GUESS WHAT? I'M BACK!

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"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. "

-Jesse Jackson

Known as: Marlo Hayes

"Death? Why this fuss about death. Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! ... Death is the essential condition of life, not an evil."

-Charlotte Perkins Gilman

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing."

-Edmund Burke

"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings."

-Helen Keller

"It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake."

-H. L. Mencken

Check out my friend's stories. They are pretty well written and have recieved plenty of praise. Victoria F. Dawkins

NOTE: All my stories are dedicated to a friend of mine that had passed away May 2006. He was hit by a car and died in the hospital. Some of my reviewers make me feel a lot better about the sad tone of my writing, so therefore I either dedicate a chapter or do a secondary dedication of a story. These are very privilaged dedications and only go out to those who have eithr inspired me or made me feel better in some way. Secondary story dedications are the highest honor in my book.

Good Stories should have:

Plots: Either a story should have an unique plot or a very different view on a common plot. I find that the plot always has to keep moving, or else most readers loose interest. Yes, long descriptions can be very well written, but take up too much of the story. Plus, one should have actions during conversations and not only the dialouge.

OCs: I find it great to keep original characters in a story. However, introducing one of your own might catch a reader's eye and interest them even more. OCs should be believable and not always perfect. Have them make mistakes once in a while. Plus, the OC should fit the time period of that the story takes place in and should have real emotions.

Emotions: Characters (original or OC) should react to situations with real emotions. Don't make them a robot and please don't make them over emotional. Think about how that specific character would react to something before you start writing a scene.

Humor: Almost every story has a tad bit of humor in it. Rather its a whole story or just a few words in a sentence. To have the reader laugh once in a while about something is a great way to keep them interested. Some stories have a dreary mood to them throughout the entire story, however a small joke here or there would bring the reader out of that set mood for just a bit. It also makes a great way to lead to a tragedy scene. Like if a few friends were joking around at one moment, then their life is turned upside down the next.

Remeber, these are just a few of my opinions. I don't know everything there is to writing, but this is what I feel makes up a good story. Please take these tips into concideration and suggest some to me if you wish. Thank-you.

Stories:

Of the Dragon series:

Of the Thorn (1)complete

Of the Soul (2) soon to come to ff.net - Horses and men, orcs and trolls, each army has their own, but none can withstand the power of Lord Dracovia and his new apprentice.

Of the Waterlillies (3) soon to come to ff.net - He thought his world had been lost to him forever when she had become ill. But looking into those beautiful blue eyes, he soon realizes that she's still with him.

Of the Rose (4) soon to come to ff.net - It was love at first site, as she declared she would one day marry the elven prince. Her chance finally comes along at the end of the war and she find hims staying in the city

Kakashi/Ishida series:

The Day I Wouldn't Forget You (1) complete

Burning Sun (2) complete

Look Ahead (3) soon to come to ff.net - the after math of meeting Ishida is greater than they thought. Now a new threat appears and Kakashi's team must join with a hated enemy in order to save their sensei's life.

Comeback Series:

Second Chances (1) ON HOLD

Where He Belongs (2) going to be voted upon

Lord of the Rings:

A Last Goodbye (complete)

The Amazing Drinking Elf!(complete)

A Pony's Journey(ON HOLD)

Letters Of War (complete)

An Elven Christmas (complete)

Pirates Of the Caribbean:

Life As A Sparrow (ON HOLD)

Inuyasha:

The Stray (soon to come to ff.net) - grieving from the loss of Inuyasha, Kagome easily becomes attached to a stray dog. However, there is deep secret that the abandoned animal holds.

Naruto:

Zee End of Zee World (complete)

A Heart Bent On Revenge (complete)

SWAT Kats:

Sibling Rivalry (soon to come to ff.net) - When Jake's siblings come to visit him, a new threat and dark secret reveal themselves. Now Jake must look beyond the past and gather his courage to fight the most dangerous enemy he has faced yet.

Gears of War:

The Tattoo (soon to come to ff.net) - During a raid of Locust, Dom and Marcus get trapped inside an old building. They wait for help to arrive, as they sit and wait. Trying to lower the anxiety they both feel, Marcus ask Dom about the tattoo he has on his arm, asking just who "Maria" is. (This one's for the girls who play GoW)

Marlo

Auf Wiedersehen