11/15/2017: I live! So that took longer than expected! Okay, where to start? So! I got a new laptop! I actually got it a while ago but I'll come to that later. I've been battling my way through a whirlwind of events and distractions, along side a crippling feeling of inadequacy, so writing anything has been nightmarish. Or rather, writing anything I'm actually proud of has been nightmarish. I've also been doing a bunch of other stuff in the meantime too that I wanna put some time and effort into too, like learning how to play guitar because guitars are kinda cool and junk. SO, I'm here now.

Honestly, writing isn't very fun for me anymore. It hasn't been fun for a long time actually. I feel like I've finally hit a point where I can see what's needed to be really good at this, but I'm nowhere near the level of skill I want to be at, and may potentially never hit that point. I'm so far away from my goal that I can't even bluff and fake it until it feels like I'm really doing. There's only so long you can go forcing matters before you start to think that maybe this isn't what you're supposed to be doing. So I'm a little lost on my way I guess. Well, we'll find out in a few years if I'm still writing I guess!

For now though, I still kind of like writing fanfiction. I might not thing I can ever become a real author, but I'm still gonna try. And even if I can't, I've put a lot of work into this fanfic stuff. It wouldn't be fair for you guys if I just abandoned ship now! So I'm gonna keep writing as long as the interest sticks. Who knows? It might even become fun again! And maybe if I get really good at guitar, I could write cool songs around my stories and characters and stuff! That would be totally awesome!

Anyway, I'm probably never gonna be as active on this account as I used to, partially because of time restrictions and partially because I'm a weird guy that curls up into a ball when stuff upsets me. But I am still around, and as long as I'm not stuck in an anxiety bubble, I do appreciate the occasional conversation. So say hi if you've ever got the time. Until then, see you in my fanfic I guess!

28/06/2017: My laptop has crashed... I was hoping today I could finally say "I'm posting a chapter guys!" I'd made my comfy buffer for The Great Divide, I'd finally gotten real progress done in The Guns of Solomon... and then my laptop crashed... It had been a while since I made a backup too so that happened... Ugh, I don't even know how far back I've been sent... Sorry guys...

02/05/2017: Ugh it's like forcing myself to do homework! Geez I was really emo when I wrote my last update... Anyway, it still stands. I don't have it in me to write more fanfic thanks to "the real world" *shudder*. It's actually really bothering me... But I'm trying. I'm trying to write the next chapter of GoS at least so I can start Part III, and The Great Divide has one unuploaded chapter half finished. When things were going bad for me I wrote fanfic in the past so who knows? Maybe it will help now? It's still gonna be a while before I feel like posting anything but at the very least I'm reading fic again so that's good. So... yeah. We'll meet. Peace.

17/03/2017: I... quit. Not writing fanfic, I'm still doing that. But I just... quit. I'm done. I'm tired. I'm a hack and everybody knows it now. I'm not organised or dedicated or even a halfway decent writer. I can't finish things and I'll never be able to. I shouldn't be pressed for time. This is perhaps the last time in my entire life that I'll ever have so much free time, but I can barely manage the real world, let alone a virtual one. For now, I'm out. I have one or two more weeks of updates, and then you won't see me, reading or writing for a while. No promises on update schedules or anything. I still love the stories, and I'll probably be writing them anyway, but I'll be damned if I'm found posting any of it online. Sorry guys, see y'all later.

08/03/2017: Finally, free time! I can finally use this time to catch up on all my stories! Nothing's stopping me from making awesome fanfics now! (Notices the TV) Hey wait a second, Steven Universe... Huh, I always glossed over this cartoon before. Tried an episode, never really got into it. Maybe I should give it another chance? After all, it may be an Adventure Time clone but it's gotta be okay, right?

My word... This is brilliant... This is... How could I have been so blind? Why wasn't I watching this before? I'm sorry I ever called this an Adventure Time clone. This is its own cartoon and it's brilliant... But, my fanfic... ...

Umm... Oh geez, you guys are waiting for updates... Uh... Well... This could be awkward... Fight the addiction! Fight it!!! ...

