Rilbur

Not really. Who cares if they're specifically targeting me with ads I want -- heck, at least this way whatever I'm seeing has a chance of being something worth seeing! Past that, please try not to blow this out of proportions. You are informed, explicitly, when you install an app if it requires access to additional information. If you don't want to use that app, fine -- and it's been acknowledged that far too many brain dead idiots won't notice that additional, non-public information is provided in the standard dialogue, because it's not displayed 'clearly' enough. This is because the average user is an idiot, not any mistake on facebook's part. You want to bitch about facebook, concentrate on logging in via HTTP instead of HTTPS, the way they require private data for their accounts, and don't promptly delete anything you've hit 'delete' on -- sometimes persisting it for years after it should have been deleted. Also, I'm technically part of the 'used to use facebook' group, but I really count as 'never used it'; I had an account for a job, and that's the only use I've ever made of it. I've marked myself as 'other', since that doesn't really count against what you were asking.

He stated it elsewhere but basically he got pissed off at the reaction he received, and quit writing. It's a loss, I'll agree, but at this date I don't think we can hold out for a 'fix'. Edit: Oh, he said it about four posts up. Woops.

Ilaria fell almost instantly. The shining towers and towering ramparts of her walls proved useless, and the sinews of the great Knights of Ilarus were shattered under the demon's attack. Etral Et Ilaria must live with the consequences of that failure, though he would give so very much to give up the burden.

Fallen Ilaria By Rilbur Skryler The river flowed slowly, sluggishly, at this time of year, the current fouled by blood, ichor, and worse. Etral, del Ilaria, nen Ilarus saw none of it. The very flames of hell rose to the sky as the demons charged through their gate. The order-house was in ruins, the temple ran red with the blood of the priests, but the order itself still stood. "Ilarus!" came the cry from a thousand throats. The shining Knights of Ilarus, the city's fir

But I'm really innocent!

It's good work, but please do take heed that a lot of people will find it offensive. Well worth the read, IMO, but he pulls very few blows about the nature of a midieval, class-based society without the puritan influence on sexuality. Even with the puritan influence on sexuality, his take on orphanages is pretty scarily close to what was 'real' in a medieval time frame; they just weren't that blunt and accepting about it. (Orphans were 'spare parts' in 'excess of need'... they were lucky for what care they got, and generally expected to earn their keep.) Edit: That said, I know he's re-edited a lot of his earlier chapters; is GA getting the edited versions?

"Dad, but you're... you're dead!" Tim protested. "Oh God, that must mean..." he trailed off, eyes wide. "I just told you, don't be stupid boy," the long dead man said with a smile. "If you were dead, do you think they'd be talking about a coma?" Dad waved his hand, and the darkness parted enough for Tim to see Doctor Parish talking to someone he didn't know. "But if I'm not dead, I mean... what are you doing here?" Tim asked, confused. Dad sighed. "That's not really what I'm her

Well, I did a quick search of my own and found lots of ninendo-oriented fan fiction, and not much response from them on the subject. As such, I'd say that whatever their policies, because they aren't enforcing their ownership, you're free to do whatever you want with it. If you want to avoid trouble, just try to avoid doing anything they might find objectionable (like Mario and Toadstool flash, for example) so that they don't try and shut you down. Of course, that leaves up the question of what they consider 'objectionable'... given that they're a 'family friendly' franchise, they probably don't want anything controversial, which would include gay characters. Or sex. Or much of anything interesting.

There are other pieces of fan fiction out there, so I wouldn't say that you can't do fan fiction, but I'd try to check up and see what Nintendo says about it, or if there are any existing Zelda fan fictions out there, first.

It was time. They weren't as well prepared as they'd like, and Paul had to know they were here, but the fighting had already come to a boil. If they didn't move, now, Paul might take the time to trace back the threat against Sammy that had placed the boy in that facility. How that had happened, the Dark only knew. It wasn't in the plan, and it ran the risk of jeopardizing everything. If Paul discovered that the RECC was holding a former Guardian and his husband captive, using the local p

As an addendum, in order to view the stories, or most material related to the workshop, you have to be manually approved. This is a security precaution to ensure that the stories submitted are held confidential, and not spread out over the internet at large

The workshop is starting up today, with our first story ‘The Voices of Raal’. Even if you don’t have a story of your own to submit yet, if you want to take part you can! Just sign up at forums.rilburskryler.net, drop a line somewhere to let me know to add you to the authors group, and then help critique and discuss the story!

