Author has written 4 stories for General, General, Historical, and Biography.

*September 15th 2004*


Hey everyone! I've been busy this summer and now the highschool workload is getting to me so I've been busy just trying to hang on. ^^' I'm going to try to work on my fics but inspiration hasn't hit me enough lately. However, if anyone's interested, just email me with a subject title that says "Can I read what you have of _________?" and I'll be glad to obliged. Just ask, I don't bite... unless you want me to...

OK, I'll shut up now. Lack of sleep getting to me. ^^; I *really* dislike Bio right now so I'm updating to distract myself. If anyone gets so bored, you can also check out my art, though I don’t think you should. (SPARE YOURSELF!) But, anyways, it’s here: http://svz.deviantart.com.

Please note that I don’t update much because I’m busy/uninspired/lazy all at once. Quite a feat, no? If anyone *wants* to see progress of what I have of “_________” just email me (No, I don’t bite. ^_^) and you can give me feedback. I *love* doing that. Just ask Sil or Vee. I’ve also taken down my rant and posted it up on my LJ. It took up so much room! O.o And yes, I’m still pro-flaming (or pro-constructive criticism—whatever floats your little boat. I call it flaming since most immature people tend to think all constructive criticisms as flames.)


Our Goal As Flamers:

I’m on friendly terms with a bunch of flamers in the DBZ/SM and GW/SM section. Both sections are targets for flames because they lack good quality fics. Although it may seem mean and cruel to flame; I assure you that the flamers I know always provide examples of writing that needs to be corrected or elaborated. We won’t ever have the short and vague “You suck. Delete this fic,” flames because they serve no purpose, and all in honesty, they’re just wasting space.

Our flames may be no sugar and all spice, but it’s our honest feelings about the certain fic (like critics and how they judge a certain movie). I personally think it’s better for someone to tell the truth about a person’s writing (even if the truth isn’t pretty) instead of being dishonest and tell the writer “it’s good” but “needs some work”. Just by saying that won’t clue in the author on what to work on. If we act all nice, would you pay attention to the review? I seriously think you would blink, scratch your head and say, “Well, everyone else likes it the way it is. Oh well. I’ll leave it this way.”

Listen. We don’t flame to hear ourselves talk. We want to make people better writers. Our tactic just may not seem that kind, but it works. I’ve seen a lot of writers turn over a new leaf and improve their writing. You just have to be open-minded for flames. If you show signs of trying to improve, we won’t be as mean because we know you’re trying.

Vee had referred to me as a “success story” or something like the sort because I’ve been a victim of flames and yet, here I am flaming people. I know the pain people go through when they have their fic that they had put a ton of effort into, torn into shreds. Your little bubble of hope popped. Your heart and dream of becoming a successful writer shattered. You poured everything into your fanfic and you end up with a big, nasty flame. Now… why would I put other people through the hell I went through?

Easy. Even if it was a hellish experience, it builds character. In fact, I bet I learned more from flames and constructive criticism than from reviews. It’s not like I want people to hunt me down. I would love to be nice and supportive. However, I can’t because no one pays any mind to nice criticism. I had submitted over a dozen of nice constructive criticism that kindly told them exactly what to fix, and how to make their fic better. I saw no change. None. Zip. Zilch.

I’ve summed up that most of the other flamers have similar feelings and experiences, although they may have other reasons that can be added to this list.

My list on how to respond to flames

Okay, to be honest, flame wars can be pretty amusing if the certain author is a blockhead. However, it would soon turn from entertaining to downright irritating if the author still refuses to acknowledge s/he has mistakes. After all, even J.K. Rowling makes a lot of mistakes and she has about a dozen editors at her service…. Really, *shakes head* As much as I adore her writing (which I do! I even wrote an HP fanfic) you’d think she would notice mistakes I noticed when I first read it… ah, the plot holes… *cough* back to my main point…

1. Let all your anger out somehow … don’t go on a massive killing spree or anything (I don’t want to be hold responsible! I can picture the FBI knocking at my door and flashing me their badges and…* shudders*) just get all your anger out so you can clear your head and be calm when you re-read the flame.
2. Keep an open mind. Look through your fic, and see if you can understand where the flamer’s coming from. Get a second opinion from an honest adult. Ask the adult to read your fic and ask him/her if s/he spots any mistakes. Better yet, ask your English teacher.
3. Ignore the flamer if you don’t want anything to do with a flame war. If you’re braver, reply to the flame. My friends and I always leave an e-mail address or IM screen name so you can contact us.
4. If you’re going to reply, be polite. A flame war would definitely break out if you’re rude. You might not agree with the flame, but being polite and using proper English makes an impression.
5. Try to explain the reason behind certain things in your fic. If English isn’t your first language, tell the flamer that. Also make a note in your fic or bio. If the characters are OOC or the setting is AU, have a note about that at least… and explain why. It’s most helpful if you have adequate supporting evidence to support your reason. If you just want us to bug off; tell us so in a nice way. Ex: “Although I appreciate your advice, I prefer to write the way I want to. I would like it if you leave my fic alone.” NOT “Go to hell! Get a fucking life! Leave my fic! It’s my fic! Not yours!”

