Beyond Redemption

The new skin is. Yay! \o/

Like I said, it’s a scene from an older, completed fiction. The original art (and you wanna see it. It’s awfully pretty), will post on the same day as the skin (at my gallery). My awesome Neo even made a really cute wallpaper for me with the art, so I’m giddy. I won’t be posting the wallie, though. At least not without a heavy watermark, since that was a personal goodie for me. <333

I'm still waiting for more art, including the Knife of Romance scene. So I probably won’t even begin work on the next chapter until that piece is ready. You guys have been with that story for a long time and deserve some eye candy (and no, no one is nude. Perverts. lol.)
There are only a few chapters left to that one. I had some other places I was thinking of taking the plot, but I think I may cut it short in favor of completion.

Anymewho, you won’t see this skin right away because I want you to see two others first. But you will definitely see it soon along with more updates. The Neighbor >.> is being difficult. Apologies in advance, but these next 2 chapters really will be short. Like, 3000 words short. They’re the last on the original list, and while I did say that I reserve the right to skip anything that gives me a headache, I don’t want to do that with these two, especially the problem child. I get TONS of inquiries about that fucking story and I cringe at the thought of all the lovelies who will be disappointed by not seeing some kind of update on it, even if it’s not a great update…

So, bear with me a bit longer. Something will appear by Friday, hell or high water, greatness or suckage.

I’m writing The Neighbor (Yes, I’m sure many of you were waiting to see me say that) and as usual, hating it. It’s a difficult story to pen for many reasons that I’m not going to get into here (and no, none of them are personal. These are author issues). I’m not guaranteeing when you’ll see this update. Just know that it is being worked on and you shouldn’t expect much because I’m making it very short. It will probably be the story that blows my fucking FA month (since chances are it won’t be done in time). I’m so annoyed with this stupid story. Honestly am.

That is all.

I’ve found a beta. Yay! \o/

Okay, so let’s make this simple and clean. I need a beta, and the requirements, again, are simple and clean.

Allrighty then…

LOL! I’M SO JOKING!! <333
I love this song, so I'm pokin' fun at cha! xD

I'm in a happier mood today -obviously, not so much yesterday- so it's back to the grind. I'll be reading prior chapters and writing my up the latest today since I'll be home. I'm also checking out the poll and I'm shocked! I didn't think SMC still had an audience! Maybe I’ll treat you guys to a lil’ sumthin’ sumthin’ in the near future, since I can’t say that I’m ready to reopen that one full throttle yet…

And yeah, I know you guys want to read the final closure of Edge of Seventeen. I must warn, it’s not going to be some huge show-stopper. You guys already know they’re getting their happy ending. However, the artwork for the final scene is ready, as is the skin (they’ve been ready for months), so you guys will have some pretty visuals with your final goodbye to our beloved high school fic. I will never write a story as long as that one veer again, so savor it, guys.

I’ve been rethinking my stance on high school fiction. If I Want To is supposed to be the last of the Mohicans, but I’ve been a feeling a lil tug to reconsider HS (since they can be so fun and stoopid). Meh, we’ll see how I feel whenever I finally wrap up IIWT.

Anymewho, keep voting and letting me know what tickles yer fancy and maybe I’ll grant a few wishes. I’m also very much on the fence about my annual birthday fic. I know PWP doesn’t require a hint of plot, but I still need a basis and nothing is coming to me. I also have new fics that I’m mapping out, so that’s taking up space in my head.

And last, I think I finally decided on a site lockdown date. No, I’m not announcing it. I had a few dates in mind, but now I’m pretty sure this is it. Hopefully, I’ll still be seeing all my fave reviewers on the other side! ^___^

And away we go!

Wanted to pop in and leave the lovelies some V-Day luv! I have some things to do, then I’ll be back to writing. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to pull off an update for the holiday, but all I can do is try. I’ve got 2 FA Month chapters to go and I spent a good portion of the day rereading and re-familiarizing, so we’ll see what happens.

In the meantime, have some fun with my friend, Moni’s, newest wallpaper for Valentine’s Day! Check out her gallery, too. She’s got really awesome IY wallpapers (aside from the pretties she made for me), Vampire Knight, and other designs for download.

And Jayna made some “Grrrl-inspired” earrings in my colors! How cool is that?

This is an update on the reader accounts.

1. Reader accounts can only be issued by me. There won’t be a “register” link available on the site. Names will be taken from reviews, mostly recent ones (as in the last year or so -with a few exceptions), because those are the people who are still regularly visiting the site.

2. Many reviewers have been registered over the weekend with more to come. However, some reviewers will not be registered due to their username, or lack thereof. For example, I get a lot of reviews from “Anon and Anonymous”. I can’t register that to my site; it could be anyone. I have some who only review using a one letter name like “S”, but the site will not allow names that are less than 3 letters. So, if you’ve been doing either one, I advise that you review with a real name or you won’t get in.

3. Reader accounts have a new Terms of Service (on the main toolbar). Familiarize yourselves because they’re important.

4. The member list will go public 1-2 week before the actual locking of the site. That will give people time to collect their passwords from me, or in the case of a reviewer who was forgotten, contact me for registration. I’m doing my best to get the names of all my regulars, but Absolution is almost 6 years old -she’s made a lot of friends! So don’t take offense if you weren’t included; it could just be a simple case of overlooking. However, if you’re a reviewer who has left comments or ratings I wasn’t fond of… heh.

5. Those who find their name on the list have to e-mail me with their e-mail address and username. Then, you’ll get a password you can use to log into the site.

6. Absolution will be locked to the general public, but not locked as a whole. That means, if you’re not a regular reviewer, or you’re new to the site, but are willing to become a regular reviewer, you can inquire about an account.

And yes, every story on my site will be locked (ratings don’t matter). So even if you access the site itself, it will be useless because without an account, you can’t access the fiction.

To those who could never be bothered with reviewing, what can I say? It’s not hard to leave a positive comment on a story you like (Otherwise, why come to my site at all?), but that choice is, and has always been, yours to make. No regrets or apologies from me; I want to write for people that give a shit about what I’m doing and show it.

To everyone else, thanks for the support. I have noticed an upswing in reviews lately, undoubtedly because of the impending reader accounts, but I still appreciate you guys taking a minute to make up for all the times you didn’t review. Either way, it means a lot and they’re appreciated.

I’m still lazing around today, but tomorrow I begin work on the last 2 chapters of Fan Month. Yay! \o/

This is such a terrible thing. I can’t believe Whitney Houston is gone. No joke, I was listening to “Love is a Contact Sport” last night when I was writing Knife of Romance. It was on repeat. Now, I feel as if that was her way of saying goodbye because I played the song so randomly… Sigh. She had a brilliant voice and it was silenced too soon.

My hands, arms, and shoulders (that’s how my CT works) are really aching today, y’all, so the next update may take a couple of days. Sigh.