Raptor DNA by SkullsandDuggery (Jurassic Park)

Special Thank You's!

MysticPrincessWarrior - for giving me my first review ever!
kagome13cdj - for catching a major error in one of my stories. Thank you so much for finding it.
Shadowchild28 - for collaborating with me on WitchHunt.
Spyrofan777 - my biggest fan for my Light and Shadow series.
AlleyKatWolf - for assisting me when I encountered posting problems.
GrimKid98 - for making me laugh at your review. Wasn't expecting to open my e-mail up and see that.
Tsu no mei - for the ideas for 2 chapters of Walks of Life and the idea for Mortem.
This will be updated over time as more people comment and help me out with my stories.

Series:

Ties and Trials Series, Gargoyles

A series of stories following the adventures of a time traveler, a new mutate, a lost Fey, a sorceress with an interesting link to the gargoyles' past, and a psychic with healing abilities.

Warrior of Change
Liz Season
Project: Keahi
Rainbow Eyes
WitchHunt
Family Guardian
Go On Living
Special Talents
In The End
If We Spirits Have Offended

Go On Living and Special Talents happen roughly at the same time. Go On Living centers on Keahi and her life in the Labyrinth while Special Talents deals with Ariana and Morgan.

Light and Shadow Series, Code LYOKO

Two new students come to Kadic. One has a past steeped in shadow while the other is a guiding light to look to. Each have somewhat adapted to the other's world in the time of their friendship. The question is will they be able to adapt to the world of the LYOKO warriors. Begins in Season 4 and through the end of the animated series and does not cover the live action series or any of the books.

Light and Shadow
Memories of Light
Light on a Page
More Shadows
Candles in the Shadows
Einstein's Light
Illuminating the Shadows
L&S Bad Connection
Light Rising
Light and Shadow Series Crossover Epilogue
Shadows Reborn (Code: LYOKO/Gargoyles)
Light Presumed Extinguished (Code: LYOKO/Gargoyles)
Shadow Redemption (Code: LYOKO/Gargoyles)
A Light Against The Fear (Code: LYOKO/Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
Shadow Phantom (Code: LYOKO/Danny Phantom)
Lights and Shadows of Justice (Code: LYOKO/Young Justice)

Dragon Trainer, Dragon Speaker Series, How To Train Your Dragon

Hiccup and Toothless make friends with a boy and his dragon after being captured by Alvin. What comes next is something none of Berk could have guessed. Who is the mysterious Grim Frosti and who is he so in tune with dragons, especially his Baleful Banshee named Deathshriek? The series begins towards the end of Riders of Berk.

Dragon Trainer, Dragon Speaker
Brave Dragon Trainers (HTTYD/Brave)
Dragon Brothers
Dragon Relations (HTTYD/Deltora)
Trials of the Dragon Trainers

Lucid Dream Series

Knowing a story is one thing, living it through dreams is another. Armed with the knowledge of the story and the ability to influence the world she’s in, the dreamer is given a goal and must complete it or face the consequences. But being able to manipulate the dream to achieve the goal isn’t as easy as it sounds as one wrong decision can put the entire dream in jeopardy.

Lucid Dream: Until Dawn
Lucid Dream: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lucid Dream: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Dimensional Warriors Trilogy

When the barriers between worlds weakens, sometimes the guardians need a little help putting things back to what they were.

Chaos in Washington (Chaotic/NCIS)
Code: PERIM (Chaotic/Code: LYOKO) – Code: PERIM takes place after Light and Shadow and disregards the rest of the Light and Shadow series.
Manhattan Fights (Code: LYOKO/Gargoyles)

YINYANGWRITER'S SCHOOL AND STUDY TIPS

1. Use Post-It Tabs to mark pages in your textbooks and workbooks. You can either color code things or just mark the tabs. I used them in my accounting workbook to show which was my homework assignment, the day's lesson, and the last reinforcement assignment. I also used them in my textbooks to let me know where the last day's lesson was and it also gave me a general idea of where previous lessons were so I didn't have to go back and hunt and peck for something.

2. If the teacher gives you a note sheet and puts the notes up on an overhead or something, write them on the note sheet. Some of my classmates didn't do that and they wondered why they were getting C's and D's (and F's) in the class. Writing down the notes on note sheets also helps with drilling the information in your head.

