Hello everyone!
The soundtrack for the sixth season of my absolute favorite show, Roosterteeth's hit web series RWBY, dropped on iTunes the other day, and I am so stoked to review it for you today. Note: I will only be addressing the songs with lyrics; I will not be addressing the score.
The soundtrack is written and performed by Jeff Williams, with vocals by his magical daughter Casey Lee Williams and guest appearance by returning artist Lamar Hall and RWBY newbies Adrienne Cowan, the Hitpoints, Kairi, and Heavenview. The album features eight new songs, one acoustic cover of the Volume 4 song, "Armed and Ready," and two remix versions of Volume 5 songs, "The Triumph" and "Path to Isolation." Below, I will rank the songs in order of how much I like them (at least at the moment, I'm sure my rankings will change over time). Afterwards, I will discuss a little bit about each song. These are just my opinions; any differing opinions are also valid.
Rankings
1. Nevermore
I feel like this song should go next to Lionize in the order of the soundtrack (even though it doesn't). It basically picks up where Lionize left off, but from Blake and Yang's perspective. It's a song about two powerful women freeing themselves of the man that has caused them so much pain. I also appreciate that the lyrics acknowledge that Adam wasn't always evil, but rather was consumed by hate and spite. Even though I think Adam was a rotten, abusive piece of crap, it is a good reminder that he wasn't always that way.
2. Lionize
I have a penchant for the villain songs, and this piece about Adam is no different. It shows viewers how Adam thinks, gives us a glimpse into his life before Volume 1, and shows what led to his eventual downfall.
3. Indomitable
I think this song is beautiful. The lyrics enchanting, and Casey's vocals are haunting. It is a beautiful tribute to late show creator Monty Oum, and I loved the song's use in (I believe––it's been a few months) Volume 6, Episode 13 "Our Way," when Ruby uses her silver eyes.
4. One Thing
I love this song and all it represents. Neo is a very intriguing character to me, especially since she is mute. This song, in essence, gives her a voice. Though, it doesn't reveal much about her past, other than she had a different name before joining forces with Roman Torchwick. It does call into question how easily she allied with Cinder though, since she was pretty dead set on murder in this song.
5. Miracle
This song reminds me a lot of Volume 5's "Triumph," but a little more interesting. I like its reference to prayer, even though RWBY has really no true religious leanings. I mean, there are gods in the show, but I don't think they can really be considered that since they are arrogant pieces of garbage. "Miracle" continues RWBY's theme of holding onto hope even when there seems to be none.
6. Path to Isolation (Heavenview Remix)
I usually hate the synthesizer-filled remixes that Jeff Williams tags onto the ends of RWBY soundtracks, but this one really works. I'm not overly fond of the original version of this song, because I feel like it just addresses things that have already been beaten to death about Weiss's past; also, it sounds very similar to every other Weiss song in Williams's collection. Adding synthesizer and significantly slowing down the lyrics really breathes new life into a rather dull song.
7. Forever Fall
This song is cute. I didn't think it was really anything special, but it was a nice bit of closure for Jaune and his feeling for the late Pyrrha. Admittedly, the scene it was played in did almost have me in tear though.
8. Rising
Musically, "Rising" is a nice song; lyrically, it is rather lacking. There is very little tie-back to the volume it is the theme for, unlike the other volumes' themes. It is probably my least favorite of the RWBY themes to date. Maybe information revealed in future volumes will make me like it more, but for now it is just kinda meh.
9. Big Metal Shoe
There's nothing really wrong with this song, it's just not really my cup of tea. The abundant fairy tale reference within it feel more forced that usual. Also, I was not a fan of Caroline Cordovan, on whom this song is based. Like "Rising," it's kind of meh to me.
10. The Triumph (Kairi Remix)
The synthesizer put into to this song neither added to or took away from this song. Like "Rising," "The Triumph" is kinda meh, so it's good, just not my cup of tea.
