I burn for you in degrees of Kelvin, but a billion miles away, you raise your head towards the sky and see yet another celestial speck trying her hardest to stand out against the starry night...

Hey. Tell me, what happens to a star when it dies? Will it incinerate everything around in a colossal explosion?

Or will it silently collapse in on itself, a victim of its own flame -- burning and burning until it has burned itself out?

...X...

My name is Sophelia.

-Age 18

-Loves: California. Music. Fashion. Vignettes. Nana. Mythology. Francesca Lia Block. The Phantom of the Opera. Ella Enchanted. Edgar Allan Poe. Ai Yazawa. Sylvia Plath. Fairy Tales. T.S. Eliot. The Stranger.

I am somewhat of a rare breed: a lazy perfectionist. I undergo extreme storyline planning before writing anything down. I also tend to lose interest very quickly. I do write regularly on my blog (link is under 'homepage') - usually really obscure stuff - so drop by if you're ever bored to tears.

I try to reply to every review anyone sends me - either by reviewing your story or by sending a message. If you want me to review something of yours, just let me know and I'll return the favor. In case you want to contact me (though I'm not quite sure why), the best way is to send me a message through Fictionpress.

The Ecstasian Phantom is the first story I've written that has managed to get past two chapters. I've axed four other stories that got nowhere. Cross your fingers and hope it'll be the first story I'll ever finish.

Cheers.

Progress as of: September 28, 2009

Dear Readers,

Contrary to what most of you may have presumed, I am not dead. Nor have I given up on The Ecstasian Phantom. There are a couple of reasons why I have been largely absent from fictionpress this past year:

1) Time. It's that simple. I am now a freshman at Duke University, and I swamped with work pretty much 24/7.

2) I began writing The Ecstasian Phantom in my sophomore year of high school. That was back when I still believed that Prince Charming would come sweep the neglected, mousy damsels off their feet. I am three years older now, and I have experienced things that have taught me otherwise. When I look back on the earlier chapters of EP, I am embarrassed by how one-dimensional many of my characters are, and how cliched some of the storylines have been. In a way, I am trying to reidentify myself with the story, for I have matured and need to find a way to mature the story alongside me.

I've already learned that I cannot make any promises about the next time I update, but I assure you that I have not given up on EP. I pray I will find inspiration and time to write before the year ends, but that has yet to be seen. I will have a week all to myself next week, so with luck, I'll be able to churn something out. Thank you to everyone who has still been reading this story and leaving such wonderful reviews. Those reviews always push me into my writing mood; time, on the other hand, has other ideas.

Love, Sophelia

Status of:

The Ecstasian Phantom - Chapter 15 Ballade has been posted. I won't even dare give an approximate date for the next update.

Jko Eat World - On indefinite hiatus. I'm focusing on Phantom right now, so this one will have to wait until I am interested in it again... sorry.

Alexisabelle - If I am stuck in another writer's block, there is a good chance I may extend this vignette into a story. It will not be a full-length novel like EP -- if anyone has read Wasteland by Francesca Lia Block, that's the kind of style I'm going for.

Cue the Serenade - It was meant to be a very short one-shot. I don't plan on adding anything more to it.