Yeah I'm really hooked on this cartoon right now. I still don't know where it stands comparing it to the other stuff like it (Regular Show, Gumball, Adventure Time, etc) but this is perfect for me specifically. DBZ fusions? Sailor Moon and Neon Genesis references? A Nintendo Game Cube? A deep story? Character development? Good animation? Well fleshed characters and a strong, well developed female cast? Yeah this is a win. And the tone of the show...

Uh... Yeah, that Guns of Solomon update is definitely not coming on the 11th. The Great Divide is basically frozen too. I've still got... three more updates? Maybe four? But that's a lot less space than I should have for that fic... Geez... I'm not sure what I'm meant to say. I wanna say sorry but I'm having so much fun with this fic, and life is... complicated for me right now (nothing life endangering but yeah), so this is really hitting me in the feels... Plus, a lot of the stuff I'm watching here is gonna carry over into how I write Great Divide so that's gonna hopefully jump in quality soon (though it doesn't translate at all into Guns of Solomon which is annoying me since that's my main fic). Uh... wish me luck on getting back on track? Yeah, something like that...

26/02/2017: And I return from the land of beyond the internet!!! I was actually able to go online once or twice but for the most part, I remained pretty much dark the whole time. For those of you stalkerish enough to ask, yes I did have fun, more fun than I expected actually! I remembered that I have friends (something that's easy to forget sometimes...) and considering I was outdoors with water and trees and mountains and stuff... like, the opposite of my natural element, I think it was pretty cool. That, and I still had video games so yeah! That said, a week with next to no writing was still pretty rough for me... I got some done, but no finished chapters, and nothing even worth commenting on. So, Guns of Solomon will have to wait. That's the first time I've missed an update day that wasn't a season finale or part finale or something. Well, first time since starting this story. That actually kind of upsets me because I don't want to go back to spotty updates... Anyway, I scheme I'll have a chapter completed by next Saturday, and then the next one by the week after that. And if I want to set up my comfy cushion again, then the week after that... So, expect another update there on... the 11th of March? The 18th if the chapter ends up longer than I think (which it might) and has to be split up into pieces. If it's shorter than I think then next Saturday instead, but don't cross your fingers.

Princess Versus The Great Divide will be updated later tonight (or I guess in the afternoon if you live in the States), maybe earlier if I can finish editing it in time. So, see you guys there I guess! (Really, that must be the only reason you're even reading this... Right? Why are you reading this? Hmm...)

Oh yeah, and since I've been keeping track of my progress, I've been wondering how many people actually read this stuff or if it makes a difference as to how much people like writers because I'm scraping for reviews kind of curious. So if you're kinda bored then you might as well check it out.

17/02/2017: I'm probably gonna be offline for about a week or so... I've been summoned from my cave invited by some close friends on a little outing, but the location of this trip will be somewhere with limited Internet access and electricity, and terrible signal when there is Internet. It's meant to be relaxing but a week without writing... It sounds nightmarish. As a result, Princess Versus The Great Divide will be updated a few days later than normal (glad I at least wrote the chapter in advance) and The Guns of Solomon will be a week late minimum and two weeks late maximum (yeah, I ran out of backup chapters...) Sorry for the inconvenience, and anybody who's actually waiting for those, I'm hurting as much as you. Honest! Not being able to write... Even if I could go online, it sounds unpleasant.

13/02/2017: I've gotta get a cover for The Guns of Solomon! I've noticed that stories with covers get a lot more views too... I can't draw, and my 3D models are terrible so that's out of the question. So... are there any awesome artists there that are willing to lend a hand? A cover would be really awesome but I don't really know how to go about this... I just don't know...

Oh yeah, and Princess Versus The Great Divide has four chapters! Yay! Honestly, this story has just been so fun for me to write...

