A Peek into my AtO Folder

Did some organization of my AtO writing files on my computer and well...

That seems a bit excessive for one story, right? Especially since there are some other files on my USB only.

My drafts' sizes are ridiculous when I seem them all together like this- but I know that there are pages worth of brainstorming mid-story, and adding comments in the margins really bulks up the doc size.

Also, the actual chapter 15 is on my desktop for easy access. The chapter 15 ( also 16 and 17) in this folder is my old version.

I don't think there's anything too spoilery here. I mean there are hints to certain things but I don't think you can figure out how those things will be play out in AtO.

Polar

World Building Notes: Kikyō Castle

I've got a lot of headcanon and thoughts for various canon things. So I'm starting a new series on this blog- the World Building Notes- where I take something from canon and expand on it for story writing purposes after some google research.

I might use these thoughts in AtO or other fanfiction when I'm in need of extra details. And maybe some of my thoughts will help you in your own writing.

So first location, is the Kikyō Castle in Konoha.

In Canon, we only see this location during the Chunin Exams arc. It's where Gaara went murderous and where Hayate was killed. Here's the Wiki page for it.

My Thoughts

History

Historically, castles in Japan were fortresses. Wikipedia says that they were made from stone and wood and were used to guard strategic sites. Maybe Kikyō castle had a similar purpose in Naruto before/during the warring clan era.

Konoha was built around Kikyō castle because Hashirama had no problem building things in a short amount of time. And he wanted there to be as much space as possible for all the clans to live in Konoha. 
 

When Konoha was built, Kikyō lost it's primary purpose as a fortress because the village had expanded well beyond it's location. And Konoha never tore it down for space because it was something given to them by the Daimyo and keeping it was like a sign of respect?

July News

Editing

Still climbing the editing mountain with regards to AtO. I've found some plot point being repeated in various chapters so that needs sorting.

Most amusing typo that I found recently was the 'toast' sage. I'm not ashamed to say that I took a few minutes to imagine how a toast sage would work in the Naruto universe.

And then I wondered about cake sages.

Yes, the editing for AtO is slowly driving me a bit crazy.

But strangely enough, I've also been editing a 'Fairy Tail' fanfiction that is much shorter than my AtO draft. I'm hoping that editing between the two keeps me from getting too frustrated with either project.

Writing

I didn't plan to do any new writing this month. Just the re-writing that comes with editing.

But I couldn't help it.

I've been in a Fairy Tail sort of mood with so many new plot bunnies. I absently wrote out one of the ideas to get it out of the way and go back to editing.

But before I knew it I had more than 25,000 words in a very short time.

I don't know if it'll ever be uploaded like a lot of other stories I've written over the years. But it's nice to know that I'm getting faster with my writing.

Reading

On a reading front, I've actually not read a whole of fanfiction so far this month. I've just bookmarked things instead of actually reading.

Instead I've been reading some more creepy/unnerving/horror-esque writing on the “No Sleep” reddit. Not my usual reading material but it's kind of refreshing.

The series/stories I've really liked on there so far are: 

- Dad wears a Muslim amulet - but we're Catholic (has ghost/paranormal stuff but also tugs at your emotions)

- I'm a Search and Rescue Officer for the US Forest Service, I have some stories to tell (has creepy forest happenings)

- I Dared My Best Friend to Ruin My Life - He's Succeeding (has creepy person. No paranormal stuff. More of a thriller)

I haven't linked anything too scary but obviously read at your own risk. There are tons of other well written ones on there that really mess with you.

Anyway, that's all for now.

Polar