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[Kimmimaru]

Hmm...I'm just getting the hang of this forum thing. Its so big it's a little overwhelming! Lol. I have posted a few topics, mostly bitching about trolls. But this topic is going to be a ramble, probably about bugger all.

So, first off I was taking a beak (look) at the Hall of Shame, I was quite interested to see what people do as far as plagiarising work went...well, some of it made me chuckle but then I remembered that I myself have actually used direct quotes/sections of JK Rowling's work...and I had a brief panic where I had to go through it all and double check it was all properley cited, lol. (I hope it is...) I got to thinking about why I used sections of JK Rowling's books in my fanfiction as, let's be honest, it's not really very creative is it? I chose to do it because I try to write as close to canon as possible, I used sections from the original story to bulk out my own story and squeeze it in nice and neatly. I suppose I do that because in the story in question I was writing for 'background' characters, I wanted to write in the bits she hadn't written. I am not sure if that can be considered creative or not, it's certainly not very original!

Next random babble: Obsession! I have a thing in my fanfic writing where I insist on researching every tiny possible detail, this goes from Author's interviews to the Wiki pages...I look at it ALL! I do it so that I can get the best possible understanding of my chosen fandom, I also go to extreme's as far as other research goes. I look into phsycology, sexual kinks and basically anything that I do not have personal experience of. I want to make my stories as close to realistic as possible, I hope this shows through in my writing but I have had many people give me the impression that they don't actually like the realism...hmm. Oh I also must note that as I am writing some Original stuff I do tend to rehash over the same issues, as in, many of my stories are going to have similarities in plot, this is simply because I testing the various ways I can write about certain issues, notably child abuse. Once again, this is a sore point for many of my trolls...but I need to explore as many avenues as possible and find the best to put in my original fiction...so there we go. Basically, I get so into my fanfiction that I become obsessed! It's debatable as to how healthy that is, lol.

And another one: Personal issues: a few weeks ago my father walked out my mum...yeah, I know, that's shit. Turns out he has been having an affair, even worse! This is a man I trusted, a man I love and he has trashed everything I thought I knew about him. But on TOP of that I am also at home looking after my mother, she has been having serious heart issues which have had her in and out of hospital...then of course, we have no money so we are having to rely on friends and family just to eat. :/ Then on top of it ALL, the real icing on the shit pile that is my life at the moment, I have to be referred to a specialist to be tested for Adult Autism. Woopdy doo. So yeah, it's all fun and games in the mysterious world of Kimmimaru!

Lastly: This sounds minor but it pisses me off; E-mail spam! ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! Hate it. :/ They get your hopes up by telling you you have mail then dash them all with some crappy dating site...

Anyways, thanks for reading...I hope to see you around.

[Cuzosu]

Ehh, I get obsessed sometimes, too, with my works...usually in that I'll, for example, hop in the shower--and suddenly I'll get an image in my head of what the characters I've been writing about want to do. (This is how 12 started for me: Reno decided to mangle popular Christmas songs, because I'd been trying to remember lyrics in between writing scenes. And then Zack chose to parody 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and suddenly my head was a madhouse.) But as you say, it's not necessarily a good thing.

That's a pretty crappy thing for your dad to do. And his timing is horrible, from what you've mentioned is happening. *shakes head* I'm sorry your dad is so...inconsiderate? Disrespectful? Whatever word you want to use to describe him.

E-mail spam is infuriating, I agree. That's why I switched to Gmail. I get no spam in my inbox unless I sign up for something that spams people.