The Real Me

Title: The Start To A New Beginning
Author: Yonkyu
Beta: spiralicious - jdl71
Alpha: deanshot1 - kiramaru7 - vexed_wench
World: Lantana
Location(s): Stokesia (yonkyu), Saint Mikhailsburg (kiramaru7), Riga (yonkyu)
Character(s): Wilfred Balodis, Zigor (the pirate)
Prompt: Introduction of new characters
Summary: Wilfred was a young man looking for his path in life when a natural disaster destroyed his home and killing his parents. He packed up his belongings that survived the disaster, including his dad’s special coin. Wilfred made his way across the unfamiliar territory to the land he heard about through stories when he met a pirate. The pirate taught him how to be an Antiquarian and how to make deals with antique items to make a living. After five years of mentoring with the pirate and finally arriving at their dream location, the pirate passed away. Heartbroken over his loss and grief, Wilfred traveled to a new land, Lantana. A place near a beautiful river and a shoreline of hidden treasure to be discovered. Despite his loss, his passion for coins kept him going, and he loved trading coins with others that came to his market.
A/N: I wanted to write and post more here and I wrote this little fic for my writing class. I’ve been wanting to introduce some new characters and locations in my land of Lantana and I hope I did that. Thanks to kiramaru7 for letting me go through your land and creating a tavern to get by and answering my questions. Thanks to my betas for sticking with me and listening to me vent along the way. Thanks to my alpha readers and cheerleaders for the love and support. Thank you to all who helped make this fic what it is. All remaining mistakes are my own. Cross-posted at madrona_project


The Start To A New Beginning
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Challenge #2

In your own space, talk about your fannish history.



When I first became a member of LiveJournal, I mostly blog about what was going on in my life and taking silly little quizzes. I was reading the Harry Potter series at the time and found myself looking into communities about Harry Potter. I emerged myself into the world of fanfiction and the Harry Potter fandom as a reader.

Sadly, I took a break from the site and was not using it as often and returned after a few years. I realized the authors I liked and read for Harry Potter were now writing about the tv show Supernatural. I loved the show from the get-go and started reading all the stories in the SPN fandom. For a long while, I just read the wonderful stories and started making friends by commenting on their stories. A friend of mine encouraged me to give creative writing a try and see what happens. I did and I have improved over time, but I still have a lot to learn. I’m grateful to all the betas I’ve used to help my stories get better and I’m sorry that it took until now for me to even understand what you were saying each and every time. My goal will always be to improve my writing skills and to always post no matter what. To write what you know and what makes you happy. I’m hoping to give some new things a try. I’ve gone to conventions and met other fans of the show and even meet a handful of friends from LJ at some conventions along the way. These friendships have helped show me who I am without ever knowing I needed it in my life. Thank you!!!

Everyone talks about how successful they are and sometimes I wonder am I successful too. I wonder what do people claim makes them successful. Half the time I hear people are successful if they bought a house, got married, had a baby, adopted a pet, have a great profession. I have to think, yes, those things help make a person successful but what about other things the little things that are successful too.

I’m successful too, I just may not have what others claim is successful, but may consider these things too.

I’m successful because I earned my Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.
I’m successful because I have a well-established job/profession/career.
I’m successful because I can travel around the world.
I’m successful because I’m a black belt in Martial Arts.
I’m successful because I love to compete to improve my skills.
I’m successful because I love teaching the next generation of martial artists.
I’m successful because I’m passionate about reaching my goals.
I’m successful because I own my vehicle.
I’m successful because I’m a writer.
I’m successful because I keep keeping to improve my writing skills.
I’m successful because I have meaningful friendships and relationships with others.
I’m successful because I want to be the best person I can me.
I’m successful because I push myself through self-doubt, insecurities, the unknown to achieve my goals in life, writing, and martial arts.

I am successful. We all are successful. We each go about it in our way.

New Year’s Resolutions.

Maintain a healthy weight.
Write every day.
Practice kata, techniques, and stance every other day.
Connect with others.
Make new friends.
Reconnect with old friends.
Make time for more self-care.
Go out of my comfort zone.
Post on my blog monthly.

I hope everyone’s new year and new decade are filled with dreams coming true and memories full of joy.

Poetry Series

Original Works


Poems - Part One

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I wrote these poems in my creative writing class. There will be more poems in the future.

