Hi.

My name is not really Mister Frodo. But Mister Frodo will suffice for now.

I currently have a profile of the same name at fanfiction.net. You can check it out if you like.

So, some info about myself...

Age: Somewhere from 1 to 100...

Location: Earth.

Hobbies: Writing, composing music, reading, playing video games, playing piano, playing baseball and basketball, listening to movie soundtracks.

Favorite writing genres: Romance, Humor, Adventure, and Action, I guess... I need work in all of those, though. Heh heh.

Favorite book: Another tough one. I like the Redwall series, particularly the first and sixth ones... I also like Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. Don't really know.

Favorite video games: Halo (the whole series), Knights of the Old Republic 2 (even with the awful ending), The World Ends with You, Legend of Zelda (mainly Phantom Hourglass, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess), Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Lego Star Wars, Republic Commando, Star Wars Battlefront 1 & 2, Final Fantasy VI and X, Super Smash Bros. (the entire series), and Pokemon (basically the whole series).

Favorite movies: All Star Wars (yes, even the prequels), Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Signs, Unbreakable, Spider-man 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, & 3, Cloverfield, X-Men 1 & 2, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Favorite movie/video game soundtracks: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Halo, Signs, Lady in the Water, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, and Last Exile.

Favorite manga series: Azumanga Daioh, Buso Renkin, Fruits Basket, FullMetal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, Rurouni Kenshin, and Yotsuba&!.

Favorite anime series: Digimon (seasons 1 & 2), Pokemon (seasons 1 & 2, mostly), Azumanga Daioh, Last Exile, and Lucky Star.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. God exists, even if you don't want to believe it. But I can't force the Word of God on you. That would be wrong. God gave us the freedom of choice, and I definitely do not what to take away that which God has given.

My mission with this profile is to use my creative talents to craft stories that showcase Biblical morals and glorify God and Jesus Christ, my Savior. I hope to use different mediums to deliver well-written stories that are intriguing, exciting, and morally-significant. I wish to help others become aware of God's presence in the world around us, and also to use my stories to help strengthen fellow Christians.

And that's it. I like fanfiction.net, and I'm hoping to have a blast here. So, I'll see you soon. WHOEVER YOU ARE!

Stories Section

This is the section of my profile where I write about my stories, giving more information on them. I also have comments on each chapter I do. Don't know if this is a good idea or not, but, oh well! Here goes nothing. :D

Manipulations on a Romance

My first story, MoaR was a very spur-of-the-moment idea I had that honestly was inspired by the Chobits manga. Chobits isn't exactly the most kid-friendly manga... or even teen-friendly, but the idea of some guy living alone in an apartment kind of stuck with me. I wrote most of this "seat-of-the-pants" writing, which means that I didn't plan out much of it. A lot of chapter 1 was thought up on the spot. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 had some more planning involved, but this was an idea that I came up with quickly and wrote in a short span of time. Also, for most of chapters 1, 3, and 4 I listened to Relient K music while writing. This was really my first time to extensively listen to Relient K and I have to say, I thought it matched the mood pretty well.

The story is about main character Tom, a nineteen-year-old college student living on his own. His dream girlfriend, Ellen, works at the same cafe that he does. Tom's apartment is a complete mess, but that doesn't stop Ellen from wanting to visit. The story revolves around her visit and Tom's reactions to her. Tom stumbles over himself and is easily flustered. I made Tom as somewhat of a Mary Sue of myself, since I don't have an actual girlfriend in real life. XD Anyway, the story takes an interesting turn in chapter 2 that may raise some questions and possibly some eyebrows. I kind of wrote myself into a corner by adding the whole mysterious "Manipulator" angle of the story. I'm hoping to further follow up on this story with a sequel(s), but I don't want to promise any follow-up stories just yet.

The following comments contain a fair amount of spoilers, and are not meant to be read before reading the corresponding chapters in the story. Read at your own risk.

Chapter 1 Comments:

-Ah, the first chapter! I haven't quite thought of a name for it yet, but I will. I hope. Anyway, this chapter is quite long... :( I apologize for this. It was originally over 5000 words, so I trimmed some parts to bring it to about 4800, with the author introduction.

-The main part I trimmed out was a section where Tom searched for his dirty clothes hamper in his bathroom. This part was nice since I was able to explore a bit more of Tom's character by describing the bathroom, but overall I felt it was superfluous and could be cut from the story.

