I'm back.

I spent months looking for the motivation to write again, and thanks to a friend(who lent me their backup laptop so I could get back to work on my personal projects in my personal space), I'm feeling the urge to write, once again.

Expect something new very soon

Years ago, before I even got deep into Japan's language and culture, I lost someone close to me to car incident(to keep a long story short), and over the years, I had to teach myself to live without her by my side or serving as my guide, as she had the whole time we were together. It's been a long road, but now that I approach true adulthood, I feel ready to take it on.

Read More

"...it's difficult to watch this [...] and not be struck by how awkward it is."

Read More

I GOT THE POWER BRICK MY LAPTOP'S NEEDED FOR 3 MONTHS.

Still gotta find out if my external HDD is savable or not, but this is a major step for me.

That is all

Expect updates to come FAST AND FURIOUS

Firstly, if you're writing because you wanna be the next millionaire writer, the next J.K. Rowling, stop right now, put the pen down and walk away. Your chances of getting that kind of success are far worse than your chances of hitting the lotto, and even if you do manage it, you will hate the craft as something you have to do in order to keep the cash going. Creativity demands doing new things and taking new approaches to keep yourself sharp and growing, while making something people wanna buy

Read More

Name: If you do some research, you'll find it soon enough, but for now, just call me Koiyuki

Age: 26, or so, though people tell me I look much younger

Height: 5'6, last time I checked

Weight: 210, last time I checked(though in my younger days, I was 160. Guess I shoulda kept up the DDR regiment)

Occupation:Writer/Freelance teacher of Japan's language and culture

Location: Somewhere near Long Beach, CA

Favorite Color: Blue, has been for as long as I can remember

Read More

I was looking at an impromptu Q&A w/ Lauren Faust, when I found something I thought the other writer folks here would be interested in:

Read More