"Nadir" Has Been Posted

I'm dancing. I just posted my latest story in the "Twilight Child" story arc: "Nadir". Here is a link to it:

Nadir

If you haven't read any of the other stories in the arc, I suggest you start with "Twilight Child" and read the stories in order. The stories are listed in order with their links in my "Links" area on the right side of this web page.

Let me know what you think! If you cannot leave a review on fanfiction.net because you don't have an account there, feel free to leave a comment on this blog. I look forward to hearing from everybody.

"Nadir" Posting This Weekend

I am only one chapter shy of having the revisions complete. With luck, I will be posting my next story on fanfiction.net sometime this weekend. Thanks for your patience.

Superman/Batman #26

I just picked this up today. It's the Sam Loeb tribute issue. Sam is the son of Jeph Loeb, who is one of the major writers at DC. He passed away last year after a bout with cancer; he was only 17. He was writing the idea for this issue for submission to DC as a published story. A group of writers and artists got together to complete it. And what a tale it is! It's more than just a tribute issue. It's a truly funny story about the friendship between Superboy and Robin. I laughed so hard in places that I thought I was going to hurt myself. It was both enjoyable and memorable. If you are a Titans fan at all, you need to pick it up. Some of the female Titans make, er, rather interesting cameo appearances, so to speak.

Of course, this is my version of Superboy's favorite scene:

Beast Boy in Paradise

There was another story at the end. "Sam's Story" is a story of Superman's youth, when he knew a young man named Sam who died of cancer. This story was so touching -- it makes me want to cry when I just think about it. It made me feel like Sam was someone that I would have enjoyed meeting. I am certain that, from the way he is portrayed in this story and the way his idea was played out, that he was truly a bright light in this world. What wonderful stories this young man must have had to tell!

I am thankful that he made my day, hell, my month, a little brighter. He gave me some laughs when I really, really needed them. I wish I could thank him for it. I honestly think that is what storytellers live for -- to hear that their story meant something to somebody and that it made someone's life a little better, even if for just a little while. This story did that for me. I do thank the staff of DC and his father for putting together such a wonderful and fitting memorial for him. I honestly think he would be proud of how his idea came to life. I think this issue will be loved for a long, long time.

Some New Art Stuff

I went shopping at Michael's today for some new art supplies. I purchased a ringbound sketchbook to carry around and a larger sketchpad for bigger projects. I hope that the little tote-book will let me practice more than I do now. I also bought 2 of those blue pencils that don't show up on a scan of a picture. I can use those to start my digital art.

My husband just created a new deviantArt site for his photography, if anyone would like to see his photos. He really likes wildlife and sunsets:

howler422.deviantart.com

Teen Titans #36

WOW! This was a great issue. I think I've read the words off the pages already. There is a lot going on. Questions are popping out of my head all the time as I wonder what is happening.

The Chief -- just, wow. Not what I expected. Of course, I have very little knowledge of the Doom Patrol outside of that I've seen in the pages of the Titans. My first experience with the Chief (when it wasn't a flashback) was in Titans #32 when the DP's memories got restored by Superboy's Reality Shaking Punches. I thought, "Wow, this is a Professor-X kind of guy that could help Raven out with her changing powers." I had no idea he was such a control freak! I got goosebumps when I read the conversation between the Chief and Rita as they operated on Kid Devil. Brrrrrrr! Now I'm thinking, "Keep him FAR AWAY from Raven!"

There is some kind of mind manipulation going on here. I have heard speculations by others on the forums that Mento's helmet may be involved in it. Steve is convinced that he needs to keep it on, that's for sure. I'm inclined to agree with that guess. Gar may not be as completely into the cult of personality as the others, but I think there's some influence there. (Personally, I think the Chief may have been responsible for BB's dreams that led him to seek out the DP in #32. There's no evidence of that, but I found it interesting that Chief claimed to have the same dreams.)

I can't wait for the next one!

Good News on Raven Mini

Thanks to my good friend DeTroyes for giving me the following link. It's an interview with Marv Wolfman about the Raven mini-series that he is writing:

Wolfman Interview

This makes me happy. I think this mini-series is a good way to "bridge the gap" between Marv's original vision of Raven and Geoff John's vision of the character. I think it will give us a lot of that off-panel "slice of life" that we die-hard Raven fans have been chomping at the bit for. I am really looking forward to this mini-series.

I'm also making additions to my "Beast Boy" playlist on my MP3 player. These are songs that have either some kind of animal theme OR remind me of Beast Boy's personality. Here are the songs that I have so far:

"Animal" by Def Leppard

"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis

"Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones

"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran

"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees ( I can just imagine Gar strutting down the street to this)

"Generic Blues" by Weird Al (He has to have a Weird Al song. )


I'm looking for other songs. Any suggestions?

Still in Beta...Closer

I am receiving my edited files back and am making corrections. Soon!

And Teen Titans #36 is due out next week!

I have seen the cover for #39 (see Tony Daniel's link on this page), and I love it! It is good to see Raven on a cover again. I am excited to see what happens next.

I was feeling depressed about the whole BB/Rae breakup that was revealed in #34. I have decided that I'm just going to treat it as a mystery for now. We don't know why they broke up. We don't know if they actually did break up. It could all be a ruse of some sort. I'm just going to sit back and see how it all unfolds in "52" and in issues of "Teen Titans".

