Author's Notes
Guess who decided to rear his ugly head? evil laugh
Anyway, I just wanted to explain a few things to all my avid... (If they still remember me) readers out there that I have been holding in suspense for 2 years now.
I actually wrote all of my stories on a whim during spring break 2002. Reason? I had pretty much read every fan fiction out there that caught my eye, and I was getting frustrated. LOL.
So in a short span of like 7 days I threw down a few of my ideas into stories, and surprisingly got a lot of feedback. But once the week was out it was back to the school and sports grind.
There for a year or so I never even went to FanFiction.net, since I lost interest (ducks and covers). But I never lost my love of anime, and am proud to let you know that after the next semester, I will be attending an art institute to get my second bachelors in Computer Animation.
Anyway, back on topic, I one day just pulled up my old stories, since I had them in my favorite's folder, and lo and behold, I got flames out the ass for me not continuing my stories. Since I haven't had the same email address since I got cable, it never even occurred to me to change it on FF.net. And I'm guessing that if I could actually go back and check my AOL email, it would have looked like an incinerator from all the flame mail in it.
I never thought about a career in writing (even though I planned on writing and animating my own Anime ( ), so I was deeply touched by all your comments on my story. It probably comes from reading so many talented authors' fan fiction out there. It simply amazes me that some people have such great talent and put so much effort into entertaining people they will never know or never see (and not be paid for it).
When I started, like I said, it was to curb my appetite for more quality fan fiction. But after reading what you have all wrote, and in some cases hunted down (like some of my lost chapters), I feel an urge to continue...
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADUE...
I'm hanging up my keyboard....
Just kidding :P
No, what I am going to do, is leave it up to you guys. I'm sure I have lost many fans in my absence, if what some said about erasing me off their favorites list is true, so I'm going to do this.
It's all up to you guys.
If you wish, on this story's reviews, I'm going to start a poll. I want you to tell me which story you all want me to begin working on again. While this pole is going on, considering I haven't read my own work in two years, I'm going to go back and begin reading my own stories, and I'm going to brainstorm new ideas and plot twists.
I'm not promising a great and monumental thing, lord knows I couldn't, but I will do my best.
But please bear with me...at the moment I am a full time student holding 2 jobs in order to pay off school as I go, so this obviously doesn't leave much free time. I definitely won't push out 2-3 chapters a day like I did in 2002, but they hopefully will be produced at a modest pace.
Hopefully when this is posted, my old readers will forgive me and cast their vote also, but I'll understand if they don't.
Anyway, cast your votes for which story, and I'll figure out what I'm going to do with them :P Start sending couple votes to the other stories reviews also, they will most likely decide who Ranma ends up with...
That reminds me, I must warn all of you out there of my new outlook on the Ranma/love question out there. I still and always will believe Akane is the only logical match with Ranma in the cannon. But like I said I have read literally thousands of fan fiction, and frankly all that's been done for their relationship has been said. So now, I NEVER read Ranma/Akane pairings. In fact my new love for fan fiction has been for crossovers. Basically though any other pairing is what I like now, as long as its Ranma falling for a female character other then Akane.
But...since my stories were written during my Ranma/Akane phase, I'm not sure if I could begin writing again and turn Ranma to another person. So this is what I also ask of you, as the second poll: Should I continue on with the dull, already been seen and done Ranma/Akane pairing, Or should I go for another woman. My knowledge of Anime is very vast nods sagely so I believe I could do a x-over and not butcher the other series involved. IF this vote turns to other pairings, then I most likely will go back and re write my original chapters to match a new story line.
Frankly I don't think I could go anywhere with how I left them, and if you decide to keep them like that are, then I guess ill try my best, but no promises.
Let's see, anything lese to talk about...
Oh yes, on pairing suggestions. This is just my preference, and I have absolutely no problem with homosexual relationships (in fact I have many good friends that are in them), but I myself am heterosexual, and thus will not be inclined in the least to pair Ranma with another male character. I frankly wouldn't know the first thing about writing in situations like that. Also I find Ranma/multiple girls quite amusing (hey, I am a guy :P) and would easily throw one of those into the mix if you wish.
That about wraps it up gang. I'm sorry again for being gone so long and hopefully I can make if up to yall.
Sincerely,
Eternal Flame1
PS. Man I hate that 1 after my name!
