I suppose I can't really leave this section blank... well, not if I'm looking for people to actually be interested in the garbage I write. Here goes...

First off, I do not write as a means to make a living wage (obviously if you've looked at the now readable version of my first work Nature of the Beast). I write because it's cathartic... it's a release of the mind when things begin to bunch up and crowd around in the brain pan. This helps me relieve the tension and, hopefully, alleviate some boredom for someone that stumbles across my work.

More importantly, this is my first public exercise of expression in any forum so I'm looking for feedback - at least more than the, "You suck!" and "Suck Less!!" variety. Feel free to review and communicate. As this is not my main line of work, I will work diligently to respond to your thoughts and questions. [My thanks once again to UltimateReaderArgus for alerting me to the formatting issue.]

I understand that not all of you will agree with my point of view and that's fine. It's a dialogue for a reason and there will be some give and take. In the end, I write for myself and I may, or may not, agree with your opinions. It is healthy discourse that breeds healthy relationships and, through this formulaic expression of communication, I hope to improve my meager writing skills and build a few healthy friendships along the way.

See you in the funnies fellow adventurers!

Libertá letteraria o morte!

(Literary freedom or death!)

Well, the first fanfic is done and it's a mixed bag actually. Perhaps not enough humor and less complicated themes? Meh... What's done is done.

If you like it, thanks.

If you didn't like, I'm not going to care. In all honesty, I didn't write it for you; I wrote it for me.

If all you saw was gratuitous hentai behavior, then you missed the whole point.

Thanks for visiting and happy holidays!

~I-I-I~

November 2018:

There have been several questions about whether or not there will be a sequel to NotB. As of today, I'm undecided. I have a new understanding for how much work writers, even poor fanfiction writers like myself, have to devote just to push something out that's halfway readable. NotB was done without a Beta and I am reluctant to attempt round two without one to help keep me focused enough not to wander through all the side-quests that pop up when my brain begins to wander.

I'll promise this much. If I can find a good Beta willing to put up with my crap, I'll write the sequel to this first story with a further promise that I'll wrap up all of the loose ends I left in the first story... which led to the need for a sequel to begin with.

Sooo... know any good Betas out there looking for something to do? Don't be afraid to PM me on this. I don't bite... very hard anyway.

~Siva'a

~I-I-I~

Okay... so I may have posted the prologue and started working on the first chapter to NotB's sequel, Taming the Savage Beast. Happy Thanksgiving!

~I-I-I~

26 FEB 2019: Some of you may have noticed that "Nature of the Beast" is no longer a published work. After some serious soul searching and much deliberation, I am planning to re-release it after a complete grooming. I am not planning, however, to leave the original up. It was, in my opinion, a very raw piece (it being my first) and I was emotionally invested in it as I needed to exercise some very personal demons. A few of you that reached out to me in the reviews and PMs know about what I'm referring to.

To that end, the original piece will stay archived. To those that read it (and stayed with it to the end), thank you for your support. To those that ran off the tracks during the Wave ARC, I know why you did it and do not judge anyone for their opinion. I had my reasons for writing it the way I did and I know at least one of you out there knows why because we discussed it. 'Nuff said on that.

Once I complete "No More," I will devote the necessary time to clean up the original "rough" and produce a more finished product combining both the original and the unfinished sequel in one piece. There are some items that will remain, perhaps some things many of you took issue with but that's okay; it's my AU fanfic and I make no apologies for it.

You can always find something else to read as there are literally thousands of Naruto fics to choose from.

As always, thank you for the ongoing support and enjoy as you will.

~Siva'a

~I-I-I~