I may try to do NaNo this year just for kicks and giggles. I don't expect to win, but I have a story idea brewing in my skull that's itching to get out... and it's even overshadowed the idea I had during summer for NaNo that I started brainstorming in the few days I had between summer and fall semesters...

If it gets fully fleshed out, whether ( Read more... )

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(Intro: This started as a collaborative effort between me and someone else on RPoL whose name I can no longer recall, who disappeared before it really went far. I managed to grab the transcript before the game was archived, then later deleted, from the main site; although I need to redo the heroine's intro at some point. Right now, I want to go ( Read more... )

So. I have a wonderful, excellent, loving, handsome and did I mention wonderful fiance who decided to buy me First Lord's Fury for Christmas and gave it to me the day it came out. XD Because of this, I'm rereading the entire Codex Alera (currently on Princep's Fury, the book immediately before FLF ( Read more... )

The picture that inspired this story can be found here.

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"Oh-emm-gee, Kathy! I know what you mean!" Miriam Tauler's hot pink, diamond-studded cell phone sparkled in the streetlights as she walked home from the library, her books in one arm. She was still dressed in her school uniform, because ( Read more... )

Warning! The picture that inspired this story (linked here) is not for viewing by anyone under the age of 18!

“Number thirteen, come on!”

Skyla looked up from her bench at Alexei, her handler, then rose and walked to him, the edges of her silken robes gathered modestly in one hand. Another horrendous-looking client. She shuddered, but not visibly - ( Read more... )