I used to do monthly goals in various areas of life, but as time went on, I never wrote them up. So, I saw a post by majestic_duxk share her 101 things in 1001 days list and I thought to myself, I want to give that a try.

So, without delay, you will find my list below:

101 Things in 1001 Days
Start Date: 2/1/2019
End Date: 10/31/2021

Travel
1. Vancouver, Canada
2. Montreal, Canada
3. Grand Canyon, Arizona
4. Niagara Falls, New York
5. Honolulu, Hawaii
6. Visit all 50 states (15/50)
7. County Cork, Ireland
8. Germany
9. Okinawa, Japan

Karate
10. Be promoted to Seventh-degree black belt
11. Be promoted to Renshi
12. Be promoted to Shihan
13. Earn First place in a tournament in all events: kata, sparring, weapons (0/3)
14. Earn Second place in a tournament (0/3)
15. Earn Third place in a tournament (0/3)
16. Earn Grand Champion in a tournament (0/3)
17. Train in Okinawa, Japan

Writing
18. Write a book
19. Write 12 fics for Faerie_wish13 (0/12)
20. Write 12 fics for Madrona_project (0/12)
21. Complete my writing project list (0/45)
22. Complete my Creative Writing - Non- fiction class
23. Write a Parenting book/series
24. Write letters to 10 people (0/10)
25. Complete the Writing Program at Northern Essex Community College
26. Write 12 check-in posts on personal life (0/12)
27. Overcome the insecurities of my ability to write creatively
28. Co-author with 5 different authors in two years (0/5)
29. Write 12 fics for Spn_bigpretzel (0/12)
30. Comment on fics I read
31. Participate in a writing challenge and post
32. Write for fun
33. Write, edit, write, and complete fic before sending to beta for every fic (0/80)

Books and Movies
34. Reread the entire Harry Potter Series and watch all the movies
35. Read the entire Fantastic Beasts Series and watch all the movies
36. Read 10 books I’ve never read (0/10)
37. Watch 10 movies I’ve never seen (0/10)
38. Read 10 Fanfiction fics from 10 different fandoms (0/10)
39. Watch 5 musicals (0/5)
40. Read 10 books that have been turned into movies (0/10)
41. Take nieces to the movies monthly (0/12)

Health
42. Weigh 195 or less
43. Get a massage each month (0/12)
44. Attend karate two times a week
45. Walk on Tuesday nights
46. Drink at least 13 cups of water daily
47. Don’t eat after 9 pm unless it’s a karate night
48. Floss and brush teeth every night
49. Go to bed at 11 pm every night
50. Stretch every day but Sunday
51. Don’t overeat, avoid second helpings

Fun and Recreation
52. Take a trip with Christine
53. Take a trip with Sean and Jen with the kids
54. Beat Dad in weekly football pool (0/16)
55. Complete 10 cross-stitch projects (0/10)
56. Genetic Testing
57. Go on a hike
58. Take a craft class
59. Take a yoga class
60. Learn Reiki
61. Make handmade cards and send them out to 10 people (0/10)

Personal Achievements
62. Buy a house
63. Make dinner plans with Christine/Ben every month for a year (0/12)
64. Make dinner plans with Jen/Sean every 2 months for a year (0/6)
65. Make dinner plans with Jen every 3 months for a year (0/4)
66. Make dinner plans with Lorraine every 2 months for a year (0/6)
67. Have a baby
68. Have a story published
69. Get a job
70. Be promoted to Lead Teacher / Supervisor
71. Got on a date with a guy or girl
72. Kiss under the stars
73. Take vitamins daily for a year (0/365)
74. Kiss while it’s raining
75. Watch a sunset and sunrise
76. Host my first ever holiday in my home
77. Overcome insecurities of my appearance

Food
78. Try a new restaurant every month for a year (0/12)
79. Cook a Christmas Dinner for my family
80. Try a new dinner recipe every month for a year (0/12)
81. Try a dessert recipe every other month for a year (0/12)
82. Cook dinner for my parents every month for a year (0/12)
83. Drink NingXia Red for a month every 3 months for a year (0/4)
84. Drink Slique Shake every Monday and Wednesday, and Tournaments for a year (0/52)
85. Try cultural foods
86. Eat more fruit
87. Take a cooking class

New Traditions
88. Send Birthday Cards to my friends (0/10)
89. Send Christmas Cards by December 10
90. Make hot chocolate on Christmas Eve
91. Visit the Zoo Lights every year
92. Watch Christmas Movies in my pajamas
93. Bake a dessert every Christmas

Relationships
94. Make new friends at karate tournaments
95. Reconnect with old friends
96. Make new friends
97. Strengthen close friends
98. Share my feelings with friends
99. Stay in touch with family
100. Have a boyfriend or girlfriend
101. Bond with an animal I’ve never met

Day 15 - Talk about why you participated in Snowflake &/or what you got out of it.

