Furry Book Month: World-Building with @TempoWrites

 When I first asked for potential topics I could cover during Furry Book Month, the first comment I got was from @SapphyStarr. Her suggestion was world creation/development. As far as my writing goes, I am not the best at world-building. 

My philosophy when it comes to developing a setting is just to write and let the world form itself. Take my novella, Phantom Janitor. When I wrote that, I started with a vague idea of the world I was working with. Our world, but with furry characters. As I wrote, settings started to form, like the school, the theater, the burger joint. They were all smaller nudges towards trying to establish a visual world.  

Then you have authors like James Patterson who take the time to build their universes and establish themselves and their stories there and you just want to stare and wonder “Oh my god! How the hell did they do that?” I can’t speak for super famous author James Patterson, but my guess is that he planned it out. 

I am not the best at this, so I called in some help from a fellow writer. Tempe O’Kun @TempoWrites is a fellow member of the Furry Writer’s Guild community and the author of several books. Several titles to his name include Windfall, Sleep for Gamers, Sixes Wild: Manifest Destiny, and Sixes Wild: Echoes. 

When I asked for his help on this post, the husky went above and beyond and actually wrote a full post that he posted to his Furaffinity. I will link the full post HERE so you can read what he has to say in full.

According to Tempe, the best way to figure out how to world-building is to know what kind of story you are writing and who you are writing the story for. Who is your target audience? What is your target genre here? How old is your audience? 

There are three possible questions you may need to consider here.  Is this for others to read or is it just something you are writing for yourself? Is this story you are working on for a younger audience or a more adult one? The ideas of these questions will help a writer build up what they want to do with their story. And if you’ll allow me, I’d like to add a fourth question to Tempe’s. What type of writing are you doing?

I’ll touch briefly on the first three questions, but if you want the full scoop go check out Tempe’s post that is linked above. As most seasoned members of the FWG and writers in general know, there are markets for more than just novels and short stories. Research Papers, poetry, script-writing, games, screenplays. All are possible ways that furry writers can go when writing. Most writers in the FWG lean towards the short stories or novel departments, but a lot also are involved in those other types of writing. For example, Tempe is a script-writer for the YouTube channel Culturally F’d!  Now seeing as this is Furry Book Month, I am going off the assumption that most of the people reading this are leaning towards a novel or short story (or possibly poetry! I am not clairvoyant.) But as a writer, you should be aware of the other possibilities, especially if you are more comfortable with those types of writings.

Obviously, this fourth question won’t have much to do with building a world, but it is still useful information to have for any writer. So what about the other questions. In a short summary of Tempe’s wonderful post, (You should check that out!) Knowing your purpose and your audience is the most important part of starting to build your story’s world. 

Let’s take my project, Sunnydale, for example. Normal readers of this blog know that Sunnydale is an idea consisting of horror-comedy in a small town full of monsters and one angsty teen German Sheppard who has to navigate it all. Following the notes Tempe made, I would first need to establish who this story is for. Myself or others? Considering how much I have shared with others and how excited I am about it, I would probably be safe in saying both. As far as the audience, I am aiming towards a Young Adult audience, and if it wasn’t obvious from the causal mentioning of my main character’s species, it’s for furries. Asking yourself these questions, in the beginning, starts you down the right track to a story. 

This is where my fourth question comes into play. Or as Tempe phrased it, “What is your final outcome?” Since this is a work of fiction, most of the other ways of writing I mentioned are off the table. All except for novels, short stories, and games. As I have no experience with games, I do understand that is more complicated than a straightforward novel, so I will defer to Tempe’s knowledge here and instead share my thoughts on the other two. 

Novels are a great way to write a one and done story (or the start to a series) and it gives you room to describe and explore the world of your story and its characters. Novels usually have larger casts than short stories and since they are bigger, you need to make sure that not only is every member defined, but that the world they live in can be clearly imagined. You will need to explore the possibilities that all of these different characters are traveling to or from different paths than each other and be able to explore the facets of their different characters. 

Short stories seem easier but to a writer who’s more experienced in longer works, it can be tricky. You need to focus more on driving the plot forward than details about the character’s backstory or world that don’t matter to the plot. You need to make sure every detail fleshes out the characters in respect to the story's main purpose. However, some short story writers can choose to try and expand certain aspects or characters by writing multiple short stories and combining them into a collection. 

As far as my preferred way to write Sunnydale, I am leaning towards a collection of shorter stories. 

After this, you are ready to start doing the serious world-building. As I said before, I can’t cover all of Tempe’s tips here, because that wouldn’t be right and there would be no point in reading both posts. In the second half of his post, he shares some of his own personal tips on how he does his world-building! So after this, please make sure to check his post out. It’s linked above and also right HERE. 

To close this post up, I want to remind every writer out there. Even if you follow all of these tips at the start, writing is a fluid practice. Things can change at the drop of a hat. You need to remember that as you write, you may think of a way to enhance your stories world that you might have missed or didn’t plan to encounter. But don’t let any roadblocks like doubt or possible holes in the story stop you from continuing. If you were able to implement through all these steps we mentioned in our posts, you’ll be able to accomplish great things and are well on your way to being able to share something amazing.

Thank you so much to Tempe O’Kun for lending his paw in this post on world-building. His Twitter is @TempoWrites if you want to follow him there, or you can read some of his other writing-related posts on FA while you are there. And since it is #FurryBookMonth, make sure to check out his works that I shared above!

Furry Book Month/Writing Tips!

 Hello! 

Welcome to Furry Book Month. If you don’t know what this is, it is a month where we take time to acknowledge and support wonderful writers in the furry fandom. This October, instead of just promoting my own writing and stories, I’d love to use this time to address any new or aspiring writers whether they are furry or not furry!

Hi! How are you! My name is Scribbles but I also go by Vinnie, and I will be your guide on this journey. Right off the bat, I want you to know that I and so many other writers appreciate you. You may not know it yet, but your writing is going to be wonderful. If you just started writing, or you’d like to start but don’t know how, I’d like to help. 

Writing can sometimes feel confusing. Maybe you don’t have time or you don’t feel confident in your abilities; maybe you just have no clue where to begin. This month, I’ll be trying to tackle questions and topics that you might struggle with. This will mostly be for furry writers, but even if you aren’t interested in furry writing, still follow along! 

Before we begin, there are some things that should be cleared up.

First! You need to know before we start that your status as a writer isn’t determined by your published material. If you have ever written something just for the fun of it, you are a writer! Congratulations! That means songs, short stories, poetry, StarFox fanfiction, and essays all count! It doesn’t matter if the work you have written hasn’t been shared yet, it is still writing.

