“Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no better than their dreams.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Previously known as Lady Nessa Fefalas

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Stuck? How To Deal With Writer's Block and Practical Tips for Beating Your Writer's block.

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x Yumi Akimoto x

allows people to call her Yumi, or Nessa.
doesn't enclose her real name because she doesn't want to.
is her Japanese name, if you must know.
isn't old enough to drive.
insists she is from Jupiter ("Flap your arms and you can flyyy!").
curses anyone who asks too much for her personal information.
"Hey, dood, stalk me and I swear someone's buttocks is gonna have a purple Army boot sole imprint on it!"

x Yumi loves x

writing stories, especially fluffy romance.
the Harry Potter fandom.
bashing flamers and smartasses.
Mitsui Hisashi-kun. ("Ohmigawd so hawt! So cool! Aaah!" -hearts-)
her passion for graphic designing.
the fact that she speaks and writes good English.
eating raw tomato and cucumber.
her family ("The greatest I could ever have!") and her friends ("Bringing entertainment to my life!")
sarcasm. A lot.
her admiration for Miss Rowling and Sir Tolkien.
the magnificent world of Middle-earth and its history.
Final Fantasy XII ("HAIL LARSA.")
tasteful humour.
to watch sappy movies/Korean drama.
to procrastinate her work.
therefore her fics are usually incomplete.
to review any stories that are worth reading/worth correcting mistakes.
Rupert Grint! (Go you!)
to watch idiots embarrass themselves through a public argument.
to watch idiots throw foreign-language curses at each other, because apparently
the variety of English curses are too common.

x Yumi dislikes x

smartasses.
thick or big headed idiots.
reviewers who try to write constructive criticism but turns it offensive and mean.
reviewers who just flames a story entirely.
people relating Harry Potter to witchcraft (coughLauraMallorycough)
being accused of something she didn't do.
loud, brash girls.
beeyotches who does innocent acts with a cruel motive behind. That's just cowardly.
people beating around the bush.

x Yumi supports these ships x

Draco x Hermione
Ron x Hermione
Harry x Ginny

Balthier x Penelo
Baltier x Ashe
Basch x Ashe
Penelo x Larsa

Ichigo x Rukia
Hitsugaya x Hinamori
Byakuya x OC

Mitsui x Female OC
Hanamichi x Haruko

x Yumi would read fics x

that has a proper summary.
that has a solid, not-too-corny plot.
any genre, in general, but romance dominates FF.Net, so not much choice.
a descriptive portrayal of events, surroundings, emotions etc., that is smooth, distinctive and yet subtle.
that has tasteful humour!
that shows the usage of proper words to describe.
Smooth flow of writing.
GOOD GRAMMAR. IT'S SPELLED WITH AN 'A', NOT 'E'.
intrigues me.
that has fluff, or angst, or romance comedy, etc.
has a satisfactory length for each chapter. (at least 1000 words in my opinion)

x Yumi wouldn't be caught dead reading x

Yaoi, Yuri, or Slash-themed stories. No offence to gays, as well as authors and readers who support this theme,
but I just do not have an affinity with that genre. At all. Sorry.
Stories with horrible grammar and spelling mistakes It's painful to read them.
Certain pairings which I strongly dislike.
Stories with descriptive lemon or lime and is rated T. That's ridiculous, ya know?!
Sny stories that is centred around incest, twincest, other weird, explicit acts that sick peoplecome up with.
again, I apologise to those for write/support the abovementioned themes, but I seriously think it could give me a heavy nosebleed.

Did my opinions hurt your feelings? Oh dear, get over it.

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x Yumi's completed stories x

1. Realisation (Harry Potter) - My first story that I finished! I was only 11-12 when I wrote it, so that explains why it's terrible. It's about Harry's last battle and how he dies :) Don't ask how an 11-year-old can write tragic stories.

2. Your Soul Entwines With Mine (Harry Potter) - Ron/Hermione, tragic story about how Hermione has to kill Ron following circumstances, and how they're reunited after death. Seriously, I've no idea how I can write such tragic stories o_O

3. A Dragon's Angel (Harry Potter) - Draco/Hermione, probably one of my favourites (among all the ones I wrote). Draco decides that he doesn't want to be a Death Eater, but it's too late, so he's going to run, but not before visiting Hermione and leaving behind subtle memories and a gift. I take pride in the Latin, despite the fact that it's broken Latin :P

4. My Wings Diverged (Harry Potter) - Draco/Hermione, a random one-shot that relives my writing sub-career :P Hermione wants to fly, but she's scared, so Draco guides her. Clichéd, but I really need to write some clichéd stories at least once.

5. Taste of Heaven (Harry Potter) - My first idea that came up after the Winter Memoirs collection. And it's my first Harry/Ginny fic which I find it a wonderful accomplishment! And no lemon o_O I always emphasise on how I don't like lemon.

6. Cascading Pearls (Harry Potter) - Ron/Hermione fluff, again another clichéd idea :) Ron takes on Harry's dare to kiss Hermione without a mistletoe. I find it sweet, despite Ron being a total idiot for god-knows how long. 'Cascading pearls' refers to falling snow, if you're wondering.

7. Unsung Melody (Harry Potter) - Draco/Hermione fic, a little different from the usual stuff I write. It started out as dark and M-rated (for gory scenes), but I've changed it to a light, usual-argument-cum-love sort of fic. And I took half a day to write it (the new version) - it's an incredible feat!

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x Yumi's banners x

- My Wings Diverged -

- When Chocolate Almonds Meet Grey Marbles -

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