I hope that "Nadir" cheers everyone up, too.

"Nadir" Is Completely in Beta

Whew! My alpha pass is complete, and all of the next installment is in the hands of my beta readers! I am excited to have gotten it this far. I still think the post date will be early May. I hope it's worth the wait!

And I'm all anxious about getting #35. I hope they at least mention Raven in this issue. According to the solicits, though, we may not know anything much until July. C'mon, guys, find our girl!

"Nadir" On Way to Beta

Hello all,

I just sent the first half of the story to my beta readers. The last half should go this week. It will definitely be a May post date at this rate. So stay tuned!

TT #34 has me all on tenterhooks now. They got together and broke up over the year? Oooooh, I really need to read "52" when it comes out, then. I am ready for #35! I want to know what happens!

"Nadir" Rough Cut Complete

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since February! Sorry, guys!

The rough cut on "Nadir" is complete as of 7:15 this evening. YAY!

I will start one of 2 alpha passes tomorrow. Once those are done (at least a week, maybe more), I will be sending the story out for beta.

I still don't have an exact post date, but we are much closer than we were! I'm really excited about this story and hope everyone enjoys it as much as they have the previous stories.

Attention X-Files Fans!

Are you a rabid X-Files fan? Are you a roleplayer? Then, my friend, there is a new forum in town that lets you be both. My friend Moo the Quacking Cow from the RBSU (Raven and Beast Boy Shippers United) forum has created a forum all her own.

Here is the basic idea. There is a list of available X-Files roles in the Roleplay Applications board. Sorry, Scully and Mulder are taken! Take a look at that thread and see what available role you would like to play.

1. You can sign up for an account under your own user name following the normal forum registration procedures.

2. Pick the role you would like to audition for from the Roleplay Applications Board, Applications Thread.

3. Send a PM (Private Message) to Mulder (Admin) to audition for that role. Make sure you PM is in character!

4. Mulder will let you know if you pass muster for that character. If so, you'll get a new account with that role as the screen name.

Be sure to view the posting rules and be prepared to come in character!

I'm Langly, by the way.

Here is the link: X-Files Roleplaying Forum

New Link

Greetings --

My good friend Pliskin MacReady just created his own blog. It is still "under construction", but he will be adding his own short stories and musings to the great blogosphere soon. Please check out his link over to the right and take a look at his work.

Pliskin MacReady

Work on "Nadir" is progressing, although I am still a long way from being finished. I am really excited about this one. It will be more action-oriented than the previous fics, although it will continue to reveal the mystery of the backstory of Raven's backstory. And for you Bart fans, there will be more Bart goodness.

New DeviantArt Site

Hello, everyone! I have created an account on deviantArt for my "Twilight Child" fanart. I have some pieces that I have done myself there, as well as some beautiful pieces done for me by SparkyX, BakaNeko021, and one coming soon from MootheQuackingCow.

Here is the link:

KTHunter.deviantArt.com

I will continue to post updates to the fanfic writing here, but I will be posting all new art to that site. It is much easier to organize the illustrations that way.

Part 4 of the Twilight Child series, "Nadir", is currently in progress. I still do not have a publish date.

An Older Drawing

I found an older drawing from my college days over the weekend and thought I would post it. It's not Teen Titans -- it's my fave band of all time, Def Leppard. I drew it back when Steve Clark was still with us. I was really proud of this one. I drew this as a composite from several photographs from their biography, "Animal Instinct". If I remember correctly, some tracing was involved as well. Hope you like it. It does look a little odd as the pencils have faded over the past 15 years . . .

And here is the same image, with a little bit of correction in PaintShopPro:

Coyote has been posted

Hello there! "Coyote" has now been posted on fanfiction.net. Here is the link:

Coyote

Coyote Will Be Posted 12/28/2005, Wednesday

Hello all,

I putting the finishing touches on "Coyote" now. I plan to post late Wednesday evening, 12/28. Keep your eyes open!

Coyote is in Beta

Hello everybody -

Coyote has gone off to my dear beta-readers. It is really starting to come together! I hope to post in the next few weeks.

Coyote Progress

I am inching closer and closer to being done with "Coyote". I am getting close the end of my rough cut. After a few editing passes, I'll send it off to my beloved beta-readers. I think we are still a few weeks out from posting, but we are getting closer.

New song for the soundtrack: "Ghost Riders in the Sky" Johnny Cash is very inspirational.

Stair Luge Samurai

Hi there-

Still hard at work on "Coyote". However, I have posted a fluffy little one-shot that takes place between parts 2 and 3 on fanfiction.net. It is called "Stair Luge Samurai". Of course, it is BBRae, but Bart is a big player in this one too.

One-shot in the works

Hi there -

I am still working on "Coyote", but it is a little slow. It will definitely be past Halloween at this point when it gets posted. I have been fighting Writer's Block on this story, but I think I have gotten past that now.

In the meantime, as part of my battle against the demon Writer's Block, I have written a little one-shot that I should be posting next week. It takes place between parts 2 and 3, but it can also be read as a stand-alone story. It is a fluffy little piece called "Stair Luge Samurai" and features our favorite couple and Bart. Keep your eyes open for it.