~ToastCrust

Haha, I'm so terrible. I'm sure my greatest weakness is lack of conviction and too easily lulling into idleness and laziness, since it's so easy and at least enjoyable, though perhaps fulfillment isn't optimum.

It's clearly not enough to just have goals, but going through with them. Nonetheless, there's only so much one can do to go through with goals. Lack of will is a terrible thing.

However, I really must write things to become better, while drawing is still something definitely very "whatever" to me, since honestly, it's not a media I feel like I can express myself through ^_^'' But I think it's a priceless asset and would be valuable to the writing I want to do. Regardless, due to that, I only draw when I'm bored or feel a powerful compulsion to, but writing? I really must practice.

So I've been reading a couple of the Shakugan no Shana novels I managed to secure, and once again, I feel inspired to write for the sake of writing. I oft make the mistake of thinking ahead too much, and forgetting the part where I actually do something, than think about doing it. I certainly have high goals, so I always feel like I should write something powerful, or meaningful, or poignant, or all-around sophisticated. Obviously, such things force me into writing blocks or at least very little writing and procrastination.

So, the concept of "Light Novels" comes as fairly enticing. That is to say, over the past few days, I've been mulling over a story to write. The criteria are: easy to read (both in simplicity and the idea that it won't dull out and need to take a break--"fluid"), not particularly groundbreaking, entertaining, and shamelessly light novel in form, which basically means anime like plot development and characters. Also, action packed and just awesome cool.

Maybe I'll feel inspired to sketch some characters out, maybe I won't.

This is still in planning though, so it's up in the air whether or not I do it.

I hope I do, but I'm reluctant to make promises, haha xD

It's also going to be a sort of testing the waters. It's always been an aspiration of mine to make a large, deep universe/world which can serve as a consistent setting across a lot of my story. This will be the first story set in my current model. I am, however, a bit paranoid, so I won't exactly be spelling things out about it in detail. It'll only be on a need to know basis, within the scope of the story. Half the fun's piecing together the world by cross referencing various stories set in the setting, but only related in the vaguest manner, eh? ^_~

As a teaser, current plans have the story staring a middle/high school aged girl with twintails and glasses, who acts, for the lack of a better term, "hot blood". Visual irony of sorts, I guess. Tagging along with her will probably be a quiet, indifferent seeming sort of guy who's just too cool and competent. My setting is a modern day sort of gig, which is our world, but with some key, fantastic alterations to it, obviously. For the most part, it'll probably be action heavy. I'm still not decided on whether to include much romance in it, and I'm not confident in how well I'd be able to spin a mystery.

Well, what happens happens.