November 1st, 2009

Happy November, everyone! I'm sure a lot of you realize what this means - NaNoWriMo has begun again! I will be participating seriously for the first time since 2006 (when I wrote The Charade!), so please wish me luck! Also, don't expect anything new from me until after NaNo is done. The story I'm attempting to write will probably be posted shortly afterwards, and don't worry, it's slash. You can read an excerpt summary at my NaNo profile (under the 'Novel Info' tab), here: www (dot) nanowrimo (dot) org / eng / user / 118470

If you're participating in NaNo, please feel free to friend me. I'm going to need all the support I can get. Also, on a final note, I have no idea what to title my story as. If you have ideas, throw them at me.

Bye for now, all! Happy writing!

ART!

I adore fanart, and one of my favorite people ever, the lovely Kira, has drawn me a beautiful (and sexxxy) picture of Calcifex. Check it out (Remove the spaces)!

h t t p : / / i 1 5 . photobucket . com / albums / a365 / NekoKamiFL / calfanartsss . j p g

You should also go check out her DA account (khiitan dot deviantart dot com), because she's amazing.

NEWS! (July 21st, 2009)

Ohmygosh, it's news! Ahem. Yes, well, so. The news is: I am now involved in an awards site targeted solely at slash fiction! We're called Looking at the Stars, or LatS, and our first round should be up and running within the month. Besides awards rounds we also have a number of other things planned for people to participate in. One example would be challenges. We've got a great team of people working on this thing, and I strongly encourage anyone who is interested to go check out the site, LiveJournal community, and the forum.

Site link: latsawards(dot)webs(dot)com

From that link you can find the LJ comm and the forum.

MORE NEWS! (July 23rd, 2009)

As of today, you can nominate stories for the LatS awards! The first round officially starts Saturday, but we're opening submissions early to make sure the forms are working smoothly. Go check out the site, guys! And if you see an award and think, "Oh! I know a story that would be perfect for this category," nominate it! Remember to read the nomination rules first, of course. :)

Stories

Jiikron: Legend of the Two - Discontinued. Will probably be removed from the site when I decide that my love for the original idea is less important than the poor people who might actually try to read it. Translated: it's garbage, but it was my first original story and I'm very attached to it.

And So it Goes - On an indefinite hiatus. Another old idea that I love, but might be too old for me to salvage.

The Charade - COMPLETE.

Continuum - COMPLETE, 07/11/09.

Do Not Fall Down Stairs - Interlude (NOT PART OF THE ACTUAL STORY) posted 07/18/08. Chapter four is underway. I apologize for the time it's taking to update. Things have been busy lately.

(Continuum and Do Not Fall Down Stairs are my top priorities now. I work on them when I get the inspiration. I cannot and will not write on cue. When I try that everything turns out like crap. I'm sorry, but if you review asking for a quick update, you probably won't get one unless the next chapter is almost complete. However, you can rest assured that I fully intend on finishing both of these stories, no matter how long it takes. I won't be posting any new stories unless they're one-shots or drabble type things until they're complete, either.)

Upcoming Fiction

Madam Belinda's School for Boys - Slash. Three entwined love/growing up stories. Might be broken up into three or four parts. Also, the title might be meaningless, since the plot might not take place at a school, at all. I might change the title before posting it.

Summary - Aedan, Damari, Aasera, and Braylen have been friends since they were babies. Never separated for more than a weekend, the boys have come to depend on each other a great deal. The summer before Aedan's senior year will change all that. Aasera and Braylen will be staying home alone, trying to cope with the absence of two of their closest companions. Damari will be on vacation with his mother and step-family in Hawaii, trying not to kill his step-brother before the trip is over, and Aedan will be traveling with his Adavanced French class and professor for a stay in Paris. Can the boys prove to themselves and the world that they can make it without each other? And what kinds of romances and pitfalls will pop up along the way?

Albatross - My NaNoWriMo 2007 idea. I didn't manage to finish it in November (didn't even come close), but this idea is one of my favorites to date, and I will be writing it. Slash. A modern day, fantasy love story wrapped up in history.

Summary - Danny Lovett and his mom, Chanty, are constantly moving around to get away from his drunken father, Carter. Imagine Daniel's surprise when he moves to Maywell, a small (miniscule, really) town in New York and suddenly has many more pressing problems than escaping Carter's wrath. Between his new friend Kat being in love with him (Danny just wants to be friends, really!), trying to decide whether or not he's attracted to the strange and cold Cassidy, and stopping a village full of cursed people from sacrificing his mom to satisfy and ages old curse, Danny is pretty sure he'd choose his old life over his new one any day.