This pretty much summarizes what I want to say. I might add more later, if I think of some more.

In case people wondered, most of my rants are now located here: http://www.geocities.com/svz_has_gone_insane_again/my_rants.htm

I think it’s time for me to introduce myself properly ^_^ Well, I’m your average fourteen year old Chinese American girl. I’m an Aquarius—and all the traits do fit me rather well, I’m rebellious and childish (often at the same time much to my parents’ annoyance!). I love anime/manga and I wish to be a writer when I’m older. I’m also a huge music fan. I love music (and I have the CD collection to prove it too!) and I listen to just about anything save R&B and rap. I like to sing too, although I don’t think I can do it very well. (Read: I can’t tell notes apart… and I’ve been trying for two years now.)

I’m a liberal, free-thinker and an atheist if that matters to anyone. ^_^ I hope no one will be so shallow to judge me just by my opinions on things.



Real name: Stacy
Birthday: January 24th
Chinese Zodiac sign: Snake. ^^ I don’t think I have the characteristics though. So nyah.
Current mood: Tired but happy.
IQ: I have gotten a variety of results—from 121 to 152.*facepalm* I wish they’d make up their mind…
Personality: I’m very silly. Yes. Silly me! ^^ I’m not a ditz though I can be mistaken for one if you don’t know me quite well (blame it on the clumisness! ^_^’) and I’m usually pretty happy when I’m not stressed out.
Current Position on FF.net: Authoress of both DBZ/SM and GW/SM section and one of the main flamers of the GW/SM section. Quite frankly, I flame in both sections. Hell, I even flamed in the DBZ section (by accident).

Physical Attributes: 5'2, Asian American-looking, dark brown hair in a medium length cut with a lot of layers and dark red highlights, brown eyes, pale skin, curvy bodytype.

Known Talents: Being annoying, rambling, talking very fast, having useless long term memory, losing items, and glomping people ^^

Bad at: Mostly anything and everything. I have zero coordination.

Random facts people always ask other people

Favorite Class: English, Choir or Art.
Least favorite class: Biology and Math. Gah. Honors Biology... I was probably drunk on sugar when I signed up.
Favorite animals: Penguins! … don’t ask… I also adore dolphins, pandas (Pandas rock! ^^), and cats. *sigh* I want a cat but my parents are afraid my younger sisters would end up drowning the poor little thing by giving it a bath…

Least favorite animals: Any insects or reptiles will automatically creep me out. Insects drive me insane, and reptiles are cool to look at, but only behind glass or from a distance.

Clubs or other activities at school:Choir, NYSSMA, I'm going to try out for Vocal Jazz (unless I chicken out), and Anime Club of course!

Bad writing habits: I can't write unless I have an inspiration.... I tend to not finish fics I've started... I also tend to get really good ideas at around one in the morning, always after an unholy amount of caffeine. ^^ Don't you just love caffeine? (Yes people, Gohan's love of coffee from "What In The World Did I Do To Deserve This?!" was somewhat based on myself... no caffeinated beverage is safe from me ^_~ Lol, I also can't find my own mistakes in fics. I love having my fics be beta-read but I have little paitence so I usually post before it. However, Sil and Vee (my wonderful beta-readers whom I adore) put up with me anyway ^^ Love you two to death, you know?

What I want more than anything in the world: To be a writer. I hope I can someday ^^ That and take over FUNi and Anime! Yatta! Beware of the Otaku… *counts fingers* um, seven! Yeah, seven plus alternative members! ^_^'

Word of Wisdom: An author's story reflects the author's intelligence. Think about that.
Ah… took down my tribute section. ^^’ You know I love you guys, right? *hugs*


Currently with fics: (I have major writer's block)

What in the world did I do to deserve this?!: Revising! I’m almost done with the second chapter but I’m not happy about it. I’m finding it diffcult to write the fic because my writing style has changed drastically over the last two years or so. Two years, right? Ah, I’m too lazy to check…

Basic summary: Mirai Trunks is stuck in the past because his time machine broke down. While he tries to concentrate on getting back to his time, he falls in love with a beautiful miko. To complicates things more, Bulma and Vegeta adore Rei, they're against him going back, and Hyper!Gohan and his friends makes things even worst. Poor Trunks... we almost have to pity him Heh. Almost. Reposted.

Fire and Ice: Not going to be updated Feh. Third chapter got deleted when I was done, I have to start over. At the moment, I have no inspiration to write it. I've fixed most errors I found in chapters one and two (or should I say prologue? Ah, screw it.) I’ve lost interest in this fic, and seriously, the plot is paper- thin. I'm most likely not going to update this fic, sorry everyone.