- Ellen's opening line in chapter 1 was the first thing I wrote regarding the story. While I rewrote much of the first chapter, I kept her line. Opening stories or chapters with dialogue is a bit of a cheap trick, but hey, with my limited writing skills, I need all the tricks I can get.

- Most of Ellen's lines were rewritten when I did my second draft of chapter 1. Originally, her lines were more sarcastic and even a little more harsh. Her character was turning into somewhat of a jerk, and that made me wonder, "Why the heck would Tom have a crush on a jerk?" So I tweaked the lines in an attempt to get her to sound nicer.

- Ellen was originally meant to continue talking about her sister's exploits while Tom searched for his clothes hamper (as I noted, this was the major part I cut out of chapter 1.) Tom wouldn't really hear what she was saying, and she would eventually trail off into silence anyway, so I just had her come to a more natural stop.

-Tom originally had another reason for not wanting Ellen in his bedroom, but I decided to cut that part out, so his reason changed to the broader "I don't want a teenage girl in my bedroom at the same time as me." I don't know if I described Tom's kitchen area very well... I'm still working on describing scenery. It's my biggest weakness as a writer, in my opinion.

-Tom's pretty flustered by Ellen; as I said, he flusters easily. I have to say, Averybarbian's review pointed out a lot of stuff involving Tom and Ellen's relationship that even I hadn't really noticed. Thanks for the review, Avery! :D

-The speech that Tom gives about guys near the end of the chapter sums up some of my feelings about that matter. Of course, my feelings and opinions may be off, since I am very inexperienced in the boy/girl relationship department... XD

-I wanted the ending of the chapter to be a bit of a surprise. I'm hoping that people understood what happened. The ending is a bit of a bummer. Man, Tom was so close!

Chapter 2 Comments:

-This chapter has a pretty major change of scenery, tone, and characters. It's also about a fourth as long as the first chapter. The idea of someone manipulating Tom and Ellen's fledgling romance came to me when I was beginning to outline the plot in my head. I debated whether or not this chapter should be included in the story, or perhaps in its own separate story. I decided to put it in with this story as the second chapter, since it opens up the door for some intriguing possibilities in upcoming stories.

-Samuel was a fun character to write for. He doesn't have much regard for rules. He's a "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" kind of guy. I love how Averybarbarian described him as a "butthole" in her review. Really, that's what he is, even though I was a bit afraid to say it.

-Finn provides the yin to Samuel's yang. He's Samuel's "apprentice," basically, his underling. Finn is supposed to do everything that Samuel tells him to. Finn is very new at his position and is very concerned about creating a bad impression. He's a stickler for the rules, unlike Samuel. Finn does have a bit of a rebellious side, though he's intimidated by Samuel most of the time. The two are actually on pretty good terms and almost consider each other friends.

-Finn's opening lines were rewritten. At first they were very informal with lots of apostrophes and contractions like "gonna." It made him sound a bit like a stupid underling. As his character began to be fleshed out, I established him as a nervous, but intelligent young man with a penchant for following the rules.

-I have to admit, the whole "observing the world by use of a computer" is very similar to the film The Matrix. However, there are some key differences between this universe and The Matrix, which I'm hoping to explore in later works.

-For those of you who didn't understand, Samuel caused a tree to fall down which took out the power lines that led to Tom's apartment, effectively taking out all power in the building. Samuel doesn't have the power to do something such as turning off only the lights in Tom's apartment. He has to manipulate by indirect means.

-I like the idea of using a character like Samuel who knows everything about what he's doing. Since he already knows everything about his position, he wouldn't spend his time explaining every little detail to someone else, or to the audience. It allows there to be a greater sense of mystery to the whole thing, throwing the reader into a world they know almost nothing about and then explaining it little by little. A future story about the Manipulators would delve deeper into this world and what exactly it is that these people do.

Chapter 3 Comments:

-Ah, the climax of the story! The suspense, it kills you, does it not? No? It doesn't? Well, that's not surprising... XD The story reaches its peak in this chapter. In fact, if I was really mean, I could probably end the story on this chapter, heh heh. But no, I wanted to end my first story on a happy note, so the ending will be in chapter 4. (Not to mention that if I ended the story in this chapter there would be no conclusion to the Manipulations side of the story.)

-"Blackout, Bedroom, and Decision"... Man, I come up with the worst chapter titles, don't I? XD In my next story I might try to simplify the chapter titles to something less... well... I don't really have an adjective to describe the titles I come up with, but I'm sure I will get one. I kind of like this idea of using three different words in a chapter title, but I think I'll simplify in my next story. (I just repeated myself... hm.) Anyway, if you think these types of chapter titles should go or stay, you can say so in your reviews (if you review, that is) or even in a PM to me. Not that anyone will respond to this, but... well... whatever.

