“If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world” -CS Lewis

Disclaimer... I do not own any of the original characters from the books or movies that my writings are based on or the books or movies themselves. However, I DO own the characters that I create, so PLEASE do not steal them!

Writings

Forever is a story about my best friend and me. We are sophomores at university and on our way overseas to do a term of abroad studies. However, events take an unexpected turn when on the way, our plane crashes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and we are swept away from the rest of the passengers. Unexpectedly, we are rescued by dolphins and brought to an island that, according to the rest of the world, does not exist. At first, we absolutely love being there and take in everything with wonder. But soon, we are told a heart-breaking truth about this new place and need to learn how to continue life despite this. {I know... as is obvious, I hit a rutt with this story a long time ago. The reason for this is that I did not have a clear direction for where I wanted to go before I began and then became distracted by other stories. We shall need to see what happens with this story.}

Coming soon will be four new stories, but this time I am going to try and write the majority of each before I actually post anything.

~For anyone who has not read Tweedledee123's story All for You, you really should. It is fantastic. With the author's full blessing, I will be writing an insert to it covering Ella's adventures from the time she is separated from Finn to when they again meet up. So far I have been really pleased with it, so maybe it will even be up within the month.

~Likewise, if you have not read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, you absolutely need to do so. For those of you who have read the books, I am currently working on the story of the first ever hunger games. The inspiration for this story came from a question that Katniss asks in Mockingjay: "Was it like this then? Seventy-five years or so ago? Did a group of people sit around and cast their votes on initiating the Hunger Games? Was there dissent? Did someone make a case of mercy that was beaten down by the calls for the deaths of the districts' children?" The second or third time through the book I actually began thinking about her questions... what truly did happen all those years before? Who came up with the abhorrent idea of the Hunger Games and was twisted enough to call it a game? This story is my answer to these questions and has also been going very well, so hopefully it will be up soon as well.

~Thirdly... another Hunger Games story! I am working on writing both the stories of one of my favourite characters from the trilogy: Johanna Mason. While Katniss is undoubtedly an amazing character and I absolutely love her as well, the fact that Johanna's history is almost completely undeveloped very much intrigues me.

~Aaand I just can't seem to stop! Another Hunger Games story is in the works. Ever since I read the books for the very first time, one particular moment stood out quite prominently. It was the moment where Clove realizes that Thresh is going to kill her and calls out to Cato and he not only responds but stops to beg her to stay with him instead of chasing down any of the other tributes. Part of the genius of Suzanne Collins' writing is that, at that moment, she makes you feel sorrow even for two of the most seemingly irredeemable tributes. She makes you remember that they are human as well, with feelings just as deep as Katniss' and Peeta's, not merely killing machines. So I have begun to imagine their story as well and I love where it is going.

Grant me patience... I promise that these new stories will be posted as soon as I can do so between studies and work.

Quel esta,

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