Second! Not being published in book form doesn’t make you any less of a writer than others! It also doesn’t determine the authenticity or quality of your content or your skills as a writer. A lot of authors mostly publish their work online! Furry authors can publish their writing on places like Inkbunny, FurAffinity, Sofurry, or Weasyl. And non-furry authors can use places like Wattpad or fanfiction.net for their TMNT fanfics. (You know who you are!)

Third! It is very important to surround yourself with fellow writers. This is more of a personal suggestion, but it can be very helpful for you in the long run. If there is one thing writers love, it is other writers. We are great for bouncing ideas around, brainstorming, beta-reading, and some of use make excellent cheerleaders. I, myself, am a member of the furry writing community known as the Furry Writer’s Guild (Or FWG if you need to save characters on twitter.) It would be a crime for me to not tell you how much other members of this community have helped me on my own journey as a writer. And it’s not just the support I get from them. Later on, I will be going into some benefits of being in a group of writers like the FWG. 

Fourth! Write what you know! Start with things that you know you can do well. Once you gain more confidence in your writing, you can start adding new things in as you go along! If you don’t feel comfortable writing a certain genre or topic, don’t make yourself do it. 

Fifth! You don’t need to worry if your writing isn’t perfect. As you write, you will grow both as an artist and a person. And I am excited to see what you can do. 

If you have any questions about the writing process or topics I should cover, all of my links are on the sidebar of this blog! You can find my Tumblr, Wattpad, twitter, Facebook page, and other links there. 

Also make sure to show your support for other furry writers and publishers during this time of the Corona by buying books or sharing them with others. And follow #FurryBookMonth for any updates on things other furry writers will be doing throughout the month!

Life still goes on.

 Hey everyone!

It's a pretty good time to update on how things are going for me. And despite the bumps in the road mentally and emotionally, I am doing okay. Quarantine has been hard, but things are okay. I am healthy, the people I care about are safe, and I have been productive in most of my endeavors. 

No one asked for this time in our lives, but I am hoping everyone else is handling it in stride as well. I have completed six more classes for college since quarantine started, and I am happy to report that if I keep this momentum up, I will finish my Bachelor's Degree by April of next year. 

I have returned to substitute teaching and I feel like my life has a bit of meaning again. Sitting at home all this time has been really discouraging and lonely. Hence the emotional and mental strain I mentioned earlier. And with all that spare time I got severely unproductive. And I hated it. It was underwhelming. As you saw I had to stall some projects I was really excited about. (Heroes Collide should be back before the beginning of next year.)

As the seasons change, I am feeling a bit better about some parts of my life. I wrote two short stories over the summer and finally started doing the work I had promised I would on a certain spooky project. (Which has undergone a name change which I will be updating for you all soon) I have also been making great progress on Jackson Pacer's mystery story. As far as these go I am really proud of the work I have done here.

Zombies Hate To See You Cry my story about a closeted lesbian who is kicked out of her Catholic parents' house in the middle of the zombie apocalypse has been entered into a short story contest! It's my second zombie story of this nature and I am super proud of the work I put into it. Hopefully, it will not be the last story of this type as self-aware zombies are very fun to write. I have two more zombie stories, and two Werewolf stories in the early writing/planning stages that I can't wait for you to read as well! If you would like to vote on Zombies Hate To See You Cry please click on the title!

This is all I have for you right now. I am sorry I am not more consistent, but hopefully I will have more coming soon. Please stay safe out there. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Love yourself. All those fun positive things, you hear?

Till next time.

 

The blog is undergoing some renovations at the moment. If you click on some of the posts or pages on the sidebar, you will notice some of them are empty or missing. This is only because I have moved/removed the content on them. Please bear with me.

That is all.

Also Commissions are still open.

Big Brother AllStars 2? Players who I think should go back in the house PRE BB 12. (OPINION)

Normal viewers! Hey! This is a Big Brother related post because why not? I can like the drama and intensity related to a reality tv/strategy game show. Right?

Big Brother 22 has been getting teased as an All-Star season for the past few weeks, and my twitter has been SO full of that the last few days! I have seen so many names and rumors tossed around for returning players and people's hopes and dreams about returning players. Apparently a few players are already confirmed, at least those are the rumors.

This will be a post where I go through each season and pick one player (or maybe two) who I think deserve to be brought back! I know my opinion doesn't hold much weight because I am just a newer fan of the show and my guesses probably will not be right. However! As this is my post, I will not be picking any of the rumored names that I have seen on twitter or fansites. Unfortunately this goes for names like Josh and Paul from BB19 (Though I'd hesitate to pick from them anyway); Derrick, Frankie, Nicole, Devin, and Brittany from BB16 (and 18 for Nicole) ; Dan from BB10 and 14; Janelle from BB6, 7, and 14 and others.

JUST AN FYI, I don't own the photos used here. These are the official headshots from the BB Wikia.

Starting with the first season most fans count, Big Brother 2...
MONICA BAILEY

Monica Bailey finished Season Two in the Final Three, and while I don't know her game personally, I do know that she was a pretty strong player. I am willing to bet that if she could have beaten Dr. Will or Nicole if she had made it to the Final Two. But Nicole evicted her instead of Dr. Will because Will was not the most-liked among the evicted houseguests.
She was among the picks to return in All-Stars, but she was not voted into the house, which is a darn shame. She is an old-school player who would be in an interesting position in a house full of newer players, and I am surprised she hasn't really returned since then. Of course, I wouldn't know if she'd return for sure.

In BB3...
JASON GUY

Jason is another third-place player, who definitely could have had a good chance of getting the crown. He was one half of one of the first powerful duos in the game of Big Brother alongside the runner-up on his season Danielle Reyes. Everyone loves Danielle Reyes and her game in this season and the first All-Stars. We've seen her play without Jason, so I am here wondering what Jason could do in a game on his own. And I am pretty sure I am not alone. Of course, like Monica, he is from an older season of the show and may not be willing to come back. But one can hope right?

BB4!
JUN SONG

Jun Song, the WINNER of BB4 and may be the only previous winner I will have on this list. Jun is the earliest example of a Floater. For those of you who don't know (Or were deceived along with Rachel Reilly), a floater is someone who is able to play multiple sides of the house. Jun (And her Final Two buddy Allison) were able to successfully slip into the middle and aid whichever alliance or HOH they felt could better their games. According to what I have seen on twitter, Jun would love to be apart of an All-Star Season. The only reason she is on this list is because it's not been rumored that she has gotten the call. But with people like BB16's Derrick and BB19's Josh, adding Jun to the roster wouldn't be too far out of left field.

BB5...
I have to confess, I don't know BB5's cast as well as I would like. But I feel like a good choice to bring back would be...
MARVIN LATIMER

Marvin finished his season in sixth place. I put him on this list because he was a decent player. He had two Head of Household wins to his name and was one of the players to come up with what BB fans know as the backdoor, though the method is mainly attributed to Nakomis. I feel like Marvin could be a strong pick for an All-Star as a stand-out player who's game was overshadowed by other players like Drew, Diane, Cowboy, and Nakomis. I think he'd be a good player to see again.