04/02/2017: Seriously, I need to learn how to draw. Not just because most of my stories need covers (yeah, their blank faces upset me...) but because there's all these ideas that swirl in my head that need to be visual! I've just never had the talent for drawing, but that's no excuse! I never had a talent for writing either! My first story was terrible! I couldn't even look at it for sentimental reasons! I'm almost glad my old PC crashed and took my story with it to Tartarus! I got this way through practice, so practice is what I need to do! {Notices an interesting link on YouTube, gets distracted and wastes entire day}

27/01/2017: Posted my Powerpuff fic. Woo hoo! This is a little strange for me, especially considering that I started with Medabots and The Inheritance Cycle to suddenly end up here! Anyway, my current update schedule is:

Guns of Solomon: Every Saturday. Although, it's on a temporary hiatus for the next two weeks or so.

Princess Versus The Great Divide: Every Friday. Because, y'know, it's a Friday! Coincidentally, I've been listening to this old Semisonic album called 'Great Divide', especially the song in the album called 'Across The Great Divide'. It's not really related to this fic (although that depends on your perspective), but it did serve as the inspiration for the title...

12/01/2017: To those who I need to be in contact with, sorry! I'm not exactly busy per se, but I am still sorting out things so my focus is really all over the place! Anyway, I'm currently working on my Percy Jackson fic Guns of Solomon, and I've still got a few chapters in advance so I should be in the green for now. I'm also working on a Powerpuff Girls fic because most Powerpuff Girls fics are now terrible and this is potentially the most destructive little plot bunny I've had in my head in a while. Like, it didn't even take a few weeks to fester it just leaped at me with fangs bared... Because of that though, I need to read more good Powerpuff Girls fics, so if somebody could direct me, that would be awesome!

Name: This is the Real Deal. I'm too awesome to give it!

Home: If you don't know by now then it's already too late...

Goal(s): I gotta make work that I'm proud of. That's all I wanna do.

"Forget that stuff about the odds being ever in your favor. What does that even mean? Screw the odds. There are no odds. You're a writer, and writers make their own odds."- Lev Grossman.

Favourite books: It's a mixed bag really, and I can't decide on any real order. On the one hand, Harry Potter was my childhood, I looooove Percy Jackson, the Inheritance Cycle seriously gripped me, The Hobbit was full of charm, and I need to read the His Dark Materials Trilogy again (I'm tied between Subtle Knife and Amber Spyglass in terms of what I liked more) On the other hand, 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 gripped me under possible dark futures for us all (I have yet to read Brave New World) The Time Traveller's Wife was my first "adult" book and I loved it, and Captain Corelli's Mandolin has recently earned a spot in my bookshelf (geez, I sound like an old man thanks to my A Level English class). On the final hidden third hand (HA! Didn't see THAT coming!) I found Scott Pilgrim changed my life, ALL of John Green's books are awesome, and Neil Gaiman is a genius. Weird mix.

Fandoms I write for: Generally, I'm hanging out in the Percy Jackson and Digimon fandoms, and occasionally the Powerpuff Girls one, since that's where my three current projects are. I might be on the Inheritance Cycle one sometimes because nostalgia, but don't bet on it. I can still be found writing Medabots fics since I haven't finished my first ever story (oh man forgive my poor writing, I was young(er)!)

Which of my fics should you read?: All of them! Okay no. On a serious note, here's my opinion on my stuff so you know what you're in for.

This is Spirit: Clash of Souls! Ah, my first ever fanfic! This... has not aged well. Not in the slightest. There is a lot of really cool stuff, but it takes quite a while before I'm actually any good at writing, and a lot of the older chapters need editing. The whole war arc needs to be cut down in half! It's a really cool read to see where I came from and how I developed though, and some of the stuff there was just plain EPIC! As my first fic, I have a duty to finish it! Just... not right now. Anyway, I wouldn't recommend it unless you're already invested in the fic.

This is Spirit: Defective Souls My second fic! This only has one chapter for a reason... It's terrible and the main character is a sue. Can't believe I went backwards in skill. I once asked this really awesome fanfic writer to review a chapter of it for me, and I could tell she was trying to be nice but she really didn't like it and I never saw or heard from her again... So it was bad enough to chase somebody away. I only keep it up for sentimental reasons, but I really don't recommend going anywhere near it. Salt and burn its corpse should you find it.

