Muffo11

Hello, all! As some of you might know, I run a Kingdom Hearts fan page on Facebook called "Kingdom Hearts Series".

While most FB fan pages just post art without asking permission or giving credit, I'm trying to change that on my page. It's a slow transition, but I've been feeling pretty great about the recent changes. I've added four new admins to the page that are all artists and post their own work, and I've begun requesting permission before posting peoples' art myself.

If you're reading this and you have any Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, or Disney fan art (or fanfics, music, anything original) that you would like to share on my page, please let me know and I will include full credit back to you. Think of it as free advertisement if you want; I just want proper credit to be given to those who work hard and create these magnificent and creative works of art.

is accepting entries until September 1st! I have a few submissions, so please support me by adding my designs to your favorites!  Thanks, guys!~<3

Edit:[5/26/2014] I am currently in Ireland and will be returning to the US on June 23rd, so until then my commissions will be closed and I may be slow in responding to any notes, comments, etc. Thank you!</b>

Hello, all! It's been a while since I've posted a journal, but here I am, ready to work.

I'm about to go to Ireland for a Study Abroad program, but I've realized the sad fact that I'm broke. Because of this, I've decided to try opening commissions. I'm not going to make some complicated price chart, though. I'm just going to keep it simple:

$20 will get you a semi-detailed character with a simple background, like these:


Additional characters are $5 extra

If you have any questions let me know, and please spread the word! Thanks, guys!

Hello peoples!

I just wanted to let you all know what I've started a new Blog website jaestories.weebly.com/ and facebook page www.facebook.com/JaeStories for myself as an author. The reason for this is that I'm finally moving forward with getting my first book series published. I'm currently looking for an agent and am hoping that the process will go smoothly. I have about sixty agencies on my list, and plan to query fifteen at a time, ranking them based on what they're looking for in a writer and what I'm looking for in an agent. I'll be posting updates about my publishing journey on the Facebook & blog pages, and possibly here too.

So if you have a spare moment, please take the time to +Like me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JaeStories . I'll be posting blog updates on that page as well, and plan to update either weekly or twice weekly. My blogs will be a mix of random topics that cross my mind and short fiction stores.

Thanks for reading!

I just got home from AnimeUSA and I had a blast. I went to a bunch of panels (most of which I was staffing on, but it's all the same, really), I entered the karaoke and masquerade contests, and I got to wear my epic Linkette cosplay that I worked so hard on over the past four months.    （⌒▽⌒）



I met some awesome people at the con, too! My panel, Japanese Survival Guide, was the first timeslot of the convention and from then on out I kept seeing my little 学生 (students) wandering about the hotel. Some remembered more information than others, but the one thing everyone remembered was ちょっと、、、。 (chotto...), which means "A little" or "a second" or, when invited somewhere, it can be used to decline. Chotto is a great and versatile word and I'm glad that it was the word they remembered.   (✿◠‿◠)



I also hijacked a writing panel, semi-accidentally. It was called "The Joys and Perils of Self-Publishing" and the host never showed up. Because I was the staffer on duty, and because I've done a lot of research on the subject, I kind of fell into the position of running this. We swayed a bit off topic from publishing and made the lecture more about writing in general, but I think I did a pretty good job considering the situation. It was really fun, actually. Next year, in addition to a Japanese Survival Guide sequel, I think I'm going to run some sort of writing panel. I'll have to figure out exactly what I'll cover, but I'm sure it will be fun. I'll probably do something open and laid back with more audience participation. If writers can learn from me, then they could learn much more from each other when put in a room together. I'll just have to figure out some sort of structure for the sake of the con and my bosses.  (⊙_◎)

[ Edit in response to the above paragraph ] I think next year I'll run two writing panels. One will be a structured, traditional panel where I "lecture" about writing, and the second will cover the same topics but be an open writing circle where my "audience" has a voice for their own discussions. You can learn twice as much from each writer you hear from, after all. I'd divide up the panel time up so that we'd talk about certain themes for 10mins or so each, then move on to the next one (ie, talk about dealing with writers block for 10mins, then talk about character development for 10mins). Writers are writers because we want to be heard, so I think this style of panel would be an ideal and fun way to expand our knowledge of the topic. Also, if I did my structured lecture before the open one (ie: have one on Friday and the other on Sunday), I could promote it for a better turnout. [ End edit ]  ＿〆(。。)

If any of you reading this are from the convention, please comment and say so! Don't be shy! You may have to clarify what you were cosplaying or what panel I met you in, but I'll do my best to remember everybody!   (シ_ _)シ

If you have any tips for my Japanese or Writing panels for next year, please comment with that too! I love feedback! Also, I'm preparing to brainstorm another lolita-interpretation cosplay for AUSA 2013, so any suggestions there would be great. I'm considering a Dalek from Doctor Who.... Or Red/Blue Linkette... Or a lolita dress of the Organization XIII Jacket getup.... Or something else entirely. Who knows! (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ*