Over the past few years I come to realize something about myself and how I feel about my writing: I can't tell anyone about my stories or I lose all motivation to write them. It's as if I'm giving away the magic and by the time I'm done explaining the world or the plot or the characters, I feel like there's nothing more to tell. That discovery aspect is gone.A friend of mine says it irritates him...

I know I said I was back. Like, six months ago. But, you know, life.For some reason I was compelled to check Mibba last night. Decided to go ahead and clean out my story collection. I screen+printed all of the nice and constructed comments on both original works and fanfiction, so I wouldn't lose them. Y'all were so fricken supportive when I posted. All that's left are three fanfics and one...

It's been nearly a year since I last logged on and posted anything here on Mibba. A lot of things have happened in the outerworld since I went on an unexpected hiatus. Essentially, what I'm doing right now is trying to get as clean a slate as possible.Back in September/October of last year I started the fourth installment of my annual Halloween story contest (Monster Mash), and I neglected it and...

I just wrote a story about an alien invasion for my creative writing class. I was going to write about zombies, but I get pretty graphic with the walking dead and I don't need people giving me strange looks, so I opted for alien abduction instead. I'm actually really nervous about having this one critiqued because I feel like it's utter crap. I don't watch a lot of invasion movies or read a lot of...

Trigger warning: Rape is discussed in this journal, though not to any graphic extent.I'm a feminist. Not a "feminazi," not a radical man-hater, just a young woman who doesn't believe she is should be forced into a certain role, have her body be objectified, or be banned from a job that she most assuredly can do based on the presence of female reproductive organs. Let me point out that I love men....

A few months ago I decided to take a break from Mibba, but I couldn't make myself stay away for very long. In order to quell the urge to check up every few hours, I changed from automatic login to manual. If taking a look at my profile pages and my forum posts doesn't tell you, I haven't been very vigilant with the duties I've drawn for myself here. I still haven't judged Monster Mash, and I don't...

Sometimes I wonder why I continue to write and post journals here. I am not "journal famous," thus a fair few actually read and respond to anything I post. But, here I am.I want to pose a question to Mibbians. Do you ever go to one of your favorite author's story pages and just want to cry because you feel like their story page is uncluttered and organized even though they have, like, 50 stories...

Because I'm not a teenager anymore. My age has already changed on Mibba, but in approximately half an hour, I will be officially twenty years old. There really is no way for me to put it delicately how old and decrepit it makes me feel to say that I'm out of my teens. I feel fracking old. The second semester of school just started and there's a kid in one of my classes who's seventeen. I graduated...

I'm looking to saddle a character with a name that sounds like uh-LIE-uh. When I was younger, I thought Aaliyah was pronounced uh-LIE-uh, but it isn't. I still really like this pronunciation and I can't seem to find a name that matches it, or come up with one that is sure to be pronounced the way I want it to.So far, this is all I've come up with, any of these sound like...

I need to start over, again. I seem to do this every once in a while. Delete a bunch of things, change everything up. I'm sure I write a journal every time, too. I just feel like I need to get back to writing, develop the craft. I don't want to write chapter long fanfictions anymore (not that I have anytime recently). The only story I've posted here that I am truly proud of is Bridging the Gap,...

If you're looking for some great original fiction, this list might help. I'm sorry I'm not a big help in the fanfic department. I'll update this whenever I can, and the edit dates will be at the bottom incase you want to know how long this entry's been collecting dust.Happy reading!Original StoriesTime Lifts the Light by Ms.Marauder - Complete.Mercury Books by Ms.Marauder - Incomplete.Tennessee by...

I'm returning from a semi-departure started last October. If anyone noticed.I guess I just want to start anew. I have a new profile layout, two new stories and a one-shot; the only thing the same about this account is the username I've had for two years. I even thought about a username change, but I don't think I can. I like my Cocorosie reference. This is kind of just an update journal. It's...

I know I haven't seen anything like this a million times over here in the journal section. Really, it's astounding how I have never read a single rant about fanfictions.On to the real topic here: original fiction vs fanfiction.But first, I feel that a few things need to be explained before I delve into the world of heated debate. And here they are in sequence:1. Fanfiction is not only about...

I've noticed in the past, and the recent past, I may have come off as a bitch on the Forums. Particularly on the Original Fiction versus Fanfiction thread. I'd like to say I'm just an unmannered, hick who knows absolutely nothing about netiquette, but I'm not. I am truly offended by people who say fanfiction is a total waste of time, and that original fiction is so much better.The first thing I...