-I have soooooo much to learn when it comes to writing and effectively describing locations/scenes. I'm disappointed that my stories and character interaction can be so poor at times. The section with Tom moving around in the dark searching for the match was kind of fun to write. Not sure how well I did on it, though. I really dislike the sequence of his lighting the match and then the candle. It's not written well, I think. I need to improve on my writing. Hopefully, I'll be able to do better in my next story.

-As you can probably tell, Tom is very upset by the fact that the blackout ruined his moment with Ellen. The reason Ellen is feeling down is because of a mixture of embarrassment at her behavior right before the blackout and her feelings about her situation with her parents (which gets expanded upon later in the chapter.) Ellen is upset because she believes that her behavior before the blackout falls in line with her "fake" happy behavior. She pretends to act cheerful and upbeat, which annoys her. Tom tries to cheer her up, but he fails. He's not that good with girls... heh heh.

-There was actually a rather large chunk of this chapter cut out. There was originally going to be a scene where Ellen would discover Tom's manga collection. (Manga are Japanese comics, for those of you who don't know.) I kind of liked the scene, but part of me felt that it was a bit of an inside joke, and that it really added nothing to the overall story, or to Tom's character. The scene, along with Tom's manga collection, were cut. Tom's shelf that houses books was originally going to have his manga collection on it. I feel that the book shelf replacement idea wasn't implemented very well, but I guess it's too late to change that... heh heh.

-Tom's line about how things look different from high up was really stupid. slaps forehead It really doesn't fit with the mood, I thought. It really only acts as a transition to the major parts of the chapter. Originally the manga scene was going to take place right after this line, but when it was cut, I transitioned straight into Ellen's sob scene. Not exactly the best transition ever, but... I guess it's serviceable.

-Ellen's sob scene. I don't think I handled this very well. For those of you who may have thought otherwise, this sob scene was not an attempt by Ellen to manipulate Tom's feelings for her. Her character's too simplistic for that, I guess. XD It really was about Ellen's tangled emotions gushing out. It has some fairly weak moments. I don't think I understood Ellen's character very well, so this scene didn't come out quite like I had hoped. Ellen's intention was not really for Tom to feel sorry for her, but to just get what she had been thinking out of her head. Apparently Ellen has a very messed-up family life. I'm glad I'm not in her family... XD Anyway, I'm overall disappointed with this scene, but I do enjoy these kinds of "let everything go" scenes. I'd like to do more in the future.

-"How do I change?" Tom and Ellen's discussion on change has to do with some of my underlying beliefs. Tom acknowledges the human nature to do bad. I believe that the basic human nature is to sin, basically, to make the wrong choice. Tom realizes this. However, he has no advice to give Ellen on how to change. That's because the way people change from their basic human nature is through believing in Jesus Christ. Because Tom does not believe in Jesus, he doesn't know how to change. I apologize if I'm sounding like a preacher here. There were very few religious references in the story, but I wanted to have themes that tied into what I believe. Not sure if those themes came through very well, but I tried to put them in there.

-The section about Tom's dilemma over Ellen's proposition may have confused some readers. I apologize for not making it clearer. Ellen's offer is for Tom to kiss her. Tom is very surprised at this offer. Now, why Tom would have a dilemma over Ellen's offer may confuse people. Hopefully I'll be able to clarify that here. You see, Tom has two different feelings for Ellen: His love and his lust. His love is the side that shows when he promise that he'll always be there to listen to her. His love wants to kiss Ellen. His lust, however, wants to do more than that. His lust sees the perfect opportunity to have Ellen once and for all. The voice constantly saying "I want her" is Tom's lust. His dilemma is that his love for her begins to agree with his lust in that he should take her now. This scares him, and it also makes him realize that his love does not seem to be stronger that his lust. Tom is about to give in to his lust when the voice inside his head (which is his conscience, in case you were wondering) gets him to stop. With the help of his conscience, Tom manages to subdue his lust. The voice that acknowledges that he wants her, but states that he can't do it, is his love.