BB6.
IVETTE CORREDERO

Ivette was a powerful player and was apart of a strong alliance, that made it all the way to the jury phase of the game (because I don't think Eric was originally a part of the Friendship). She was the first LGBT+ contestant to make it to the final two and was responsible for evicting strong players like Howie and Janelle. She ended up being the runner-up her season by one vote. One vote away from winning. She was passed up on her first chance to be in All Stars, maybe we could maybe NOT PASS HER UP THIS TIME? Please?

Since BB7 is the first All-Stars, onto BB8!
BB8 has so many players good players and honestly I don't think I will have enough room on the webpage to post all the pictures.
JEN JOHNSON
ERIC STEIN
JESSICA HUGHBANKS
JAMEKA CAMERON
Jen was the most iconic player in the house. She was a bit of a narcissist, but her feud with the Donatos made the season interesting to watch. She was also the first female contestant to be backdoored, the first unitard recipient, and the first to violate a food restriction. Eric is iconic for being America's player, which kind of threw off the game he was trying to play as America seemed to favor the Donatos, particularly the season's winner Dick. Jessica was Eric's showmance partner, who was influenced by him, during the game. She was a strong player who kind of got screwed over by America. Jameka was a really good person, who sacrificed five weeks of HOH competitions to try and keep her ally, Eric, from being backdoor. Honestly, any of them are good picks for All-Stars because they are all good in their own way!

BB9... NOPE.

BB10
Dan Gheesling is already in talks for the show and since I am not familiar with this season, I am not sure who I would pick here. There are so many good options. So basically, ANYONE but Memphis and Jessie please. I am not too fond of Memphis, and Jessie was on BB11 and I am sorry but MR. PEC-TACULAR doesn't do it for me. There is a reason America voted him out through Dan. The rest of the cast is iconic though. If I had to pick anyone, it'd be Michelle Costa.

Michelle was a dangerous player, and I think Dan knew that if he didn't take her out, she would have gotten him out.

(UPDATE: 7/24 A month after I wrote this) The cast speculations are more interesting now as I started this last month.  So here are some updates concerning that. I had stopped in the middle of this. Because I had no time to finish it. But my other picks that I knew for certain were Enzo from BB12, Kalia from BB13, Ian Terry from BB14, Howard from BB15, Victoria from BB16, Johnny Mac from BB17 (Even though I am totally okay with getting Da'vonne again), Bridgette and Michelle M from BB18, Ramses from BB19, and anyone from BB: OTT EXCEPT FOR SCOTT. SCOTT SUCKS.

So far though, All Stars 2 seems to be surrounded by more cast rumors. And I said that none of them would be in my actual choices, and at the time of choosing them, they weren't. But it seems like Ian and Enzo may be on this cast along with other BIG players. Michelle M, Johnny Mac, Jen, and Jun have also been hinted at.

It's all so confusing, but it won't be for long. According to YES even more rumors, the cast may be revealed on Monday. O.O Oh boy.

Scoob! (Or as I like to call it... Nostalgia Bait!) (Spoilers Abound)

I know the title sounds harsh and I really hope that you will bear with me when I say that I did not hate this movie. I just had some things I didn't care for. However, with all things "Meh" comes some good qualities which there were a few of here.

Starting with the bad first, to just get all that negativity out of the way!

The Trailers were deceptive.
That's right. The trailers were really fun! And made it seem like this movie was going to be an origin story with a mystery that ties a mystery from younger Mystery Inc. to the older ones. It seems like there is a mystery afoot as the Falcon Fury zaps Shaggy and Scooby into their ship! And the rest of the Mystery Gang has to find them.

However, this wasn't case. Which leads me to my next point

There was very little mystery.
The movie was advertised as a Scooby Doo movie, but gave off none of the Scooby mystery. The movie served as a way to set up a multiverse using cameos to establish other characters from the older Hanna-Barbara canon who may not have been as successful as Scooby Doo was. But it fell bland in some of those areas. It focused on more action-packed battles, and dramatic twists than it did on relying on the things that has made Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo...

Not to say that some of these characters were not fun to see. However.. Warner Brothers dropped the ball when it came to my next problem with the movie.

Captain Caveman
For those of you who don't have a clue who this is, I wouldn't blame you. He is one of the main characters in a mystery comedy series (much like Scooby Doo) that aired from 1977 to 1980 called Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. Now this is not a bad cartoon or a bad character. But there are very specific details the movie just didn't follow. Captain Caveman was not the most literate character, and his catchphrase is very distinct! I am not going to bash Scoob's Captain Caveman voice actor Tracy Morgan. The man is hilarious and did what he could. But it wasn't true to Captain Caveman.

The Main Mission/Gate to Hades Story?
Not that this was a horrible story, but it seemed kinda redundant for that sacrifice to be made and gone through, only for it to have a cliche resolution at the end. And the mission to find skulls just sat weird with me, but it gives the main baddie a motivation which is not too bad.

SIMON COWELL'S CAMEO
I am all for a good Simon Cowell cameo. (Shrek is Life) But his cameo infuriated me. It was the entire setup for the story of the movie and the basis for the fights! Even if it wasn't truly Simon Cowell, I still can't shake the fact that it infuriated me. UGH.


Now that that is out of the way! The Good!

The Gang/ Voice Actors
Scoob! brought on new more A-List voice actors for the four teens in the Scooby Gang (Again, not from Buffy) as the movie probably had a bigger budget. And I had my doubts about them before I saw it. (except for Amanda Seyfried and Gina Rodriguez. I was sure those were perfect fits) But I was even more impressed with the way they sounded. Yes I am used to the voice talents of the animated shows, but these gave a new voice to them and made them sound like actual teenagers.

Fred's a huge goofball that is not very bright and even more of a jock than in the cartoons, but it mirrors his Mystery Incorporated/What's New/Be cool variations of the character so well. His love for his van, his eccentric behaviors. Zac Efron's voice behind him made this more believable. And I loved it.

Daphne seems to be the moral compass of the group in this. She is very in touch with her emotions and is actually one of my favorite characters in the film. She has that little side story with the vacuum-head robot friend which was so cuteeee! Amanda Seyfried did such a good job with her!

Velma! She's just as smart as usual, not really much difference here. Except that she uses her hacker skills more than she has in the past. I loved the fact that they gave the mystery machine some of the old features like a lab in the back where she can work. She has a few great one-liners in this one, in true Velma fashion. Gina Rodriquez also gives us a Velma that is Hispanic, which confused other fans but I actually liked it. It was something different.

Shaggy's voice, provided by Will Forte, threw me off the most, but his voice was pretty Shaggy. Aside from that he had an okay arc in the movie. It was a friendship arc and it was just okay tbh.

