Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Moving On & Projects & Memorial Day

My greatest asset and most damned vice is my thinking big about anything I do. Most of the stories I write end up that way. Where this becomes a true problem is when I write fan-fiction. The problem is that with the nearly impossible likelihood of getting the original creators to let you publish, it is a labor of love and nothing more.

While I had originally planned a minimum of fifty chapter, which would equal out to at least ten episodes, I have decided to shorten my Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN fan-fiction to only twenty parts/four episodes. The reason is as I explained above, it gives me nothing but experience. While such is always needed, I need to start focusing on my original work if I ever want to be published. I believe I have matured enough to take on this task but do not want to leave an "unfinished work. Rogue Wave Rising will end after the first major story arc. This leave a major cliffhanger but I think it will work out for the best. This way, I can start to focus my time on other projects. You can check out E7:RWR on my deviantART account or on my fanfiction.net account.

Another project is Shattered Reality Redux, a Teen Titans Animated Series fan-fiction and my first major story (complete). The Redux indicates the reformatting of the story into my current style and the edits and additions (and subtracts) from the original posting. This story has thirteen chapters (made originally of 39 parts) plus two epilogue-style short stories (with a possible third at some point). The main story is what I am focusing on and so far have completed the redux on three chapters. Once done, the series will be "complete" and I will not edit it further (save for any major spelling/grammar errors). I hope to have this done about the end of the year. You can check them our on both my deviantART and fanfiction.net accounts.

Yer another project I have is a short five-six panel comic collaboration with Kamikaze777 from deviantART. A good Internet-friend of mine living in Argentina (he is an Ecuadorean) his art has inspired many a poem. The project involves me creating an amusing mini story with random characters of his and he will do the part for it. I have sent him the first draft for review. I have also done a short story highlighting the discovery of his Hybrid characters. Farah, Emma, & Ginny are just sweethearts. I've also done a biography of another of his characters from his Yurei Series, The Poltergeist. On a side note, I have commissioned him portray my character Erwin R. Morgenstern from the Hybrid story. (I'll post the picture once it's posted.)

My Plight of the Faerie series will be going into a major revision once I get time. Recently I created the latest in the series. Unlike the other "chapters", which where five-hundred words or less summaries, this one was a a full story with dialogue. I will be going back and expanding the other "chapters". Not sure where this series is going at the moment but will have a better idea once I complete this task and continue the story. I will also be revising and expanding my Tales of Miw series with the same hope of continuing the story and making them worthy of publication. As i stated above, all original stories will be gaining more attention.

So, how was your Memorial Day? Here's how mine went:
Drain-plug unscrewed itself. I had the oil changed on Friday bout did not get a chance to ride until Monday. Thankfully a black S.U.V. flashed me and alerted me to the "leak". This happened on I-5 South and the trail begins just over the King/Pierce line for about a mile and ends just before exit 137 in Fife.

Thankfully I still had a quart left to spill once I stopped. My 2008 KLR 650 takes about four quarts or so. The boss of ABT Towing was a lifesaver. I am ever so grateful for his assistance since none of the other towing companies I called were open. He saw me and pulled over and called up one of his trucks to help me out. Kent Kawasaki took full responsibility for the incident and even paid for the towing. They are a good dealer and have never done me wrong; so I count this as a freak happening. I still need to post this on the KLR forum... but I'm lazy.

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