Gah, I hate to post and run after so long, but here t'is, enjoy, please review as this encourages me to work past the apathy I've felt towards writing this path month...

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Wow, almost a month of radio silence. I wish I could say I'd spent that month working fervently on Outlands or something constructive, but nah ^^; Real Life took over for awhile, and is still in full swing. Nothing bad, quite the contrary; I landed a very interesting (if challenging) new job, which means I am FINALLY out of the madhouse where I'd worked for an embarrassing number of years. The advantage of the madhouse is that I'd kind of given up doing a good job against all the odds my company had stacked against me, so I did not hesitate to goof off for an hour every day to write or play around with fanfiction. Now I have a real job again, as well as a two-year-old kid and a fierce two-week-long head cold, my writing output has faltered down to nothing. The fact that I was playing Brutal Legend on the PS3 has NOTHING to do with my laziness writer's block, nothing I tell you! Besides, I finished it now.

I'm posting the second arc of Outlands, whcih I'd written before the blackout started. Posting will come in fits and starts as I pick up something that resembles a writing schedule again (I hope).

Crap, kid woke up and is climbing the walls. Lemme go post this chapter, and then Mal over and out.

Next part of the chapter I posted earlier.


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A busy two weeks on the writing front (actually, every front). I've finished the next arc - it's fairly short, only three chapters - and I'm working on the one after that. This is Mal, still having fun ^_^ This single standalone chapter is almost as long as the arc, ironically. But whereas arcs advance the storyline, these chapters are mainly for fun and fleshing out the background and characters. I broke it into two parts to give the readers a break between all things Assyrian. I'll post the next part today or tomorrow, when I have the time. Enjoy!


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Another intermediate chapter, muuuuch shorter than the previous one.

Incidentally, I've been organizing this fic a bit and putting all the chapters in order in the 'link to all chapter' page. The overall fiction is called 'Outlands'. 'Out' is the name of the first arc. These intermediate chapters each have their own title, while each arc will also have a name. Thanks once again for all the comments! They're great fuel for my inspiration ^_^

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Here it is, o readers. Warning, snuggles, smexing and haphazard research blended with pure fantasy ahead. Oh, and it's pretty huge.

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I can't believe I've actually finished this...So many ideas barely strung together that I managed to beat into shape in amazingly short time (by my standards). Not only is this finished, but I have the rest coming along pretty well. Big thanks to all you wonderful readers who reviewed, found typos and told me which parts made you laugh/cry/call your local psychiatric clinic. I know from previous experience that I would never have gotten this far if I hadn't had people cheering (and occasionally threatening) me on.


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Next chapter! This one is a departure from the norm, as it includes flashback sections (which will hopefully read clearly). Enjoy!


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I'd say something intelligent and witty here, but I'm asleep on my keyboard...Tomorrow I'm busy all day and well into the evening, too, so I'm posting this now. Enjoy!


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Next chapter. I'm struggling a little bit with some of the upcoming chapters after this arc, but only a little bit - mainly trying to get all my ideas and plots in a row, which is like herding cats at the best of times - and man, am I still having lots of fun. I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it!

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At the request of a couple of readers, here's some visual guides of Ryou and Darius. They're guides only, and if you already have a good visual pic of one or either of them, please stick with it, because I think that'll make the story better for you.

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In other news, I'm putting together the last chapter of the first arc of this story. At this rate, we're 3-4 chapters away from the end. After that, I'll be putting out one-shots of various lengths every 2-3 weeks, or so I hope. It'll be chronologically free at that point. I'll be working on the other arcs in the meantime. I may eventually be posting the last arc before the other ones, simply because it's almost entirely written in my head and only requires a lot of typing now ^^; If I let it hang too long, it'll grow stale. It won't be too spoilery, and who knows, my inspiration may poop out before I can finish the other two arcs...Well, we'll see! As long as it continues to be fun!

Mal out.

Woot, part 22 already. I can hardly believe it.

Incidentally, since it wasn't super clear (will poke that passage again in the future when I can, maybe), the reason Ryou chased the creepy out of his mind was because his instincts suggested that thinking about it too hard was a way of helping it find him. He's in a place where the mind can bend space and time, who knows what kind of beastie can evolve in those conditions; maybe it uses thoughts and nightmares like some sort of mental echo-location *evil smirk* Sleep well tonight, dear readers...


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I'm still catching up with reviews, but I do have to say one more time, a great thanks to all of you who read and comment on my fics ^__^ It's what makes me stick to my writing schedule and post once a week when possible (I'm a great procrastinator usually) For me, writing is a little like exercising. It's fun, but only after I've been doing it for ten minutes and the energy is starting to flow and feel easier. Then the endorphins kick in and I'm on cloud nine for awhile ^^; But to kick me into motion in the first place...I sometimes need to twist my own arm behind my back or let the yaoi entice me


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I iz back. Two-year-old was two, but not too terribly two, and the sun, sea and sand entertained and wore her her and allowed mom and dad to take regular breaks. All in all a good time was had by all, and I had the time to go through this chapter last night and today for posting ^__^ THanks for all the reviews for part 19, I'll answer them during the week, I thought you'd all appreciate having the chapter posted asap instead of letting Ryou hang around in midair a few more days...


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Next chapter, one that was hard but masses of fun to write ^__^

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Could someone on the f-list acquainted with classic Latin please tell me what the translation of the title of a book called 'history of the empire' would be? I hate getting those kind of small details wrong if I can help it.

In other news, I'm off on holiday next week, starting Saturday. This means that IF my packing schedule is not too insane, I'll post part 19 of Out on Friday evening rather than on the WE proper. And I'll hopefully post part 20 on the following Sunday if I'm not too exhausted from flying too many hours with a two-year old who is two. So very, very two.

...Considering how part 19 ends, I should probably make an effort, though. I'm evil, true, but that would just be mean.

Next chapter! THanks for the reviews, everyone! They're great fuel for my inspiration *feeds a few more to Inspiration, which starts to purr*


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Back again with the next chapter, since even I'm not evil enough to let you hanging from a cliff more than one week.

Not that you'll feel all that better at the end of this chapter, mind you.


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I iz sick with summer cold, and thus am browsing through crunchyrolls and such rather than writing. *sniffle*

But now I haz a question. In every forum, chart and anime list I look at, Reborn! is up there with the best. Can someone draw me a diagram...?

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Inspiration is still fuelled; I managed to rework one chapter that was sticking (and a good thing too, it'll be out in a couple of weeks at this rate), and I'm busy attacking the rest and trying to get it into shape. And then on to the end of the first arc! *rolls up sleeves*

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