(Previously "akai-sora")

All stories currently "complete." I will try to get started on a new project as soon as possible, but I'm currently engaged in writing an original work of undetermined length. (Potential fanfic ideas are listed near the end of the profile if you have any interest in helping me decide what to focus on. n.n) Hope you enjoy the junk I've already posted.

Age: depends on the day

Location: my own personal Batcave

Favorite Anime: Baccano!, FullMetal Alchemist, Katekyou Hitman Reborn, Ouran High School Host Club, and Trinity Blood

Personal Info: At present, I'm a relatively average, Christian, somewhat short girl with a penchant for reading and writing fanfics...and a little original fiction, too. I'm also a major procrastinator, especially with writing. Chances are, if I'm not doing it while I should be doing something else, it's not getting done. Sad but true.

Thank you very much to all the people who take the time to read and/or review my stories. If it weren't for all the awesome support you guys give, there wouldn't be any point in posting stuff here. So, a big thank you to everyone! (P.S. Jesus rocks my socks! n.n)

Rokhi on Writing:

"You must learn to overcome your very natural and appropriate revulsion for your own work." -William Gibson

- I have yet to write anything with which I am completely satisfied, and I have a feeling it is not going to happen anytime soon, if ever. However, I have also found through posting stories on this site that writing is like artwork: even if you hate it, someone somewhere will like it. The trick is to get over your hatred for the stupid story and put it out where it can receive the love and attention it craves.

"For anyone who is: just keep writing. Keep reading. If you are meant to be a writer, a storyteller, it'll work itself out. You just keep feeding it your energy, and giving it that crucial chance to work itself out. By reading and writing." -Robin McKinley

- It's true. As overused as it sounds, practice makes perfect, and the best way to practice writing is to write and to read good writing so you know what it looks like.

"It's hard for me to believe that people who read very little- or not at all in some cases- should presume to write and expect people to like what they have written. Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time- or the tools- to write. Simple as that." -Stephen King

- Now I know the few people actually reading this are going, "Wait a second! Those last two quotes said to keep trying and get your stuff out there and everything! What gives?" I'm not saying that people should stop writing because they never read or because they aren't very good or anything like that; but I do agree that slapping a load of letters on a page without any sense of what sounds good or reads well while expecting people to love it is not a good idea. Besides picking up some good books to help improve your skills, ask a friend or editor of sorts to look over your work and help smooth it out until you know what to look for yourself. And even then, there's no such thing as too much revision.

Rokhi on Characters:

"I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose." -Stephen King

- I can't guarantee that everyone will like the original characters I create. In fact, if I ever do make one that no one in the world dislikes in the least, I will probably die of shock. I do the best I can to make them somewhat likable, but flawed enough to be human. Whatever happens next happens. Qué será será.

Rokhi on Writer's Block:

"When in doubt, blow something up." -J. Michael Straczynski

- I would not recommend literally blowing something up every time you are not sure where to take the plot or character, but don't be afraid to be a little spontaneous. Worse case scenario: you write down the first stupid thing that enters your mind (like spray painted, hot pink roadkill) and keep writing until something better hits you. Then, you can go back and revise. It might sound like a lot of extra work, but your best writing should be revised anyway, right?

Rokhi on Life:

"I hated school. I don't trust anybody who looks back on the years from 14 to 18 with any enjoyment. If you liked being a teenager, there's something really wrong with you." -Stephen King (I don't think I'm old enough to say this yet, but it's funny...and kind of true. n.n)

"Living life for life's sake is death before dying." - Becker, from an untitled story that may or may not reach completion

Rokhi on Death:

"I do not fear death." -Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

"The last enemy to be destroyed is death." -1 Cor. 15:26