Profile Edited: 8/30/09

Here's a little bit about me:

Name: Lauren
Age: 16
Location: USA
Current Career Interests: Education, Literary Arts
Pets: 3 Dogs, 1 Cat

Where You Can Find Me:

My main focus on FF.Net is the ANIME/MANGA section. I write for several different categories, and sometimes take requests. I am often wandering around the following sections:

Digimon (For Adventure 02)
Ouran High School Host Club
Yugioh
Naruto (Although seldomly now)
Samurai Champloo

I am also interested in and sometimes drop by:

Aishiteruze Baby
Air TV
Kanon 06
Clannad

Outside of the Anime/Manga section I sometimes find myself looking into Games (Namely Enzai and Kingdom Hearts) as well as Books (Namely Harry Potter, and sometimes the classics like Oliver Twist, and virtually anything that came from Jane Austen)

Ramblings and Viewpoints of The Author:

Part 1-Pet Peeves:

Misspelled Character Names: I am not cruel in pointing out to people through the feedback section that they have spelled a character's name wrong, I do; however, make a point to mention it at the end of the chapter for their future reference. It just bothers me in general, but it's especially irritating if a peron has taken the time to write a terrific story, with a decent plot, (and by that I mean well-developed, I'm a sucker for overused ones) characters who are a clear representation of themselves at most or all times, good, consistant pacing, and some romance that doesn't draw you away from the actual storyline. If you've taken enough time to have all of that going for you, why not do a little research on the name of your characters?

Non-Constructive Critics: As a constructive critic these are the people who bother me the most. If you have nothing better to do with your life then rip a story apart with your embelished and hateful opinions, you're not legally mature enough to be considered 13, and therefore; should not be on FF.Net to begin with. There are ways to tell a person their grammar needs work without senselessly attacking them. What also gets me are the critics who review a story JUST to point out that the author is young and inexperienced. Can most readers here tell that from a person's work? I'll take a wild guess and say that's a resounding, YES. There is no reason to discourage someone from writing just because they're a beginner, we all started somewhere. Give suggestions, not insults. That said: Please let me know if I left you feedback that you felt was harsh, as it is never my intention.

Closed-Minded Shippers: I am a lover of all pairings when written well, and I completely respect that others are not so open, but when you review a story just to rant about the pairing and overall plot being virtually impossible, it does sometimes astound me. Don't get me wrong, I feel the pain of all of the CRAP that's been posted here recently. I feel like I go through ten pages of stories or more just to find a decent one. I just think it's ridiculously petty for people to review a story for the sole sake of giving their opinion of the pairing used, there are forums for that. If you don't like Yaoi/Yuri/Slash etc. then feel free to pass by the story. Everyone has different tastes, but you're going to miss out on a lot of good stories and authors if you're not semi-open minded.

Lack Of DepthThis applies toOC's as well as story lines. Its disheartening to click on a link with a very promising plot summary only to find out that it's been rushed and under-developed. (I openly admit to being VERY guilty of this) I don't personally mind original characters either, provided that the love interest and their significant other do not make the only couple in the story, I'm personally just not into that type of thing. It does bother me, though, when I'm dealing with a Mary Sue/Gary Stue instead of an Original Character. An original character needs depth, he/she shouldn't be perfect and automatically fall in love with whatever character they're paired with. At the same time they should not have such an awful, heart-wrenching, and unrealisic past/present that the character you've deemed their love interest falls for them out of pity. If you're going to make a character and introduce them to a group of others that aren't your own, do it correctly, work out their strengths, flaws, and personality. Make sure they're not crafted too conveniently (for example your female Yugioh OC is conveniently a Yami inhabiting a hikari from Atem's time period with royal ties who also just so happens to be exceptionally beautiful, inteligent, etc. etc.) That said: Don't disregard a pending plot or character because of some fan's inevitable dislike for OC's and AU's, if you take the time to work through those plots/characters, they make some of the most interesting stories imaginable, and I will gladly read them. Please feel free to message me if a story you've written along these lines has not gotten enough credit or feedback, I would be more than happy to look it over.

Spacing: This one is pretty self explanitory. I don't personally like to read one big paragraph or description and dialogue. Please, please, please take FF.Net's suggestion and double space between paragraphs, it'd also do you a lot of good in my book to start a new paragraph when the speaker changes.

Part 2-Pairings:

Yugioh:
Virtually anything. I'm not all that crazy about Yuri, but I won't pass the story by on the basis of it.
(Particular interests)
Pegasus/Anyone (Yaoi or otherwise, the man is my muse, if you write well, I will read any pairing with said character involved)
Seto/Shizuka: Silentshipping
Bakura/Shizuka: Screamshipping
Bakura Ryou/Shizuka: Screamshipping
Seto/Anzu: Azureshipping (Rarely, but when written well, I really enjoy them)
Atem/Yugi: Puzzleshipping

Ouran High School Host Club
Again, vitrually any pairing provided it's written well. Never been much for Hunny/Hani pairings though.
(Particular Interests)
Kyouya/Haruhi
Tamaki/Kyouya
Mori/Haruhi

Samurai Champloo:
And one last time, anything that's written well.
(Particular Interests)
Jin/Fuu
Jin/Shino
Fuu/Shinsuke
Mugen/Sara

Harry Potter:
Severus Snape/Lily Potter
Harry Potter/Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger
Harry Potter/Luna Lovegood
(I will also read pretty much anything for this fandom as well, on occassion)
Very fond of parental fics in the particular fandom

Enzai: Falsely Accused:
Guildias/Guys
Guildias/Myuca
Evan/Vallewida
Guys/Vallewida

Part 3-Current Story Stats:

Main Focuses:

Writing Love On Scribbled Hearts: This story was just updated this weekend, and I plan on gathering thoughts to get out new chapters and have it finished when it's (about) doubled in length (chapter wise.)

Those Who Love Gracefully: The first update on my list, the next chapter will be coming soon, as it stands I have a four day weekend coming up, and provided I'm not overwhelmed with homework from AP classes, this will be updated by then. It is my personal favorite as far as my own works go, and I'm trying desperately to get it to turn out well.

Enzai Stories And All Things Related: I haven't forgotten about this fandom, nor have I lost interest in it. When the thoughts and inspiration come to me, I will come out with new works for this category.

Please Note: If you're reading this you probably know of my terrible updating habits by now, but just to clarify, my additions to stories are normally scattered and very belated/delayed: I do apologize for any inconvenience. If I still have the story up on my page, it will be updated, I promise. If you're looking for a particular story I've deleted, and I still have it on my computer, I'd be glad to email it to you upon request.