Another Update!

I've failed a bit, creativity-wise over the past month. D:

I've moved house. We bought a shiny detached villa and moved in, so things have been a bit hectic. Needless to say, I've not managed to update any of my fanfics nor work on my original stuff.

I've also got two assignments plus the end assignment for my university course coming up in the next month, so going to be uber busy with that, and haven't even started them yet!

Good news is that I've been encouraged to get my original pieces published by an author, so will try and focus on that once I get all these boxes unpacked. Oh, and after I do the assignments, of course. *nods*

We'll see how it goes. *sigh*

Update

I've been a little busy the past couple of weeks. *gasp*

Initially, I started writing a story for my fiancé's birthday, but it has evolved into something far more epic than I had originally intended. It's a fantasy fiction which was supposed to be a short story, but as these things have a habit of doing, it took on a life of its own and now it looks like it'll be of novel length. I've had some encouraging feedback for it, so I may write it with the intention of having it published.

In other news, I've posted some of my shorter original works up on two different sites, Storywrite and Fictionpress. I really do like the Storywrite site. It has lots of interesting features. You can check out both sites from my links section on the right.

I've also started up a fanfiction review site with my sister, with the aim of helping out aspiring writers and pointing potential readers in the direction of the truly good stuff. It's hard to find! The site is hosted on wordpress, so essentially it's a blog, but we're rather proud of how it's shaping up. We called it FanFiction Finesse and you can go check it out here, or by clicking on the link on the right of the page.

Thorny Path Chapter 9

I finished chapter 9 of Thorny Path today, so posted it up for your viewing pleasure.

It's been about a month since I updated that story, but with the hustle and bustle of the Christmas period, I didn't really have time until now.

There weren't really any major plot developments this chapter, just a bit of teasing actiony moments which will lead on to a more explanatory chapter 10.

I'll be working on some original work in the coming weeks before I think about updating my fan fics again. I need to think about income and such after all. >.>

Entwined Chapter 14

Finally posted up the next chapter of Entwined. It's, sadly, shorter than usual, but I thought something's better than nothing, right?

The scene that follows on from this chapter will, in theory, be rather long, so I thought it better to end the chapter there. Plus, my readers have waited long enough for an update, I think. >.>

I'm going to finish the next chapter of Thorny Path now, and then work on one of my original short stories. Balancing all these different projects is becoming more difficult. Perhaps I've bitten off more than I can chew? D:

Ah well, time will tell!

New One-Shot

Okay, so I posted this new one-shot I'm referring to, called Wintry Solace, quite a while ago. It is of course, another UDDUP fan fic, and I had originally intended it to be a Christmas Special for my fanfic.net readers, but I finished it a lot sooner than I thought I would, so I posted it up early.

It is, essentially, a smut fic. *gasps* The fandom was lacking, what could I do? D:

Clicky here to go check it out.

In other news, I've been furiously working away on my latest course assignment, which is to write a short story of 2,200 words. I'm not used to writing anything that short, but I think I've managed to create a believable piece of fiction... I hope. :o

I'll post it up here once I have it all polished and shiny. ;)

Thorny Path Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Thorny Path has just been posted up.

Phew, what a struggle it was to write that chapter. I'm not sure if it's my odd sleep cycle at the moment or something else, but I had a tough time getting the word count up. :o

Thankfully I had some help via some suggestions, so it's finally all done. :D

I'm hoping the next chapter will come more easily to me. :o

And yup, I've still not completed the lasted chapter of Entwined. I just can't seem to find any motivation to continue it at the moment. It's not as if the story is dull or anything either. Bah. :/

Thorny Path Chapter 7

I posted up chapter 7 of Thorny Path last night. Woot!

Even though I'm suffering pretty badly with jet lag this time around, it doesn't seem to be affecting my writing too much. I think I made a little slip up at the end of the chapter, but it's nothing too huge, and it did sort of fit in with the mood of that scene.

