Sorry for the lack of updates, everyone. I was planning on investing a lot more time in my original fiction, but with moderating a RPG and the football world cup being on and with family visiting and university starting up again, I've found my stores of spare time whittled away to next to nothing. Fortunately with two of the four not my problem ( Read more... )

Because honestly, sobriety is probably the worst way to deal with one of my fics ;p

Take one sip if:- The fic has a PG-13 rating ( Read more... )

This link still made me nervous though. It's a fantasy writer's quiz, and it has about 75 questions on what fantasy genre rip-offs/stereotypes exist in your novel. If you answer "yes" to even one, you fail. I'd still recommend it as a checklist though; it may make you rethink characterisation and some aspects of your plot, and it's just damn funny ( Read more... )

But then again, maybe you haven't. After months of consideration, I've decided not to write Harry Potter fanfiction anymore. The reasons for this are numerous and complex, but it all boils down to a simple one: I just don't find it exciting anymore. I still enjoy reading the odd good fic that is thrown my way, and character and ship debates, and I ( Read more... )