Quote of the Week:

Bran: "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?"

Eddard: "That's the only time he can be brave."

~George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

Story Stats (listed in top priorities):

The Seeker's Path: prologue and first seven chapters edited, Eight and ninth chapter are up, and I haven't started on the tenth chapter

The Purple Lightsaber: prologue and first chapter up-HIATUS on second chapter

In the Dark: I'll post a short story up whenever I'm taking a break orI feel like it

Upcoming Stories (may come in play after a very long time):

The Quibbler: A Harry Potter humor fic. Luna inherits her father's newspaper (The Quibbler) following his retirement and she submits the wildest stories. Includes reader's reviews and her friend's reactions. Approximated Length: between 10 and 15 chapters-novellas leaning towards novel length. Rating: K(g) or K+(pg).

Too Late: An Alex Rider fic-will only get if you've read at least the first four books. as he plummets to his death, Yassen Gregovich reflects on the life he has led and implications he has created. Intended as a short story. Rating: K+(pg) or T(pg-13)

Odysseus and Sons: Greek Mythology: sequel to the published Odysseus 'trilogy'-The Trojan War The Odyssey, and Odysseus on the Rhine What if Odysseus hadn't died? What if he managed to return to his home island with his wife and sons and assist his other son and daughter-in-law against Aenes's invading army? Approximated Length: about 60,000 to 70,000 words. Rating: probably T(pg-13).

Review Outlay

I'm going to adopt a rating system for my reviews, from now (10/25/05). BUT, it will only be for stories that are either completed or are more than 20,000 words in. Here is the rating system, from 1-10 (I don't give 0's). If you have one of the lower numbers, it may seem like a flame, but if your story IS that bad, I probably won't reveiw it anyways. And just as a sidenote, I haven't read anything that achieves a 10 quite yet.

1-Is this a joke? If it isn't, you're done...

2-Really, really bad; this story has no potential...except for turning out to be the worst story ever...

3-I'd understand your lack of skill...if you were in third grade or something...

4-It is pretty bad, but with some intense revision, this could still fall over the mark of a decent story...

5-Needs some polish, but there's still hope...

6-Decent skillage used here, not bad, not bad...

7-Pretty good; still room for improvement but going along quite nicely...

8-Really good...I may add your story to my favorites...

9-Above and beyond my expectations, this is the work of a master...

10-Complete perfection...

And here are the areas I am going to rate (at the end will be an 'overall' rating):

Characters (depth):

Characters (dialogue):

Plot (ideas):

Plot (organization):

Prose (voice):

Prose (word choice):

Prose (sentence structure):

Conventions (presentation):

Conventions (mechanics):

E-mail me for this kind of review. I may still give this review to you without an e-mail, but if you wantto be sure...

Recent News ( I will delete the old news when I'm putting up the new news):

9/4/05: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I have been grounded off the internet, so I won't be around much, as in leaving reviews and updating my stories

Some other links:

http://fictionpress.com/toledoAs you can tell, my username is Toledo

http://redwallfanfiction.com My username is Pie-Lover

http://critiquecircle.com My usernme is also Pie-Lover

http://terrouge.com My username is ~Pie~

http://fanstory.com My usernmae is EagleEyes

I'm a member of a lot more...I'll add more later