From the desk of the Muse: August 9, 2020

Still alive, still working here and there on the fic updates. I'm trying to focus on them as much as possible and hope to have a significant amount of things to post here soon updates wise. I'm currently in the process of breaking up with my current publisher in real life which will be official February, 2021, but the process starts now. That has tied up all of my time, in addition to the unexpected hospital stay that wrecked my schedule a week ago. So while I haven't been revising any fics, I am prioritizing writing them though. I hope to have that 100th mission done very soon as well as a handful of chapters of Our Brave New World ready to go so the wait is a LOT less between having things to read. :)

As always, thank you for being amazing and for your patience! Stay safe out there, folks! Wear your mask, wash your hands, and social distance like responsible human beings! - The Muse

Current Status of One Hundred Tiny Missions: Mission 100 (In-progress, 27 percent complete as of August 9)

Current Status of Our Brave New World (new fic not yet posted): Chapter Two (In-progress, 99 percent complete as of August 9)

Current fic I'm revising/fixing grammar, etc: He Let Me Live (0 out of 98 chapters as of August 9)

About me:

I'm the type of person who likes to play the "What-if game" with most of the things I write. Even if the ending of something is already known, I'll still give it a go to see how it might have played out behind the scenes to get to that point, or a different one altogether. I enjoy getting a reaction from people and hearing their thoughts on a story. Maybe I'll get a review with someone who enjoys the story and thinks my theory is clever, or maybe I'll get one from someone who wants to throw spears at my rump and tell me otherwise. All opinions are welcome here.

I write because I love to share stories with the amazing readers and fellow writers out there in the fan fiction world. And over the years, so many have become wonderful and dear friends through the stories I'm able to write for this site. Fan fiction is my way of dealing with and preventing writer's "burn out" on my several other non fan fiction projects. The professional writing world is tough and commands most of my attention now-a-days. Despite that, fan fiction still has and always will have a fond place in my heart and I strive to bring the same level of quality and passion to my fan fiction as I do anything I would submit to be sent out to publishers. Will the grammar always be perfect? No, but I strive to keep improving and learning from the mistakes, which leads to better stories overall. I enjoy being able to entertain and these stories wouldn't exist or have gone this long without so many wonderful people taking the time to read them.

I'm not afraid of learning and improving my writing craft, and take criticism extremely well. Not everything I write is going to be everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay. I won't bite if you don't like it, promise! Sometimes you need to have a little bit of fun on the side while working on your life's passion and that's what this is to me, fun.

Don't get me wrong, once my stories are complete, I will take another look at them eventually and fix the technical issues just to try to help smooth out anything that needs fixed. Many of the fics are over 11 years old now and in those 11 years I've learned a lot. Even the best writers miss something. :)

So yeah, while reviews are nice, I don't thrive on them to continue writing. Nine times out of nine, I'll keep writing regardless of what anyone thinks. Not just for myself though but because so many people over the years have followed these stories and I owe them so much for them sticking it out this long. I cannot thank you all enough for putting up with the delays along the way and hearing someone is enjoying the stories warms my heart. And because of that, I will see them all to completion.

On Reading and Reviewing work of others:

Don't be afraid to tell me about your fic or recommend a few to me to read! I love a good story and being encouraging in any way I can. :) I can't promise I will get to your story immediately in my reading que, but I will read it, I promise. If I don't review to your fic right away, don't panic. It's not that I do not like it by any means. (Usually I tend to subscribe to the story and then read it when I have the free time to do so--I do have other things to tend too that take priority, so fan fiction is often reserved for my free time.) Don't be afraid to poke me with a reminder though if I'm taking too long to get to it. I don't bite and most likely I'll try to get to it right away!

My current obsession: Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Still obsessed with and all time favs: (Feel free to recommend fics to read outside of the categories below too, I don't have everything listed.)

(Games) Horizon Zero Dawn, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Crisis Core, Final Fantasy V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XV, Final Fantasy XIV, Suikoden series, Tales of Symphonia, Chrono Cross, The Last of Us, The Last Guardian, Stardew Valley, I Am Setsuna, and a whole lot more...

(Anime/cartoon) Monster Rancher (Does ANYONE else remember this series?), Digimon (series 1 and 2, didn't care all that much for 3 and beyond,) Fullmetal Alchemist (both the first series and Brotherhood are simply epic), Tales of Symphonia the OVA, Avatar the Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, and a few others...

My Current In-progress Projects:

One Hundred Tiny Missions- "All he wanted to do was get out of lunch with Palmer, not destroy half of Midgar." A fun look at just what Tseng goes through on a daily basis while managing his Turks. Get ready for 100 fun missions with our favorite 'bumbling' branch of Shinra. In which Flower Carts will be blown up and guinea pigs will fight back. :)

Our Brave New World -The highly anticipated sequel to 'He Let Me Live.' With the aftermath of Meteor, a new world emerges from the ashes, and with it, ghosts from the past and secrets that should have remained buried. (Coming very soon)

Current update schedule is: Loosely tied to the availability of marshmallows and gummy bears...and coffee, lots and lots of coffee

Completed Projects:

I let them Go - What exactly did happen to Cissnei after the events of Crisis Core? A unique 'what-if' story that paints a very different picture of what happened after she let Zack and Cloud go.

He Let Me Live - The sequel to I Let Them Go, detailing the events of what happened after the Sector Seven plate fell.

Projects under revision:

- He Let Me Live

Planned Future Projects:

1. Our Brave New World (The highly anticipated sequel to He Let Me Live. This is currently in progress)

2. A possible sequel to One Hundred Tiny Missions. (I'm getting a strong demand for this via PMs as well as lovely readers pitching ideas for missions they'd like to see done but were suggested too late in the fic for me to make them work in the final chapters that are on current hold due to some time constraints. Let's get the first one finished first so as of right now, not confirmed to happen anytime soon just yet, but not off the table once I get the current fic going again. Will keep you posted.)

3. Something with the new upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Remake. I have no idea what this will be yet.

Additional comments:

I've said it plenty of times, but I don't bite (or even snarl or growl, I'm pretty laid back and do my best to be polite and kind to everyone.) I also don't get annoyed with anyone who feels the itch to send a PM to chat, ask questions about writing, talk video games, or even to just say hello. I get a lot of PMs sometimes from people who start out with an immediate first line apology for "bothering" me with their PM out of the blue because they're worried they're taking up my time. Folks, you don't ever need to worry about that with me because I absolutely love interacting with the fan fiction community and answering PMs! :) I really do. So don't be a stranger if you're thinking about sending a PM. I'll definitely respond as quickly as I can!

And with that, I'm off to work on new updates and stories and wish you all happy writing and a wonderful day.

'Til we meet again,

SageQuill and her marshmallow loving inner writing muse