THE ASCENDED ANCIENT

Who am I? I am a 21 year-old college student living somewhere in the State of New Jersey.

What kind of stuff do I write? Scifi. Fantasy. I read a lot of that stuff, and I understand the genre quite well.

Why do I write? I've always had a very active imagination, and am constantly thinking up new stories. Most of them I'll abandon shortly after starting them. The only exception thus far has been Genetic Tampering, which I wrote in its entirety several years ago.

What do I do when I'm not writing? shrugs I guess the same stuff as everyone else. I hang out with my friends, go to parties, play video games, watch TV, etc.

MY STORIES ON THIS SITE

The Bite: Unwanted Calling My first original fic, it details a young kid's journey into the world of vampire slayers. It was an ok first fic, and I still have fond memories about it.

The Bite: Destiny Accepted The sequel to my first The Bite story. In it, Gregory Peterson finds that he can't stop running from who he is, and once again takes up the mantel of a vampire slayer. Another good story, but I never finished it.

How to Write a Scifi Novel This one was an assignment in school, a process-analysis parody piece. I enjoyed what I wrote for it so much I decided to post it. The title pretty much says what it's about.

Genetic Tampering I came up with the idea for this story years before I actually started writing it in December of 2005, and I'd used the names of several characters in other fics of mine along the way. My most ambitious project to date, I spent eleven months working on it. Even though in the end it wasn't good enough to submit to a publisher, this 204 page, 105,000 word novel-length story is the greatest thing I have ever written. In it, I tell the tale of ten teenagers, abducted by a secret organization because of a rare gene they posses, being experimented on. They develop superhuman abilities, escape captivity, and join forces with a powerful attorney. Together, they try to do the impossible: bring down people so powerful they control every level of the United States' government.

FUTURE PROJECTS

Genetic Tampering - The only story I wrote that I actually finished, and also my oldest and most complex story idea. I first thought it up when I was thirteen years old, and the version I published on this site is actually the fifth or sixth draft I wrote, although it's the only draft I actually finished. Ever since I finished it back in 2006, I've been considering going back and doing another draft, this time maybe one that's good enough to publish. I'm currently outlining all the changes I want to make, and despite the fact that I've probably written 15 pages of backstory and character designs so far, I'm still not sure if I'm actually going to commit to this. I have a very busy life; I'm currently studying abroad overseas, among other things. Still, I hope I do get around to getting this done.

Well, that's about it. Enjoy the stories!