PPS my new email address is SlickTalkrcableone.net (be gentle)
Guess who decided to rear his ugly head? evil laugh
Anyway, I just wanted to explain a few things to all my avid... (If they still remember me) readers out there that I have been holding in suspense for 2 years now.
I actually wrote all of my stories on a whim during spring break 2002. Reason? I had pretty much read every fan fiction out there that caught my eye, and I was getting frustrated. LOL.
So in a short span of like 7 days I threw down a few of my ideas into stories, and surprisingly got a lot of feedback. But once the week was out it was back to the school and sports grind.
There for a year or so I never even went to FanFiction.net, since I lost interest (ducks and covers). But I never lost my love of anime, and am proud to let you know that after the next semester, I will be attending an art institute to get my second bachelors in Computer Animation.
Anyway, back on topic, I one day just pulled up my old stories, since I had them in my favorite's folder, and lo and behold, I got flames out the ass for me not continuing my stories. Since I haven't had the same email address since I got cable, it never even occurred to me to change it on FF.net. And I'm guessing that if I could actually go back and check my AOL email, it would have looked like an incinerator from all the flame mail in it.
I never thought about a career in writing (even though I planned on writing and animating my own Anime ( ), so I was deeply touched by all your comments on my story. It probably comes from reading so many talented authors' fan fiction out there. It simply amazes me that some people have such great talent and put so much effort into entertaining people they will never know or never see (and not be paid for it).
When I started, like I said, it was to curb my appetite for more quality fan fiction. But after reading what you have all wrote, and in some cases hunted down (like some of my lost chapters), I feel an urge to continue...
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADUE...
I'm hanging up my keyboard....
Just kidding :P
No, what I am going to do, is leave it up to you guys. I'm sure I have lost many fans in my absence, if what some said about erasing me off their favorites list is true, so I'm going to do this.
It's all up to you guys.
If you wish, on this story's reviews, I'm going to start a poll. I want you to tell me which story you all want me to begin working on again. While this pole is going on, considering I haven't read my own work in two years, I'm going to go back and begin reading my own stories, and I'm going to brainstorm new ideas and plot twists.
I'm not promising a great and monumental thing, lord knows I couldn't, but I will do my best.
But please bear with me...at the moment I am a full time student holding 2 jobs in order to pay off school as I go, so this obviously doesn't leave much free time. I definitely won't push out 2-3 chapters a day like I did in 2002, but they hopefully will be produced at a modest pace.
Hopefully when this is posted, my old readers will forgive me and cast their vote also, but I'll understand if they don't.
Anyway, cast your votes for which story, and I'll figure out what I'm going to do with them :P Start sending couple votes to the other stories reviews also, they will most likely decide who Ranma ends up with...
That reminds me, I must warn all of you out there of my new outlook on the Ranma/love question out there. I still and always will believe Akane is the only logical match with Ranma in the cannon. But like I said I have read literally thousands of fan fiction, and frankly all that's been done for their relationship has been said. So now, I NEVER read Ranma/Akane pairings. In fact my new love for fan fiction has been for crossovers. Basically though any other pairing is what I like now, as long as its Ranma falling for a female character other then Akane.
But...since my stories were written during my Ranma/Akane phase, I'm not sure if I could begin writing again and turn Ranma to another person. So this is what I also ask of you, as the second poll: Should I continue on with the dull, already been seen and done Ranma/Akane pairing, Or should I go for another woman. My knowledge of Anime is very vast nods sagely so I believe I could do a x-over and not butcher the other series involved. IF this vote turns to other pairings, then I most likely will go back and re write my original chapters to match a new story line.
Frankly I don't think I could go anywhere with how I left them, and if you decide to keep them like that are, then I guess ill try my best, but no promises.
Let's see, anything lese to talk about...
Oh yes, on pairing suggestions. This is just my preference, and I have absolutely no problem with homosexual relationships (in fact I have many good friends that are in them), but I myself am heterosexual, and thus will not be inclined in the least to pair Ranma with another male character. I frankly wouldn't know the first thing about writing in situations like that. Also I find Ranma/multiple girls quite amusing (hey, I am a guy :P) and would easily throw one of those into the mix if you wish.
That about wraps it up gang. I'm sorry again for being gone so long and hopefully I can make if up to yall.
Sincerely,
Eternal Flame1
PS. Man I hate that 1 after my name!
PPS my new email address is SlickTalkrcableone.net (be gentle)