Story Updates:

I have deleted all my previous Star Wars centered stories, and have uploaded the first few chapters of a joint project with fellow writer, Squasher.

This story is a rewrite of The Force Awakens, written both to create a better story and a better expanded universe. Currently, we are finished with the first act of the story (15 chapters or so). As such, I will be publishing chapters either every or every other Sunday.

"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."

-President John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Hiya folks. If you've stumbled upon my channel, I hope you will not be disappointed. To describe myself in the briefest of explanations, I am a man with a joy for storytelling, and the art of developing said storytelling. I am obsessed with great stories, whether that be of movies, myth, history, or just a good ol' fashioned yarn. To that end, I have begun writing, hoping to improve my skills as time goes by, and perhaps one day begin publishing my own works and stories.

Afterall, dreams are only dreams until they are not.

Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum.

"If you want peace, Prepare for war."

-Vegetius

My personal history is a bit long, so I'll shorten it as best I can.

I am born, raised, and still living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I am born of Celtic, German, and Italian blood. I speak a little Spanish, and a little German. I am, however, all American, especially in regards to my Libertarian beliefs. In short, stay away from my guns, money, privacy, family, and ideological practice, and we'll get along just fine.

In addition to my interest in writing, I am also a developing illustrator. I often sketch out characters and the occasional concept art when I feel the urge. I post my drawings on my DeviantArt page, which please do check out if you get the chance: ht tp : // jsailer. deviantart. com /

I am also an avid fan of movies, and movie-making. I have, quite embarrassingly, become a walking dictionary of movie references. I enjoy many, many movies, and I don't particularly have any true favorites, nor favorite actors, directors, or composers. I enjoy many, and all, depending on my mood. Though, if I had to pick a few off the top of my head... well:

Movies:

The Thing by John Carpenter

Inception by Christopher Nolan

Rambo: First Blood by Ted Kotcheff

X-Men: First Class by Matthew Vaughn

Sahara by Zoltan Korda

The Dollars Trilogy by Sergio Leone

The Magnificent Seven by John Sturges

Guardians of the Galaxy and 2 by James Gunn

The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 and 2 by Jay Oliva (and technically, Frank Miller)

Pulp Fiction by Quinton Tarantino

Directors:

John Carpenter

Joss Whedon

James Cameron

Clint Eastwood

Randall Wallace (though not for Braveheart)

Mel Gibson

Quentin Tarantino

Actors:

Kurt Russell

Chris Pratt

Bradley Cooper

Charleston Heston

John Wayne

Ewan McGreggor

Chis Evans

Sean Connery

Peter Dinklage

Mark Hamill

James Earl Jones

Composers:

Ennio Morricone

Christopher Drake

John Williams

Henry Jackman

Hans Zimmer

Jerry Goldsmith

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

-President Theodore Roosevelt

My favorite genres/universes are as follows:

-Star Wars

-Warhammer 40,000

-Fallout

-Westerns in general

-Certain Marvel and DC storylines

-The Invincibles Comic line by Image Comics

-The Deathlands series

-The Tom Clancy Spy universe

-The James Bond series

-The Redwall series by Brian Jacques

-All of the universes created by Michael Crichton

I also have a number of favorite authors as well, though not in any particular order:

-Tom Clancy

-Brian Jacques

-Frank Miller (some of his work)

-James Axler

-Michael Crichton

-Alexander Freed

-Ian Fleming

-Gary Paulson

-Max Brooks

-Dan Abnett

"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."

-President Ronald Reagan

I am relatively new to FanFiction, so I don't know that many folks here, and have fewer friends. However, there are three of whom I greatly respect in both opinion and company, and who you should check out when you get the chance.

Mandalore the Freedom:

My first true friend here on this site (and the only Canadian I know), and whom has been my staunchest ally every step of the way. Kind, courteous, strikingly intelligent, and perhaps the expert on Mandalorian Culture. I hope one day we meet in person.

The Desert Dancer:

I met this charming Australian through Mando. A fierce and deeply passionate fellow with a great sense of humor, and a killer with dialogue. Also will not put up with shit with anybody, so he's become my sort of No-Man-that's-a-terrible-idea kinda guy. Hey gotta have one of those, less you end up with a Jacopo da Pontormo moment*. Recently, after months of debate, he finally dissuaded me from a very terrible choice in one of my stories that might have pissed off a few good number of folks. So, thanks for being a stubborn bastard, Desert.

(Jacopo was a famous Italian artist who spent the last decade of his life working on frescoes for the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, which in his isolation had become a horrifying display of disproportionate and near hallucinogenic portraits of the last judgment that seemed to have lost any sort of rational thought or structure.)

Alexeij:

Things did not start on the best of terms with this Italian writer, who corners the market on darker, maturer Fallout stories. However, we've come to good terms and I consider him my story critic. Y'know, the guy with the red pen you send your work to in order to see if its going to production or to the drawing board. He is also my go-to person for medical matters regarding my stories.

Squasher:

Another friend I've met through Mando, and in many ways I've become his "arch-rival". The man is fiercely intelligent and humorous, though his presence and beliefs affirm mine in what I call Cosmic Balance. In short, for every good in something must therefor be balanced by something antagonistic. In this case, we agree on politics and religion, but fervently disagree on Star Wars. It has started many a long running arguments that may have ended with us declaring Force-describe destruction to the other. However, I am happy to make the man's acquaintance and introduce him to the Fallout Universe. Currently, we are co-writers of our first Rewrite Universe story, The Force Awakens.