Going to start on chapter 8 now. :)

I wonder if I have the right balance of action and fluffiness now... *shrugs*

Thorny Path Chapter 6

Yep it's that time again. A new chapter of Thorny Path has been finished and posted up for your viewing pleasure. ;)

Things get more action-y, with Mamoru indulging in one of his favourite pastimes, and Haruka collapses! :O I had to bump the rating up to M as Mamoru was... well, Mamoru. It happened a bit sooner than I had expected, but ack well, what can you do when a story writes itself? :P

Flying back to Sweden tomorrow, so with all the travelling and the recovering from said travelling, I may not have a new chapter finished for the next few days. You never know though! :D

Thorny Path Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Thorny Path has been uploaded! Well, technically, it was posted up last night, but my memory failed me again, and I forgot to post here. >.>

This chapter has no MamXHaru interaction. :( Well, I needed to get the plot sort of kick-started, so I concentrated on developing that. So, Mamoru's in some scenes we're more familiar with. I think that's a good thing... right? >.<

Anyway, I'm still failing at updating Entwined. I probably won't get a chance now until I get back to Sweden. :<

Thorny Path Chapter 4

Whoo! Chapter 4 of Thorny Path is completed and posted up! Go me! :D

I really enjoyed writing this chapter, even though there wasn't any action in it, which is one of my favourite things to write... hmm, what's wrong with me? Am I turning soft? :o Oh oh, but Mamoru did draw his weapon, so that's got to account for something, right? There's a lot of thought dialogue in this fic, a lot more than I usually put in my stories, and it's rather difficult to know if I'm doing it in a way that's true to the characters. I mean, you don't get to see a lot of the characters' inner thoughts in the manga, because of the type of media it is, so their true inner selves are difficult to see, and thus portray. Meh, I'll just chalk it down to artistic license. That usually works. :P

I also got some more of Entwined chapter 14 written. It's coming along... slowly, but surely. >.>

Thorny Path Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Thorny Path is up!

Was a little bit later than I had planned, but was still a heck of a lot faster than my usual updates. :P

I just realised, the main character is a blind swordsman who kicks ass, but I've written three chapters where he hasn't kicked anyone's ass yet! Amg! In fact, he's not even drawn his weapon yet. >.> Must remedy that!

Will try and get Entwined chapter 14 finished in the next day or two. :)

Thorny Path Chapter 2

I posted up chapter 2 of Thorny Path last night. That surely must be a new record for me. Two chapters in one day! O.o

I'm also in the middle of writing chapter 3. That should be finished by the end of the day, and will be available for reading online tonight... hopefully.

The story's only had about 20 hits so far, which isn't all that surprising, sadly. I wonder how I could get the word out about the UDDUP manga so more people can start reading it, and enjoying its awesomeness? :O On a brighter note, I have 2 fantastic reviewers already, who actually put an effort into their reviews instead of the usual 'update plx' and no more. Thank you, you two! You know who you are! :D

As for Entwined. I'm about halfway through chapter 14. I'll probably finish that chapter before writing any more of Thorny Path, but it shouldn't take all that long. :)

Back to the grindstone then! :D

New Fan Fiction

Yes, I know, I probably have too much on my plate already, but I just couldn't help myself. >.>

I've just posted the prologue up for my new fan fiction called Thorny Path. It's based on the Until Death Do Us Part manga, which is sorely under-read I might add! It is also extremely poorly represented, fan fiction wise, which was a contributing factor to me writing this now.

