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Wow, it's been a while since we've done an author promo. This month we're taking a look at Lilansui. Lilansui was asked to pick three stories and answer the three questions: What gave you the idea for this story? What was your favorite thing about writing this story? & Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description. If you would like to do an author promo for the blog, please check out the blog feature opportunities thread. Also, I have an author who would like to share their author promo opportunity with other new authors. If you've only just started out, but have at least one completed story, send me a message with your story choice and the answers to the above questions. There are only two spots open for this shared author promo, so it will be first come, first serve. Now, let's take a look at what Lilansui has for us. Lilansui Author 22 stories · 848 reviews · 812,753 total words A Rescued Life Description: Stabbed and left for dead, Toshiro Shindo is at the end of the rope: no hope, no one to care, no reason to live. And then Jason rescues him, and shows him kindness and then love. When the man who stabbed him returns for him, Toshiro fights to keep the life Jason rescued. What gave you the idea for this story? We hatched Toshiro Shindo (the main character) with this really good friend of mine...sort of like what would a guy with nothing look like..hmm..thoughts??? From there, the story took life. What was your favorite thing about writing this story? Absolute freedom while writing this story. I didn't allow myself to let anything disturb the flow, in fact, I still seek out the sense of freedom I felt when writing Toshiro's story. Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description. Toshiro is bad ass! He'll let nothing bring him down, as he's been down and doesn't want to be there again. A Healing Heart Description: Talin focuses on work, barely giving anything else attention. One encounter in his club's parking lot drags him out of his dull life. Dimitri has watched Talin for so long, when Talin storms into his workshop, Dimitri decides he won't stay in the sidelines any longer. He wants Talin for life. What gave you the idea for this story? This was a challenge to create a story of villains and characters living in the grey area. Neither good or bad, and what happens if you find yourself living in between unable to choose either one? No one in this story is good...they are all in different variations of bad, either some bad or extremely bad... What was your favorite thing about writing this story? How effortless it was to write love between Dimitri and Talin. It just existed, so there was no thought or effort, it showed up. I can't begin to explain how precious that is sometimes. Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description. Talin can be pretty selfless, and Dimitri is a man who gives his all for the people he cares about. It's a darker story than most people like, but it does offer a good ending at the end. A Haunted Love Description: Kazuma and Hyde learn to fight for love and life, even when it means hurting others. What gave you the idea for this story? I got my heart broken. In fact, the ending of the story ended way better than I had initially imagined. This story is a short exploration of unrequited love and where it can lead some souls. For the Harus out there, as I've been one this year. What was your favorite thing about writing this story? Developing Hideki. He remains the most strange character I've ever made. Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description. Love is not easy, it can be twisted, and dark, and lead you to do weird and terrible things.