The creature howled in agony, clutching it's still seared paw to it's chest. The master was less than pleased at it's mistakes, but this wasn't simply punishment. It was an attempt to take advantage of a slim, slim opportunity. "We cannot afford to trigger his latent powers, you idiot!" the master had roared, then gotten a thoughtful look on his face. "But perhaps, just perhaps... the trace you left might trigger his powers, make them bloom quicker... or maybe we can use it to taint them

Nothing was going quite according to plan! He could have cursed if it weren't for the fact that it looked like things were working anyway. Paul was thoroughly distracted helping to rescue the boy, and when the time was ripe they could troll his old friend's plight below his nose to keep him distracted. They'd have to keep things to a minimum boil in the meantime, not easy with those morons trying to turn up the heat and the doctors trying to break the spell-enforced coma, but between those tw

Frank had a lot of blood on his hands, and he'd always wondered -- always worried -- about his reception when he reached the Other Side. But all he felt as the darkness claimed him was a calm peace. He knew now, without a doubt, that he had nothing to fear. And, despite what he had always believed would happen, he did not die alone, with no one to comfort him or see his passing. As if in benediction, the roots he'd hidden among slowly bent and twisted, lowering his now cooling body into t

Good stories, and good author. From what I understand, he had an accident (broke several fingers) that kept him from writing for a long while, and since then no one has heard much from him. Too bad.

Good phrasing Neph!

The beast watched, eyes gleaming, as the car rocketed out of the drive way. The plan was in motion, the dice had been cast. Hopefully, its masters would be pleased. Sniffing, it crawled out of the shadows and made its way along the side of the house, searching and examining. It had to be careful; if the boy sensed it's presence... well, the boy wasn't here now, was he. Still, to leave trace would... displease its masters. Which would be unwise. Sniffing, it completed several circui

Poor dog. Of course, if it's anything like my Dad's dog, he probably likes it because the weather is cold outside and his fur is thin, so he needs it... But still!

"And elsewhere in the news today, High Pastor Jackson, national head of the Reformed Evangelical Church of Christ, denounced the latest round of Congressional proposals to make his church a nationally recognized terrorist organization. According to Jackson, the 'actions of a few wayward souls acting in God's name' should not taint the entire organization. He 'deplores the illegal nature' of the 'so called action cells', but says that they 'should not be reviled for acting as the Word of God re

Well, I start by trying to make the characters human, and someone that the readers feel involved with. Throughout history, people have faced terrible struggles and hardships for friendship, for those they care about. They'll certainly read a story if the care about the characters!

It's hiding until after GA.Stories finishes it's growing pains, maybe?

Oh, and as an additional note information is starting to go up in the protected section of the forums I set aside for the writing workshop, including versions of a story which will probably not be published through GA (a teacher twisted my arm until I submitted it to a student writing contest). To see this you'll need to sign your soul away... I mean, you'll need to sign up for the forums and promise to keep what goes on in the workshop confidential, at which point I'll give you access to the protected forums.

For those that are interested, the individual handling submissions (NOT ME! ) has received the first submissions for the workshop, forcing a small revision in the rules. First off, it turns out I can't use a calendar correctly, it should have been Monday January Tenth for the first story. Instead of using our planned normal submission process (a rotation that tries to balance getting the 'oldest' stories out, with rotating fairly amongst authors) the story will be deliberately chosen to be easy to workshop, one that has readily identified flaws. Second, our rules have been slightly modified. You may use chapters in ongoing stories if, and only if, they can be read as stand-alone chapters. In general, this will mean that only the first chapter can possibly fit this requirement.

"You don't need the boy..." a silent voice whispered. "Leave him to the legal system, to be dealt with as he deserves..." The soldier stood up quickly and span around, searching the room. "Who is there?" he demanded. "No one is here, you don't need the boy. Let Samuel go home!" "Project Prometheus, amongst other things, teaches all it's officers how to shield their minds from external influence. It's a necessity when dealing with telepaths," the soldier pointed out acerbically as