I know I just said it in the other thread, but it bares repeating because it is fucking true, and I quote--

(06-09-2014, 10:06 PM)raYne Said: I just read 'The Murderer Returns'. And I HAD to come to this thread, and tell you. You remind me of Vlad. None of you know him, not even the people that were here when I originally called the XWF home. But he and "The Deite's Dragon", Javex Valerius...they were the two guys that had the greatest impact on my character, in his 14 year career. XAW. Which I've ALWAYS said this place reminds me of.

I compare Satellite/Supernova/Azrael to JVX. Now, I see a bit of "The Dhampir" in you and your character. I guess that'd make Misty his 'Claudia'....Vlad 'turned' her. They had that same kind of relationship, and reading that piece....Total flashback moment. It was a pleasure. Thank you. Please, do NOT make a different character.

Take Morby and Maddy's advice. Invest a tiny chunk of cash? And you will be a Universal Champion. Believe it.

~ Reeve. Alexandra. Gordon.

You have a gift. There is absolutely, positively, no denying that. I read a piece, I insantly get a feel for what a guy or gal brings to the table. That is why, since the moment I arrived here, I've had my eyes, one on Petey, one on Ally.

Petey brings desire. Heart. Regardless of what everyone else may think, he puts every last ounce of himself into everything he does. Hannah is a great writer. And I don't mean technically. I don't mean she's going to be a world reknowned author. But, when I'd read my gal's writing.....I felt it. Because I could tell that she put herself into her work. That's all that matters. Screw the hate, screw what everyone else thinks. He dedicates himself. He sticks to it, and just like HJQ, he does not let the outside world dictate who he is, or what he does. Something I could damned sure learn from. Peter Gilmour has the fire.

And so does Alexandra. I know she hates me, or at least isn't my biggest fan. But reading her work....Within You. The first piece I read of hers. I knew there was something there. 'Our Scars', parts one and two? I fell in love with her writing. There's just something about it, that when she hits it, she's on the money. I am an emotional person, there is no denying that, some consider it a fault. But when I feel something, I feel it with my heart. People can say 'oh, he's just sucking up'. But when I speak of emotions, when I speak of respect, or anything to do with how I feel in my heart....it's how I sincerely feel. It's the one good thing about being emo. I wear my feelings on my sleeve, for the world to see. It can be a double-edged sword, but nine times out of ten, when I tell someone something? For better or for worse, it's the truth.

Cain. You stick to that character, you get yourself a cheap laptop. And you will be on top of this place in a matter of months. You have the fire, you have the heart. You have the desire and you have the passion that makes me remember why I fell in love with XAW. And why I've fallen in love with XWF. I read one piece of yours. That's it so far. And in your eyes, it doesn't even seem to be your best.

That speaks volumes.

As Morby said. You doubt yourself? You find yourself losing out, just as I did with Hannah.

You believe? And you will achieve. It's more than lyrics to an LL Cool J song. It's the truth.

Every day, keep moving. Make it happen. And rawk on, brutha.

~$hane-o-mac 3ry