Secondly, one of the things that has kept me so busy is this:

Album preview for Mark Rosas’s October release. He had a few clips on his MySpace but I simply begged him to let me make him a pretty album preview video in After Effects, because A, I need the AE practice, and B, I simply MUST to make at least one video for him before he goes off and gets famous and forgets the little people. XD Enjoy the video but most of all enjoy that epic awesome that is MARK ROSAS!

I know he’s not Korean but I think that a lot of you will get a kick out of his music. My favorite? "All Up On Me." XD

Considering how many breaks I’ve had to take, my new philosophy is, if the inspiration and the time is there, then write. For the love of God, write!

Hope to see all of your comments soon. They make all of this worth it.

Chapter 15

(Sorry there wasn’t an email this time. My internet is down at home, where the mailing list is, so I had to do this at work.)

Chasing Taboo is making its comeback with Chapter 14, and get ready – the very first sentence reveals a shocking twist.

You, me, and Chasing Taboo have been through a lot together. From file corruptions, hard drive crashes, to long unexpected sabbaticals, but we are still trudging onward. Thank you all for your continued enthusiasm. For a while there, I didn’t think I would ever get back into this story, but your stubborn and unyielding support has inspired me so much. I can’t believe that I’m still spotted at cons, still sent fan mail, and after all this time, I can’t believe so many of you are returning and commenting, anxious for another update. Do you realize I haven’t updated in 7 months? And yet you all still come back and check! Unbelievable! I hope I don’t let you down. I don’t deserve you guys!

Get ready, because I fully plan on returning to my old rhythm (before we start shooting my film next month). This chapter is a nice calm before the storm, but prepare for a real shock when chapter 15 comes around! Also, I have rewritten the outline for the rest of the story (the one that got eated ) so there shouldn’t be another slump in updates. Not ever again!

Word to the wise: It’s been 7 months (sowwie) and you guys may not remember what happened in this story anymore. If I were you, I’d go back and reread the beginning to get caught up, if you have the time. If not, should I write a chapters 1-13 synopsis? If that’s what you guys would like, let me know.)

(Note, I had to reassemble the mailing list… again… so if you no longer want updates, let me know. This time I’ll delete you from the backup as well)

Normally once I get to around 10-13 pages I stop, clean it up, and post. Problem is this chapter so far is a reworking of three events that happened in the original CT, and it’s already reached 11 pages. Remember how the original CT was very, very long? What we have right now is three scenes that are very long and dialogue driven, but nothing *really* happens., it’s just long. I want to condense these moments into about six pages and get some more action into the chapter before I call it done.

It’s been a while, but you guys may recall that the last chapter ended with Olivia leaving home and she’s about to move in with Hero. Prepare for a chapter that is “the calm before the storm.” Hero and Olivia need to be happy for a bit before the shit hits the fan, and the shit is going to hit the fan HARD.

Thanks for waiting. I’m working hard!

I’m in pre-production of a film loosely based on my TVXQ fandom right now, and it’s keeping me very busy.

I plan on writing the next chapter of CT this week.

I’m still here, I swear.

If you’re still here, too, holla at your girl. The more comments I get, the more motivated I will be.

Before I can dive back into Chasing Taboo, I need to rewrite the outline and reassemble the mailing list. It’s a lot of work, and school plus my production company has made it impossible.

Oh yeah, I also edit and direct for a production company now. http://www.storiedproductions.com

Since Chasing Taboo is just for fun, school and video production have taken a higher priority, not to mention ALL of my non-physiological-need-satiating time.

Moby – Wait For Me
(A contest entry, I was director and editor)

“Someone For You”
I was primary editor for this. It won the Denton Video Vacation competition.

I really miss Chasing Taboo and I hope to get back into it in June. Thank you for your patience.

Neither item exists.

I

Have

To

Start

All

Over.

…

*dies*

My internet/computer situation at my new apartment isn’t totally stable. The wireless here is free, but it’s not the most reliable, and I can’t afford to get better service at the moment. Right now I’m on my laptop, but my sister and I are working at getting my desktop in tip top shape. My stuff is in piles behind me.

This weekend I’ll be working at the Thin Line Film Festival, so once again, not a lot of CT. I’m freaking out, because I am SO excited about the upcoming chapter and I want to share it with you all so much! Prepare yourself for a couple of major moments from the original story.

Once my situation over here settles down, my bedroom looks like a bedroom (at the moment, lol, no bed!) I’ll get a stable routine and start writing again. Thank you all for your patience.

The new chapter has been reworked a few times, and I’d say it’s 2/3 done. The outline for the new story has been tightened and completed, and I’m excited to see what you all think of the new story.

Thanks for your patience!

I was starting to feel like CT has ‘lost its way,’ so I’ve been spending the bulk of my free time re-reading the original Chasing Taboo fan fiction story. It’s been so long since the original version, that my sister and I agreed that the new one may be headed in a direction that somewhat loses the charm of the original.

The upcoming chapter is (or I should say was) done, but it contained a big turn in the plot that may have been too early. I’m in the middle of book 2 of the fanfic at the moment and I don’t want to post my new chapter without the best elements of the original story fresh in my mind.

Also, some of you may remember that I’m a film major, and I’ve been working on some of the best self-contained moments of CT and adapting them into screenplay format. At the moment, I’m planning on shooting at least three scenes and using them to edit a faux trailer for the book. Wish me luck! I hope this works out.

Thanks for sticking with me. I’m not quitting until this thing is done!