11. Armed and Ready Acoustic
This song was a mistake, in my opinion. I like "Armed and Ready," but I do not think the fast-paced, in-your-face lyrics go well with a backing track played mainly on the ukulele. The violin sounds nice, but the ukulele just sounds ridiculous and painful.
Conclusion
So, those are my thoughts on the RWBY Volume 6 soundtrack. What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments!
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Monday, July 8, 2019
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Character Profile: L from Death Note
Hello everyone!
Today I will be talking about one of my favorite fictional characters of all time: L Lawliet, the world's greatest detective from the manga/anime/movie/etc. series Death Note!
Profile
Alias: L
True Names: L Lawliet
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Ethnicity: 1/4 Japanese, 1/4 English, 1/4 Russia, 1/4 French or Italian.
Date of Birth: October 31, 1979 (manga), 1982 (anime)
Age: 22 (Death Note: Another Note––the prequel novel), 24-25 (every other version).
Height: 5' 10, 1/2' (Only an inch and a half taller than the caucasian average, which most people seem to forget. Sorry, bit of a pet-peeve of mine. Fan fiction writers constantly call him tall; he's not that tall, considering he's 3/4 caucasian.)
Weight: 110lbs.
Actors Ranked
(This list only includes actors I have watched. The full list available on the Death Note Wiki.)
Kappei Yamaguchi: the original Japanese voice actor in the anime. I watched the English dub, so I don't have much to say about him, but I wanted to note him since he's the original voice actor.
Alessandro Juliani: voiced L in the English dubs of the anime and three of the Japanese movies: Death Note (2006), Death Note II: the Last Name, and L Change the WorLd.
Juliani's best moments: His inclusion of the line, "Yes, that would be dark" in response to Misa saying, "I couldn't live in a world without Light." Bonus: the line, "This is my first time babysitting; I don't think it's going very well" from L Change the WorLd dub.
Kenichi Matsuyama: played L in the three Japanese live action movies listed above. He also did the Japanese voice of Gelus in the original anime.
Best moments: He has so many; I don't know which to pick! Let's say how cute and friendly he is in behind-the-scenes videos, because I mostly watch his movies dubbed. Because of this, what I think of as his best lines are actually Juliani's. In the behind-the-scenes videos, Matsuyama is always bowing to people in an adorable way and is cute with his child co-stars from L Change the WorLd.
Kento Yamazaki: portrayed L in the Japanese TV drama. His is probably my favorite interpretation of L. I was wary about the changes the drama made, but they actually worked. Yamazaki plays L much more trickster-like and has a sadistic streak that his other incarnations lack, which makes him much more obviously "slightly evil."
Best moments: probably when he purposely directs Light into a wall while directing him through the Yotsuba headquarters. Another option would be his serious conversation with Near while they put together a puzzle.
Jarrod Spector: provides L's singing voice on the English demo album for Death Note: the Musical.
Best moments: Spector's duets with Jeremy Jordan's Light are phenomenal. Spector hits high notes that give me chills.
Best Literary Moments
L has a few hilarious moments that never made the transition from page to screen because they are from spin-off novels or one-shots. So, here are a couple of my favorite L moments that never got adapted.
L Change the WorLd (novelization): L and his companions, Agent Suruga and Maki, are trying to sneaking through government check-points, and they do this by disguising as a family on a road trip. This entire scene is hilarious, but the highlight is that L wears a feminine wig and lipstick and continually weirds out Suruga by calling him "honey" repeatedly. I often find this scene popping into my head randomly, and I crack up every time.
Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case: L makes one in-person appearance to Naomi Misora in this novel, and it is probably one of the funniest scenes he's been featured in. According to the novel, Naomi is the one who introduces him to the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. L does some research on his own but decides he needs to see it in person at least once.
He approaches Naomi outside a subway station and tries to give her a hug. Because she has no idea who he is, she defends herself and sends him flying down a flight of stairs. I was laughing for five straight minutes when I first read this.
