1. It has been a dream of mine to write poems since I was in high school.

2. I always have a hard time composing sentences, ideas, thoughts before.

3. I write from my heart.

4. The things I'm writing about are facts, masked with some playful words.

5. I always write about him. No matter how I tried not to, the poems still end about him.

6. The first poem I wrote in English language was called, "she".

7. The first poem "she" started not intently. I was teasing my friend who is in love with someone and I started to make up words that would rhyme together as we were walking in the mall, I recited it to her and she liked it.

8. Emotions, is one of the major factors in my poems.

9. I'm beginning to lose ideas for my next poems, so I resorted to accepting challenges.

10. I have inspirations to write poems again. Probably this week.

1. This story actually came from a dream or multiple dreams.

2. The characters are written the way they are to avoid stereotypes.

3. This story was never going to be written until my third dream.

4. The story actually has more choices on the outcomes that I can choose which one actually happens.

5. It was only suppose to be a couple chapters but now it is going onto its 29th chapter and will continue.

6. The name, Infinite Love, was the first thing I thought of when I started writing because it is a tattoo I am getting on my hand. 

7. When chapters are being written, I close my eyes and let the scene play out in my mind.

8. I put my emotions into this story. (I admit I did cry when writing some things and I have laughed out loud.)

9. My main goal of writing this was to make someone smile.

10. After writing this I hope to advance it and turn it into something bigger. (The story is currently "under construction" and some changes will be made to some of the chapters."

Check out this story and tell me if it makes you smile.

1. I wrote this for my Creative Writing class two years for an assignment

2. The prompt I was given was, "A toy is left on a playground over night."

3. The character Mr. Bear actually comes from the name of the creepypasta character's bear, Sally. So I just took the bear and gave my own twist to him.

4. When I read the story to my class, I could barely get to the second page before everyone in the class was screaming for me to stop reading it. One boy actually ran to the bathroom because he thought he was going to be sick. (I didn't even get to any of the killings or any of the bad stuff yet!)

5. My teacher told me the story was not school appropriate and she gave it an R rating because of the details I had. Though she did say that I had the potential to be the next Steven King with my work. (her words not mine).

6. She even called my parents as she was concerned for my mental health after reading it and this story was one of the reasons I had begun visiting a therapist (I don't go to one anymore though).

7. Last year I had one of my friends go through and edit it with me, I even ended up writing an entirely new page from what I had before.

8. I would look up synonyms for the word crimson so it wasn't repeated so much.

9. I plan on expanding this story into a 20 chapter short novel. And then using the other 20 kids names that I've created to potentially write any entire series.10. Out of all my works, Playtime's Over is the one that I'm most proud of.

1. I'm from the Disney generation. The 90's princess program and bipidi bopidi boo.

2. I spent teenage dreams on Wes Craven and I still watch his movies too.

3. I never find inspiration if I'm searching. It just has to fall onto me.

4. My posts are a mix of emotions and thoughts that just came to be.

5. My brain seems to favor the rhyme scheme. I guess I could blame Eminem.

6. I still like to write a good story. Though they only come now and then.

7. My works are mostly sporadic. I post them as they flow in.

8. I'd write my facts about one, but I don't know where to begin.

9. My poems aren't exactly thought out. They're usually just me and the screen.

10. But I try to make them reveal a little bit more than what is seen.

I’m going to be honest, this is kind of an eclectic collection… have fun reading and thanks if you make it to the end!

1) One of my favorite short pieces that I wrote is titled “What Happened When I Met a Fox”. Every time I read it, I’m kind of surprised I wrote it!

2) I have written a few pieces about working at a Starbucks kiosk because work is taking over my life right now.

3) One of my favorite series that I wrote (and haven’t done in a while, which hopefully will change soon) is my Music Monday series because I love how music inspires my writing, whether it’s in the form of poetry or just my thoughts on a lyric in the song.

4) Adding on to #3, the main reason I started writing this series was to train myself to start writing on a more regular and consistent basis. It worked for a while… until recently.

5) “Amelia” is an excerpt of a story that I had written, which was inspired by a challenge here on Prose from a while ago (That post is called “Death’s Options”). The challenge was essentially about the meeting between the recently deceased and Death, and it made me wonder what if the afterlife wasn’t at all what we all think it is.

6) Continuing from #4, I have written a few other pieces that also relate to this story called “Duty”, “The Dream” and “Thank You”. I’m trying to get back to work on this piece because I love how it’s coming together, but the editing phase is pretty rough right now.

