I thought that today I would just kind of bring my Fanfiction readers to my current status story wise.
Currently, I'm working on Only a Dream and the Persistence of Memory.
My story Contentions is going to be on hiatus for while, mainly because I don't want to have to keep stopping work on it. I'm so busy right now in my life that once I start writing for it, I get distracted or something else needs my attention first. I thought it would be best to just hold it off until things slow down. Unfortunately, that might not be until summer time.
My other unfinished story, Death is Life, I will also try to work on, but my inspiration for that story is slowly dying. I still like the idea, I'm just having a hard time continuing it. I'm not exactly sure where I'm going to take it.
Lastly, for the sequel to Artificial Engagement...I've thought of a new solution to the sequel, but it's not official and set in stone. I'm going to go over it and see if it will be able to hold up. I have a good feeling about this plot though. The only bad thing about this is it pushes the publish date to definitely summer. I guess we'll have to see.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Pet Peeves
Now, I'm not too picky when it comes to reading stories on Fanfiction. I've learned to ignore the mistakes and try to continue through a story. I'm not talking about a few mistakes, I'm talking about the stories that have multiple errors, misspelling, bad grammar...stuff like that that happens frequently. When stories are like that, they become hard to read despite them possibly having a good idea.
Pet Peeve Number 1: Misspelling
Granted, not all word processors have spell check, but that's what dictionaries are for! If you're not sure about a word, look it up on dictionary.com.
Pet Peeve Number 2: Bad Grammar
English grammar is hard. I get it. Sometimes what is grammatically correct doesn't sound right and so you write it the wrong way. I know what that's like. That doesn't really bother me. It's stuff like "We was going that way," or "Them were heading to the store." Incorrectly using singular and plural pronouns, nouns, and verbs really gets my goat.
Pet Peeve Number 3: Punctuation
Sometimes our pinkies accidentally hit a period instead of a comma, or we forget to hit the shift key before hitting the quote key. But when it repeatedly happens or they don't even use periods and commas, it starts to get hard, and not to mention confusing, to read. Also, knowing when to use single and double quotations, and how to use apostrophes correctly.
Pet Peeve Number 4: The Chatting Language
Tlkin lke thees gets rlly annoying. 'Lol' is okay if you don't use it like 'lolololol' and after every sentence. I have when people use this because it just shows laziness. It gives off the impression that they don't care when they say "U was gonna see tht movie cuz it is awsm."
That's all I can think of right now, but for those who are also Fanfiction-ers, a few words of advice: if you're not sure something sounds right, Dictionary.com it. Or option B) get a beta. Yes, it can be kind of painful to find one who will take the time to read over your work, but it's worth it in the end. Don't like that idea? Then just go back yourself and reread it. Trust me, it works and it helps you become a better writer.
The whole moral of this rant is to REVIEW your WORK! It'll help get you more readers and reviewers while also upping your ability to write.
Pet Peeve Number 1: Misspelling
Granted, not all word processors have spell check, but that's what dictionaries are for! If you're not sure about a word, look it up on dictionary.com.
Pet Peeve Number 2: Bad Grammar
English grammar is hard. I get it. Sometimes what is grammatically correct doesn't sound right and so you write it the wrong way. I know what that's like. That doesn't really bother me. It's stuff like "We was going that way," or "Them were heading to the store." Incorrectly using singular and plural pronouns, nouns, and verbs really gets my goat.
Pet Peeve Number 3: Punctuation
Sometimes our pinkies accidentally hit a period instead of a comma, or we forget to hit the shift key before hitting the quote key. But when it repeatedly happens or they don't even use periods and commas, it starts to get hard, and not to mention confusing, to read. Also, knowing when to use single and double quotations, and how to use apostrophes correctly.
Pet Peeve Number 4: The Chatting Language
Tlkin lke thees gets rlly annoying. 'Lol' is okay if you don't use it like 'lolololol' and after every sentence. I have when people use this because it just shows laziness. It gives off the impression that they don't care when they say "U was gonna see tht movie cuz it is awsm."
That's all I can think of right now, but for those who are also Fanfiction-ers, a few words of advice: if you're not sure something sounds right, Dictionary.com it. Or option B) get a beta. Yes, it can be kind of painful to find one who will take the time to read over your work, but it's worth it in the end. Don't like that idea? Then just go back yourself and reread it. Trust me, it works and it helps you become a better writer.
The whole moral of this rant is to REVIEW your WORK! It'll help get you more readers and reviewers while also upping your ability to write.
Friday, February 18, 2011
New Story!
I have a new story posted on Fanfiction! It's called Only A Dream, and it's supposed to be a dark story. I only have the Prologue posted. It's going to be a tough story to write because it deals with a lot of dark things that have been happening around me (one happening to a close friend of mine). The stuff that I'm going to be writing I have never experienced or never really thought of so it's going to be difficult to think about the situations and to write it like it might be. I'm going way out of my comfort zone by writing this story, but I'm hoping it will expand my writing style horizons and bring a whole new idea/creation to PJO Fanfiction. So wish me luck and if you read my stories, let me know how I'm doing!
--Akatsuki Child
--Akatsuki Child
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Contentions--Story
This is just a quick little note for Fanfiction. If you've read my last post, you'll know that I've been busy and stressed out a bit. I've realized that some of my stress is coming from the fact that I haven't written for Contentions in a long time because I've temporarily lost my muse for that story. So, I'm going to take a short hiatus on that story and work on other stories until more inspiration has struck me.
--AC
--AC
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Writer's Block...Again.