After Day and Night Man, this had the coolest title ever! But I was not inspired enough to get past the prologue (a lesson to never use a prologue I suppose) and it was in a virtually dead fandom which makes me sad because I really like Monster Rancher.

Piercing Heavens I kinda lost my drive for this one, and really the whole fandom in general... which is a shame because I still have some really cool ideas for that one! So I have no idea if I'll ever update that one and it makes me feel sad because a lot of people seemed to really like that one. It's a cool to check out if you wanna see how my style's been changing over time. The dialogue is a bit hit and miss sometimes (characters tend to say 'and stuff' a lot and I don't know why...) but when it's good, it's really fun. Think of it as a prototype to my Percy Jackson fic. Oh, and the main character is really cool too! This is what started my trend of under powering my main characters too (well, it was actually Defective Souls, but we pretend that doesn't exist) which has forced me to make interesting characters instead of interesting powers, something that took me a while to learn and Clash of Souls suffers from because I was trying to write like a shounen anime instead of a book. Plus, I like seeing the underdog struggle against absurd odds.

This is Spirit: Ghosts of The Past I honestly think this is a little rough, but this is, and still is, one of my most popular fics, and there's probably a good reason for that. My dialogue had gotten a lot better and I could now craft and characterise properly. Emily is still one of my favourite protagonists that I've written, although I've obviously written a lot better ones since then, like Zach or Biko/Ludmila from Guns of Solomon. While I knew the general direction that the fic was going, I kind of wish I'd planned it out more, because this could have been amazing, but some chapters just fell flat, some of the dialogue was weak, and I need to explain quite a few plot points.

The Guns of Solomon This is the point when I finally learnt how to start learning to write. I had taken a long break from consistent fanfic writing between this and my last fic, but I never stopped practicing. After reading and writing papers on all of these great poets and writers extensively for my AS and A2 English Lit courses (although I never liked, and never will like Jane Eyre), a downright evilly hard History course, experimenting with poetry (I'm good at writing rap lyrics? But my favourite genre is alt rock...) and reading Percy Jackson, I started writing this fic offline as an experiment with a different style of writing. I basically tried to copy Rick Riordan, but then the story was actually good. I realised that the whole time, I hadn't been experimenting with my writing at all except for one chapter in Piercing Heavens (it was also why I can't finish an actual story since my heart's never in it as I try writing all these weird genres I can't handle), so I used this to just swap around my style and experiment and figure things out. I haven't quite gotten it yet, but I'm now finally understanding what my Writing Style actually is...

So, with a can of Whoopa* Chemical X, Guns of Solomon was born! Its got a lot of Rick Riordan's style to it with my own flair added, and I proofread and edited everything nicely and planned it out really well so the story is on point too. The first half of it is pretty rough and needs some work, but the second half is where I hit my stride. While it's action scenes aren't quite as explosive as Ghosts of the Past or Clash of Souls (though that may change by Part III), they feel more focused and intense. For a while, this was my best fic, even if Ghosts is more popular.

Princess Versus The Great Divide This little guy is good. I know the start is much more solid than GoS at least. Thanks to what I learned during GoS, I'm writing in a way that's more comfortable and unique to me, and the narrative voice is marvelous (and downright hilarious). So far, it's seemed pretty solid! (plus, I snuck in a few One Punch man references so yeah). If you liked Guns of Solomon then you should definitely try this out, even if you aren't a Powerpuff Girls fan! You don't need to know too much about Powerpuff Girls really, just that the Powerpuffs are superheroes and Princess is an ex-villain who wants to be a superhero despite being a villainous spoiled brat and having no superpowers. I've gone on a little bit of a hiatus as I'm sure fans are aware of by now, but in that break I've written a bunch of other chapters that prove that I'm taking this seriously. I'll never know until I've gotten more of it out there, but I currently think this is my best fic, and it's mostly stolen my attention away from GoS. At the very least, it's the most fun to write, and during a time when writing isn't very fun for me, that's really important.