Last updated:12/06/2008
Blog-ish: After a four and a quarter years of writing, today ends My Legend, only my second, but very meaningful, romance novel in my life. I don't even know how to express this (and to think I wrote a story). I should make a poem, but poetry was never my forte. I have to thank all the readers for sticking with me for the whole duration of this progress, and those who have enjoyed the story, even in parts. After all, my updating rate was very much appalling.
For the future, I really don't have much planned. The hopes of finishing RPG Cliché is a start, and I really do want to get that done. I won't say I will completely extract myself from the romance section, but future works will only appear after a significant time period I'm sure.
Well, I really don't know what else to say. Maybe I've expended it all in the Afterword. Anyway, thank you again for your support.
(Warning - bio contains some answers from chainletter-type questionnaries... I used to have quite a lot of those things...)
Pen name: December Morning Owl
Gender: Male
Location: Scotland
Starsign: Sagittarius (and it's always so hard to spell)
Ex-Dream place to build a house: "Sweden, i like the cold... the barmaids... the alcohol... and there's something about the name that attracts me." Been there, but haven't built anything yet. It is actually VERY cold, and the alcohol VERY expensive... so i don't know where is a good place for a house, but the Swedish living envoirnment is definitely one of the best in the world.
Most romantic city: Maybe Milan or Venice (been to Rome now, not exactly every corner of Italy is romantic). The cities all provoke thoughts with their buildings or landscapes... from the pictures anyway. Venice is about to sink as far as I know but...
Fav food: Probably chocolate. But there're plenty of things I dont like... General rule is+ meat&fruits, - veg&seafood
Fav animal: Dogs... but I'll probably not get one this life-time, and definitely not in the near future, and unless I really try hard at it.
Fav sports: Quite a few on the list actually, some important ones are badminton, fencing, and basketball.
Fav anime:DBZ, Slam Dunk, Yu Yu Hakusho,Gundam Wing/SEED, FMP and the list goes on... Then again, I perfer many of the mangas over the anime, but I'm digressing.
Fav manga: I''s by Masakazu Katsura, though not so sure now. But there are many others that I really like: Yakitate Japan(turned sour as it went on), Naruto, Flame of Recca, Death Note, S.D.Kenichi, Ranma 1/2, late Ken Akamatsu stuffs, most/all of Adachi Mitsuru stuffs... it goes on...
Fav mangaka: Adachi Mitsuru - enough said.
Fav DS game so far: Jump Ultimate Stars!
Fav PS RPG: Fanl Fantasy 7(though I played the PC version)
Fav GBA RPG: Golden Sun series, but Gyakuten Saiban series (Phoneix Wright for US) comes a close second. Don't count the 4th one for the DS, it wasn't that good. I think they do plan to make a 5th though, from the way it ended.
Fav SNES RPG of all time: Seiken Densetsu 3
Recommanded SNES RPG: Chorno Trigger, Front Mission, StarOcean, Tales of Phantasia, Bahamut Lagoon(ok i'll stop with Squaresoft titles), Lufia series(although the newst two are for GBC and GBA), Breath of Fire 2, Uncharted Waters 2... ok the list can go on forever so i'll stop here. One more thing - SNES days are the best.
Current like: On summer holiday
Current hate: The house
Current problem: I can't find a summer job...
Projects in progress(slow or fast, writing or in planning, whatever):
RPG Cliché - Should start working on this again after about four years hiatus. The theme and atmosphere of the thing will most likely change (can't help it, complain to Time) but hopefully it'll still be a good read. I've detached myself from the gaming industry for a bit actually (never was in the hub much before anyway) but I will work at it (the story, not gaming). The battle starts where I just have to start doing it.
Untitled Fantasy - A team project between me and a fellow writer and friend. We talked about this during summer 2007, and it got underway. Progress kinda died, we don't have much attention span...
Another Fantasy - My own this time. Kinda still in the prologue. Couldn't resist the temptation and started this - it will be epic - as in probably lengthy... But the passion died a bit when I started writing chapter 1... definitely won't post until I finish RPG Cliché.
Boy's Be type compilation - I don't like writing short stories cause it doesn't give time for development. But I have quite a good stack of ideas that I failed to string into a full quality novel. I am also inspired by Adachi's Short Program series and similiar manga compilations, and they were enjoyable for me. But this is still undecided as I can't find Link (not the elf) and may even just a group of one-shot if my mood ever strikes.
Three others - They're kinda just padded out ideas, developed over time when inspiration strikes. Not enough for the full bodied novel, but a structure of sorts. They are all different genres I'd like to give a try if I have the time. Ranges from something like Full Metal Panic, to a Gundam-like apocolyptic idea, even to a short Thriller. If only one was rich and have bundles of free time eh?
Finished projects:
A Melody Untitled - My first posted and finished story. The main plot flows around the seemingly 'perfect' basketball captain who has a regret tugging behind him and a dreadful loud-mouth gossip queen waiting in front. However, is there a chance that they can cancel each other out? Or would it just make things even worst... Apart from the main plot, there are other sub-plots in the story revolving around the 'Square'. I don't see much romance pieces with a male lead around here, and this must be one of the longest one around.
Completion time - around a year... not counting the years I've spent trying to write my numerous first chapters of course... I think currently the oldest 6000words+ story there is in the section...
My Legend - My second completed novel. The main character leads a peaceful life in a rural village - until a world-famous pop star moves in with him. Clichéd as that may sound, the main character doesn't fall in love with her at first sight, but even accepted a job to try and ruin her career. If that was not enough, her arrival somehow changed the distance between him and the girl he currently has feelings for - by making him into the school's badminton club's saviour. He may be happy about that development, but his old childhood friend and crush just had to have the total opposite fate. This story is far from troubles around this quadrilateral, with stems of a love rival, an oblivious jock, a nosy under-classman, villians, fake actors, a mischievous sister, badminton talents... the list goes on. Another rare romance with a male lead, with what I believe is a truly twisting plot worthy of being broadcasted as one of those hit US series and more.
Completion time - around four and a quarter years, some months planning. 61 chapters... it really went on for longer than I had expected. It was good though, and it will take some getting used to not having this story at the back of my mind all the time. I even wrote for this story while just a drive away from the Arctic circle (year exchange program) - that's gotta be something.
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