This is for my Fanfiction readers: I am having a writer's block :( Tis very sad. I was really pumped for Contentions and I pumped out like four chapters in a month and now....bleh. Nothing. I hate saying that I've been busy but I literally have been busy. My birthday was on Wednesday, then on the weekend I went out of town and didn't get home til midnight on Sunday. We've had a few snow days so the teachers are piling on homework and I have a major paper due tomorrow. Oh, and I've finally gotten a job, and that's going to take more time out of my schedule to write. Don't fret, though, because I WILL find time to write. It's just that updates are going to be a little slower.
In other news, I've been stewing some new ideas that will eventually become stories. I'm also working on editing Artificial Engagement, though I'm thinking of putting the sequel on hold for now. It probably won't be out for a while. I just can't put together a strong enough plot that will hold through. Also, I'm working on getting a FictionPress account. Last year, I started an original series and I've been writing little stories for it for over a year now. I'm thinking of refining that story line and publishing it on FictionPress along with the short stories I wrote for it.
So once again, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I'm just busy as hell. But I AM trying for you guys! Thanks for being patient!
In other news, I've been stewing some new ideas that will eventually become stories. I'm also working on editing Artificial Engagement, though I'm thinking of putting the sequel on hold for now. It probably won't be out for a while. I just can't put together a strong enough plot that will hold through. Also, I'm working on getting a FictionPress account. Last year, I started an original series and I've been writing little stories for it for over a year now. I'm thinking of refining that story line and publishing it on FictionPress along with the short stories I wrote for it.
So once again, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I'm just busy as hell. But I AM trying for you guys! Thanks for being patient!
Friday, January 21, 2011
DocX Guide
Almost all the people who have asked me to be a beta for them have no idea how to create connections in Fanfiction or send DocX documents. So, I've created this guide to help those (requesting my help or not) who do not know their way around the DocX and/or Beta tab.
Akatsuki Child's DocX Guide
Before you can start sending and receiving documents to/from your beta, you and your beta must set up a connection. To do this, sign in on Fanfiction and go to the tab labeled DocX. Under this, you'll find the tab called Connections. In the drop box, you select how you want to enter the other's name: pen name, user ID, profile URL, or email. Then click Create Connection. Now, you must wait until the other person accepts this request.
After the connection is created, you are almost ready to start sending and receiving! However, you can't just upload a regular story document. When you upload your file (just like a regular story file), you must select DocX instead of Story. Then hit Submit Document. Now it can be sent to your beta or back to the user, but you cannot upload it as a story (you'd have to save it on your computer and re-upload it as a story).
Now you are ready to send! Go back to the DocX tab and click Outbox. Select your beta's name, the DocX document, add a short description/message, and send! You can keep track of when you sent it and when your beta received the message.
After your beta has reviewed the chapter/story, they will send it back to you the same way you sent it. When it has been sent to you, you'll receive a notification in your e-mail. To open this document, you can either download it straight from your e-mail inbox, or you can go to the DocX tab and click on Inbox. It'll show all of your documents you have received, and whether or not you've opened them yet. This is also how you can open and view your documents.
Once you've made your desired changes to your chapter/story, upload it again as a story, and then you can publish it!
I hope this guide helps all those who are in need of assistance in the DocX area!
Akatsuki Child's DocX Guide
Before you can start sending and receiving documents to/from your beta, you and your beta must set up a connection. To do this, sign in on Fanfiction and go to the tab labeled DocX. Under this, you'll find the tab called Connections. In the drop box, you select how you want to enter the other's name: pen name, user ID, profile URL, or email. Then click Create Connection. Now, you must wait until the other person accepts this request.
After the connection is created, you are almost ready to start sending and receiving! However, you can't just upload a regular story document. When you upload your file (just like a regular story file), you must select DocX instead of Story. Then hit Submit Document. Now it can be sent to your beta or back to the user, but you cannot upload it as a story (you'd have to save it on your computer and re-upload it as a story).
Now you are ready to send! Go back to the DocX tab and click Outbox. Select your beta's name, the DocX document, add a short description/message, and send! You can keep track of when you sent it and when your beta received the message.
After your beta has reviewed the chapter/story, they will send it back to you the same way you sent it. When it has been sent to you, you'll receive a notification in your e-mail. To open this document, you can either download it straight from your e-mail inbox, or you can go to the DocX tab and click on Inbox. It'll show all of your documents you have received, and whether or not you've opened them yet. This is also how you can open and view your documents.
Once you've made your desired changes to your chapter/story, upload it again as a story, and then you can publish it!
I hope this guide helps all those who are in need of assistance in the DocX area!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Updates
I've started my sequel to Ten Days! It's called Contentions and I have the prologue and the first chapter up already. I'm really excited for this story because of how well people liked Ten Days. I'm excited to get this story going and to see what people think of it. I like this story because I've created a strong enough plot where it's not just focused on Thalia and Apollo, though they are the main focus. There is actually another serious matter going on, which makes it more realistic. Plus, the whole reason I picked the title Contentions was because there are going to be a lot of conflicts, not all of them related to Thalia and Apollo. I just can't wait to get this story going.
On the down side, I haven't progressed very much with the sequel to Artificial Engagement, and I'm not sure it will be out for quite some time now. The way I see it, unless I'm struck by a brilliant idea, I'm not going to get anywhere with that story for some time. It might not even come out until the middle of summer. For some reason, I'm having a really hard time with that story when I thought it would be easy. Anyways, if you follow my stories on Fanfiction, watch out for Contentions! :]
On the down side, I haven't progressed very much with the sequel to Artificial Engagement, and I'm not sure it will be out for quite some time now. The way I see it, unless I'm struck by a brilliant idea, I'm not going to get anywhere with that story for some time. It might not even come out until the middle of summer. For some reason, I'm having a really hard time with that story when I thought it would be easy. Anyways, if you follow my stories on Fanfiction, watch out for Contentions! :]
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