Best Fan Fictions Featuring the L
Some of the best incarnations of L I have seen actually come from fan fictions I have read on Wattpad. To honor these writers awesome work, check out these fantastic stories!
Death Note: Game Over (An AU fanfiction) by Thrudi –– follows the story of how Death Note could have ended if the Shinigami King decided to bring L back to life to finish the Kira Case. Thrudi also has a couple clever one-shots that you should check out if you like Game Over. Link to "Game Over"
Highlight: This story contains the best scene of psychological torture I have every read.
Bean by LxNaomi –– shows what Death Note could be like if L had a little son named Bean. Link to "Bean"
Highlight: Bean's origin was done really tastefully (which is unusual), and Bean is so freaking cute!
L's Sister (Death Note Fan-Fic) by pokenaruto58 –– this was the story that got me reading Death Note fan fiction in the first place. Inserts the author's OC, Clare Lawliet, into the Death Note story with humorous results. Link to "L's Sister"
Highlight: Clare asks L what like-liking someone means, and L chokes on a glass of water he was drinking.
Wammy's House by Bladrinito –– this story is set in an alternate universe were Near, Mello, and Matt help L and Naomi Misora solve the Los Angeles BB Murder Case. Link to "Wammy's House"
Highlight: Mello and Matt's endless shenanigans.
At the Heart of Justice by LxNaomi –– Yes, LxNaomi has two entries on this list. This one is an alternate universe where the Kira Case never happens, and L hires Naomi to work with him personally and act as his eyes in the field. I usually try to avoid romance fan fictions (because there are far too many R-rated ones), but this one is a good rated romance. Link to "At the Heart of Justice"
Highlight: Contains the most awesome and intense stabbing scene I have ever read.
Conclusion
That's my character profile and favorite moments for L Lawliet. Let me know what your favorite L moments are in the comments. Thank you for reading!
Today I will be talking about one of my favorite fictional characters of all time: L Lawliet, the world's greatest detective from the manga/anime/movie/etc. series Death Note!
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| L's first true anime appearance |
Profile
Alias: L
True Names: L Lawliet
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Ethnicity: 1/4 Japanese, 1/4 English, 1/4 Russia, 1/4 French or Italian.
Date of Birth: October 31, 1979 (manga), 1982 (anime)
Age: 22 (Death Note: Another Note––the prequel novel), 24-25 (every other version).
Height: 5' 10, 1/2' (Only an inch and a half taller than the caucasian average, which most people seem to forget. Sorry, bit of a pet-peeve of mine. Fan fiction writers constantly call him tall; he's not that tall, considering he's 3/4 caucasian.)
Weight: 110lbs.
Actors Ranked
(This list only includes actors I have watched. The full list available on the Death Note Wiki.)
Kappei Yamaguchi: the original Japanese voice actor in the anime. I watched the English dub, so I don't have much to say about him, but I wanted to note him since he's the original voice actor.
Alessandro Juliani: voiced L in the English dubs of the anime and three of the Japanese movies: Death Note (2006), Death Note II: the Last Name, and L Change the WorLd.
Juliani's best moments: His inclusion of the line, "Yes, that would be dark" in response to Misa saying, "I couldn't live in a world without Light." Bonus: the line, "This is my first time babysitting; I don't think it's going very well" from L Change the WorLd dub.
Kenichi Matsuyama: played L in the three Japanese live action movies listed above. He also did the Japanese voice of Gelus in the original anime.
Best moments: He has so many; I don't know which to pick! Let's say how cute and friendly he is in behind-the-scenes videos, because I mostly watch his movies dubbed. Because of this, what I think of as his best lines are actually Juliani's. In the behind-the-scenes videos, Matsuyama is always bowing to people in an adorable way and is cute with his child co-stars from L Change the WorLd.