I wanted to participate in the Snowflake challenge because I’ve seen it before on LJ and dreamwidth, but I was never able to participate before. When I saw it was happening again, I had to participate in the challenge. And I wanted to get myself out there and meet new people. And it’s a struggle for me to meet new people. I’ve wanted to go back to each post and share my post saying that I completed the challenge, but I get scared and anxious over it. And what I got out of this challenge was sharing a piece of myself with others in fandom and outside of fandom. And it felt great to accomplish a challenge that I set up to do, I have one day left to complete and I will be officially done. It was nice to accomplish a goal I set up for myself and completed!!!

Day 13 - In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private.

Here is a list of my writing goals this year. This list is part of my 101 things in 1001 days

1. Write a book
2. Write 12 fics for Faerie_wish13 (0/12)
3. Write 12 fics for Madrona_project (0/12)
4. Complete my writing project list (0/45)
5. Complete my Creative Writing - Non- fiction class
6. Write a Parenting book/series
7. Write letters to 10 people (0/10)
8. Complete the Writing Program at Northern Essex Community College
9. Write 12 check-in posts on personal life (0/12)
10. Overcome the insecurities of my ability to write creatively
11. Co-author with 5 different authors in two years (0/5)
12. Write 12 fics for Spn_bigpretzel (0/12)
13. Comment on fics I read
14. Participate in a writing challenge and post
15. Write for fun
16. Write, edit, write, and complete fic before sending to beta for every fic (0/80)

Day 12 - In your own space, create your own challenge.

Well, what can I say, I love challenges but they don’t like me. I run a community that offers monthly word challenges throughout the year.

I’ve wanted to take part in more big bang challenges and reserve challenges, but the issue I face as a writer is the assigned word count.

I would love to create a challenge that must include a supernatural creature into the fic and artwork. I would love for it to be a big bang challenge without an assigned word count. Not that 20K words are hard to reach or anything, but as someone who is very anxious over word count it can be a challenge to reach. The challenge would have artist and writer sign-ups for a month, writers have 4 months to work on the fic, then have claims for a weekend, the artist will have two months to work. Pairs will then pick a date when to post at the 7th-month mark. Posting will happen from 7th month to 9th month. This will give artists time to create and writers to finalize their final draft with a beta.

Day 8 - In your own space, post self-recs for at least three fanworks that you created.


Dreams and Nightmares


Baby What A Big Surprise


I’m Gonna Run To You

Day 6 - In your own space, create a list of at least three fannish things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a fannish wish-list of sorts.

One: I would love a fic showing Sam and Dean getting into a big fight over Dean’s immaturity and Dean screaming, “Then you better show me how to grow up, Sammy. Cause I don’t know how to do it myself.” Sam accepts the challenge and realizes that Dean needs to know that he’s cared for and loved, something that was taken away from him. But Sam does have the help of Castiel and Jack because they walked into the room during the argument and Dean stormed off. Sam and Cas find infantilism during their research and come up with a plan to help Dean overcome his insecurities while it helps Sam and Dean reconnect and learn why they make the choices they make in the end.

Two: I would love a fic where Sam works with Jack on his psychic abilities and Jack realizes Sam has them too, together they help each other get stronger. Dean and Cas find out and Cas is on board, Dean is confused and not sure how to act and upset that they have to deal with this again. Jack senses hope and pride in Dean regarding Sam’s powers, but his worthless and self-loathing raises to levels none of the men have ever seen.

Three: I would love a fic where Harry and Draco meet up and practice Quidditch since they are both seekers. Draco asks Harry about tips and suggestions on flying and in turn, Draco helps Harry with Potions. Their secret meetups are in the room of requirements and before long their feelings for each other changes. They meet up and share many firsts during their secret meet-ups.