-Tom's speech to Ellen about how he "can't do that" probably confused the heck out of her. Here she is, hoping for her first-ever kiss, and he starts babbling about how doing it will go against everything that just happened, and then that he'll never change, and that she'll never change... All of this for a simple kiss? XD It must have been a downer for Ellen to hear this. I'd like to explain Tom's little speech. When Tom says "I can't do that," the "that" he is referring to is not just kissing Ellen. He's referring to giving in to his lust. He sadly realizes that his lust is stronger than his love, and that if he were to give his lust an opening, it would take control of him. He doesn't want to hurt Ellen, so he makes the choice to, well, not do anything. He probably confuses Ellen a lot... XD

-In my opinion, Tom did the right thing. Just kissing Ellen would not have been the wrong choice in this situation, but allowing his lust to control him would have been. One of the themes that I wanted to put in the story was that the right thing and the easiest thing are rarely the same thing. The theme ended up not being very subtly delivered (as you'll probably find in the next chapter.) I need to work on incorporating my themes better.

-I really like Tom's last line. It definitely ends the chapter on a downer. Don't worry, though; chapter 4 has a happier ending. I'll discuss the ending a bit more in the comments for that chapter. In the mean time, have fun, and remember, you should really read the chapters before you read these comments. Otherwise you'll be in Spoiler Heaven. XD

Chapter 4 Comments:

-So, here we are. The end of the story. It's been real, it's been fun, but it hasn't been... Okay, I'll stop with the cliches. I was glad that I was able to end this story, and that it did not fall into the endless Hell that some of my fan fics went into. Come to think of it, I still need to finish those...

-I'm guessing that Tom's car is an automatic. I don't drive, so I don't know cars very well. Tom's car is fairly newer, I guess... Eh, I don't know. It's yellow, though. Or red. One of those two, I think.

-I decided to give the story a happy ending. A lot of my other story ideas have downers for endings, so I wanted this one to be happy. Also, I liked how Tom got rewarded for resisting temptation. I don't know how Tom and Ellen's romance will go, but I'm hoping that they eventually get married, have a few kids or twelve, and become space warriors that defend the planet from evil alien forc--Wait, scratch that last thing. Anyway, it'll be a rocky road for the two of them, but I think they've gotten off to a good start. Not that I really know anything about romance. XD

-Tom was originally going to whisper, "Thanks a million," to the voice that spoke to him in the bedroom, but I thought that that seemed cheesy, and very heavy-handed (if it was possible for this thing to get any more heavy-handed.) I do really enjoy the last line about how Tom felt as if he flew all the way back to his apartment. I thought that was cool. But I'll think anything's cool as long as I write it. XD

-So, the Manipulators get some more exposition, do they not? Samuel and Finn were fun to write for (much more fun than that idiot Tom, heh heh). I really like both of their characters. I hope to do more work with them in the future, but who knows how that will turn out.

-I wonder how many readers caught the fact that Finn cleaned up two popcorn bowls off the desk... I thought this was a really nice touch, though again, I think anything is really nice as long as I write it. (Okay, that's not true. XD)

-Samuel has some concern over Tom's decision, but he brushes it aside, not viewing it as a major problem. In actuality, I'm thinking of doing a follow-up story on the various repercussions of Tom's decision... don't know if that'll ever happen, though. If it does, I'd like to do it from the Manipulators point of view.

-I really like Finn's final line in the story. He seems to be learning the ropes, heh heh. Finn might be my favorite character in the story... Well, maybe not. Anyway, I do think that Finn is being changed by Samuel by the end of the story. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, though.

-And so, the story ends with a sense of ambiguity. By introducing the Manipulators side of the story, I basically took a straight-up romance story and created about a dozen questions for readers to ask. Maybe not the best course of action, huh? Well, it's over anyway. Not sure what my next project will be, though I have some ideas. I'm just glad I was able to finish my first story and not have it continue on for eternity.

The Theme (This contains some spoilers relating to the plot and ending and therefore is not meant to be read before first reading the story. Again, read at your own risk.)

I want my stories to have themes. Of course, I say this after I wrote "Someone's at the Door." XD But, in truth, I want my more serious stories to have themes, to have a message. Hopefully a Christ-centered or Biblical message. To make things clear, I don't want to push my beliefs on anyone. I want to use my stories to state what I believe and perhaps even why I believe it. So, even though Manipulations on a Romance was my first story, there were some themes I wanted to get across.