7) I tend to write stories and it’s what I would always write as a kid. I didn’t like writing poetry, but ever since I joined Prose, I’ve been enjoying writing poems a lot more than I used to, which is why I’ve been writing a lot of poetry/ why I tend to choose more poetry challenges.

8) My post “Who or What am I?” is something I wrote back in either middle school or high school and then modified for the challenge.

9) I wrote a post around a year ago called “A Late Night Thought” about when I had pneumonia as a kid, and how that affected me afterwards. I never talked about it with anyone before, not even those who are close to me because I was afraid of sounding crazy and like I was overreacting.

10) I wrote two pieces called “The Woman and the Stars” and “The Girl and The Monsters”. I liked how similar they seem to each other style wise, and it inspired me to create a series of poems that connect the two. I haven’t finished it yet, but as of right now, I have about five poems in the series including the two I previously mentioned.

1. I get nervous every time I'm about to publish a post.

2. My best writing comes when I don't care how people will react to it.

3. No matter how hard I try to write light and fluffy things, my stories always take twists and turns into the thriller/suspense genre.

4. I always edit with my mom's opinion in mind. She's extremely honest, and incredibly intelligent. So, I figure if I impress her, I'm not doing too shabby of a job.

5. Characters never come to me if I sit and try to think them out. They run across my mind when I'm doing random things like making my bed, changing a diaper or runnings errands.

6. I started blogging because Stephen King told me to. (No, not in person *sigh*. Through his memoir, "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft". Which I consider one of the best references books out there).

7. I am extremely picky about endings. Nothing aggravates me more than an ending that seems rushed or is unsatisfying.

8. I typically associate one real person to my characters. Whether it's a mannerism, dress style, the way they talk, it doesn't matter, but it helps me bring them to life even more.

9. I still get a little uncomfortable when a character uses foul language. It was never ( and it still never) approved in my parents house, and I catch myself flinching if one of my characters has a foul mouth. Weird, I know.

10. My first novel (which is underway) was inspired by a single word prompt.

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I couldn't decide which piece to do, so I'm talking about all of my work

1. I'm inspired by other writers, songs, sci-fi, fantasy, stuff like that

2. I normally do poetry, but I like to write short stories from time to time

3. My fan-fic that I haven't finished, "Blue Box", is inspired by Doctor Who (if some of you haven't read it)

4. I try to rhyme my poetry, but normally it's free verse

5. I enter a lot of challenges because it challenges me to write different things

6. Most of my poetry is inspired by what happens to me in real life 

7. I try to express things my way without offending people

8. My favorite piece is either That Tree, Prose Laboratories (V.1, Pt. 1), How to Survive This World, or colors beating

9. I write for school and for fun, though I've only posted a very revised version of one school piece (Firestorm, I pretty much changed the whole plot from the small 4 page story I wrote)

10. One of my poems (Lonely Path, that I changed a tiny bit on here, nothing much though, THE END to GAME OVER) is published in a book (The American Library of Poetry)

1. It pains me to write anything that does not have a sword, a dragon, or at least one cool fight scene in it, but I do it anyway because I heard writing what you don't like, helps you a become a better writer.

2. Every character I make has bits and pieces of my personality.

3. I have an entire elaborate scheme for a video game setup waiting on standby for any video game developpers looking to hire a story writer for a super cool, epic and artistic fighting game.

4. My next series is almost like a collection of short stories, except the stories intertwine (unexpectedly) and many of the works I've written on prose have been hinting at these stories and/or its characters.

5. There is a growing total of 34 characters in my next series, but I'll make it work.

6. I am a supporting character in this story.

7. I have these 3 very powerful, very amazing special characters who are basically the fantasy remakes of 3 good friends of mine who are all realm-jumpers, like me.

8. Their skills, weapons, personalities, and pets are all representations of actual traits they each possess.

9. Here are the three characters I'm most proud of, in a nutshell: An assassin holding a stuffed animal. This one poor child with this fairy tagalong. And a kickass warrior in disguise.

10. I have this giant dream that this next series I keep talking about will become a legacy story that has many conclusive arks but doesn't have an actual ending, and when I die future authors and fans will work together to continue the story forever and ever.

Fact 1: 

Rosemary Gravely is a reference to Rosemary Woodhouse of Rosemary's Baby, and Regan Gravely is a reference to Regan MacNeil of The Exorcist. Interestingly enough, Rosemary is 5 years older than Regan, a reference of the release dates between Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist (Rosemary's Baby was released on June 12, 1968 with The Exorcist was released on December 26, 1973 - the films were released five years apart of each other).

