Writing

I've been trying to create a novel for quite some time now, since I was 14 in fact. Had some ups (Phoenix I enjoyed writing and actually still have hope for), had some downs (what was I ever thinking with an FF8 fan fiction novel...) and plenty of practice in between (thanks to The Bridge Burners). Who knows, some day there might even be a book in Waterstones with my name on it (so long as it isn't 'Kyle Spence: The Story of a Rapist Gone Wrong' I'll take it as a positive).

Anyway for as much as for myself to keep track of how far I've come I've decided to list the leads from my various attempts so that if nothing else I can reuse the names:

-Thomas Kylemore (first novel attempt, can't remember it's name. Was sci-fi)
-Alexander Cherovoski (2097 AGP. Another sci-fi, but not spacey)
-Arridynn of Draconis (Don't ask)
-Vastian Steele (The Thunder Force. *sigh* Sci-fi, set pre TF4 to pre TF5, involved a time travel element to make TF5 make sense [TF5's story changed the-craft-from-TF4's name to being the supposed name of the alien race that built it{human built in TF4}, made the human pilots alien, then set it only a couple of hundred years in the future but claimed it was still after TF4 which itself was set far in the future in the predominantly human Galactic Federation. Out of my undying love for TF4 I tried to bring sense to the story, some of it was actually quite good and I stole a lot of my ideas for future stories, including the 'Vastian' name])
-Vastian Gainsborough (Nomad Soul [original]. This incarnation of Nomad Soul involved the Illuminati, UN Space Corps, the destruction of the Earth, retribution, and an inevitable time travel event)
-Clement Phoenix (Phoenix, a story about life, love, death and beyond. With guns. On one hand I could probably make this into a great story [or attempt at a story] about self enlightenment, but on the other hand I really liked the trilogy build-up to Hell actually having to save Heaven).
-Balder Draupnir (Mana: The Rising. A potential trilogy that stole the mana stones idea from The Secret of Mana then added a religious apocalypse overtone)
-Staceh et all TBB (The Planetside Legacy short stories [reached series 3 of a planned 7]. You might have read them [or the recently revised editions] but you probably haven't)
-Constantine Vastianus Gainsborough (Nomad Soul, revised. I couldn't even begin to describe how detailed a setting I created for the new version of this story, but rest assured that when I'm writing fake peace treaties, non aggression pacts and deciding on currency exchange rates it's a fairly big effort)
-Alexius (Big Winged Freaks [substitute name for a more artsy name pending]. 3 Angels stuck on Earth because they hadn't sided with Heaven but weren't condemned to Hell)
-Balder d'Xion von Daryhiem (Mana: The Rising, revised. Tried rewriting this because I fancied the idea of reusing my fantasy world, started to make Balder evil, don't really like it)
-Matthew Maine (Script I'm still writing)
-Ulysses Odysseus (was drunk and watching Ulysses 31, thought that I could make a decent sci-fi out of it. Hell George Lucas somehow got away with it (by stealing the expanded universe created by all the fan fiction authors) for Star Wars, I can't imagine a blind, fingerless chimpanzee doing much worse)
-Lucifer Pendragon aka Satan aka evil incarnate (The Devil Made Me Do It. Lucifer has lived quite happily on Earth for a long time, he neither wants nor needs the aggravation of tending to human souls. So when someone starts messing with the Dark Lord's chi he decides to get Biblical on their ass, but first a quick game of air hockey)
-Thomas Kylemore (a revised version of my very first story, still working on it occasionally but am having difficulty deciding on a proper reason [excuse] for the events taking place)
-James Denton (Wingman. A RomCom about the guy who always seems to take the bullet for his horny friend. Doesn't involve sci-fi or Top Gun in any way)
-Jason Kelly (Shop!. A story based on my experiences growing up in an environment where it's generally accepted that only one person isn't odd, and it isn't me)

I also wrote a short story called 'Almost the Perfect Love Story' about two people who are perfect for each other but tragically they never meet, can't remember the names of either the two leads though. Might rewrite it at some point though, some of it was quite enjoyable.

I have the nagging suspicion that I'm leaving at least one lead out, so if I remember who it is I'll post up in the comments with a brief biopsis and where they fit into the timeline of my failing writing career.