"Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing."
Melinda Haynes

"First, find out what your hero wants. Then just follow him."
Ray Bradbury

"In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies."
L. Sprague de Camp

こんにちは! 私の名前はソムウェイーです! 안녕하세요, 여러분! 이름이 썸왜이 예요!

Welcome, everyone, to my profile! I'm Somewei, although sometimes I go by the names Guppy Fish or Wei-chan (sometimes Empress Wei by my most devout followers). I consider myself a veteran writer since I've been on this site since December 2002. Here on FFN, my specialty is writing for The Powerpuff Girls, a show I've been a fan of since I first saw the pilot in 1995 and again in 1998. However, I do occasionally dabble in other sections if it tickles my fancy.

I've been writing fiction since I was seven-years-old when my beloved second grade teacher and mother showed me the wonders of reading and writing books. My first work had been entitled The Pirate and the Princess, which, as you can imagine, is about a pirate and princess. Heh. Since then, I like to think that I've grown as a writer and continue to grow. I hope to one day make it as a published author. Whether that happens or not, I believe is in God's hands, and, with His help and my determination, I hope to one day walk into book stores and see my book(s) on the shelves with people discussing them.

Aside from writing, I'm an avid lover of music. I've been a musician for over ten years, although I haven't really practiced since graduating high school. My music ties in heavily with my writing and I utilize it while I write. So, if I'm not writing I'm wasting my time productively creating story playlists. My favorite classical composer is Tchaikovsky while my favorite film music composer is John Williams. I don't restrict myself to my native language for music, though. Sometimes you'll catch me listening to songs in Spanish, Korean, or Japanese--just depends on my/the mood.

Like writing and music, I'm a great lover and learner of history and foreign languages. Currently, I have my BA in History and a minor in Japanese. I'm now in graduate school for my Masters in History. My primary focus is (early modern) Far East Asian history (i.e. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean history) while my secondary focus is British history. I also am working on bettering my Korean as well as constantly practicing my Japanese! I have a great respect for other countries and their histories and cultures, and, more importantly, my own country's history and culture.

I have a wide range of likes within this site and I try, when I write, to make stories historically accurate and not to stray from said accuracy. I also try and bring depth to the overall story and characters. I write realistically and, as a reader, you will never find me try and bend the characters in a way that is not true to their personalities. I also try to give any and all stories the benefit of the doubt before I judge because I would like that same courtesy in return.

I enjoy originality.

Very rarely will I write plots that are appear repeatedly in a section unless I feel I can bring something fresh to both the plot and section. (Although sometimes, whoops, I write something done before. I'm only human.) I research most things to the best of my ability before I put pen to paper. Occupational hazard of being a historian, I suppose. I think a lot about one little thing and I am an extremely busy person, which also makes my stories/chapters come out later than they should. I also plan everything out to the last detail and I try not to rush the story. So, please, if you are a reading a story and feel I am rushing some part of the plot, don't worry, I usually have something in mind for it.

So, in conclusion, thank you to all those who have me on your Favorites. I hope I can live up to your expectations. God knows I don't live up to mine.

감사합니다! 私のプロフィールを読んでいただきありがとうございました~!

Translations

Taking Responsibility by MeguK (Spanish)