NaNo Day 20: He did not believe in the afterlife, but how he wished he did now.

He did not believe in the afterlife, but how he wished he did now.

-Write This Down-

So, I had a convo with a person (name withheld) in a chatango box, and they were saying SAO was the BEST anime of all time and they HATED Attack On Titan. So I wrote the following.


ATTACK ON TITAN VERSUS SWORD ART ONLINE

 I think it's one of the greatest because of the incredibly complex characters, the complete lack of sexism, and the complete lack of fanservice. it's refreshing to see an anime that relies solely on plot and characters to drive it and not the overt sexualization of incompetent women who are clueless without their boyfriends or the ridiculous and overused trope of tons of women fawning over one guy for literally no reason all in the name of the creator's wish fulfillment fantasy. I like how it brings interesting concepts and makes u question things, such as the question of "does humankind need the presence of monsters in order to survive?" as well as the age old but seldom explored device of "man is man's worst enemy". I like how the characters struggle to survive DESPITE the overwhelming odds, and despite being small and weak and fragile compared to the titans, they still persevere and adapt new ways to survive and fight, even against these supposedly immortal nigh invincible creations. It takes the time to present the point that all humans are important and no one's lives are meaningless or should be thrown away carelessly like they are disposable, a very interesting point presented in anime/manga such as Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Gantz (though brotherhood dealt with it best while I believe Gantz did worse, the manga by the way, talk about a f*ed up ending)
But I digress. Those are just some of the reasons why I love Attack on Titan and believe it is one of the best anime of all time.
Granted, every show has its flaws, and while they do use the still shots in there and sometimes the objects look pasted on the scenery, it's hardly as bad as, say, Berserk. And the plot may be a little slow, but at least they decided to just slow it down a little while they waited for the other volumes of manga to come out, rather than resort to shoving filler and other stuff in.

Oh, SAO. a very interesting premise with a great pilot that fell very flat in later episodes. The main character is far too OP to be appealing. The main female starts off badass, but then turns into a whiny female who can't do anything without her boyfriend. All the other females can't do anything without kirito. The suggested wincest. The tentacle porn rape.
And so many other things.
SAO rides on a hype wave too big for itself and its overinflated head is kind of insulting to other gems of anime that get lost to obscurity because of the fan-fad.

NaNo Day 18: While the majority of buildings were plain and made of stone, theirs was paneled on the outside with wood, and it was topped with a roof made of yellow, rounded tiles.

While the majority of buildings were plain and made of stone, theirs was paneled on the outside with wood, and it was topped with a roof made of yellow, rounded tiles.

- Write This Down -

Wrote 4529 words today! WHOOOO!
According to wordkeeper, I have 69,827 left of my book to write. But I have a feeling it's going to be a little more than that, considering several of the chapters in this thing. Especially the ones involving battles.
But Chapter 11 is in full swing, and we are JUST at the brink of the war scene. So much EXCITEMENT! No spoilers, but it is going to be a VERY SAD battle. I feel so bad, omg o.o

NaNo Day 16: “You are heartless and rude!”

“You are heartless and rude!”

- Write This Down -

No I'm not! I take offense, Porthos >.>
Aaaaand I have officially passed 50k for this month! Whooo! NaNo is half over, and I am half done with mah book.
Sort of.
So, Chapter 11!!!!!! I am an excited person. Chapter 10 is on wattpad for those who follow me.

Chapter 11 features a cynical guard, a non-cliche garden, and lots of stairs. Staaaaaaaairs. Whoo!
There's obviously more than that. Haha! For those who read Chapter 10, you probably know what to expect coming up soon. This is just the quiet before the storm.

P.S. it's not a real storm \ ( 0 o 0 ) /



LATER EDIT:

Dawny started me down the memory lane. She randomly commented on me forgetting all yalls when I go get more rp buddies. And I was all like "Nooooo. I remember my rp friends."

Lightkit: the very first person I rped with.
Lionkit: the first person I rped 'romance' with. As in, our characters had crushes on each other.
Ashi: one of the very first people I rped humans with (other than my brother)
Sakura: very first human romance. Her character Sakura and my character Niitari
Sarah: owner of the super powered circus site. First got into complex love plots and things there.
Shadow/Force: Also on the circus site, but he followed me to my very first zombie rp.
Angel: Was on the zombie rp with us.
Samantha: this was her or her character, but she rped with Angel and I in this one plot
Storm: was on the circus site. She had a character who controlled weather.
Alex: he was on the circus site and rped a character of the same name
Crystal: rped with me on the very first Wheredreamsarereality. Her character Crystal killed my character, the first time one of my characters died, my villain Taaro. They fought and Crystal shapeshifted into a bear and ate him. And from his death, Serith was created.
Mystique: "my love mystique". Was on an old demigod site. She and my character Arkadi did so much together.
Maddy: we met on Mercury Boarding School. Maddy was always doing the horrible rps with me. All the blood and gore. I miss Maddy a lot ;-;
Sen/Sin: these two were... odd... but very creative
Concorde: ERMG! SWEET CONCORDE! We had one AMAZING mindf**k of an rp. I cannot remember what happened to Concorde or if they changed their name and I totally am friends with them but can't remember or what. But Concorde was also on Mercury Boarding School. It was funny, cause in the OC, my name was Bring Me A Shrubbery, and theirs was Concorde, and yes, the Monty Python references were rampant.
Kiba: I also rped with Kiba on Mercury Boarding School.
Kovu: Kovu or Karu? I regret to say I forget. But he rped with Kiba and I on MBS when it first started dying. (it was then revamped, thrived, then was deleted)
Sam: A pain in my butt, but a very dedicated rper :p . Was a hardcore Hellsing fan.
Elza; yall met her. I met her on the same demigod site where I met Sam and Mystique.
Mania: Same thing, I think. We've known each other for a while O.O
Shady: I forget where I met her, but we've known each other a long time too. About as long as Mania and I know each other. We've had lots of adventures and awesome characters (Shady and Dreadknightmare, Train and Anarawd, etc)
Beachstar, Poppy, Crystal, Datinsaneperson: all from Eternity Waters