Kento Yamazaki: portrayed L in the Japanese TV drama. His is probably my favorite interpretation of L. I was wary about the changes the drama made, but they actually worked. Yamazaki plays L much more trickster-like and has a sadistic streak that his other incarnations lack, which makes him much more obviously "slightly evil."
Best moments: probably when he purposely directs Light into a wall while directing him through the Yotsuba headquarters. Another option would be his serious conversation with Near while they put together a puzzle.
Jarrod Spector: provides L's singing voice on the English demo album for Death Note: the Musical.
Best moments: Spector's duets with Jeremy Jordan's Light are phenomenal. Spector hits high notes that give me chills.
Best Literary Moments
L has a few hilarious moments that never made the transition from page to screen because they are from spin-off novels or one-shots. So, here are a couple of my favorite L moments that never got adapted.
L Change the WorLd (novelization): L and his companions, Agent Suruga and Maki, are trying to sneaking through government check-points, and they do this by disguising as a family on a road trip. This entire scene is hilarious, but the highlight is that L wears a feminine wig and lipstick and continually weirds out Suruga by calling him "honey" repeatedly. I often find this scene popping into my head randomly, and I crack up every time.
Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Case: L makes one in-person appearance to Naomi Misora in this novel, and it is probably one of the funniest scenes he's been featured in. According to the novel, Naomi is the one who introduces him to the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. L does some research on his own but decides he needs to see it in person at least once.
He approaches Naomi outside a subway station and tries to give her a hug. Because she has no idea who he is, she defends herself and sends him flying down a flight of stairs. I was laughing for five straight minutes when I first read this.
Best Fan Fictions Featuring the L
Some of the best incarnations of L I have seen actually come from fan fictions I have read on Wattpad. To honor these writers awesome work, check out these fantastic stories!
Death Note: Game Over (An AU fanfiction) by Thrudi –– follows the story of how Death Note could have ended if the Shinigami King decided to bring L back to life to finish the Kira Case. Thrudi also has a couple clever one-shots that you should check out if you like Game Over. Link to "Game Over"
Highlight: This story contains the best scene of psychological torture I have every read.
Bean by LxNaomi –– shows what Death Note could be like if L had a little son named Bean. Link to "Bean"
Highlight: Bean's origin was done really tastefully (which is unusual), and Bean is so freaking cute!
L's Sister (Death Note Fan-Fic) by pokenaruto58 –– this was the story that got me reading Death Note fan fiction in the first place. Inserts the author's OC, Clare Lawliet, into the Death Note story with humorous results. Link to "L's Sister"
Highlight: Clare asks L what like-liking someone means, and L chokes on a glass of water he was drinking.
Wammy's House by Bladrinito –– this story is set in an alternate universe were Near, Mello, and Matt help L and Naomi Misora solve the Los Angeles BB Murder Case. Link to "Wammy's House"
Highlight: Mello and Matt's endless shenanigans.
At the Heart of Justice by LxNaomi –– Yes, LxNaomi has two entries on this list. This one is an alternate universe where the Kira Case never happens, and L hires Naomi to work with him personally and act as his eyes in the field. I usually try to avoid romance fan fictions (because there are far too many R-rated ones), but this one is a good rated romance. Link to "At the Heart of Justice"
Highlight: Contains the most awesome and intense stabbing scene I have ever read.
Conclusion
That's my character profile and favorite moments for L Lawliet. Let me know what your favorite L moments are in the comments. Thank you for reading!
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Introduction to this Blog
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my blog. I plan to mostly dedicate it to my information about my novels-in-progress, book and anime recommendations, autism acceptance articles, RWBY reviews, character profiles and and analysis, and other random things that are relevant in my life.