A major theme that I wanted to convey is that the right choice is not always the easiest choice. In fact, many times it rarely is. This was meant to be illustrated by Tom's dilemma in chapter 3 over whether or not he should kiss Ellen. As I stated in the comments for that chapter, I'm a bit saddened by the fact that I wasn't able to convey his conflict in a way everyone could understand. (I tried to clear that up in the comments section, though I may have just made things more complicated. -_-) Aside from my slight disappointment over how I conveyed the dilemma, another point I'm a little upset about is that Tom directly states this theme in the story. I'm hoping to become a writer who can convey his themes without someone directly saying them or without beating them over the head of the reader. I feel I failed somewhat on both those counts with this theme. Still, as my first time, I was trying to write a story that had a serious theme, and I think I succeeded in that aspect. I'm happy for that.

Another theme of the story is the struggle with a person's sin nature. People are, by nature, bad. Of course people can do good things, and there are people that do good, even great acts every day. But people are bad by nature. Tom's feelings for Ellen come down to a conflict between his sin nature and his "good" side. His lust is his sin nature; he lusts after Ellen and "wants her." His love represents his better side; his love is purer and stems from his desire to make both he and Ellen happy. As I tried to say in the comments, Tom's lust ends up being stronger than his love. The only way he can stop his lust is to not give into it. If Tom were stronger, he would be able to kiss Ellen and just leave it at that. But he isn't. The only way to abolish sin nature is through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Because Tom does not have this relationship, he struggles with his sin and, in the end, cannot even kiss the girl that he loves. At the same time, I believe that Tom makes the right decision by choosing not to kiss Ellen. He runs the risk that he will offend her and lose her forever, but he is also making a choice that, while it may hurt them both, will eventually be better for them in the long run than were he to give in. If I were being really, really serious with this story, I probably would have ended it with the sadder ending of Tom and Ellen's fledgling romance ending. But, since this is my first story and I wanted it to end happily (at least somewhat happily), I gave it the happy ending. Yay me.

Someone's at the Door

Hmmmmm... this story. What to say about this story. What to say indeed. Okay, this story is a bit... odd. I describe it as quirky. XD The main reason I wrote it was because I've been itching to write a short one-chapter story, and I was hoping to do it about a non-serious subject. Lo and behold, I did just that.

The story is simple: A girl named Cynthia answers the door of her house. She talks to an apple salesman. Then, she talks to her sister. In truth, nothing really does happen. Had I really thought about it, I probably could have squeezed some funnier ideas into this concept. But, in reality, I thought this up, wrote it, and posted it in one day. So, if you're thinking, "Man, this story sucks," that's probably why. (Of course, it could just be my sucky writing skills. XD)

Comments

Spoiler Warning: The comments below are intended to be read only AFTER reading the story. They will contain some spoilers. It is highly recommended that you read the story before reading these comments. Read at your own risk.

-I just now realized that I meant to say "Her hand trembled with excitement as she placed it on the doorknob." I did edit this paragraph slightly upon completion of the story, so I must have accidentally cut that. Hopefully the meaning is still conveyed by the text. Still... it probably would have been better if "with excitement" was there. Ah well.

-Azumaia... Interesting name, is it not? I wanted something unique for the family name, and this is what I came up with. The title is itself a reference to one of my favorite manga series, Azumanga Daioh. I don't think it really has much significance. Just know what Cynthia and Barbara are part of the Azumaia family.

-I made up most of the ideas for this story on the spot. As you can probably see, Cynthia is a bit of an airhead. In other words, she isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. She has good intentions, mind you. She's just not always quick to pick up on things. I really like her character. She was fun to write for. (Or maybe I just enjoy writing for cute girls? Hmmmmm...)

-I'm really hoping that "Delivery Extraordinaire" isn't a copyrighted title. I just chose the first name I could think of. I like how the initials are "D.E." I just hope that those initials aren't inappropriate in any way. Far as I know, they can stand for Diatomus Earth (I spelled that wrong, I know.)

-I feel some sympathy for the salesman. Not only is he not given a name, but he's forced to gawk at a fourteen-year-old. (I'm sure that he would not have acted the way he did had he known that Cynthia was fourteen.) I can put my characters through a lot of pain sometimes. But I like the salesman. I think he could pop up in another one of my stories in the future.

-Cynthia's ditzy behavior is really on display with her "So, what are you selling?" question. I thought this was really funny, though, considering what I consider funny, it might not be. Whatever. I really liked the question. It's somewhat of a blond moment (no offense to any blonds reading this).

-The salesman begins to play along with Cynthia in the hopes of selling his apples. He probably wants to sell as many apples as possible so he can get a raise. The things people do for money, huh?

-The revelation of age. I feel very bad for the salesman in this part. I don't know if I had quite set Cynthia's age when I began writing the story. Just for the record, Cynthia is a bit taller than the average fourteen-year-old and does look older, so it's not completely the salesman's fault. Still... you probably should ask someone's age first. Just to be safe.

