Updated 7/31/11

So here's the situation. Good news is my laptop's back up and running. Bad news to my readers and fans, I'm working on writing an original novel, which means I won't be writing fanfiction. I'm not removing the stories I've written from the site yet. The novel I'm working on is still in the very early stages of the first rough draft. I'm giving it my full attention, however, which is why I won't be writing fanfiction. There's the possibility that I might someday remove all my stories here, but that would be if my publisher tells me that I have to. There's also the possibility that I might write a bunch of fanfiction on my own story, if only because there's stuff I want to play around and have fun with but I don't want to be canon.

In any case, I wanted to update people on what the situation was, as I realize I haven't been on in quite some time, either to update my profile or any of my stories. Bottom line: My novel is taking precedence. If the inspiration strikes me to work on a story that hasn't yet been completed (like Fluster or The Rules), then there might be an update. If not, I suppose my next update will be to state what the novel will be called, when it will be published, and what name to look for.

For those who are wondering about my avatar, I found a website that lets you make your own anime character, and I made various Harry Potter characters for the fun of it. The characters in my avatar are supposed to be Fred and George from Fred Weasley, Underworld Detective, as created on the website - http:///dream/dream.php

Until next time!

~Shinoko, aka #46091