RandomFanAuthor

Hi.  It's me.  RandomFanAuthor.  You're probably here because you followed the instructions on my FF page.  If so, good for you!  Here's a cookie.
==Basic info==
I've been writing for almost four years and writing fanfiction has been about two of that.  I have at least four non-fanfiction works.  I don't really plan on publishing them, they're really just there as a way for me to pass time.
As for more personal info, I live in the U.S. and I'm in my teens.  I am of the male gender.  'Kay that's it.
==Writing and my works==
Currently, I post most of my stuff on FF.  Of those works, I've posted 13 works, 9 of which are Percy Jackson stories.  Rick Riordan holds a special place in my heart.  I've also written two Avengers/PJO crossovers, an initial story and a prequel to the story.  I've also written a story for Halo, Minecraft, and Apex Legends.  Obviously, I need to branch out more.  Well hold yer horses, kids.  I'm getting to that.
As with anyone else, my media interests are quite expansive.  I plan on writing many, many more stories for a variety of media; video games, movies, and books.  The reason I have so many PJO stories is because that was really the first major fandom I was able to get into and the stories are awesome.  I read numerous PJO fics as my intoduction to fanfiction, so maybe I'm a bit biased. 
UPDATES
My updates are... sporadic.  Writing, as fun as it is, kinda takes a backseat in my life.  I don't write as much as I would like and I can't always get on my computer.  I try to have a loose update schedule, typically one update every few weeks.  I wish I could update daily, but the way I seem to go is this:
#Write the first few chapters of a new story
#Post those
#Write one chapter at a time
#Finish the chapter and post immediately.
Obviously, there are problems here.  Updates come as I am able to write, which, again, isn't as often as I'd like.  There are times when stories may go un-updated for months at a time.  I hate it, but it's the way the cookie crumbles.
FANDOMS
Below is a list of my 4 favorite franchises grouped by type of media
VIDEO GAMES
#Halo
#DOOM
#Minecraft
#Apex Legends
MOVIES
#The MCU
#Star Wars
#Saving Private Ryan
#Interstellar
BOOKS
#The Riordanverse (PJO, KC, HoO, MC:GA, ToA)
#The Martian
#Ready Player One
#Redwall
BOARD GAMES(there's only two, but there's enough lore/creativity that I can write functioning stories for them)
#Warhammer 40,000
#Dungeons and Dragons
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Basically, I'm going to end up writing stories for all of these at some point or another.  I want to avoid becoming stuck in one fandom, which is why I have three stories written for Halo, Minecraft, and Apex Legends.  It was getting to the point where I was writing pretty much exclusively for PJO, which went against my name; RandomFanAuthor.  I'm a random person.  My interests are all over the place.  My musical tastes know no bounds, my educational abilities are so random it hurts, my athletic abilities are rather expansive.  I refuse to be bound by one interest.  I have to branch out.
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WRITING NUANCES
*Original Characters (OCs)
My policy with OCs is odd.  When I create OCs, I want to make sure they fit within the context of the story and the universe.  For example, in my Apex Legends story, I have multiple OCs.  The thing about Apex Legends is that it's a video game based off champions, kinda like Overwatch.  There are set characters in the game with specific abilities that compliment and counter one another.  However, there are only 12 characters, which makes for a challenge when writing a story.  The way the game works is there are 20 squads of three people..  But if there's twelve set characters, there'd only be four squads in a map that's meant for 60 people.  So the solution?  Create OCs.  A lot of OCs.
Simply put, my policy goes like this: make sure the OC is realistic enough for the universe.  This means I have to cross-reference the character with pre-existing characters and base them off other characters.
*Plot Points
When I write a story, it usually goes like this:
#Conception of the story
#Write an outline in my notebook (yes I have a notebook with all of my fics)
#Flesh out plot details and characters
#Begin writing major points in the notebook
#Write on the computer
Writing down my plot in a tangible notebook means if my computer were to crash and all my work was lost, I'd still have the big points of a story written down, like a major reveal or a first kiss or a death.  It takes time, but dammit, it's worth it.
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That's really all for now.  I'll update this more and more as I see fit, but yeah.  That's all.  Later!  -RFA