Frank Welker was the only voice actor from the show who was in the movie and his Scooby was perfect as usual.

All the Cameos from other Hanna Barbara characters
Blue Falcon (Sort of), Dynomutt, Dick Dastardly, Muttley. These were the on-screen cameos we got in this movie that I really enjoyed.

Blue Falcon in this isn't actually the actual Blue Falcon, but his son Brian, who is under the unapproving eyes of his father's old partners Dee Dee and Dynomutt. The whole growing into his own hero arc was a heartwarming thing to see as both Blue Falcon and Dynomutt had their own issues. (It would have been nice if it had happened in their own origin story tbh and not in a Scooby movie, but who am  I to complain.)

Dick Dastardly and his dog Muttley were both from the show Wacky Races where they would cause hijinks and capers in order to cheat their way to first place but run into their just desserts each time. In the movie, Dick was an evil yet at points understandable villain. As he told the others his tragic backstory, we as the audience got a funny little side scene where we saw how it actually happened (very differently). But in the end,  it's another side story about a boy and his dog. His somehow alive dog who is just trapped in Hades, who later steals gold and breaks him out of prison while he was actually arrested with him in the first place?! I don't know man. This movie...


Multiverses aren't always a good thing to be honest. Especially when you set it up in a movie bearing the name of a beloved franchise. This movie is a moderate 6 out of 10 for me, but it does have rewatchability I guess? O.O It hurts to critique a franchise I love so much, but I had to.

Hey. How's it going.

So... Present Day! I think I got everything I have been thinking about as far as nerdy culture!

I currently have no job besides college work. Thanks Miss Corona!  Maybe getting my degree can open some door for me. It's probably for the best because of all the Corona in the world. To be honest, though... Life's not been the best. Whether it is what is going on right now, or just failing to grasp certain concepts of my studies or writing projects... I don't want this to turn into a post of me venting my frustrations. So I will try to air out as much dirty laundry as I can.

Quarrentine sucks. I mean, I barely went outside anyway before all this but I had a life. I had a few friends. Stuff has changed in this new year and a lot of the change is very scary. 2020 hasn't been kind to me so far. Not because of anything wrong that happened. Some things were bound to happen eventually. But things can get better. When it feels like there is no where else to go, maybe there is a way to higher ground. So instead of the vent post I so desperately want to write here, let's review what good has come out of this time.

I passed all of my FGCU classes.
I found a new college that has a program that is more focused on creative writing.
I have an editing job helping a friend of mine, Maddy.
I have got to witness personal growth in some friends and family members and watched them move on to a better chapter of their lives.
I had the opportunity to go see some of my cousins before the virus became scary.
My little sister finished a first draft manuscript of a story.
I got two short stories accepted into two different anthologies.
One of those two anthologies was released last month, and the other should be published by next year.
I played Skyrim for the first time.
I joined a D&D campaign for the first time and played as a class I  not used to. A bard!
I decided to join a gym. (Still working on the physical act of joining it though.)
I was able to follow a schedule of posting writings for a few months!
Heroes Collide hit its first choice which is a super crazy benchmark! I am really excited about it!
I started work on revitalizing some... older projects.
I participated in a peaceful protest.

It's not all whimsical and magical and extraordinary, but I am proud of these things.
And hopefully I can do more things like these.

Nerdy Obsessions QUARANTINE EDITION

What kind of nerdy stuff have I had access to in quarantine? This post has taken two whole months to write because I have been so busy. And to be honest, it's surprising that I have been able to get back to it now.

Scooby-Doo.
Yeah. I love cartoons. So fun!
With the new Scoob trailers, came my overwhelming desire to revisit the entire franchise as a whole. The movies, the shows, and the comics. The canon itself as a whole is a bit confusing, as it sometimes retcons itself across different variations. I may post later about which ones I like the most and would recommend to people to watch.

But when it comes to the movie itself, I was a bit underwhelmed. It still had all of the characters I love. Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Freddy. And honestly, I was excited to see that it had other cartoon characters from my youth... But other than the idea of characters not every element of the movie was done well.

The idea behind starting a multiverse was great in concept, but if they really wanted do that effectively. Doing it in a Scooby movie may not have been the smartest idea. The movie didn't play off well at all. It was still a fun movie, but it didn't have anything that made the movie a Scooby movie.
(In the future I can do a fuller review of it. Because there is a lot to talk about with this movie good and bad!)

I went back to one of the first feature-length films of the Franchise. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island. This was back before the voice actors we know and love like Grey DeLisle, and Scott Innes voiced Scooby Doo in the place of the late Don Messick. It was one of the first movies to subvert the classic Scooby genre into true horror. And the three movies that follow it follow this trend in suit. As a fan of the franchise, I used to think of myself as up for anything when it came to these franchises. And these movies are some of the best.

But my favorite product of the whole darn franchise has to be the tried and true, easily rewatchable Mystery Incorporated show. It basically took the Scooby gang (Not the live-action tv show one with Buffy and Willow) and has them growing up in a small town with a strange past.

Speaking of two season, small-town mystery shows Disney's Gravity Falls is another good show. Especially with us being stuck in our homes while Corona is afoot. This show has to be one of the most open ended shows I have ever seen and it is such a BUMMER that it was only two seasons long. This show aired from June 2012 to a sad end in February of 2016. It surround two siblings, Dipper and Mabel Pines, as they are spending the summer in a small town called Gravity Falls with their good old Grunkle Stan. I don't want to say too much about this show because it's a great watch and it's a shame it ended because apparently showrunner Alex Hirsch had a bit more to cover on the show and fans of it (including me) are hoping to see more soon. (Please.)


As far as other things coming out, I caught some episodes of Scooby Doo and Guess Who featuring Hollywood stars like Mark Hamill, Sia, and Whoopi Goldberg to name a few good ones. Also! Ducktales?! AMAZING! I love all the talented voice actors and the stories it tells. I can't say too much because I know nothing of the original lore, but stuff is crazy! The world of anime fascinates me more and more everyday as Beastars came out just a few months prior and I am already so engaged in the lives of every single one of these characters (Well not too engaged.) Warning: Beastars may seem like Zootopia with younger characters and an English dub, but it is a hard show to swallow at points. It is best watched slowly. Also it has a more mature tone so probably best to refrain from it if you are under the age of 18. And under the suspicion that my sister will read this, the current end to the show Miraculous Ladybug is very upsetting to me.

March was "Oh No!" Maybe April can be less "Oh No!"? Please?

Why hello there beautiful!
Wait, no. Not you. The other one.
No! Not you. Can you duck a little?
A little more...
A little more.
No, wait. I AM talking about you. How you doin'

It's me Vinnie! Don't know how it could have been anyone else.
Tori? Is this you?
Vinnie everyone! Not the brightest tool in the shed.
Ahhhh. No one makes fun of me like I do.

