8/8/12- Yes, I'm alive. Yes, I'm still continuing my stories. :)

Smitten-Chapter 17 up! (excluding Author's Notes) To be honest, I have no idea where this story is going. Please expect slower updates. (Hard to imagine, I know)

The Complexities of Falling in Love-Chapter 4 up!

For more updates, check out ChocolateCoveredCheetos and my blog HERE. :D Thanks for the continued support, everyone. I wouldn't make it this far without your reviews, especially the con crit ones.

6/26/12- With the help of other angry readers/authors and my good friend ChocolateCoveredCheetos, (great writer here in Fictionpress!) 'NyanKitty's' account has been deleted, along with the plagiarized stories! Yay! *Insert cheer here*

I feel extremely grateful that this has been resolved in a day, though unbeknownst to me, she has been plagiarizing my story for about a month now. Please, let us all report instances of plagiarism to the righteous authors and put a stop to this!

(I'm leaving these messages as a warning to potential plagiarizers. You do NOT want to see what I did to the plagiarizer's profile. If you don't want your wall/profile/copied story full of angry spams from me and other authors and readers, don't even try plagiarizing!)

06/25/2012- An Important Message: Hello readers of Smitten or The Complexities of Falling in love. Recently, I've been plagiarized on Quizazz by someone named 'NyanKitty.' Not only did she steal Smitten from me, but she changed the name of my story to 'The Complexities of Falling in Love," which I ALSO wrote. She plagiarized various other stories here on Fictionpress and though many have complained about it, I don't see her account being terminated any time soon, though it's not for lack of action from readers and authors.

Fictionpress used to be a safe haven for me, where I could write secretly and not be afraid of criticism from people I see everyday. I've read all your reviews and even the constructive criticism ones make me smile because I know what I'm doing is worth it, and that there are loyal readers there who will support my story until the very end. And I'm eternally grateful to you guys for that. But this changes everything.

I am not going to stop writing Smitten because this is my way of standing up to her and plagiarizing self. If she is on Fictionpress though, and reading this message right now, this is for you, and you alone.

"I WILL report you and I won't give up. Frankly, you should be ashamed of yourself because whereas you could have been a talented writer, you stick to plagiarism and you will never achieve anything in the future. Be warned."

If you're another potential plagiarizer, don't even think about it. I am the writer of my stories and I am the only one who was proof of it. Plagiarizers will not be tolerated.

On a happier note, I just want to thank all the readers of my stories for supporting me through and through. I WILL update soon though not in the near future not only because of this plagiarizer, but also because I've been busy with school and extracurricular activities. Don't worry. And remember, "chin up, beautiful." Don't stop reaching for your dreams and don't let anyone-even a plagiarizer-stop you from doing that. If you've been plagiarized before, then I hope you can help me sort out this problem. I will not let this plagiarizer stopping me from what I love doing, especially because I know you readers are counting on me.

"Determination and perseverance is the key to success. Don't let anyone bring you down."