And since I am slightly addicted to surveys and I can't think of anything to say about myself on my own... here we go:

_Basics_

1. Full Name: No thank you, internet. You can call me Katelyn.

2. Nicknames: Kate, Katey, Katiebeth.

3. Birthday: July.

4. Place Of Birth: A city in NY.

5. Zodiac Sign: Cancer.

6. Male Or Female: XX.

7. School: Yup.

8. Occupation: None, at the mo'.

9. Residence: An apartment in a town.

10. MSN Screen Name: Don't have one

_Your Appearance_

12. Hair Colour: Blonde-ish.

13. Hair Length: Medium.

14. Eye Colour: Blue-gray-green.

15. Weight: Hahaha.

16. Height: Five foot, five.

17. Braces?: Nah.

18. Glasses?: Yes.

19. Piercings: None.

20. Tattoos: Zero.

21. Righty Or Lefty: Righty.

_Firsts_

22. First Best Friend: Alexis.

23. First Award: No idea. Maybe 'student of the month'.

24. First Sport: Tee ball. On the boys' team. Go, me.

25. First Pet: Baby the cockatiel.

26. First Real Vacation: Maine.

27. First Concert: REO Speedwagon, I think. Or maybe Bon Jovi. One of those.

28. First Love: Raymond.

_Favourites_

29. Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean (all three).

30. TV Programme: House MD.

31. Colour: Sea green.

32. Rapper: T-Pain.

33. Band/Artist: Billy Joel. For the win.

34. Song Right Now: "Low" by Flo Rida and T-Pain.

35. Friends: Brittany.

36. Sweet: Any sweet.

37. Sport: Basketball.

38. Restuarant: Taco Bell.

39. Clothing Brand: Rue 21 and Urban Behavior.

41. School Subject: Chemistry.

42. Animal: Cat. Me-ow.

43. Book/Author: I am Harry Potter's number one fan, and I challenge you to prove me wrong, baby.

44. Magazine: Cosmopolitan? I don't know.

45. Shoes: Flats.

_Currently_

46. Feeling: Tired.

47. Single Or Taken: Single.

48. In love: Not at all.

49. Eating: Nothing.

50. Drinking: Iced tea.

51. Typing: This survey, Captain Obvious.

52. Online?: Yes.

53. Listening To: The sounds of my refrigerator.

54. Thinking About: Oh, you know.

55. Wanting To: Find a way to skip practice.

56. Watching: The monitor.

57. Wearing: Jeans, a t-shirt, and my unmentionables.

_Future_

58. Want Kids?: Absolutely.

59. Want To Get Married?: Sure.

60. Careers In Mind: Published author, editor, or maybe a chemistry teacher.

61. Where Do You Want To Live: Somewhere nice.

62. Car: Mustang GT convertible, if I'm lucky.

P.S. I completely stole this survey from Dirty-Angel-Toes' profile. You should go check him out. He's one of my favorite authors and his story 'Stupid Post It Notes' is fabulous. Link: http://www.fictionpress.com/~dirtyangeltoes

I decided it was high time to acknowledge the wonderful authors I've found here on FP. Following is a list of people that I suggest you immediately track down if you're looking for a good read.

- Cracked Butterfruit (Hello. If you haven't read 'Details' you should be mercilessly tortured until you do.)
- Sirivinda ('For All Waters' and 'In Theory' are brilliant. Sirivinda never fails to impress.)
- Dirty-Angel-Toes (I mentioned him above. Go. Read. Now.)
- American Schokolade (Am I spelling this right? I think not... Anyway... Another amazing author. Searchhhh and clickkk.)
- SerialXLain (Holy carp. Yes, carp. Fish. Anyway. I digress. This lady can write, folks. I strongly recommend 'Mozart's Requiem'.)
- NewAgeRembrandt (Amazing. What more can I say?)
- IceraMyst ('Intrigue at the Crowned Jewel' is one of the most delightfully wonderful stories I have read in a long time.)
- Lulai (Brilliant. That's it. Simply brilliant.)

I know there are a few others I'd like to put here, but they have escaped my incredibly flighty mind for now. I'll come back and update this when I remember.