A little about me
I don't want to say too much about myself because I'm not one of those people who spills all their personal information all over the internet for everyone to see. (Honestly, I didn't really want to put a picture of myself on this blog, but I also felt an anime character would be inappropriate.) I am an American college student studying English and psychology. I plan to be a librarian if I don't magically manage to publish my novels and make a living off of them within the next few years. I have autism and anxiety disorder and am very open to talking about these conditions to encourage understanding and acceptance for others. I love Jesus, books, my friends, dragons, anime, comic strips, webcomics, fantasy art, and many other random things.
I have a small following as a writer on Wattpad and a modest amount of reads on my original romance short story, The Rose's Flame. This story is ironic because romance is typically my least favorite genre to read and write, but I have a soft spot for Beauty and the Beast, so I wrote a medieval-ish realistic fiction story loosely based on that fairy tale. It was also for a college class, so I had to compress what was supposed to be a novel into a short story. The result was about 40 pages long and aggravated my classmates because they had to review such a long piece (the assignment was for a 10-20 page story––oops, my bad).
Writing you can read
Most of my currently available writing is anime fan fiction. My Wattpad page features two Death Note fan fictions: a one-shot called "The Detective's Sons" that reimagines Near and Mello as they were originally conceptualized (as L's twin sons); and a longer story (you could almost call it a novella) called Young L: the Triebome Murder Case, which imagines what L's life might have been like at Wammy's House. My page also features the beginning chapters of a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
I also have two original works available on Wattpad, including the aformentioned The Rose's Flame and a collection of poetry called Poems From My Messed Up Mind.
Works-in-progress
For Wattpad, I have another Death Note fan fiction, set in an alternate universe, in the works, as well as a Pokémon one-shot about Team Rocket. I am also working on another Wattpad original story for which the working title is The Sink in the Crawl Space and is about a merman. The Death Note one is the closest to completion, but I'm trying to finish Young L first.
As for works that are not publicly available, I have about 50 novels-in-progress. I'm sure many of them won't see the light of day for many, many years, but here are the ones that I work on pretty often.
The Circle of Dragons and Riders: Pieces of Silver: I began writing this novel when I was 12, and it is (hopefully) on its last draft before being widely submitted to publishers. It follows the story of Kelise Kennedy, a teenager who gets kidnapped by a dragon named Hornagal and shown a world called Dageryn, where dragons and magic exist and castles and corsets are still a thing. Kelise is invited to join an elite group of dragon riders known as the Circle of Dragons and Riders. She is hesitant but finds the offer too interesting to pass up and become a dragon rider without her parents' knowledge. However, she soon finds herself caught up in an ancient feud, hiding her secret, and a potentially dangerous friendship with an abrasive assassin who may have a few secrets herself.
Circle of Dragons Sequels: Pieces of Silver is the first in a series of 5-6 books set in Dageryn, as well as few novellas detailing the backstories of some of the older riders and their dragons. The working titles for the first three sequels to Pieces of Silver have working titles of Shards of Onyx, Fragments of Citrine, and Remnants of Emerald.
The other novels from the series I will likely talk about the most are the fifth and sixth book in the CoD series, which are both currently just called Scrap Klents 1 & 2. These two novels are set 100 years after Pieces of Silver and follow the life of Scrap Klents, a reluctant dragon rider who is dragged into a war that she is supposed to win for the Circle. Her road is probably the most difficult of any character I've ever written, especially once she is experimented on by a demonic creature called Hepherates. Finally, I will likely talk quite a bit about the novella currently called Charlie's Recovery. This novel focuses around Circle rider Charlie Schneider as she struggles with PTSD after being rescued from a two year imprisonment by a Dagerynian terrorist.
The Almost Life of Margaret Magistrate: I used to have a few chapters of this novel posted on Wattpad, but I took them down because they contained wildly inaccurate details about the world of the story. Margaret Magistrate is the closest science has ever come to creating a synthetic human; she is an android who feels emotions, pain, and can build bonds with humans. She lives in a world where Earth's landscape has become practically uninhabitable, so humans live in overcrowded domed cites. Margaret's civilization is divided into two factions: the inner ring of her city is ruled by Kovalishin, a large government-like organization run by President Theodore Castor, and the outer ring is controlled by DRAK (Defense Resistance Against Kovalishin) which is a smaller, militant organization run by Commander Alan Parkinson. Margaret fights for DRAK's cause, while finding herself a stranger among its people, while Kovalishin would have her and her father's heads (if they knew she existed).
