I am posting this journal to apologize to Kax in the same way I had offended her. She grew quite mad at me (though bummed at first) when I said "naturally i may be the mastermind of the plot but she does come up with a couple good things here and there."

I'm sorry I said it in the sense that it made it sound like I was working a lot harder on it than she was. She's been bugging me for the last month to work on the story, to talk about it, to get details about it while I've been gaming, reading, or being distracted in several ways (I can't honestly say she caught me too many times where I was doing something productive, and then she let me finish up or left till i was done). She has accomplished well over ten pages worth of work compared to my one (as a general ratio of work).

She has added a lot to our story in terms of depth and explanations for why certain events happened or why these people are doing this or that. It has helped make the story go from being a typical, "this-could-be-good-or-better", to an "ohmygosh-youshouldreadthis!" (anyone sense a little bit of bragging? I do this from both of us)

One thing I do clarify though, and I will not be shamed into saying otherwise, is that I still claim pride for creating the general storyline concept. I was the one who came up with a lot of the plot, while kax helped me to find reasons for why. I will still point out she was the one who came to me and often at that in an effort to find out the plot and what would happen in it. She came to me often to find out what happens after this event, or that one, and does so after presenting an idea asking "how will this affect what you're going to have happen?" and I am proud of that fact.

So, I'm sorry for making it sound like I was doing more work than she was (especially since lately, ... i correct myself, most of the time she does more work than me), but I will not apologize for laying claims to the concept that I put my effort into and am proud of.

Due to our conflicts this early on regarding several things story-wise, we are negotiating a contract that specifies who gets what and how much.

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Oops, too late. Kax and I are going to try getting our book onto ebooks and make a bit of money at a time... Any of you who watch me (for some crazy and probably empty reason) I'd really appreciate it if you helped get the word out that our books are getting out. Granted we still have to go through the process of getting it out but hey...

We haven't figured out any pricing, where in the story we're gonna call the first chapter (or chapters), what we'll do in order to accept funding, what artwork we can do to add as bonuses or standalones, or anything like that.

From what we've been talking (and it isn't decided yet), we're gonna sell our first section which gets much of the ball rolling storywise (and yet still leaves you wondering what else is going on) for about 3 bucks each, or three paper bills (mainly of the singles variety) we aren't picky. Granted, we're still trying to figure out how to get payments and whatnot set up because a lot of people prefer using cards/paypal, yet to set up something like that is even more costly than anything else, short of actually publishing...

I will warn you that our first section is technically only about 32 or 33 pages worth (I'm still trying to remove my notes and replacing it with details on what i knew i was forgetting), and $3 can seem like a lot, but keep in mind please that this would actually equate to 50 pages of a normal book (with the whole, larger print and smaller pages deal) and we both are really hurting to take care of basic needs (such as rent for the lease on the house, phone bills), and not to mention the costs of getting us started or our eventual goal of actually printing our own books. yes, hardback covers n all, along with concept design art and whatnot... it'll be really snazzy, and how we'll prove to a publisher that we're worth a lot (or our story, i'm not picky) and they'll have to pay us a lot more out of the profits to cause us to let them publish our book.

One reminder about our books, they are about the same storyline, but will end up being very different! I use this comparison with our books and how they're being designed: think of lord of the rings, and instead of having one book with plenty of scene changes and jumps, one book is dedicated to frodo's adventure and the other is dedicated to aragorn. My side that i'm writing is from an overall point of view, jumping between students and consp- i mean government peoples, and giving the reader a wider point of view. Kaxan's side of the story is going to focus solely on the viewpoint of Vivera, and bring up unique points and plots that only she will touch on. (naturally i may be the mastermind of the plot but she does come up with a couple good things here and there)

If anyone wants to jump ahead and request, pre-order (when editing is done), or even just plain donate, let us know and we'll try to figure something out.

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On a more personal note, I have once again decided to not entertain kax as a girlfriend. we have had several issues surface and agitate each other so much its getting unbearable... ok more on my end than hers, but in any which case, we are done, and I don't care what she does anymore, she's not going to have me again. I had made a promise after she brought up her doubts about us the second time around (when we had pretty much unofficially broken up, also for the second time) that I would not court her again if we were strained again to where we could not function well together. I simply followed through with what I said.

So, I'm single, not that that ever means a whole lot.