The story is based around the manga's two main characters - Mamoru and Haruka. In the manga you can tell a romance is bound to bloom between them, but Haruka is only 12 at the start of it, so I'm using some artistic license to move my own story on in years a bit to make the romance a bit less... icky. :p It is first and foremost an action story though, so expect lots of kick ass swordplay and general awesomeness. ;)

Now to finish Chapter 14 of Entwined, so I don't feel too guilty. :P

Entwined Chapter 13

Woohoo, I finally finished Chapter 13 of Entwined! Oh yes, and posted it up too! Clicky here if you want to take a look. ;)

Wow, that sure took some time, huh? Sorry, sorry. Initially, I wasn't too happy with it, but after re-reading it and tweaking it a bit, I'm sort of okay with it now. Not very encouraging, eh? >.>

Ack well, now to get started on Chapter 14! :D

NaNoWriMo

If you've not heard of it before, this post title's probably got you wondering what I'm smoking, right? Well, not to fear! It's only tobacco! Anyway, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it's being running for a few years (not sure how many exactly) during the month of November. Basically, it's a challenge to write a 50,000 word (or more) novel from scratch within the space of that month.

The idea is to simply just write and not worry about content too much, or editing. That comes in December. :P The only reward if you reach the goal, is some downloadable certificate, but I think the sense of accomplishment you would get is a sufficient reward, amirite? Anyhoo, here's a link to my profile page, and you can go and sign up from there or read more, etc, if you're interested!

I'm at 11,545 words at the moment, so it's going not too badly. Fingers crossed for me! :P

Oh, and Entwined Chapter 13 is almost finished. Go me!

Entwined Chapter 12

Oh, I completely failed at keeping this blog up to date this time. >.>

Well, Chapter 12 has been up for a good week or two now. Oops! I have excuses though! Yay!

I'm actually on the Isle of Arran at the moment, on a little family vacation with my parents. To say the internet connection here is unstable, would be generous! Ah well, only a few days left then I'll be back in Sweden. :)

Theeeen, in the beginning of November, I'm off to L.A for 2 weeks. Woot! That should be interesting. *nod nod*

Anyway, because of all this hustle and bustle, Entwined will probably not be updated as much as I would like. It's bad enough already, I know, but real life must take priority. :<

I've already started on Chapter 13, so don't despair! :D

New Story

Soooo, I had this sudden burst of inspiration last night. I know! It finally happened! O.o

Well anyway, this isn't a fan fiction that I started writing today, it's a completely original story! Ohmigosh! So, sorry dear fanfiction.net but this story won't be gracing your pages. I'm really excited about it though, I truly love the idea I've come up with. Gotten about 14 pages written so far, and it's progressing nicely me thinks.

It's less serious than my usual writing, though it still has serious overtones.

Don't worry though! I shall still be updating Entwined, of course. ;)

Now... I wonder if anyone actually reads this blog to view this tidbit of information... :o

Entwined Chapter 10

Three weeks have passed since I posted the last chapter. Blimey! I am such a slacker! :o

Ah well, I do have valid reasons, though I'm not going to make excuses, as I have been slacking too. >.<

I got me a new PC though! Well, actually it's my fiancé's 'old' one. Only a few months old, and he felt he had to go get another new one, and I got the hand-me-down. *chuckles* I can't complain though, it's pretty nice. It's a fantastic gaming computer. Now I just need to start playing some games again... No! I musn't! Must devote more time to updating Entwined! *cough*

Anyway! Hope the wait for the chapter was worth it! *trudges off to begin writing next chapter*

Entwined Chapter 9

Oh dear, I keep forgetting to add updates to this blog at the right time. I'm a day or two late again. :<

Chapter 9 took quite a while longer to write than the other chapters as my fiancé decided to give me his flu. How generous, eh?

The most annoying thing is that it never came out properly, so I was moping around for a week feeling generally miserable with no end in sight. I suppose the good thing is that it could have been worse. But coughing your lungs up when you have broken ribs is just... eek!

Anyway, enough moaning from me! The new chapter is up on ff.net aswell as media miner (though I'm not sure if it's worth posting it on both sites). It seems to have been generally well received so far, and the scene I'm currently working on is so much fun. *giggles maniacally*

Entwined Chapter 8

Whoo, Chapter 8 is now up on ff.net.

Thankfully, no silly writer's block this time, and I'm quite happy with this chapter. Let's hope my readers are too. :D

Time to go do some Archaeology work now though. >.>