Name: Bootsy or Kitty (Formerly known as Kittiko-Blues [Kittiko is courtesy of Bad-Luck-Bree. Thanks mate!])
Birthday: 7/24/1989
Gender: Female
Status: Newly wed 6/6/2020, proud aunt, free libertarian thinker, history nut, poetess, serial bookworm, American patriot, honors student, cat whisperer, battlefield junkie
Age I Started Writing At: 5 years old (My God, the stories I would come up with. To this day, my biggest regret is throwing out a huge binder I had with all the stories I wrote [and illustrated!] starting from when I was 5 years old. It's a little part of my personal history that I'll never be able to get back. :( )

NOTICE 12/23/15 - All stories are currently suspended/on hiatus for the foreseeable future.

Hello, fellow humans.

I'm a writer to the core, mostly dabbling in poetry and short stories centered on historical events & people (American Civil War would be my forte). I rarely post my original work online, as I prefer to keep it viewable to my family & friends only (at least for the time being). But I do enjoy posting fanfiction.

1. As you can tell from my portfolio, I've been writing mostly for The Mummy fandom since 2008, though I've in the past written for The Blues Brothers and Pirates of the Caribbean. Unfortunately I don't really plan on posting anything anytime soon because a little thing called life has been kicking my derrière lately, though I may sneak in a oneshot here and there. However, I still actively read and review fics on here when I get the chance, mostly within The Mummy fandom that center on the three Americans.

2. Here's a fun little tidbit that I always love to share: in 2016 I got to meet one of the actors from The Mummy, who also happens to be my favorite actor of all time, Corey Johnson. Long story short, I met him twice, got his autograph and some photos with him, and he gave me a PHONE CALL. Super nice guy, would highly recommend anyone check out his work.

3. I generally abide by two rules when it comes to writing fanfiction:
1). Slipping in noticeable or subtle historical references
2). Writing with historical accuracy
I am first, and foremost, an unapologetic history buff, and I love to embed references to period-related people, culture & events into my writing. I also like invoking mythology as a means of description. I abhor anachronisms, so I try my darn-diddliest to be as accurate as possible with language/vernacular, mannerisms, cultural depictions and attitudes, etc. I also do try to correct any inaccuracies that my fandoms engage in (yep, I'm that person). I research quite a bit before I even start to write, and I am my own toughest critic if I see that I've made a mistake. Basically, I shoehorn my passion for history into my fics, and that's not bound to change. :)

4. Some of my fanfic peeves: I'm a grammar & content freak, so yeah, it drives me batshit-insane when I read fics with glaring grammatical/structural errors. I don't like fics that aren't even trying sincerely to convey a coherent storyline, and straight-up porn is just...UGH. I also steer clear of blatant Mary-Sue fics; they're grammatical nightmares and take so many historical liberties that it's honestly nauseating. But fear not, fellow writers. As pretentious as I may sound, rest assured I will NEVER engage in the flaming and outright bullying that some writers endure. If I hate a fic, I simply move on, and if I must leave something, it will of course be constructive criticism. It's easy being an asshole, but it's a heck of a lot easier simply being nice.

5. Favorite Areas of Study in History: The Battle of Gettysburg (Civil War and Reconstruction), The Normandy Invasion/D-Day (WWII), The Alamo (The Texas Rebellion), The Destruction of Guernica, The Katyń Forest Massacre, The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, The Plains Indian Wars, The Dark Ages/Renaissance, American West/Old West, Ancient studies (Greek, Egyptian, Roman), European monarchies, Viking studies, mythological studies (Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Aztec, Celtic, Native American), military history, mostly anything related to American and European history. Don't be surprised if you see references from any of these subjects appear in my work. ;)

Auf Wiedersehen for now! :3

Bootsy