-I enjoyed having the salesman faint. It's a pretty severe reaction, but... he's prone to overreactions. As our most of my characters. Subtlety isn't exactly my strongest suit when it comes to characters. It's all or nothing, I say! :D Well... for my comedies, anyway. Sweet innocent Cynthia, worried about the salesman. The salesman lives, though, so it's okay.

-Barbara is an interesting character. In terms of personality, she's almost the opposite of Cynthia. She can be mean and stubborn-hearted, but she does care for her younger sister. She does get jealous, though. I originally created Barbara as a character in another story involving a maid (don't know if I'll ever finish this story, who knows), and while at first she was sweet and innocent (similar to Cynthia), I eventually decided to modify her personality to make her more interesting. She's a fun person to write for, and I'd like to do more involving her.

-Cynthia's line about how she's the creation of a perverted high school boy is a dig at myself, truthfully. Sometimes I let my passions get the best of me... Sigh... Anyway, I like having characters break the fourth wall, though if it happens too often it can become tiresome.

-Some more info on the Azumaia family: It consists of three sisters and their mother. Cynthia is the youngest sister and Barbara is the middle child. The Azumaia family work as maids. It's a profession that's been passed down the family for generations. The three children work as maids when they're not at school. Both Barbara and Cynthia are in high school, while their oldest sister (to be named later) is in college. Really, I wasn't thinking too hard about it when I wrote the story, so the backstory about the family only came after the story had been finished. Wonder if I'll have to retcon anything to make it all tie in... I seriously doubt I will, but with a person like me, you never know.

-So the story ends with the two sisters... or does it? Wait, there's more? That's right; the salesman gets his own coda. It's not exactly a happy ending, though. I added this ending because I wanted to wrap up the salesman's side of the story. It also allowed me to create the Nosebleed Police.

-The Nosebleed Police! They protect you from the fantasies of others! Or something like that. To be honest, I somewhat regret my choice of name for the police. They were originally called the Pervert Police (very self-explanatory), but I decided to change it to Nosebleed Police later on. I think, though, that this is somewhat of an in-joke and might not be understood by some readers. Let me explain: A nosebleed is commonly used in anime and manga to express a person having a perverted thought (I've never seen a female character do it, so it might be exclusively male.) I apologize if this was unclear to some people. I do like how the initials for the Nosebleed Police are "NP," which is also internet shorthand for "no problem." For these men, it really is no problem.

-And so, the story ends! I think I may have dragged this out a bit long. (Of course, I drag everything out too long. Like these comments, for example...) But it could have been longer. For a little while I considered having Cynthia and Barbara read the end credits. I decided to cut this out, though, partly because it made the story unnecessarily longer, and also because the scene consisted of Barbara making many snide comments about the author. I felt that this was a bit too excessive on breaking the fourth wall, so I decided to just cut it. There are actually no end credits in this story. I think that any one-shots I do will be end credits-free. Chapter stories, though, will probably still have end credits.

-So... my thoughts on the story? I like it. It's... quirky. Really, it's quite unremarkable, but I enjoyed writing it. I think it's good to get that kind of stuff out of my system. (Not to mention it gave me a second fictionpress story, which is nice.) I hope you enjoyed reading it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go run from the Nosebleed Police. See you later!

Future Ideas

So... what does the future hold? I currently have a few ideas that I'm interested in. Right now, I'm working on the follow-up to Manipulations on a Romance. It's much bigger than that story, though. XD I have no idea if I'm ever going to finish it, but I'm hoping to at least have the story outlined by the end of this November. I've already some of Part 1 from my NaNoWriMo last year. I'm on a bit of a hiatus, so don't expect any stories incredibly soon. We'll see how it goes.

Anyway, nice to meet you! I'm open to chatting via e-mail or PM with any other writers/readers. Also, if you have any advice, feel free to give it! I enjoy constructive criticism.

Also, I'd like to give a special thanks to Brezzia, for mentioning me in her profile and for PMing me since I joined. Since she mentioned me, I will mention her, as a thank you! Please, go check out the work that she's posted.

And, while I am it, you should check out leeland88's profile as well! She has been very kind to me since I joined here, so I'll mention her here, as a thank you! Yeah!

Also, my apologies to both authors for not staying in better touch with them. I'm a horrible procrastinator, something I hope to fix sometime. Tomorrow, maybe. But not today.

Good hunting. Keyes out.