Sheriff_W_Angel

@TheMasterMultiTasker Me too

@TheMasterMultiTasker Mee too

Oh ok. That’s good news. I’m looking forward to the next capter:) I love it.

@Sofie1_2_3 it's not finished yet. It's got a chapter or two left. I just have to get the time to write them. The next chapter should be out around the weekend.

@PineappleStyles14 I'm finally getting some free time soon. Hopefully I can write the last two chapters then and post them.

@Sheriff_W_Angel thank you

SAVE EVERYTHING TO A SECONDARY SOURCE!!! Whether it be Google Drive, a flashdrive, or writing it down on paper, save everything! I have lost countless pages of writing to computer crashes and accidental deletes!
            
            Don't take your friends' critiques to close to heart. They will criticize your style and tell you how to write your stories. But they can make their own stories, you need to write yours and don't let them get in your way. This is different from constructive criticism. 
            
            Don't be afraid to be weird. If you want to write about a girl who somehow gets T-Rex arms and has to learn how to use chopsticks again, do it. It's your life.
            
            In terms of wording and grammar, again, listening to music helps me come up with the more "musical" lines I've written, and reading is definitely an amazing way to learn the style of writing you want to use. Thesaurus.com is super helpful for not using "said" every other sentence. 
            
            Lastly, if none of this works for you, you have to throw yourself at the feet of the God of Writing, look up at his cold, unfeeling eyes, and say, "Screw you, I do what I want, you stupid turkey!" and blow raspberries and run away like a headless chicken. Because that's what being a writer is!
            
            Hope this was at least entertaining. Best of luck!

@Nobody7568 Yes. You know those weird dreams you get after a night of being really stressed? Or when you start to disassociate from reality and your train of thought ends up somewhere really weird?
            
            Listen to that stuff. Some of my best story ideas came from letting my train of thought go off the tracks. Like "Lunars of the Caribbean". I believe the thought I first had that arrived at the then story idea was "Wow, what a**hole named that poor Pokemon Gloom? Why does he have to hate of a flower, damn." Then I thought of Orlando Bloom because gloom and bloom rhyme. Then I was thinking of his roles, specifically pirates of the Caribbean. Then I thought about "Captain" Jack Sparrow and how he had to remind everyone he was a captain, and "THORNE HAD TO DO THAT TOO!" popped into my head. "I SHOULD PUT THEM TOGETHER!!!" So yeah, listen to all your weird thoughts that don't really make sense. They can lead you to a story that does.
            
            Also, if you start writing a story, you don't necessarily have to know the ending, or even the middle. Like "The Fire Didn't Stop Her." I honestly had no idea what was gonna happen past chapter 5 besides Kai and Cinder getting to be happy together - which I didn't really know how I was going to do that. I have started so many stories with no idea how to end them, because I know that if you stick with a story that it can write itself. Sometimes I feel like a reader with my own work because even I have no idea where the story is going. And to be honest, most of the things people point out and say, "Oh my gosh, you were planning that all along, weren't you!", are just things that popped into my head last second or I had no idea were in the story to begin with. 
            
            References to other fandoms are never horrible. If they're relevant and make you smile, go for it. 
            
            I listen to music while I write. For specific emotions I want in my writing, I'll listen to specific songs. Ex: Action scene, I listen to Phoenix by Fall Out Boy

Oh I'm sorry I didn't know, take all the time you need  I just wanted to know if you are continuing the stories.

@oneforever36 I fully intend to continue the rest of my works, but my schedule these last few months have been crazy due to surgeries, family issues, school, work, and other things. I'm doing my best to get back to my old updating schedule, but I know I've still got a few things to work out first. 
            
            I can tell you that the outline for Hopeless is completely finished, and Lunars of the Caribbean's outline is pretty far along (meaning I've planned them out, I just need the time to sit down and type them up). 
            
            I'm sorry for the lack of updates, but I'm taking every spare moment I have and putting it towards writing. If there's any specific story you want me to get too sooner, please tell me and I'll do my best to update it ASAP.
            
            Thank for your support! I'm glad you care about my work!