This profile was last updated on 9.17.2018.

Hello! I am SoulPieces, a hobby-writer who’s been around since 2010. As life would have it, I’ve grown away from writing, but I do still enjoy it. My current project is rewriting one of my first posted fics, Seven Rings in Hand. I remember being so proud of it back then, but when I revisited it in September of 2018, I found so many things wrong with it that I decided that it deserved a rewrite.

Think of it as me paying my respects to the first fic I wrote that made me go “wow, I really love writing. I’d love to share this with others!” Though I had written stories before (one of which is actually on here), Seven Rings in Hand was the first one I really felt proud of.

Enjoy! Below is some of my own personal commentary of my stories, in case anyone is interested :)

This segment was last updated on 9.17.2018

The Stories

Secrets and Regrets: Not going to lie, this fic is the epitome of today’s crossover vehicle market: pandering to the trend at the time in an attempt to garner brand attention. I went with a “Sonic and friends in high school!” theme, as at the time I was in Junior High, and these types of fics were popular at the time. A few flaws I can remember off the top of my head without rereading include:
- A dramatic self-insert who I’d say tiptoes Mary-Sue territory, except I feel that she does a fairly good job of embodying an air-headed, slightly spoiled 16-year old with a strong mind.
- A very extreme storyline with graphic themes that I feel were some subconscious concerns coming out through my writing. After all, I was 16 in 2012 - hormones are at an all-time high at that age.
- A rushed storyline. One day takes up several chapters, and then suddenly months go by in a single chapter. I know that in the past, I sped up the flow of time to compensate for the relationships I felt were moving too fast to be realistic. However, it created a very odd pace for the story, and you can really pick out the parts of the story that were planned versus the parts of the story that were simply added to bridge fragmented ideas.

Seven Rings in Hand: The first story I was proud of, Seven Rings in Hand was, at the time, a really great feat for me. I played countless hours of SatSR, and had the idea of a self insert from the start. It began as a writing exercise and developed into a fairly decent story. Clearly, this is a favorite, which is why I decided to rewrite it. It is also how I came up with my online name. However, it is far from flawless:
- Yet another self-insert, but even worse because she directly mirrored myself, right down to the name.
- A very scattered, unorganized storyline, which I partially blame for the odd layout of the game itself. However, can’t blame the game for everything - it definitely had a lot to do with a lack of planning.
- Self-insert was a Mary-Sue, but I felt like she wasn’t when I wrote it. RIP.
- The overall tone of the story was constantly interrupted by stupid sayings and a self-insert that flat out did not belong-
- Horrible fight scenes. Despite the creativity I displayed throughout the story, I couldn’t stray far enough from the game script to write out a decent battle.

The Search for Light: A Zelda story I am still proud of. This story has undergone 3 or 4 rewrites during the time that I was still writing it. It changed from a self-insert Mary-Sue who mirrored Link to a more reasonable, stand-alone character who adds to the story rather than interrupts it. I consider this one of my greatest stories to date, despite the fact that I have been unable to write any more for 4 years. I hate that I’ve let it sit for so long, but I hope that one day I can deliver the completed version to my readers. I think they’re almost as excited as me to see how the story ends. One thing that I truly appreciate about this story is that it forced me to begin outlining my ideas before putting them into the story. I feel that it flows far better than anything I’ve previously written. I won’t be going through flaws with this story until I have finished it.

Waiting: A narrative of a very intense moment in my childhood gaming history. Let’s face it, guys: when you beat the Elite Four and your rival, only to come face-to-face with the protagonist of the previous game, you felt a moment of amazement. I attempted to capture this low-resolution moment in a fully-fledged narrative with a somewhat serious and mysterious undertone. It is mostly an exercise in my own ability, but I’m proud of it. My biggest flaw in the story is that I still feel like it didn’t have the exact tone I wanted. I’m not sure how to go about changing it, though.

Dream Chasers: A two-part series that barely has anything written on it. I came up with the idea a while back, and wrote out an entire outline of both stories, start to finish. Funnily enough, I’ve struggled hardest with how I want to begin the story, despite all my planning. Still, I think it’s a good story, especially for the target age group for Pokemon.

Diedre’s Magic: An Animal Crossing: New Leaf narrative. Not too much to say about this one, and I may never finish it. I’d put it at the bottom of my priority list. Originally posted on an Animal Crossing site I used to frequent called Animal Crossing Community.

Seven Rings in Hand: The Rewrite: You guys already know. A rewrite of the first. I just wanted to see if I could rewrite the story, keep the same general idea, but take it in a different direction. We’ll see how it stacks up to the previous!