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Chapter 21 is up! So sorry this one took a while. Usual excuses: life, work, etc. But this chapter in particular...it struck me kinda close to the heart. Not just for story content but for what it made me remember. I'm going to continue to have this story reflect what's happened to me in my life, no matter what, but some things are more painful than others. Particularly here. I warned you that this wasn't exactly a happy chapter. Just to prepare you. In further news, I have switched shifts at work so my original 0800-1600 shift is now 2200-0600. That's right...overnight. Now, this actually may be a good thing because I'm finding myself with a bit more time during the day to write. Hopefully, this will mean chapters will come out quicker. Don't want to promise anything but the past couple of days I've been on this shift, I've had a bit more time on my hands. I would love to get the next Chapter out by Christmas but I will keep you updated with progress and whatnot. Hope you all enjoy! Hope it was worth the wait! And talk to you all again soon

My cable company made all the premium channels free over Thanksgiving weekend, so I recorded some movies. One of these was Frozen, because I wanted to know what half the kids on the planet Earth were so excited about. So a few nights ago, I watched it. And frankly, I thought it was brilliant. Not only did it have great music and wonderful visuals, but it's written really well: The writers know that this is probably not your first Disney movie, and that you therefore have certain expectations about what is going to happen. And they use those expectations to completely screw with you, in some really good ways. So now, fresh off NaNoWriMo with well over a dozen neglected in-progress stories waiting for me to work on them, I find that there is a stupid, stupid, stupid Frozen fanfic writing itself in my head. And the only thing I fear more than the shame of writing it is the disappointment of not writing it. For Christ's sake, I'm a childless man in my mid-forties. Shouldn't I be immune to this sort of nonsense? I mean, it's freakin' DISNEY. Please kill me. Then the bunnies. Then me again, just to be sure.

Laevi is just terrific, isn't he?

I was just going to say it sounds like a Laevi story! Lol

Or are they imposters brainwashed to kill him...hmmmmm

As someone who teaches such courses for a living, I'm professionally obligated to say "yes." As other posters have pointed out, it can help teach the skills needed to write clearly - spelling, grammar and punctuation, paragraph organization and overall coherence. However, as the above poster pointed out, it's also a specific kind of writing for a specific purpose - academic essays. What s/he described is one of my main critiques of colleges requiring essay-writing courses for all students (especially colleges who cater to students headed for non-academic fields, like nursing). Sadly, even courses in creative writing can be a hit-or-miss proposition, since each professor will have specific ideas of what constitutes good writing. If you can find the right person to mentor you - in academia or outside it - that person will both encourage you and constructively critique you to help you improve while maintaining your unique voice.

I laughed way to hard when Tara mentioned the word Walrus. Amazing chapter as always, worth the wait and thank god he said no

Okay, I haven't tried to kill it, but I wish I could at least put it on a diet. This thing is turning into an epic in my head, like some kind of crazy Disney direct-to-video sequel written by a Russian novelist.

Its true. They're like some sort of vampiric hydra that way.

Wow. Suddenly my situation doesn't look so bad. At least my mom isn't involved.

My most evil plot bunny (currently locked in the closet) was spawned while driving with my mother. I was passed by a tanker carrying jet fuel, and moments later, a truck loaded with industrial lubricant passed me. I blame my mother for pointing out the truck of lube.

Some cartoons just have that effect. Like when I saw Watership Down and had bunny plot bunnies.

You do realize that plot bunnies are impossible to actually kill, don't you? They just respawn, and you never know what they'll pick up on their way back. Trust me on this.