Louise & Levi

WE'RE GETTING A TRANSFORMERS SKYBOUND SERIES!!!
          
          HELL FREAKING YESS!!!
          
          While I am a bit behind on the Skybound comics, I have been loving the Transformers Energon Universe. Like it has been one of my favourite stories so far simply because it doesn't hold back.
          
          This new series is meant to be based on the Transformers Skybound comics and is going to be an adult animation.
          
          Now, I always get worried when a show has "adult animation" in the tags, mainly because you either get a whole heap of unnecessary crude "jokes", unnecessary swearing and/or massive amounts of "shock gore" (like Invincible).
          
          But because I have read most of the comics, I know all of that stuff is rare, but it needs that adult animation tag to do those things, because when they do happen, it's impactful.
          
          This is the one series that'll say "Transformers is not just for kids" and mean it.

Is anyone else experiencing this?
          
          I was trying to read the bios of a couple books, and then the whole bio was pushed to the side by an advertisement. I thought it might be a bug, so I tried a different book and it did the same.
          
          I am using the website version though. I did check on my phone and iPad and they didn't do it.
          
          I am hoping it was a bug because, if it isn't, it could be something implemented in app versions, basically forcing people to get premium just to read a bio on a free fanfic.

With fanfics, what do you prefer?
          
          - A bit of the OC(s)'s bio at the beginning of the fanfic?
          - Waiting to find out everything about them in the fanfic?
          or
          - A mix of both?

New update for Journey To The North on here scheduled for tomorrow 8:30am AEST (so just over 12 hours from now).
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/395446674-journey-to-the-north-lego-monkie-kid-fanfic

What would you guys prefer to see from me?
          
          - A Transformers fanfic, not set in any universe (Prime, Animated, etc.) with OC humans and canon Transformers.
          
          - An Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora fanfic that's a continuation/AU of the game, with both OCs and canon characters.

"Mature" vs "NSFW"
          
          I've recently been made aware that some users are having their books taken down because of NSFW content, even though their book was marked as "Mature".
          
          Mature does not mean NSFW. 
          
          Mature is something like Fast & Furious, Avatar (James Cameron) and even The Grey (the wolf movie with Liam Neeson). It allows swearing, death, and some gore, bit of nudity and mild s*xual scenes. It is technically too mature for the 13 year old minimum requirement to be on Wattpad, but not too mature for the 15-17 year olds.
          
          NSFW, like Game of Thrones, is not safe for any under-aged user. And we all know, just because it is marked "18+", doesn't mean that'll stop an under-aged user. S*xual scenes that border on p*rnogr@phic material or is extremely violent/graphic/gory is actually against Wattpad's rules.
          
          If you want to post NSFW fanfics/books, Wattpad is not the place (even though sometimes it seems like it), and in the end you kind of deserve your books being deleted/reported/restricted. 
          
          Websites like AO3 is probably your "safest" bet if you want to post NSFW material. Not Wattpad.

I don't really know how to word this exactly without coming off as telling you guys off. I'm not. I love all you guys, and this is just to the select few of my readers (which may also follow me).
          
          Now, I love engaging with my readers, I love seeing comments about my books. However, when I am told to just delete a book because I don't update it anymore, and then told that, if I won't delete it to keep updating it, that is pushing a boundary.
          
          No matter what, whether my books are good or bad, completed or not, I will keep them up as this place has become a sort of archive to how my writing has evolved since I was 13.
          
          I've only deleted two, maybe three, books here and I hate that I deleted them, as that is a part of my journey gone for good. It's a part even I can't go back to.
          
          I also do much of the writing in my free time and the books I release are free to read. And sometimes, sadly, I do lose interest in stories very quickly, even if I was really excited in the beginning. And I do apologize for when that happens.
          
          This is sadly not the first time a reader has pushed a boundary like this, and on a fanfic nonetheless.
          
          Once again, I love reading your comments, love seeing you engage with my stories. And 99% of you do remain respectful, even if you don't like a chapter/scene/book. 
          
          This is more just a reminder, authors here are still people, they have lives, and most are doing the writing here for free. What happens to their stories is their choice, whether it goes against your wishes or not.

OMG!! Journey To The North just hit 1k views!!
          
          You guys are awesome!!
          
          Usually I do something to commemorate an achievement like this, but I honestly did not expect it to hit 1k views here.
          
          I'll try to get something done, even if its small.

Imma go on a little rant about Wings of Fire.
          
          Now, I know the new book is out (and I will reluctantly read it when it gets back to normal book size, as they released it in a much larger version than all the others), so there won't be any spoilers.
          
          This is a rant on the world building, specifically the weaponry world building. I may get hate on this, I may not, but this is something that has bugged me since I was 13 and reading the first book. (This was also the time when I did consider myself a fan of the series).
          
          And that is: Why do the dragons hold spears?
          
          Like, this is something that actively annoys me beyond measure. Why would a quadruped sacrifice one or even two legs to hold/throw a spear? The answer is they wouldn't. This is where the shallow world building comes in.
          
          A dragon with a spear looks cool, but it is not practical. It gets in the way of walking, running and even flying. To a dragon, this should be a useless, pointy stick.
          
          If the weapons were well thought out, they'd be extensions of their biological weapons. Claws, tail, wings.
          
          Think back to Guardians of Ga'Hoole, where the owls had metal talons over their bio-talons. That is practical weaponry. It enhances.
          
          Tail-whips, barbed hooks (on talons or tail armor), even specifically designed arm-blades all would suit a dragon in battle much better than a pointy stick.
          
          "But what about a long ranged weapon?" You ask.
          
          Fire.
          
          Fire (or Ice for the Ice-Wings, poison for Rain-Wings). That is the long ranged weapon.
          
          Look, I could go on about the fairly shallow world building WoF has, from blatantly useless armor to whatever the Animus Magic is. But this is something that has always annoyed me, even as a young teen. I probably would've been less annoyed if they were bipeds (like raptors or t-rex), but they're not, they're quadrupeds like a wolf or horse. The center of mass is different.
          
          Thank you for listening to my rant, and I'd like to hear your thoughts below.

What OC of yours does this song lyric fit?
          
          "Tell you you're the greatest. But once you turn, they hate us" 
          - Enemy by Imagine Dragons x JID
          
          My OC it fits best is Phantom.
          
          Literally, she is one of the greatest/strongest dragons in her world. She's fought since she was a child to protect the dragon & human worlds. But, mainly the dragons (except some close friends) hate who she is.