Up-a-ma-date: 10/30/2013

Back in 2009, I got really sick and almost died-ish and will be sick for the rest of my life. Since then I haven't gotten back into the groove of this place, but I miss it and every now and then I pop in and fiddle around and get up to some hanky panky. I'm a negligent little jerk, though, and will sometimes leave stories hanging for years. So caveat lector, and all that.

I write fanfiction primarily to explore my literary limits. My goal is to have a slough of stories spanning a wide variety of topics and styles.

I changed my pen name from sasquatchsnake to SnarkWrangler. To try to streamline things, I included both names in my pen name for a year or two, but the change is for reals now. Sorry if that causes unnecessary problems or confusion. Both my aff.net and ff.net accounts will have the same pen name and should remain consistent with each other. Also, there's this cool site called Archive of Our Own, which has some pretty snazzy chops. If I worm my way in there, I'll leave a note here.

Progress: Life is a crazy place. Reviews and PM's are crack snacks that fuel me when I'm writing, which is invariably done between midnight and five a.m. in a pseudo-manic state. As such, posting is erratic.

Story Discussion: Though it's utterly indulgent and obnoxious to share them, these are my opinions and notes on the stories I'm writing. You're welcome.

Getting Credit - The closest I ever want to get to a "highschool AU," GC is young and fresh and about growing the fuck up. It used to be my potato chip story, or the junk-food-status writing I hacked up when nothing more profound wanted to be writ, but as of Chapter 8, I've turned my attitude around. I'm now taking it much more seriously, with longer chapters, smoother transitions, and more fluid plot development.

Unspeakable - I'm dramatically in love with this one and excessively thrilled about the course charted for it. I'm an avid fan and sort of swoon over it.

The Best Man - Porn, anger, heartbreak. Sound like ingredients for delicious fucking cupcakes.

Bugs in the Genes - Adorkable for days.

Cabin Fever - This goofy bit of slapstick never fails to tickle me. It's a drama, as in written as a play, about friends taking a road trip to a cabin in the woods. It's a challenge to portray action and character using only dialogue, so it's a blast to write.

A New Leaf - I'm a massive overachiever for this one, and unfortunately it suffered the worst setbacks in the hard drive crash and accidental resets of 2010. I lost close to three chapters during that time frame, threw a snit fit, and have been ignoring it for a while. The plot is monstrously complicated and will eventually have its fingers in comedy, drama and horror all at once. It's incredibly fun to write, and I look forward to getting back into it.

The Ceremony of Innocence - Hot damn, this is going to be bitchin'. It should be fast-paced, violent, and grimly unsentimental. Think psychological thriller. Romance will be a slow build and the prison won't come into play until after chapter 5 or so.