So this month has been a bummer.
But I am 22! Click here to hear some of the things I like best about being twenty-two!
Wonderful stuff!

I started editing for my friend Maddy's publishing house! So that was pretty wonderful!
Unfortunately, I missed the mark again this month! As far as my own personal goals. But I have done a good amount of editing and planning for something coming towards the end of this month! And this was the month that everything has been derailed by a virus. So the busier I get the less depressed I might feel. S

I also STILL have to finish Justice is Brewing and SIR REGINALD THE HETEROSEXUAL ROGUE (or Reasons Clay shouldn't play D&D.)

April 1st!
Never do anything for April 1st, but who knows...

April 1st!
Gonna post some Heroes Collide! Give you something to read during this shutdown.

April 5th!
You get a Nerdy Obsessions Post I think.  Up to how much nerdy stuff I can remember that happened.

April 8th!
Never a dull moment when reading a new Forbidden Project chapter!!! Gonna be litttt!

April 15th!
Let it be known that today is tax day! You can not blame me if I forget my Heroes Collide posting days. Down-right stressful!

April 18th!
Notes from my good old idea book!

On March 30th!
I decided to stop putting in all that effort to rickroll you all! You'll figure it out eventually.

April 22nd!
Heroes Collide! Also, Heroes Collide will be on break till May after this as the special CHOICES component will take effect! This will give me time to catch up on newer stories. And a special announcement!

April 29th!
Forbidden Project!  YAYYYYY!

Comparing Drafts! (Jackson Pacer: Penned to Kill)

During my writing endeavors over the last six/seven years stories have come and gone. But one of the stories that really intrigued me was about a mostly anti-social author who reluctantly solves mysteries that he somehow always ends up in the middle of.

For everyone who has either been a longtime reader of my blog or wattpad, you should all be aware of Jackson Pacer and who he is. I first started writing the story of Jackson about two years ago but stopped because I don't know anything about the police force, but I recently took up writing it again!

This is why within this post, I will be posting the two versions of the first chapter. Now I mentioned on the schedule that I will need help! And I do! I will not specify which one is the rewrite (though since I showed some of you the rewrite already it may not be too much of a surprise.)

I want to hear your thoughts! Which one is more well done? What are some things I should clarify? Is anything unnecessary? I want to make sure this is a good story. So after you read each version, I will post a form for you to fill out. You do not have to fill it out, but it would be super helpful if you could spare a few minutes to help! Happy Reading!



VERSION ONE!

Chapter 1: The quiet before the storm

            “Karoline trudged through the mud, trying to escape the man who was following her. She had finally realized that her idea to follow, was not the best. She took her phone out, trying to find a way to call the police… but her phone had no bars. She could hear the cracking of twigs behind her. She had to get the evidence to them, but first she had to get out of there alive. Unfortunately she tripped over an unexpected twig and fell. She turned around and looked up as the guy chasing her broke through… “I am not going to let you get away with this…””

            Jackson Pacer sighed and tapped his fingers on his laptop. What happened next? What should happen next? Should Karoline try and stall the guy, maybe get the guy to confess? He sighed and sipped his coffee. 5:30 in the morning was usually the time where all of the ideas in his head flowed, but for some reason this morning wasn’t working for him.

            He couldn’t put his finger on what was wrong. After all, he had written and published two books in the past three years. But for some reason, he couldn’t finish one lousy paragraph. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t figure it out.

            He sighed. It was probably the fact that school was starting again, and this was his senior year and he wasn’t looking forward to it. Seriously, Jackson could not think of ONE person who actually enjoyed school… And then his phone buzzed and he remembered that he did know someone who actually enjoyed school.

“Michael Nash.” He said smirking a little. “What’s going on?”

Mikey groaned on the other end of the line. “You literally only answer the phone like that because you know I hate it.”

“You know it, buddy.” Jackson smiled. “Guessing you’re already ready for school?”

Mikey stayed quiet for a second or two. “Yeah… How’d you know? You ain’t looking through my window are you?”

Jackson looked out his window with a straight face, “Yes.”

He heard Mikey start to laugh, but then he looked out his window and Jackson waved. “DUDE!”

Jackson made a face at Mikey. “Dude, I know you! I don’t need to look through your window to know that you are ready for school to start. You love school. Seriously, I don’t need to be Sherlock to figure that out. Plus… You are up at 5:30 in the morning.”

Mikey chuckled, “Oh really Sherlock? Well then, I bet you’re in front of your computer working on book three in your pajamas and drinking coffee.”

Jackson chuckled, “Maybe I should write a book about your detective skills.”

Mikey laughed, “Please don’t. I hate the thought of being shot at. Besides in both of the books you’ve written, Karoline has almost met her demise more times than I can count.”

Jackson chuckled, “Aw, come on. It would be boring if no one almost died trying to solve a murder.”

Mikey sighed, “You say that, but you’ve never actually had to solve one.”

Jackson smirked a little, “Who says I couldn’t?”

Mikey was silent again. “Dude, you are nuts.”

Jackson sighed. “I really hope you didn’t take that literally. Murderers can be dangerous to chase down, Mikey. I am not going to risk my safety to try and play the detective.”

Mikey laughed, “You say that now…”

Jackson rolled his eyes. Mikey was obviously trying to mess with his mind. “Mikey… Seriously. I better not find any dead bodies in the near future.”

Mikey laughed, “Chill, Jackson. No one is going to die. Promise.”

Jackson let out a breath of relief. “Okay… Good. I don’t know if I’d even have the stomach for that kind of thing. I just write it.” Jackson’s mind immediately went to the book signing he had later that day during school. “Oh, yeah. Mikey, before I forget to ask. You are coming to my book-signing for book number two right? The one in the school library?”

“Of course!” Mikey’s pitch rose. “I am totally going to be first in line.”

Jackson chuckled, “Yeah, sure. Bet you my number one fan will be there when I get there.” He chuckled a little just thinking about her. Jamie Wright was her name. When Jackson’s first book got big, she started following him around, bringing him stuff. It was nice… but it was creepy at the exact same time because she knew exactly what he liked… and exactly where he would be.

Mikey coughed twice and cleared his throat. “Jamie? Oh come on man. She’s just a fan of the book. She is harmless. Besides, free food.”

Jackson sighed, “Kinda creepy if you ask me.” He chuckled, “Yeah… I do enjoy free food.”

Mikey chuckled, “Yeah.” Mikey sighed and coughed again. “Well, I am going to let you get ready for school.”

Jackson chuckled, “More like stare at my computer screen for another thirty minutes and down another cup of coffee.”

“Aw come on Jackson. Where’s you school spirit?”                                                     

Jackson groaned, “I lost it when the education system took my soul.”

