>I hate it, but I'm stuck with The Exchange and I think I've pretty much given up on it. I keep holding on to hope that I'll work through it. It probably doesn't help that I'm not completely sure of where this story's going. Mafia Ghost, I pretty much knew the whole way where it was going (except for a couple turns it took on me) (I love when stories write themselves like that.) and that helped me coast through it. Obviously, the same hasn't happened for The Exchange.

>Ch4 of The Exchange is up! I know I said it would come with 5, but I was taking so, so long. Good news is i've already done a big chunk of chapter 5. so that along with 6 is technically in progress.

>Before the Ghost is on hold. I was only really inspired to do a couple of those chapters. I'm not about to use my creativity on it when it doesn't mean that much.. Exchange is more important to me.

>not so long ago, I began a more thorough rewrite of Mafia Ghost. Just for kicks, because there were gaps things I really wanted to fill in. Personally I think it's better. It wasn't rushed like the story i posted here -- i got so excited that i just wrote and wrote and wrote without really, really thinking everything through. Will I post it sometime? I don't know. I might.

(random updates here always!)

Random Facts About Me =)

Soon to be college freshman. When you're told high school flies by, they aren't lying to you.
Birthdate: July 3rd.
Eye Color: brown.
Hair Color: auburn.
Height: short and i love it.
Obsession?: The Boston Red Sox. and horseback riding.
Time Zone: Eastern Standard.
Favorite Author: Jodi Picoult. I've read ten of her books, have three others in my Stack of Books To Be Read, and plan to eventually read all of them. I very VERY strongly suggest to anyone: read her books. My favorites are Keeping Faith, My Sister's Keeper, and The Tenth Circle. That is not to say i disliked ANY of her books. Those are just my very favoritest.
TV?: Occasionally yeah. I don't think I watch that much. The shows I love are CSI (the original one/the good one), The Tudors, Jericho, and Desperate Housewives.
Music?: loveee itttt. I really can't express how much I love music. I'll listen to almost anything, as long as it's good. It's hard for me to pick a favorite band/singer. For the sake of not listing every band on my facebook, I'll just go with: Coldplay, The Killers, Ryan Adams, Remo Conscious, Emmy Rossum, Bob Marley, Death Cab for Cutie, John Mayer, Gomez, Rufus Wainwright, Bright Eyes, and U2.
Favorite Color: red.
My goal for this year: go to college?!

Currently Reading: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Thoughts? So this book was huge about three years ago, and I'm just now getting to it. But I'm excited to read it. I really love books that give you a lot of historical information within the plot. (The only reason to read The Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons in my opinion.) Fortunately, this book is written much better than those two. The only drawback I've felt so far is that it's supposed to be from the point of view of a sixteen-year-old girl, but she uses ridiculously sophisticated vocabulary. (Forgiveable, since the narrator is telling the story as an adult. I just don't think it when writers use an impressive vocabulary just because they can.)