Kelisia & Skyr: This novel is loosely based off of a long-running story my sister and I used to tell when we were kids. Kelisia and Skyr and island nations that have recently made peace after a war where most of the Kelisian people were killed. The story follows the Kakus family, three Kelisian blood siblings and their five adopted siblings. All eight of them were orphaned during the war and become a family under the care of the eldest two, Nunna and Kakus. The story focuses on their daily struggles to get by on the small pay they make from their pottery shop and attempts to uphold their tribe's traditions. Life becomes a lot more difficult from them when Kakus accidentally befriends Crown Princess Skylynn of Skyr.
The Rose's Flame (novelization): This novel is exactly what the title says. It follows pretty much the same plot as the Wattpad short story of the same name but fleshes out characters such as Mallow, Hagmir, and Ambrosia significantly. It also goes into more detail about how Oliver's reputation for being cursed affects the two's early relationship and goes on to tell the story of Rose and Oliver's marriage––as well as thoroughly expanding on the world they live in.
Conclusion
There are a few other novels I work on from time-to-time, but I'll summarize those if I ever talk about them on here. Hope I haven't bored you to death by this point. I promise there will be lots of other stuff that isn't about my writing, especially since I don't want to spoil everything about them before they ever reach a publisher.
I plan to focus a lot on my anime posts and autism articles, because those are a lot more relevant to general readers. Thanks for reading!
Welcome to my blog. I plan to mostly dedicate it to my information about my novels-in-progress, book and anime recommendations, autism acceptance articles, RWBY reviews, character profiles and and analysis, and other random things that are relevant in my life.
A little about me
I don't want to say too much about myself because I'm not one of those people who spills all their personal information all over the internet for everyone to see. (Honestly, I didn't really want to put a picture of myself on this blog, but I also felt an anime character would be inappropriate.) I am an American college student studying English and psychology. I plan to be a librarian if I don't magically manage to publish my novels and make a living off of them within the next few years. I have autism and anxiety disorder and am very open to talking about these conditions to encourage understanding and acceptance for others. I love Jesus, books, my friends, dragons, anime, comic strips, webcomics, fantasy art, and many other random things.
I have a small following as a writer on Wattpad and a modest amount of reads on my original romance short story, The Rose's Flame. This story is ironic because romance is typically my least favorite genre to read and write, but I have a soft spot for Beauty and the Beast, so I wrote a medieval-ish realistic fiction story loosely based on that fairy tale. It was also for a college class, so I had to compress what was supposed to be a novel into a short story. The result was about 40 pages long and aggravated my classmates because they had to review such a long piece (the assignment was for a 10-20 page story––oops, my bad).
Writing you can read
Most of my currently available writing is anime fan fiction. My Wattpad page features two Death Note fan fictions: a one-shot called "The Detective's Sons" that reimagines Near and Mello as they were originally conceptualized (as L's twin sons); and a longer story (you could almost call it a novella) called Young L: the Triebome Murder Case, which imagines what L's life might have been like at Wammy's House. My page also features the beginning chapters of a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
I also have two original works available on Wattpad, including the aformentioned The Rose's Flame and a collection of poetry called Poems From My Messed Up Mind.
Works-in-progress
For Wattpad, I have another Death Note fan fiction, set in an alternate universe, in the works, as well as a Pokémon one-shot about Team Rocket. I am also working on another Wattpad original story for which the working title is The Sink in the Crawl Space and is about a merman. The Death Note one is the closest to completion, but I'm trying to finish Young L first.
