Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.
~Thomas Berger

Welcome to my little writing space. My name is Matthew Fawkes, let me give you the grand tour!

A Little Bit about Myself

Date of Birth: 04/29/1988
Gender: Male

Likes: History, Oneirology, Therianthropy, sharpshooting (snipering), paintball, hiking, snowboarding, movies, video games, music, books, full moon, cotton candy, traveling, winter, anthropomorphic animals, werewolves, zombies, martial arts, asian culture, mythology, animals, wolves, lions, foxes, tigers (no bears :P ), tacos, art, grilled cheese sandwiches, sleeping, motorcycles, the ocean, outer space, astrology, astronomy, psychology, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, and other things when i think of them.

Dislikes: soup, oatmeal, horror films, and a few others when i think of them.

Who am I exactly?? Lazy boy, sleeper, wishful thinker, wanderer, daydreamer, procrastinator, honest kid, nice guy, pushover, a bit scary at times, pretty eccentric, analytical, likes to question, and so much more!

How I got into Writing

I started writing when I was eleven. During those days, I was very eager into what kind of career I would be committing myself to. I thought of a variety of different things: fighter pilot, film actor, archaeologist, and others. I never thought of becoming a writer since I was so new to story-writing, I had no idea on how the writing process was done. During that certain point in my life, video games and japanese animation were constant. I played video games nearly all the time and anime was probably the only thing i would watch (that and Wheel of Fortune). Those two elements greatly effected my writing and they have still constant influence in my life to this day. Anyways, while I was in middle school, I had gotten somewhat frustrated with the stories in the video games I played and the anime I watched. I mean, was that all there was to it? Save the universe and that's it? Rescue the princess, get a peck on the cheek and then go away?? Why?! I thought of it being very idiotic for the story to finish simply when the game was over. I wanted more! I wanted to expand the adventure and even make new ones with characters I was familiar with.

That's when I thought of "The Brand New Adventures of Sonic H. McCloud". Being a mixture of Star Fox, Sonic the Hedgehog, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue and a slight bit of Dragonball Z, this was a simple tale about a hedgehog who travels from the Blue Star to Mobius in order to warn the people of a certain threat coming to their world. Unfortunately, as this hedgehog was about to give out some crucial information pertaining to the threat, he gets flung into a transporter and warps to Corneria in the Lylat System. He then becomes entangled in the Star Fox team when he falls for a vixen who is trying to get enlisted on the mercenary's crew.

It was a story that only lasted three chapters. It wasn't that good of a tale but that didn't really matter much. What mattered was the fact of HOW I was writing, not what. The way I had written it was in script form. I was writing setting, dialogue and action the entire time and I had no idea that i was actually writing a play. Being so young, I thought that this was how a novel was supposed to be written. Either way, my parents were surprised at how well I wrote that small piece even if it made no sense. With their further support, I decided to become a professional writer.

However, as life went on, my creative energy for writing slowly dimmed from a career to a casual hobby. I still write from time to time and am trying to gain my creative energy back by blogging, which is actually working. However, i have found i have an aptitude towards editing. It's become something of a passion since i really do enjoy it. Currently, i am working towards a career of professional editing.