so i have deleted all of my stories. tis the end of my career on beloved-by-all fanfiction dot net.

why, you might ask?

simply put, i'm done writing fan fics. i enjoyed it, i really did, but i've moved on with my life. i'm twenty-one years old, trying to survive on my own, trying to decide if i want to go back to school, and trying to figure out what i want to do with myself ultimately. as you might have guessed, one choice of life i'm considering is writing. i would really like to start concentrating on making a career out of doing something i love so much. so while fan fiction has pumped me up and inspired me in so many ways, i feel like a lot of what i've written is far too personal for such frivolity. so i don't want to write like that anymore. i've spent about two years writing on here, and looking back on all my work, i've realized that i've put a lot of energy into everything i've posted for all of you to enjoy. the reviews have been astoundingly encouraging. since that is the case, i've started to think that maybe i can take what i've started on here and make it into something more. something that can be put on the shelf of a bookstore that everyone can relate to, not just fans of Kingdom Hearts.

basically, i'm making the announcement that i'm going to try and get a few things published. maybe in a year, maybe two, depending on my pace. i know this idea might not be popular with some (i've heard stories of a Harry Potter writer who did the same and got a lot of flak for it), but i don't care. i love these stories, and as i've said before, i've put so much of myself into them that i feel that i own them. not the fan fiction community, not the characters that inspired them, but me. since i haven't finished most of them, maybe it'll get some of you curious, perhaps even more so since changes will definitely be made because most of what was on here were first drafts anyway.

i hope some of you will keep an eye out for me. i'll be keeping my pen name and most likely the titles, so it shouldn't be hard. if you like the idea, please wish me well. if you don't, that's fine, just please don't make a scene and send me nasties. i, in return, wish everyone who cares the best, and that you will find as much fulfillment in what you're doing here as i have.

sincerely,
C.F.Mars