IN SHORT:
I will not forget you guys. Even if I'm in my thirties looking for a new batch of rp buds, I will always remember you. Maybe not names and faces, but I will remember characters and stories and so much more.
Seriously, people like Ashi are from 9 years ago, and I still remember that o.o

NaNo Day 15: “Do you?” Uslo asked, and he laughed. It was that laugh again that Rue knew to be his sorrow.

“Do you?” Uslo asked, and he laughed. It was that laugh again that Rue knew to be his sorrow. 

- Write This Down -

I haven't been consistent with blogging, but my writing is going well.

I went a liiiiiittle over my goal for the day. Yay!

I hope to rp some tomorrow. Maybe. If I'm lucky.

My goal, really and truly, is to go ahead enough over my goal that it demands only 2500 from me every day. That would be really nice :3

I miss watching anime. Ugh. Please end Nano. And novel. I want to be released >.<

But as much as it frustrates me, I LOVE it! Cranking out the count is rough, but the story...... I love it ^^ I can't believe I'm enjoying it this much. ^^

So that's a good thing.

NaNo Day 12: Keenah raised one brow.

Keenah raised one brow. 

- Write This Down -

As do I.

Chapter 9 is DONE and is up on wattpad for those of you who follow me and read stuff (aka, no one...)

But it is DONE. And I am going to work on Chapter 10! And noooobody gonna stop me!



This whole thing with people being busy for college depresses me. I miss my rp buddies. I probably should go make more, but I just love Dawny and Mania and Star and Cel and Liam and Lighty and Fili and Kiba and Kshi and Sergal and all the other people that would take a while for me to list. I miss you all so much, and I hate not being able to chat and rp with you like we used to. ;-;

NaNo Day 11: But Keenah had spoken her mind, and not even the Falgarith’s blood stare could dissuade her. Much.

But Keenah had spoken her mind, and not even the Falgarith’s blood stare could dissuade her. Much. 

- Write This Down -

So I have been falling a little bit behind every day...
It's not something to be proud of.
But tomorrow I should finish Chapter 9 and get to some action. Action is always easier to write than the rest (for me at least).
This just means I have another chapter to be heavily edited during the revision month o.o


In other news... naughty little me has been watching anime. Specifically Fate/Zero. I probably mentioned that I finished Yu-Gi-Oh at one point. Well, now I'm moving on.
I have lots of trouble writing multiple characters. These Fate/Zero people do it flawlessly.
But I think that's because they are bouncing back and forth between the same number of people as plot, action, etc allows them, whereas I am trapped in one person's head for one chapter, and I only have one chapter to make or break that character.
Ah, dilemmas.

NaNo Day 10: He had no sense of self left to pursue his own freedom.

He had no sense of self left to pursue his own freedom. 

 - Write This Down -

I got 2574 words done today. Yaaaaaayyyyy.....
So, nothing much to say.
Chapter 9 should be finishing soon ish maaaaaaybe. Depends on if I decide to have anything uber exciting happen. I suppose having everyone banding together is interesting in its own way, but nearly as interesting as Chapter 10 is going to be.

I realized today that I have lots of work to do come revision time. With how everything is developing and changing around, a lot of the earlier chapters need to be tweaked to accommodate. Details, details. A lot of details need to be made better known. Such as having Kah unaware of the stuff going on in Chapter 2 is grossly inaccurate of his character in Chapter 9. I also hope to flush out a better way of distinguishing him. His character seems flat to me. It's probably my imagination, but I don't know.
You know what I love about switching POVs? Seeing my characters through different eyes.

We see the Falgarith through four sets (so far) and Kah through two (his own and Keenah's). In that respect, I suppose anyone with a POV chapter at least sees themselves. But it's just... the contrast is so intriguing. Here in Chapter 2, Kah sees himself as a well off person, busy and sleepless, who goes about trying to balance his work with his desire to be back with his master again. But from Keenah, well, she sees this as a weakness because he denied himself his own freedoms.

That's just a little bit. I can't say too much as I'm tired and heading for bed. But I just think it's interesting. A lot of people actually suggest writing about your main character from other people's POVs as practice and stuff, and I now see the validity of such. Though maybe I'm tearing down Kah toooooo much. He is a strong person despite being flawed. I need to point that out too before I totally destroy him through Keenah's eyes xD

On another side note, I put up a little blurb on wattpad concerning a future fanfic called "The Cry of Shiganshina". Yah, a fanfic. Shocking, isn't it? I don't like writing fanfics, but this one came to me about a month ago, and it won't rest. So after NaNo and Write This Down are over, I'll be working on TCOS. :3
Also on my list are "Orpheus Rising" and "The Missile List". I have another book rolling around in my mind, but we shall see about that. I think TCOS, OR, and TML take precedence.

That's all for now. Night night, minions.


P.S.
Covers for The Cry of Shiganshina.... because I can...