Late update (because I leave for London soon!) and a fic reccomendation

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Why, hello! I’m late updating Sands, but I promise it’ll be soon and it’ll DEFINITELY be worth it. It’ll also be a long chapter, and with a surprise at the end that I know everyone will love! I’m bouncing in my seat just thinking about it, so I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

In that same breath, one of my good friends who’s been responsible for most of the art on Shadows in the Sands (TheatricalPlacenta) has tried her hand at writing SasuNaru fanfiction, and she’s amazing! If you’re into Naruto as a sexy doctor, hilarious hospital quips, Plastic surgeon Sasuke, and a sassy Kiba and amazingly intelligent Sakura all crammed into a hospital, get ready for a ride.

She’d really appreciate you checking out and critiquing her first fic. It’s worth the click! She’s an incredible artist and a writer.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/7870900/chapters/17975356

New Chapter in six days & a brief PSA (Important)

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Releasing a new chapter early! I’m more hyped than ever to write for this fic, so I’m pretty excited to dish out the things I’ve planned.

I’d like to briefly take this time to make something clear, though: as you all may or may not know, I am a writer, not an archaeologist.

That’s a no brainer, right? But I feel the need to emphasize it. I strive for components of realism  in the things that I write, especially when it pertains to a certain culture, because it makes things more fun to read. I cannot, however, always guarantee that I will not slip up. Ultimately, this is a creative work of fiction. Mummies do not come to life in our day to day world, people do not levitate, Awrutshimaru was not an Egyptian pharaoh, and the Museum of Antiquities in Cairo (while real) is not owned by Neji Hyuga or Hinata Hyuga.

This creative fanfic of mine is simply just that, a fanfic, and I can ensure that their will be points where some historical facts may stray, and certain villages or aspects of ancient civilization may be made up for my nefarious purposes. I research and read, very heavily, to make this kind of thing an enjoyable experience, despite having known close to nothing when I first thought of this idea.

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Albeit their are several libraries and book stores at my disposal, as well as the internet, I cannot guarantee that I will always be right in my depictions of the streets of Cairo, or the homes in Waset, because I have not been there personally, and I can only rely on books (some of which, admittedly, are dry and hard to swallow.) So, forgive me guys, if Kiba works mainly with dogs in Asafra when those who live in Egypt are more favorable towards cats, and forgive me for any future inaccuracies. I hope you will take this read as something to simply enjoy, and not examine too thoroughly or use as a critique of my lack of extensive knowledge in Egyptology.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

This next chapter of Sands is…

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…going to be fucking insane. HAHAHA I really outdone myself now. I’ll either amaze some people or put them off because, pardon my french, this shit right here is beyond insanity. Kiba and Naruto are amazing, introduction to a new character (and a mysterious one), and a lot of action. A butt-load of it.

I’m actually really excited to post this.

It’s the longest chapter to date, already looking to peak to 7k at this rate, but hell if I’m not incredibly pleased with it. I just hope that this is the kind of ride you’ve all signed up for–magic and mystery and supernatural woo-hoo–because this next chapter includes a lot of this and that. I really hope everyone likes what I’ve cooked up.

One of my friends actually read over the scene I’m freaking out about and nearly laughed herself to tears and then, all at once, wanted to rip my face off. So here’s to hoping I keep the rest of my limbs by the end of the next update!

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Thanks for dropping by guys!

I’m positively slow at writing, if that isn’t obvious…

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It’s actually getting ridiculous how long it takes me to shell out chapters. Sometimes it’s just lack of motivation or laziness, but mostly it’s simply rereading a single sentence or paragraph and rewriting it over and over and over again. It’s gotten to the point where it could be two hours and I’m still on the first bloody page.

I envy my friend Kizukatana, who can shell out drabbles with a snap
of her fingers. She’s very diligent, more so than I, considering how distracted I get. It’s wonder I’m even able to have made it this far in terms of entertaining you guys, because I often get so out of sorts that I’m left staring at a shiny spot on the floor when I should have been doing an essay.tumblr_inline_no4vvpn6C01reygjb_500.gif

My attention span is horribllllleeeeeeee……

 

 

I had the strangest dream…

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Sasuke’s hair was actually a talking duck that simply liked to rest on his bald head because it was comfortable?? And for some reason, this duck was monologuing while Naruto and Sasuke were doing the frickity frack–like, discussing its life struggles, and how it came into existence–and Naruto was getting really turned off.

Eventually Naruto asked if the duck could leave the room, but the duck started getting real snarky and pecking at Naruto’s head, so they fell asleep.

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About a month left until I leave the country…

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I’m going to be studying abroad in the UK, and the anticipation is killing me. I keep concocting all these crazy scenarios in my head that I know will never happen, like what if I get in the wrong cab and end up like that one girl in the movie Taken? What if I find out I’m the distant, distant, distant, distant, distant, twice-removed heir to some royal throne?

What if I go to the countryside in France, or the beaches of Italy, and end up meeting some cheerful, seven year old kid named Naru, that shows me how fun life is and helps re-establish my love for calligraphy after I punched an old man in the face?tumblr_nbkg99k44S1txrzruo1_500.gif
(Okay, that’s definitely not happening.)

But my mind’s running wild, honestly. It’s hard to pay attention these days to anything other than writing, since I’ve been daydreaming non-stop. I have two jobs, one at an Aquarium and the other at the University I go to, and both have been victimized by my air headed mannerisms and my head being stuck way, way up in the clouds. It’s often hard to reign myself back in, because traveling and seeing the world is what I’ve been dreaming about since I was a kid.

For me, money and fame doesn’t mean that much to me. Material possessions have never appealed to me either. If I could have anything, just traveling and broadening my horizons would be my ideal. I feel like I would be content for seemingly forever if I was able to get out there and see the majesties of this world, yanno? There’s just so much, and most of us get to see so little. Many of us die stuck in one place, and that’s always, always bothered me. I used to get anxiety as a little kid thinking about that, strangely enough.

While I’m abroad I hope to backpack across Europe and see as much as I can. I decided to spend an extra month there, even after school ends, to just see the sights.

Hopefully, maybe I can use some of my experiences in future fics!

Have any of you been out of the country? Ahh… the possibilities are making me excited again. My leg is bouncing.