Boneface
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Joined 09-18-06, id: 1135949, Profile Updated: 06-05-11
Author has written 1 story for Maple Story.

Yo.

Aside from being a hopeless romantic, I'm something of a MapleStory veteran--it's been six years since I started playing back in 2005. I haven't played seriously since 2008, however. Yet within those three years, 2005 to 2008, I fell in love with all the concepts of the game and I felt inspired to channel all my awe and fascination of this game through writing.

Now, my problem was that I was never consistent. I used to plan out stories on the spot, off the top of my head, and for me they never turned out well. Yet I was still persistent, and I kept on writing no matter how derailed my stories would become. I embodied the young teenage writer: Overbearing, hollow, and sensitive to criticism.

The time came in 2008 when I finally decided to let go of my beloved MapleStory. Since then, I'd been able to hone both my pen and my mind--I'm much more insightful than I was before, though that comes naturally with age for most. I've delved into different styles of writing and I've composed my fair share of shorts and poems and all that.

But I was never able to fully let this game go.

Thus, I still read MapleStory fanfiction, or at least I've taken it up again recently, and I'm almost tempted to write my own again. Frankly it's the only real connection I have left to my glory days. Everything I might write regarding MapleStory is, at present, fueled almost completely by nostalgia, which I perceive to be more powerful than fascination alone. No matter how much disgust I might express when I see the game (or the people who play it) now, I can still confide in my own imagination and memories to help me see the good that was. Writing is just my outlet.


(Note: Aside from fanfiction, I'd probably describe myself as highly descriptive and highly romantic. I don't get too much into concrete story elements unless I have to. All I'm going to describe here has to do with my fanfiction work.)

Current works in progress:

Arcane Divide (2011) - A story telling the tale of growing up through the context of the Maple world. An embodiment of all the nostalgia I've ever felt for this game and, to an extent, an allegorical representation of my MapleStory career.

Works I've attempted to complete:

Zakum/Fire and Darkness (2006 - 2007) (My favorite)
Bridge to Eternia (2007)
Bowstrings (2007)
Seven (2007 - 2008) (This one is special to me. For me it marks my transition in writing style from pre-pubescent to starting off on the road to how it is now.)

Zakum/Fire and Darkness and Seven were both published here on FF, but I took them off out of shame. I may or may not regret this decision, but I'm rereading them now on Sleepywood for kicks.

Works that have inspired my fanfiction include:

Hacked! by Corill - This is the first MapleStory fanfiction I ever read. Even though I never read it much, this story is the one that really inspired me to start writing.
Dance of Daggers by NinjaQuik - A very nice work. Though a bit ambitious now that I look back at it, this was a really big inspiration of mine, particularly for Zakum.
The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan - My main inspiration for almost all of my fiction, not just limited to MapleStory or fanfiction in general. Though this is really a children's series, I'm still a reader of this series today.
Revolt of the Archers by Kal Ancalas - This is my absolute favorite fanfiction ever. I'll admit I'd never drawn much inspiration from it since I didn't get to reading it until 2007 or 2008, but I fell so in love with this story that I'd read it instead of opting to waste time on the Internet playing video games. I really wish Kal Ancalas would finish this, but after reading a note that he left on his story, it seems like I'll have to wait...quite a long time.

Revolt of the Archers by Kal Ancalas reviews
Yes, I'm alive. And I owe a few of you some explaining. Please spare a dozen minutes or so of your time, if you could.
Maple Story - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 27 - Words: 496,894 - Reviews: 793 - Favs: 194 - Follows: 118 - Updated: 12/29/2010 - Published: 12/14/2006
Arcane Divide
Three friends set off in different directions, discovering the reality of life outside of their once comfortable home of Maple Island. Their paths will cross again, the three of them enlightened, accustomed, happy...and threatened.
Maple Story - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,721 - Updated: 6/5/2011 - Published: 6/4/2011