Site Changes

Password Protection:

As of now, unless absolutely necessary, I will only be supplying my betas with the passwords for any pages that are locked.

This is because I discovered that several people broke my trust, and gave out the password to their friends, so that sneak peeks could be given out to anyone who wanted them.

I’m not that person anymore, and I don’t appreciate that my trust was violated.

Deleted Pages/Posts:

I’m in the process of redoing this blog, and so all dead weight has been removed.  Stuff may be added back later as I see fit.

Things A Bard Should Know

1.  The words “sleep”, “time”,  and “busy” are NOT in a muses vocabulary.

2.  Beta readers are not always right, even when they think they are.

3.  Never be afraid to write and re-write until the story feels “done”.

4.  Its okay to not sound like your characters swallowed a dictionary and thesaurus.

5.  Microsoft Word does not always a grasp on grammar and spelling like they think they do.

6.  Your work comes from this place called “fan fiction”, and the only limit is your own imagination, regardless of what others tell you.

7.  Never be afraid to step outside the box if you think it will give others a whole new perspective on a character.

8.  It’s okay to break the storyteller’s cardinal rule if you want to (note: storyteller’s cardinal rule is that all stories must end with “they lived happily ever after”).   Don’t let the thought of hate mail keep you from doing so.

9.   Anyone who sends you hate mail about being distraught over the way a story ends has no one but themselves to blame.  You are not responsible for how deeply connected someone gets with any character you choose to work with.

10.  Don’t set out to write with the belief you can impress or emulate someone.  Just be yourself.  Your writing will be better for it.

Parchment And Ink

Right so I wanted somewhere I could host my stories, my love of digital scrapbooking, and anything else that strikes my fancy.  And it looks like WordPress is going to win out over Blogger, and LiveJournal.  I”m just not that impressed with either one of them anymore.   Word Press gives me more ability to customize things the way I want them.

Parchment and Ink will be the place I host all my stories in progress, and even the completed tales once I manage to get them done to my liking.  It’ll also be the place for me to keep up with my research and the like that I put together to write stories to begin with.  I like having things all in one place, and let me tell you, this is easier than having to use 3 different notebooks all at the same time, just to work on ONE story!