So this is a little bit of an odd chapter. Like the other two, this one won't have art in it, however I'm not ranting either. (Btw I bought Skyrim off of eBay and it'll be here by Friday. Screw you, school. You can't stop me.) This chapter is just something I feel like I need to tell someone. Skip if you don't care about my books, I won't get offended. More specifically, "The Music Box". And don't expect this book to turn into a rant book, I promise it won't.

So... Where should I start? I want this to be at least a little organized, so that thoughts aren't overlapping.

I guess I could start with this: I'm aware that this book has somewhat of a cliché plot. Girl meets boy, boy is some sort of mythical being, boy and girl fall in love, something bad happens oH nO, they stick it through, happy ending the end yada yada. And don't even get me started on the original. In the original version of this book, Rachel was not even a real character but more of a plot device. She existed so Argon and Runora could exist. She was just there. There was nothing to love. And Argon was somewhat typical as well, along with Runora. The plot rushed, there was NO real chemistry between the two, and it was way too easy on them. I mean, if you're a tweenager or a soccer mom, you'd probably love the original since it would have been in the kind of "Twilight Zone" genre, if you catch my drift (cough cough Suck it, Edward glowy pants cough).

But I actually have high hopes for this new version. Sure, it's got the same cliché premise, but I'm hoping I can make this fresh even if it is just a cliché. I don't want these characters to be perfect, like in other books. "Argon's a bit of an elf? Oh wow cool and he's the guy the girl falls in love with? Oh wow so he must be ripped and hot and sparkly, right?"

Oh, shut up, would you? None of that. I want these characters to be as realistic as possible. And I don't want them to be "quarky and lol random XD" either, because I'm sick of that. I just want them to act like a normal person would. Just with a bit more of a magical twist thrown in, ya know? I actually wrote a small excerpt note thing for a later chapter of the book that I was going to write a chapter on here, if you guys want to read it. It's literally about Rachel telling Argon about how people try too hard to be different to the point where the different people become a group and so they're not different anymore. If you guys want to read it, I'd be down to write it out for you here. I'll probably do it anyways, so uh... Yeah.

But I want these characters to be real. Argon isn't hot. In fact, he's malnourished, has acne since he's only 16 and rolls around in dirt, smells a little although Rachel gives him soap and deodorant and stuff to help him be less of a stinky boi, gets ear infections often, and acts like a bloody bird or dragon from time to time. I don't want him to be perfect. I want him to be natural.

Same with Rachel. She's not hot. She's pretty average. Save for her somewhat odd style of hair, she blends into the crowd. Plays cello (she's the sixth chair in orchestra, which if you don't know isn't that great but isn't too horrible), skips class every now and then, has a friend, yada yada yada you get the point.

I also know that I'm not the best writer. I don't want this to be all chalked up for a lame story, but I know I'm not doing too hot with the writing so far. I think it's because I'm writing on a computer and not paper; I can think clearer and better if I'm using paper instead of the keyboard. But damn it, man, I want this to be good! I really do. And it will be.

Here's hoping, anyway.

I really hope.

I'm already boring myself, so I'll cut you loose for now. If you stuck around, thanks for bothering with it. If you want you can check the book out. I'd appreciate it. And give me criticism, please! Not bad, but constructive. Anyway that's all. Have a nice night.