Mikey laughed, Jackson knew it was at him and his buddy was not going to let him forget about it. “Oh that’s rich. You should copyright that line, smack it on a t-shirt!”

Jackson rolled his eyes and hung up the phone. He had always wondered how he and Mikey became best friends, though the fact that they were neighbors really did help them develop a strong friendship. Plus they had mutual dislike for things like Presidential Candidates, pears, and Mikey’s younger stepsister Shelby Keener.

The first two were obvious as to why they didn’t like them, but their dislike for Shelby would make some people think they were crazy. But that was because they didn’t know the real Shelby Keener. Only a handful of people ever saw the real Shelby. The Shelby Keener that everyone else saw, was a popular talented girl, who was the city of Halston’s sweetheart. She was even elected Miss Halston twice.

But that wasn’t the real Shelby Keener. Only a few people knew the real Shelby. It was a small group which consisted of her two assistant Lead Cheerleaders (as she called them), her boyfriend (who happens to also be her best friends boyfriend if that says anything about her character), and several smarter people in the school. Shelby was ruthless for bully people like Jackson when no one was looking. And from what he had heard from scattered cheerleader chatter, Jackson knew that Shelby had a temper even with her friends. All in all, she probably was an ace at acting like an angel while hiding her pitchfork from her adoring public.

Jackson had his own reasons for not liking her. When he first started selling his books on campus after his first book came out, she destroyed his table while he was away to lunch and ripped apart one of his idea notebooks. Jackson growled just thinking about it. It took him a year to remember all of that stuff and written it down again… and he still thought he was missing something.

He breathed, trying to calm himself down. He couldn’t let himself get mad. He got out of his chair and went to splash his face with water. This year would be different. He wouldn’t have to deal with Shelby if he just stayed away from her. He’d just stick with Mikey and keep away from Shelby. Yeah. That would totally work.

“Yeah right…” He mumbled. He considered drinking a lot of water and throwing it up so he would have to miss the first day of senior year… but Mikey knew he had done that last year. He would probably know again.

Jackson sighed and started getting ready for school, dreading the worst.

VERSION TWO

Chapter One

“Karoline trudged through the mud, trying to escape the man who was following her. She had finally realized that her idea to follow him was not the best. She took her phone out, trying to find a way to call the police… but her phone had no bars. She could hear the cracking of twigs behind her. She had to get the evidence to them, but first, she had to get out of there alive. Unfortunately, she tripped over an unexpected twig and fell. She turned around and looked up as the guy chasing her broke through… “I am not going to let you get away with this…” She crawled backward as the man continued to approach her. “You won’t hurt me again!” The man came even closer and grabbed at her. The jolt of adrenaline made Karoline jolt up in bed in a panicked sweat. “NO!” “

The tapping of his fingers hitting keys and a third cup of coffee were the only things keeping Jackson awake as he typed the words from the pages of his notebook. It had taken him three months of ignoring his classmates and faking sick so he could stay home writing and finish his first rough draft of novel three. Jackson’s insomnia fueled productivity had gotten him through twenty-three pages of his one-hundred fifty-page notebook. He could only describe the scene he was writing right then, as her nightmare before the murder.

He stopped typing and began drumming his fingers on the desk. He looked over at the half-filled coffee pot and silently considered drinking another cup. The bitter taste of straight black coffee, fueled Jackson’s gritty imagination.

He decided against it at that time, and turned his attention over to the alarm clock by his bedside. The judgemental blinking lights on the clock read 5:27 AM. Any minute now, he would be getting a…

“BRRRRRR!”

His cell phone started to buzz from his bedside table. Jackson narrowed his eyes and muttered under his breath. Mikey was calling him four minutes earlier than usual. The nerve of him.

He got out of his chair and went to grab his phone and went back to his seat, sliding his thumb on the screen to answer the call. “Micheal Alastair Nash.”

The teen on the other end groaned. “Oh my god. I hate it when you do that. Who are you, my mother?”

“Nope. Just someone who knows literally everything about you.”

“I take back what I said before. I hate you when you’re in creative hermit mode.”

“Then why did you call me?” Jackson leaned back in his chair so he could look out his window at Mikey’s Voltron curtains. Any stalker would have had a field day with that view, but not Jackson. Mikey’s room was not much to look at, and Mikey wasn’t a very good stalkee. That’s totally what they called it, right?

“Well, I really didn’t feel comfortable staring at your window until you noticed.” Jackson blinked to see Mikey glaring at him.

“Sorry. Just thinking.”

“Stop. You look absolutely sinister.”

Jackson rolled his eyes and yawned. “I think I am just a little tired.”

“Gee! I wonder why?”

“Maybe because it has something to do with the weirdo calling me at 5:30 in the morning?”

“You were already awake.” Mikey chuckled. “You know if you want to get any sleep, you should turn in. School starts in two and a half hours.”

Jackson spun in his chair and leaned back. “I don’t think I want to go.”

“Me neither.”

“That’s a load of bull crap. You’re already up and ready to go.”

“I can be excited if I darn well please it. I don’t need your judgment.”

Jackson glanced out his window again. Mikey was sitting right in front of it messing around on his sketch pad. “Hey Mike? You want me to make you some coffee?”

“No thanks, man. I don’t need coffee when I have a positive attitude!”

“So that is why you fall asleep in English.”

"Shut up! I don’t see you with a positive attitude.”

Jackson grinned, “I don’t need one. The education system took my soul. Coffee fills the dark void.”

Mikey looked up and grinned, “I am stealing those and slapping them on T-shirts.”

Jackson stuck out his tongue. “Not if I get them copyrighted first!” He looked over at the clock, which was now blinking 5:40 at him. Maybe he should get ready for his government-mandated education. “I think I am going to go.”

“Aww! But then I’ll have no one to talk to.”

Jackson laughed, “Not my problem buddy.” He was about to hang up, so he could avoid Mikey’s shouts, but he stopped. “Mikey?”

“Yeah?”

“Amaretto cream and five sugars?”

“Yeah…”

Jackson waved at his friend through the window. “Talk to you later buddy.” He closed his curtains and hung up the phone.

It was time to get ready for school. His eyes drifted over to the coffee pot one more time. Maybe he could have one more cup of coffee…

Alright!

So now that you did that, here is the form! Just click on the shiny underlined letters!

There will just be a place for your name, a control question (just something basic to make sure everything on the form is working properly), and a comment section where you can make comments on each section! And then at the bottom I will put a section where you can type out any extra thoughts you might have.

Peek inside my journal! :D

Notes from my personal idea journal. That way I have a digital back up of all my ideas (Except spoilers.)