It Doesn't Even Matter: I'm not planning any continuations on this one… however, I don’t know when the plot bunnies just gonna visit. Writing all the angst helps me deal with a lot of grief inside of me... I can relate to a lot of it because my younger brother died, and although it happened a long time ago, I still know how the pain feels like.

Everybody Loves the Bunny and the Prince!: LOL, I had fun writing that one in my hyper state in the wee little hours of the morning. Not planning anymore although it may be fun to bash Usagi some more! (I don’t exactly hate her, she does have some good qualities but at times she can get extremely annoying.) Heh, I’m a bit overwhelmed by the number of feedback (both good and bad) from this one…

The Way I'm Suppose to Be: I have the chapter with Rei in it up. This fic is kinda angsty... hmmm... DTN must be rubbing off on me, or I'm discovering my inner self. *blinks* I utterly sucked in writing’s Rei’s POV so forgive me. I was undergoing a lot of stress when I wrote it. I'm working on Makoto's POV at the moment...

Irony : SAT was making me jealous with her GREAT E/T fics so I just had to write one! It's not nearly as good as hers, but I think it's decent for a one-shot and if you excuse all the mistakes and grammar errors.

Card Captor Sakura: Marmalade Boy Style!: Not being continued until further notice I'm gonna work on the second chapter ^^ I really like how it's coming along... hmmm.... I'm a bit disappointed in the lack of reviews for this one... ah well, my writing isn't that great so I shouldn't really be that surprised since the idea isn’t very original although there will be a lot of differences from Marmalade Boy.

God Must Really Hate Me: I have to admit it isn't my best work, I'm so sorry Shima! I had writing it though... I need to fix the ending when I have time.

Save Me From The Nothing I've Become: My attempt to write another Trunks/Rei angst/romance fic. I found Rei's POV not too hard to do, although I bet Trunks' POV would be a different story. I've been a huge fan of Evanescence and since my friend Elena burned me their CD, I've been listening to it all the time. ^^ I've had the idea for the fic floating around for a while... I finally wrote it (typed it?) down. Not too bad work for someone who did this after an insanely amount of caffeine, at midnight, and for someone who had really yearned the comfort of my bed... (lol, took me about an hour and a half to write.)

I like to write angst fics so I can use it as therapy ^^ Life is hard right now, so if I pour all my "I-wanna-kill" feelings into a fic, I feel instantly better.

I really want to extend my writing ability, so I can know what I can and cannot write.(I, however can't be the judge of that... I will have to leave it up to reviewers) Although, I have to say I'm not suicidal or anything... I do sometimes lean towards that way (Izzy! Don't worry! I'm still pretty sane... or as sane as I can be)and think about it when stress takes control of my life, and my parents put too much pressure, or when my friends and I get into an argument. I truthfully say it's part of my experience, although I haven't actually injured myself in anyway (purposely). This is based on a lot of my emotion and thoughts.

On My Own: I'm trying my hand on GW/DBZ fics. I'm kinda pissed though because I have no idea why the format is screwed. I'm perfectly capable of getting fics in the right format, but this turned out weird... I have no idea why and I can't seem to fix it. I'm pretty proud of this fic, actually. ^^ I just hate the way I ended it... I suck at endings.

Stolen Voice, Stolen Chance: Heh, I wrote this from my personal experience. A very recent personal experience as most of my friends know ^^' I couldn't find a beta-reader so I deserve all the flames I'm gonna get for it.


Fallen :Based on myself again. This idea struck me when I was skating in my painfully new ice skates. It's about time I did a Makoto-centered fic, ne? I intend this to be a one-shot so it's unlikely that I'll write more.

When it Rains, It Pours: Lol, this was fun to write.... I have the second chapter out ^_^ Working on the third chapter, and I have the first page of it done… I need more ideas though.

Special thanks to: Everyone who has taken the time to review my stories and especially: DTN, babeof01and05+trunks, arieslily17, Skye1672931, The Dark Prince Of Light,The Legendary Centurion, Shima And Tempis, Vampire Witc(liedariddle, YamiChaosWolf, WaterSeeress 2, RubyRedDragon05, Judillia,devilsanta150,Mechatrill, daffyduck1,JBulma,Draco Malfoy7,Venus of Love, Sadie Joyce Myst Lady, SilverCaladan, Bookworm127,nanashi27,Vee, Venus-love,Sesshoumaru lover,KJM, Kitsune-Sama7, FairDrea, Lady in Red1, Ai no Megami, Black Aura-Sama, and Cherry Blossomz Gurl! *glomps them for putting me on their favorite authors list* ^^ This means a lot to me and I'll try my best to live up to your expectations. In other words, I'll try not to screw up.

I bet you’re all sighing in relief now, eh? ^^ I tend to ramble. A lot. It sometimes even get me out of trouble because people want me to shut up so badly.