hi. i mostly write universe alterations and missing scenes of the whump variety these days

Upcoming Works:

[LEGO Ninjago] Tinderbox and the Wisp
Two-shot. Rated K
Rather than Cole pulling Kai and Lloyd from the river in Episode 52, what if they all, uhh, fell instead?
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[LEGO Ninjago] Imprint
One-shot. Rated K
A little something inspired by one of rinas-ninjas' color palette challenge arts on tumblr, featuring post-s4 angst between the usual suspects.
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[Saint Seiya: Omega] To Discover
~3 Chapters. Rated K
Didn't you ever want to see our Bronzes doing their thing in Omega rather than just hearing about it in flashbacks? Part 3 of the Jiyū Ishi Series

Ongoing Series:

[Saint Seiya] Jiyū Ishi
8 Stories, various lengths. Rated K through T
"Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will."
~ Thomas Carlyle

This series is a journey of oneshots, short multi-chapter fics, and possibly at least two tie-in comics that's meant to be an 'altered universe' of Saint Seiya: Omega with a few stories set in the classic series. Here, our original Bronze Saints get the important roles they deserved, darkness wounds and cosmos will be explored in more detail, relationships between everyone (read: my ships) expanded upon, and various other character/plot-related questions shall be answered.
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[The LEGO Ninjago Movie] Morro in TLNM!verse
3(?) Stories, multi-chapter. Rated K through M

A series not actually limited to Morro but I don't have a better name yet. Will feature a Kai-centric Destinyshipping sequel to Skytoucher and a Lloyd-centric, green-bean-gets-his-team prequel to it.

The Writer's 20 Questions

1. What was the first piece you ever wrote?

I don't remember exactly, but I think it was my own sequel to an awesome Slayers fic I'd read. I also impulsively wrote a play in 5th grade that my classmates put on for our school's talent show. Not sure which of these came first.

2. How much do you feel you've improved in the last few years?

Since the last time I updated this in 2015, I've gone to university for writing. I can't say that my wording ability has improved much, but I now have a better idea of what I'm doing when I put the words down lol

3. What is your favorite genre?

Scifi for sure. There's no limit with it!

4. Where do you get most of your ideas?

From squandered potential.

5. What room is your favorite to write in?

Anywhere that at least has a desk. Outside's pretty sweet, too.

6. What is your favorite place for thinking?

The car or the shower lol you know how it is.

7. Who was your favorite childhood author?

Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series. What an inspiring mind.

8. Who do you act out the scenes in your novels with?

I was not a fan of Anne of Green Gables actually.

9. How old were you when you first started writing?

Very young, but I stopped for several years before realizing that I could see myself doing this as a career (thanks to fanfic actually lol). Nah, I mean, I went to uni for film at first where I was introduced to screenwriting. Knew immediately what I was supposed to do.

10. What is your favorite thing you've written?

The script for the second issue of my original scifi-fantasy comic. It was complete garbage and highlighted a lot of particularly glaring problems with the story I had to fix, but for the first time since I made them when I was 15, I could see my kids in action!

11. Who is your favorite character(s) in any of your works?

The protagonist of my comic since he's basically an amalgam of the traits I love best in characters. In the case of fic tho, I'm really into how Morro is coming out in Skytoucher. The miserable bastard has a lot of depth and personality I'm trying to bring out.

12. How do you choose the names for your characters?

I had to make up most of them, mixing sounds so that everybody had different lilts to their names. Others, such as the human ones, got names based on their roles but also have another personal meaning to them. For example, the main character of another one of my projects has a last name that connects to what he becomes by the end of the story while also being a sept of my Scottish clan.

13. What's your favorite character archetype of literature?

I love heroes, don't care if they're 'boring.' Villains are cool and everything, but heroes can have so much more going on with them. My favorite characters in general tend to be otherworldly, graceful beings who have a lot of wonder about and commitment to the world around them.

14. What is your favorite theme or element in writing?

Oh man, probably the one where the worst happens to the best of them just because that's the way the world is, but the bullshit is overcome because they are the best. Family, found or otherwise, is also a really big one.

15. What is your favorite novel by a different author?

That has to be The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. That whole trilogy was beautiful actually, and his writing style is perfect.

16. What scene in your writing has made you laugh the hardest or cry the most?

I only remember really tearing up when I first thought about the death scene for one of my characters, and Kai in Skytoucher makes me laugh a lot.

17. What do you think makes good writing?

Gosh. Good writing to me feels like I've eaten a hearty meal as the story unfolds. It's in the style and the way ideas can connect like a well-arranged set of foods. It's knowing how to build up something to a satisfying payoff, not spending too much time on anything, keeping the plot moving but lingering long enough to highlight the importance of what's happening at the time (which is usually exploring character). Good writing is also understanding the scope of what you're putting together and not short-changing it. I also love being surprised.

18. How long have you been writing?

I have no idea.

19. How do you beat out your writers block?

Not actually write for three years..heh.

20. What made you fall in love with writing?

When I realized my little imaginations late at night could be seen by others, too. Writing became my companion and hopefully career after that. It makes me feel connected to history and other people, and it's letting me discover the world, emotions, and ideas. The act of writing itself was never a big interest for me, though. My only goal is to convey the images I see, and drawing is hard, so this is what I've ended up doing, but the great thing I've discovered is that writing now feels like I'm drawing lots of pictures with the same effort it would take to create just one.