This first one is the first two pages. It's basically me wondering what would happen if I wrote Robin Hood as a lady.
There would be an evil archer.
Robin's hideout is not in Sherwood Forest, but rather a few miles outside the forest concealed within a small town. She hunts for criminals in the forest and steals from the unfortunate nobles who make their way through. No one except the Merry Men know she is not a he.
The forest is home to most of the poor folks of the realm and Robin's Merry Men use the money they steal to help them build their own community and give them the leftover money. The Merry Men is a troupe of nobles and higher class citizens. Sometimes they will let their goods and money be stolen to help the cause without blowing their cover.

I was thinking the setting could be modern fantasy, with a few things like electric power still existing without taking away things like magic or bows. Like for example, horses could probably only be accessible to higher class and motorcycles could be more primitive. (I know it's weird. It's an IDEA)

Robin's name is Courtney Fitzooth, but she is not the main character.
Everyone in the troop knows how to impersonate Robin's manly man voice.

The Working Title: BrotherHOOD (HAHAHA!)

Cast: (No descriptions yet. Just names)

Main: Gwyneth Hopkins
Main Support: Prince Alexander Drake
Supporting Character: Robert Driscoll: Sherriff of Nottingham
Supporting Character: Courtney Fitzooth: Robin Hood
Supporting Character: Maid Marian Dubois

February kinda sucked... Let's Make march better! :D

So the only things I did this month from my schedule, were my weekly postings of chapters for Forbidden Project and Heroes Collide, and my nerdy Doctor Who mini-post. I also wrote a few poems, finished Law Over Blood, finished Spirit of Christmas (And submitted it to an anthology so fingers crossed here!), and I have started re-writing Penned to Kill. Jackson Pacer is back with a love of silence, a reluctance to solve mysteries, a ramen addiction, and a whole lot of denial! I am so glad I was able to get this going again, and I will share the first chapter sometime near the end of this month. I am writing it mostly on paper so there are fewer distractions. I also got news of a very special opportunity, but I will probably say more about it when it gets closer.

Unfortunately, I have been having a hard time keeping up with things due to work. It has also been hard keeping myself afloat emotionally. But that is okay. Now I know not to schedule so much. I can keep trying. And that is okay.  Besides I am proud of the things I have done this month. I got out of the house a bit, went to see my blog's biggest fan... Who then made fun of me because I don't like Keurig! (VICTORIA, and John was there too.

So the month of March is special to me, and you will see why soon.

I also still have to finish Justice is Brewing and the piece I had meant to post on Valentine's Day for a Piece of Clake which really has nothing to do with love. It's just a D&D game that must be kept a secret lest Clay finds out. I might call it SIR REGINALD THE HETEROSEXUAL ROGUE, or Reasons Clay shouldn't play D&D.

There are other things planned too, but until I start writing them, you don't need to know about those.
Seriously. Don't look.
I am watching you.
I SAID NO

So. Onto the schedule! Sorry it's too late! The first week of March I will have off for Spring Break for college. So for my Spring Break from School and substituting I will be setting a word count per day. So for most of the month I will be shooting for 1,667 words a day and I will be trying my best to log my progress.

March 4th!
Next Heroes Collide story will be going up on Wattpad!

March 8th!
?????
A mystery post has appeared! I wonder what it could be?

March 11th!
Next chapter of Forbidden Project will be up on Wattpad!

March 12th!
That's my birthday! I might write something! Who knows? Might even bring something back that I haven't done in awhile. Not sure what but you will know soon enough.

March 16th!
?????
Unrelated to the other one. This one will be interesting for all of us because it involves me asking you for help with some editing!

March 18th!
Next Heroes Collide story will be up on Wattpad!

March 25th!
Next chapter of Forbidden Project will be up on Wattpad!

March 27th!
Get ready to see my next month of posting and writing. Hopefully I won't need to pause the schedule because I didn't have time to write new material. Hopefully, these new strategies will help me stay on my game!

I might also write more poetry! 

I am hoping that this month is easy, breezy, beautiful Covergi-

Wait. That's not right! Anyway! Here's to a healthy amount of writing getting done this month! Woohoo!!!

What is this?

Yes. This is a bunch of words. You know why? Because this is something I want to do. I have many regrets in my life. And I don't want to go on regretting mistakes I made in Phantom Janitor. Whether plot holes or things I left out. I care about being thorough. So I will be filling you in on character aspects/storylines/just plain quirks that didn't make it in the story. I will also be going into a few character's futures. (with some exceptions) However NO AUs. Heroes Collide spoilers will not be revealed here. 

There's a way you can help me out though! If there is something you are curious about in the pages of Phantom Janitor, or a hole that you'd like explained please comment down below or message me here, Telegram, Twitter, Tumblr, or you know just stick your head out the window and scream when you see me.

Links will be provided but let me give you an example of a few of these fun facts.

Alex gets reading glasses in 10th grade. He's not going blind, it is just so hard for him to read sometimes. 

While Elena prefers punches to words in fights, she prefers certain styles. She knows karate but hopes to study Aikido one day.

Derrick and Cassidy are the only anime fans in their friend group and love to cosplay as Chiaki Nanami and Hajime Hinata, from Danganronpa, at conventions. Derrick dresses as Chiaki, and Cassidy goes as Hajime. After Razor joined the group, he goes with them as Izeku form My Hero Academia. Though he usually wants them to all match. (I'd love to go into this more though XD)

So that's the thing. I will post this on my blog too, so if you are reading this on my blog! THIS WILL BE EXCLUSIVE TO WATTPAD for the most part.

Telegram: Halfbloodcheetah

Twitter: Vinniewriter

Tumblr: authorscribbleschee

Nerdy MiniPost! Spoilers IMMENENT. Do not read if you are not caught up on DOCTOR WHO.

Before I go into this post, I want to talk about a certain mechanic that goes into television shows and movies. Doctor Who itself is a show where nothing is really certain until happens, unless it involves the companions of the Doctor. (And even that could sometimes be questionable.

It's important to understand this because there are times where something happens in the show and it leaves everyone wondering how long it will stick. Things like Clara's death in Series 9, or The Master's Death in Series 4, Or Osgood's Death in Season 9. Mysteries like that are what keep the show interesting.

Wait? Are you telling me I might have missed something?

Missy's death in Series 10's finale? HEY! Spoiler Alert! I didn't know about that! Yeah. Sorry that is not convincing I know. I wouldn't be making this post if I didn't know about that.

Enter Missy's death. The Master (John Simm) is upset to find out that after their short stint of teamwork, that Missy had in fact accepted that she was the Doctor's ally. Rather than letting himself live with knowing he'd join forces with the Doctor as friends, he shot Missy. This was the end of Missy and apparently the Master too! That was his intention, but silly viewer! Did you really expect it to end like that?

The Master has a new face. On the dawn of the new year, Doctor Who introduced us to the newest incarnation of the Master played by Sacha Dhawan. This version of the Master seems to have been very busy since regenerating, as he had time to kill a new MI6 agent and assume his identity, work with the Doctor in the past (possibly on occasions not shown in the show), and worked there for awhile before going into hiding. 