Fact 2:

The street the Gravelys live on is 999 Milton Avenue. 999 upside down is 666, a number often associated with the devil. Milton is a reference to John Milton, writer of Paradise Lost.

Fact 3:

Many of the supernatural entities in the series (the angels and demons) are based off their counterparts from Christian/various theologies. 

Examples: Lu, Mike, Gabi, and Raph are pretty obvious; Lilith is based off of a demon of the same name from Jewish mythology; Moloch is based off a demon/pagan god of sacrifice; Legion's name comes from a swarm of demons called a legion referred in the New Testament.

I think you get the idea so far.

Fact 4:

Lilith was the first demon I thought of when creating this series. I thought it would be fun to have a very likeable, spunky character that I thought would be a great addition to the cast. I also intended for her to be bisexual, something the character is very open about. The reveal for this was back in the story of 'Ladies of the Night' is when she expresses to Carmen both interests to a man and a woman with the subtle quote, "I'm not picky for whom I share my love with."

Additionally, since I'm a big supporter of the LGBT community there have been a couple characters that are open about their sexuality, such as Lu's older sister and archangel Gabi and Carmen's coworker Marcus Marlow, and there may be a few more to introduce along the way. But keep in mind that a character's sexuality is less important than a character's attitude and personality, meaning that the revelation shouldn't be as big as a deal.

Fact 5:

Ms. Kat, Regan's kindergarten teacher, was not originally considered to be Muslim. When creating the character I was not thinking about her ethnicity, I was just going to introduce her as Ms. Kat; however I didn't think that Kat would be a suitable name. So I decided that perhaps Kat could be short for something. I was originally going to make her last name Katzenstein after one of my professors but then I did a quick Google search and found the name Katan under an Arabic name list. And going through the list I found the name Malaika, which means angel in arabic. That's when I really decided to flesh out the character more and decided that it would be better fitting if she was a Non-denominational Muslim.

I'm honestly glad I've created this character. Ms. Kat is a character that supports love and peace and fights back against hatred and bigotry. She also dives into topics such as how some Americans treat Muslim communities, yet she still stands tall and fights for everyone's rights. I found it funny when someone once thought that with the character I was voicing as a social justice warrior, but I'm far from that. I, like Ms. Kat, am more of an activist.

Fact 6:

As you can see the length of each story varies. There can be one story that is only 150 words, or a lengthy one broken down to 8 parts. It just makes it easier for me to write them all.

Fact 7:

God will not make any physical appearances in the series. He'll be mentioned but that's as far as it goes, same with other biblical characters. Yet the truths of some of these characters may surprise you.

Fact 8:

Despite being powerful and immortal, I've toned each of the supernatural characters down to feel very human. I feel that this is important because this is how you'll connect with the characters. Just because they seem all powerful doesn't mean that they are no different than anyone else. They have problems and issues, but what really matters is how they deal with these problems and issues.

Fact 9:

The writer (myself) of this series is an atheist. Yeah despite what you think and what I write, I don't believe in God. I don't believe in what the Bible states is true, I don't believe there is a heaven or hell after we die, I don't believe there is a devil, and I think that all religions are the same thing despite people arguing that theirs is way cooler or whatever bullshit they believe. Now why would I write a series like this? I'm just doing it to entertain people. Once in a while I'll make a jab at religion but there's no need to get offended by it. Just take a moment and have a laugh like everybody else. I'm not writing to offend you or your beliefs, but I would like you to consider having an open mind to everything around you and what you do believe in is actually true. Maybe if everyone did this there wouldn't be so much conflict in the world.

Fact 10:

My last epic story arc was centering around Hell. My next story arc will be taking place in Heaven, and I will be introducing some angelic characters to the series, such as the Archangel Council, Gabi's girlfriend, one of Lu's siblings, and a new antagonist.

#funfacts #sinsofthefather

"Group Therapy": https://theprose.com/post/166486/group-therapy

1. I am only proud of about 5% of everything I write. This is not one of them.

2. This was my most popular post! Thanks guys!

3. I was so anxious about this one that I almost didn't post it.

(Ran out, so I'll add more posts!)

"Breaking": https://theprose.com/post/180210/breaking

4. I wrote this after I moved to college. It was my first post when I got here.

5. This is an accurate portrayal of how my depressive moods come.

6. I think this is the best thing I've written since I moved.

"Mind Over Matter": https://theprose.com/post/175291/mind-over-matter

7. I actually was "writing" to a friend when I wrote this.

8. I reread this when I feel bad because it helps.

"Something for Lilo": https://theprose.com/post/149029/something-for-lilo

9. My absolute favorite post!

10. I thought of this in math class because that's what math is for.