"Bwahaha! The battlefield is the best and worst of places. Where else can a man's enemy become his mentor, or an ally his enemy?"

—Raubahn Aldynn, Grand Company Leader of the Immortal Flames of Ul'dah

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: David

Age: 17

Sex: Male

Occupation: Student (Sergeant of the Immortal Flames, albeit incognito :P)

Current School: CONFIDENTIAL

Current Residence: CONFIDENTIAL, United States

Avatar: Raubahn Aldynn

Currently on a FFXIV high, as you can (or can't, hehe) probably see.

BIRTH MONTH - JULY:
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

Feel free to PM me about anything!

ON MY FANFICTION

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ON FANFICTION IN GENERAL

Credit goes to WishingDreamer5.

Guildlines: Take some time to read them before you post a story. If your story violates any of the rules, it doesn't belong here. Sometimes, it seems that people find it hard not to act like a spoiled 12 year old when I remind them of the guidelines in a review. Now ask yourself, is that the right way to react?

Titles: There are loads of stories on this site, but please try to come up with an original title. And check that when you search your title, there isn't already a story by that title in the same category as yours. Remember, the more interesting and original your title is, the more people want to read it.

Summaries: It's the first peek of your story that people get. It makes them decide whether or not to read it. Don't waste it. And please don't do any of the following:
- "I suck at summaries," or "Better summary inside." Do we care? If you suck at summaries, people will automatically assume you suck at writing too, and you'll lose half of your perspective audience.
- "R&R!" Newsflash: you can't force them. More likely, it will work the other way around. It's okay at the end of a chapter to subtly ask people for reviews.
- "First story" or something like that. Again, do we care? In fact, writing "first story" just makes them think it's bad before they've even started reading.
- "No flames plz!!" Obviously, this will only make the flamers want to flame you more. Heck, it pisses me off, and that says much.
- "CHAPTER XX IS UP!!11!" Yes, I can see that, too, since under every story you can see how many chapters the story has.
- Writing the name wrong/use a nickname; "Voldie" instead of Voldemort. It's annoying and it looks stupid. People will take you less serious too, because you don't take the effort to write a name right.
- "Don't like don't read!" Not only will people take the tip so nobody reads it, but it's rude in many ways too. Plus, in my eyes it just shows how less experience you have and that you can't take critics.
- write down questions on which you already know the answer. For example: "Sora and Kairi hate each other's guts, but they have to work together for a school project. Will their hatred turn into love for each other in the end?" Admittedly, this isn't that bad, but it can get annoying if you're doing it too much and too often.
- Talk to your audience. For example: "Hey, guys! This is yet another story, my second one. I came up with the plot when I was walking from home to school and I saw a bus riding, and then a dog barked. Please tell me what you think of it, but I think it's pretty cute, so squeeee!" Please save that for the author notes, if you really have to tell your audience about it.
- And, maybe the most important of all: don't make any errors/typos in the summary, because grammar is important, too!

Chapter Length: As a multi chapter story, you can't write an amazing piece that's only 400 words long. If it's too short, you should either add more information, such as description or history, or if you have enough of those, combine it with another chapter. Short chapters finish before they can even get started. Your chapter should span more than one scene. But one scene shouldn't span more than one chapter, 'cause then you're adding too much description or history and you're going to bore your reader.

Before you post a story: If your story has correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization it's already 10 times better than most writing here. When you write here, hundreds of people are reading your work. They'll judge you on it. If you want their respect, you need to use correct spelling. And use spell check. It doesn't take long, and it will catch most errors. Then read what you wrote. Just once.Then you can post to your heart's content...or let it rest for a week and then look at it again, which is what I often do.

Betas: It's going to make your story so much better if you have someone else to check your conventions and tell you what needs more work. However, that doesn't mean you should let your beta do all the work and not proofread the chapter yourself.

Reviews and Flames: When someone reviews one of your stories, you should respect their opinion when they respect you, too. There is a clear difference between CC (constructive criticism) and a flame. CC is helpful. It gives ideas of how to improve (don't we all want that?), why they think you should change things, and mention what you're doing well. They're often left by some well-meaning writer who's then reported, yelled at and ganged up on for flaming. Please don't get mad at these people. Flaming, for those who don't know, is when people leave pessimistic reviews that are usually something like, "You suck! This is the worst writing EVER. I can't believe people actually read this! Learn to write, %&@#!" Hopefully, you can see the difference between the flame and the CC.

RECOMMENDED READING

See my favorite stories section. I'll put them up here soon, with explanations as to why they're my favorites, but currently I'm too lazy to put them up right now. :P

RANTS

Nothing yet. :)

CHALLENGES

Currently nothing.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the games which I my stories are about. Don't sue, please.

Please feel free to PM about anything! My stories (which I haven't posted... yet...), my profile, anything! Oh, and thanks for reading this thing!