As for works that are not publicly available, I have about 50 novels-in-progress. I'm sure many of them won't see the light of day for many, many years, but here are the ones that I work on pretty often.
The Circle of Dragons and Riders: Pieces of Silver: I began writing this novel when I was 12, and it is (hopefully) on its last draft before being widely submitted to publishers. It follows the story of Kelise Kennedy, a teenager who gets kidnapped by a dragon named Hornagal and shown a world called Dageryn, where dragons and magic exist and castles and corsets are still a thing. Kelise is invited to join an elite group of dragon riders known as the Circle of Dragons and Riders. She is hesitant but finds the offer too interesting to pass up and become a dragon rider without her parents' knowledge. However, she soon finds herself caught up in an ancient feud, hiding her secret, and a potentially dangerous friendship with an abrasive assassin who may have a few secrets herself.
Circle of Dragons Sequels: Pieces of Silver is the first in a series of 5-6 books set in Dageryn, as well as few novellas detailing the backstories of some of the older riders and their dragons. The working titles for the first three sequels to Pieces of Silver have working titles of Shards of Onyx, Fragments of Citrine, and Remnants of Emerald.
The other novels from the series I will likely talk about the most are the fifth and sixth book in the CoD series, which are both currently just called Scrap Klents 1 & 2. These two novels are set 100 years after Pieces of Silver and follow the life of Scrap Klents, a reluctant dragon rider who is dragged into a war that she is supposed to win for the Circle. Her road is probably the most difficult of any character I've ever written, especially once she is experimented on by a demonic creature called Hepherates. Finally, I will likely talk quite a bit about the novella currently called Charlie's Recovery. This novel focuses around Circle rider Charlie Schneider as she struggles with PTSD after being rescued from a two year imprisonment by a Dagerynian terrorist.
The Almost Life of Margaret Magistrate: I used to have a few chapters of this novel posted on Wattpad, but I took them down because they contained wildly inaccurate details about the world of the story. Margaret Magistrate is the closest science has ever come to creating a synthetic human; she is an android who feels emotions, pain, and can build bonds with humans. She lives in a world where Earth's landscape has become practically uninhabitable, so humans live in overcrowded domed cites. Margaret's civilization is divided into two factions: the inner ring of her city is ruled by Kovalishin, a large government-like organization run by President Theodore Castor, and the outer ring is controlled by DRAK (Defense Resistance Against Kovalishin) which is a smaller, militant organization run by Commander Alan Parkinson. Margaret fights for DRAK's cause, while finding herself a stranger among its people, while Kovalishin would have her and her father's heads (if they knew she existed).
Kelisia & Skyr: This novel is loosely based off of a long-running story my sister and I used to tell when we were kids. Kelisia and Skyr and island nations that have recently made peace after a war where most of the Kelisian people were killed. The story follows the Kakus family, three Kelisian blood siblings and their five adopted siblings. All eight of them were orphaned during the war and become a family under the care of the eldest two, Nunna and Kakus. The story focuses on their daily struggles to get by on the small pay they make from their pottery shop and attempts to uphold their tribe's traditions. Life becomes a lot more difficult from them when Kakus accidentally befriends Crown Princess Skylynn of Skyr.
The Rose's Flame (novelization): This novel is exactly what the title says. It follows pretty much the same plot as the Wattpad short story of the same name but fleshes out characters such as Mallow, Hagmir, and Ambrosia significantly. It also goes into more detail about how Oliver's reputation for being cursed affects the two's early relationship and goes on to tell the story of Rose and Oliver's marriage––as well as thoroughly expanding on the world they live in.
Conclusion
There are a few other novels I work on from time-to-time, but I'll summarize those if I ever talk about them on here. Hope I haven't bored you to death by this point. I promise there will be lots of other stuff that isn't about my writing, especially since I don't want to spoil everything about them before they ever reach a publisher.
I plan to focus a lot on my anime posts and autism articles, because those are a lot more relevant to general readers. Thanks for reading!
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