3. It's your notebook, fill it out how you want it. Some teachers can be a bit uptight about how they want your notebooks set up, especially if they want to grade them at the end of a semester. My anthropology teacher did that with us, but just to be sure our journals were up to date and we had everything he wanted in them. That's another thing, stuff like journals where all you have to do is paste or tape something in a notebook is a good idea. It beats searching high and low for that loose paper in your folder. And if it's graded, it's easy points. If a teacher is that way and wants you to have a certain set up, follow the set up, but in the margins or under the day's lesson, write in something that will help you remember what you learned. With my history notebook, I wrote in the margins (partially because I was bored) and at a few points, I made crummy little comic strips with stick figures that made a joke out of the lesson. I still remember it, too! So make a riddle, a joke, a picture, or some sort of word association, anything to help you remember it. Your friends may think it sucks, but if you can remember it, so what! And if your teacher checks them, they'll see that you're trying to learn.

4. Get a read for your teacher. You've had this teacher for half or all of the year, depending on how your classes are set up. If you look around carefully and listen, you probably know what their likes and dislikes are, even if subconsciously. Some teachers have a specific way of grading or set up tests a certain way. If you know how a teacher runs their class, you can better prepare for their tests.

5. Get help. I'm going to let you in on a little secret — I almost flunked my junior year of high school, and I was on Honor Roll until then. I regret not going in for extra help for Algebra II. I don't want to make excuses, but it wasn't entirely my fault. We had two different teachers for that class and I mean different. One wanted us to do it one way and other another. It was so confusing and the class was fast paced. I wasn't the only one up the creek without a paddle on this. Even some of them who went in for study sessions got lost, but I think they still did better than me. And don't get me started on chem. I was close to flunking that, too, but I did get it eventually and kept my head above water.

6. Get off your freaking phones! Nothing ticked me off more in school than the kids who were on their phones playing games or texting friends and then complained that they didn't understand the lesson. You are able to not answer your phone. That's why the little red button is there to hang up on them. Or better yet, turn it off. The world is not going to end because you are not answering your phone. It will help you and maybe the person on the other end to focus. Heck, I didn't even own a cellphone in high school! I made it! Here's a conversation I had with a student's aunt (SA).

SA: My niece is in your grade. Her name is (bleep).

YYW: Oh. She's in my anthro class.

SA: She's says the teacher is hard.

YYW: It's not that hard.

SA: She says that the teacher demands a lot of work and that she's not doing very well.

YYW: Maybe if she would stop talking during class and texting every chance she gets, she would be doing better.

SA: I'll let her mother know.

7. Follow directions on final projects! It sounds so easy, but you would be amazed how many people don't do it. My final project for one of my history classes was to create a ten minute presentation on a certain decade complete with a HOMEMADE VIDEO. My group was the only group who made a homemade video, everyone else just picked something from a movie or something else. My group MADE our video, and though it was embarrassing to watch, we had the highest grade of them all.

8. Don't try to cram the night before. If you fill out your note sheets during classes and listened and took notes, you won't have to cram. If you are unsure about things, look over it the night before, but don't be trying to cram after midnight. You'll be too tired and you probably won't be able to remember what you tried to cram for. Instead, go over things you learned in your head before the test and if your teacher does give you study time, use it. Five minutes should be plenty of time to answer those unsure thoughts and make mental notes, ten if you're slow.

9. Find yourself in a bind during a test? Don't freak. That's the worst thing you can do. If you're not sure, move on to the next question. Sometimes teachers sneak answers into a test. Look over all the questions, even the ones you've answered. You may find a mistake and be able to correct it and answer the current question at the same time. If it's multiple choice, narrow down your answers and either cross the wrong ones out or mentally erase them from your field of vision. If you still don't know, go with your gut, at least then you won't kick yourself for not doing so in the first place. If it's a math equation that you have to write out, write it all out. Get scrap paper if you need it and turn it in with your test. Sometimes you can get partial credit if an answer is wrong or the teacher can look over it and see where you went wrong and can help you correct it.

10. Be nice to your teachers. They may appear mean to you, but teachers are humans, too. Heck, they may even think that you're the monsters. So smile, don't complain, make them laugh, humor them when they make you run around chasing your tails, and then show them that you can play their game and meet their expectations. If you make good adversaries on the proverbial chess board, they'll respect you for it.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR JUST WANT TO SWAP STORIES, MESSAGE ME, I DON'T BITE.