So when I saw that facial expression shift when the Doctor had to remind him that the person he was masquerading as was an expert sprinter, I was so confused. But then he referred to himself as the spymaster... AND I DIED. LIKE HOLY MOTHER OF HECK. 

THIS IS WHY I HAVE TRUST ISSUES DOCTOR WHO! THIS IS WHY!

I am really excited to see what evil he has in store though. (Maybe we can get a Multiple Season/Doctor Master incarnation again? That'd be nice. So we don't have to keep killing off the Master. Just a suggesting.

Already Time To Touch Base?!? D: (February!)

So January seemed like it went well! So you may be asking yourself... What comes next?

I've been freed...

Do you know how hard it is to slip a musical reference into a written blog post viewed by theatre kids, queer adults, and furries?

I made a joke? Awesome! Wow!

Do I have a clue what happens now?

What happens now is that I run a mediocre joke into the ground until everyone hates me!

And a few of you won't get it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


So you will be seeing one or two new things at least as far as wattpad this month. I will do my best to shake things up without effecting my life



February 3rd!

I will try to write a post about that one show that I obsess over that I somehow forgot to talk about. Some interesting developments that clearly should have been included were overlooked.



February 5th!

Will be continuing the wonderful trend of posting content on Wednesdays by supplying the next chapter of Forbidden Project, as I have posted all five sections of the WAYYY too big chapter one. You heard me right.



February 12th!

No major content today (But like... Keep your eyes open for something.)



February 14th!

Because on this day I shall have a new Clake story ready for consumption! Here's hoping right?



February 16th!

I am writing a furry tail! (HEHEHE MY LIFE IS AGONY) This is for an anthology and while I am not sure I am going to finish it, I will try my diddily darnedest to get it done!



February 19th!

Heroes Collide's next story is up!



February 23rd!

This one is about Tiktok posts and original characters!



February 26th!

A new shorts series will debut featuring some familiar characters.

Also! This will be the day I schedule March's endeavors and update on my progress!





And as always, I will be working on writing all these projects and my schoolwork! I have been planning and have a date in mind in case I get enough work done to bring a specific project back from the depths of darkness. But that's Klyde enough as far as hints go. That would be inShane and Tekkying it way too far. Oh shoot! A dead giveaway. But seriously, you guys will like what I have cooking.



As always! Thank you for reading. See you on the sandal! Wait. No. That doesn't seem right... WAIT NO! Don't post that ye

Already Time To Touch Base?!? D: (Progress)

Well then. If I am not mistaken, today is the 27th! So let us see what I have accomplish by checking off things from my fun little list! And unlike the scared face in the title, I am very pleased with my results!

1/11
By the time you see this, my next story for Heroes Collide has been posted on Wattpad. For those of you who are lost, the entire series is open to read!
I also will be posting this blog post to my blog.That sure was heckin crazy wasn't it? What's wrong with Cason? Will we find out?

1/15
I will be finished with a story for a special anthology where the purpose is to write a story based on someone else's writing style. The current status of this story is that it is right near the end. I just need to write the ending.
Written and Sent! :D

1/17
I will be posting another chapter of The Forbidden Project on Wattpad!
These chapters are just parts of the story. All connecting soon!

1/22
I will be posting a special blog post here by this date! You know it and love it! NERDY OBSESSIONS! I will be going into a new found love for anime, DC's latest crisis, and some other things that have tickled my fancy since the last time I wrote one of these.
Puhuhuhuhu!

1/27
I'll check back in here with another blog post about how I did with these deadlines, plus some ideas about how I will be continuing in the month of February.Yowza! Done before you even started reading!

1/29
Another Heroes Collide chapter should be up!
This is coming soon! Tomorrow Night it goes up!

1/31
Throughout this month I will be writing other stories, some for anthologies and others jus for me. This is the date I have set for these to hopefully be finished. So far besides the stories I have listed here, I have three stories I hope to have finished by this day!
And I will be working on edits for ANOTHER story.
Round one of these edits are finished!
The three stories are not close to being done but out of love for y'all... IT'S PREVIEW TIME!

Law Over Blood: A Jackson Pacer Story!
Jackson Pacer is a witness in an assault case concerning his uncle and a young woman who allegedly pushed him over the side of a bridge. Will he go with the truth his lawyer father and sketchy uncle expect him to tell? Or the truth he actually saw?

As he sat down, Jackson Pacer looked across the courtroom at the defendant’s table. The middle-aged, raven-haired woman failed to mask how upset and scared she truly was. His eyes swept towards the plaintiff’s side of the courtroom. His uncle, Mordecai Pacer, was sitting calmly in his wheelchair. In fact, in spite of the broken ribs and nose, the man didn’t look enraged… He looked smug. He had noticed that several times during the proceedings he had leaned over to whisper something to his lawyer, Anthony Pacer. Anthony was Jackson’s father and even though Jackson hadn’t spoken since the tragic accident. They both thought this was going to be easy, especially since Jackson was testifying.

Justice is Brewing:
A young depressed superhero struggles with his identity as a hero until his own personal hero lands himself in a jam.

“How are you always so negative?” Kaysha waved her arms at the monitor as the masked feline saved someone from a collapsing burning building. “Blazer is out there helping people! Can you do that?’’

Benji hesitated and looked back at the screen. “No. But thankfully I don’t have to.”

Maika grinned, “Because there are people like Blazer out on the streets.” He grinned and put on another compilation. “Like Apollo!”

Benji smiled a little. Atomic Apollo was one of his personal heroes. The canine had the powers of a god yet he always used them selflessly to help others. The last thing the cheetah has used his powers on was his microwave when he torched it after it stopped working. That made it the fifth time this month.

The Spirit of Christmas:
A young woman goes to her family's cabin the year after her wife died in a terrible car crash only to find her making hot cocoa when she arrives back from chopping wood for the fire!

After she had a few sizeable pieces cut, she buried the ax in the trunk. But as she was about to kneel down, a chill broke through her jacket and enveloped her whole body as she heard a soft padding in the snow nearby. 

She slowly lifted her head and scanned the trees in front of her till they stopped on a smaller fuzzy creature standing by a nearby tree. Her eyes widened as the wolf stared her down, and after a few minutes, it started to cautiously trot towards her. 

It stopped a few times, sizing her up as it kept coming closer. It sniffed at her from a few feet away and its ears perked up. Lila did her best not to move and gave it a small smile. “Why hello there.” She said with a soft voice.

The wolf cocked its head and took a step closer.

Now unfortunately for Lila, she was not balancing very well on her hooves and she tumbled backward, which sent the poor wolf sprinting off towards the cabin. She laughed to herself as she sat up and brushed the snow off of herself. 

How wonderful!

I made it through almost all of them! Want to know what February will look like? Stay Tuned!