Thanks for you and your AE's/CAPTCHA's lovely birthday wishes, Unknown! 

1. Well, to be honest, it was a bit of an accident. I came out to my best friend back in November, and thought I came out to my family as well, but turns out I didn't, so when I dropped it into conversation in January, my family was a bit surprised. XD Surprised, but nonetheless supportive! As for the actual act, I just told them that I was bi, nothing too special. The more people I tell, the easier it gets. But it's always scary at first.

2. Yes, it does feel better! I'm not out to everyone yet, but the people who matter most to me all know and support me. A few of my more religious friends still don't know, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

3. Hmm... well, I once met a man named Benjamin but he went by "Jammin", as in "I'm jammin' out to this beat", and I just thought that was the coolest thing. The name Aurielle has always intrigued me, since it was the name of the main character in one of my first ever stories. I also love the name Feroc, which is the name of one of the characters in my novel. It's very similar to the Latin word "ferox", which means brave, fierce, or warlike. That also describes the character, so it's all around a cool connection.

4. This might not have been a true question, but I'll answer it anyway. Being 16 feels like being 15, but fancier. XD

~Starseeker 

Thanks, Jade! I did have a sugary birthday-- my aunt brought over chocolate chip muffins with chocolate frosting, and when we ordered take out for my birthday dinner, I got a cake concrete, which is basically just ice cream and cake all blended together. To answer your question, my eyes are a very pale, icy blue, with a ring of dark blue separating the color from the whites of my eyes. Fun fact, though, my eyes show up as black/very dark blue in pictures and on camera! I'm really not sure why, since my sister's eyes are very similar and they don't do it. 

~Starseeker 

FIDELITY! Yes, I did have a good birthday! And oh that's so cool, we're like bi buddies!

Or partners in bime. Like partners in crime? 

Thanks for that contribution, Zoey, now moving on--

Awwww that's so sweet of you to say that! I have the same opinion of you! <3 

As for motivation to finish, well, I'm not certain I'm the best person to ask about that, considering that it took me 6 years to write. XD (Well, I was only actively writing it for 3 of those years, but I digress.) But what really ended up motivating me was posting it here, actually. Getting feedback from everyone and knowing that people were waiting for me to post updates really kept me going. I'd never posted my work anywhere before this-- nobody had ever even read my novel before, not even my family. So having that support system of people commenting and reading definitely motivated me. It does involve putting yourself out there, but the end payoff is definitely worth it.

~Starseeker 

Thank you!! And wow, so your birthday is in January then? I'll have to put it on my calendar so I can wish you a happy birthday!

-To be honest, I rarely start threads. I think I've made maybe 6 threads in my entire time here? And that's including this one. I mostly just make announcements, like my hiatus threads and this one. So by process of elimination, my most successful thread is the thread I posted my novel on. It also happens to be my favorite! It's buried pretty far in the Inkwell now, but it has some good memories attached to it.

-Oh, goodness... there are so many good ones now! When I first started reading the series, there were 3 books. From the original set, I've always liked Tsunami, though I'll admit that I'm really more like Starflight. Moon quickly became another of my favorite characters, as well as Peril. I'd have to say, though, that my favorite might be Darkstalker. I loved reading his book and just reading his descent into madness. I don't know if he's truly my favorite character, but his journey is my favorite for sure.

-Hmm... well, this is a bit of a stereotypical answer, but it really depends! A torso or headshot takes a lot less long than a full body. Sometimes the lines just flow out of me and I'm done in 15 minutes. Sometimes my inking pen decides to die (@me trying to make Indigo Feather's picturing last night) and I can't draw anything right and I end up erasing the whole thing after an hour of work. I also sort of go into another headspace when I'm doing art, so I don't notice the passage of time. I've spent entire days before without eating, because I'm so immersed in whatever project I'm doing at the moment. If I had to guess, though, I'd say a quality full-body picturing takes about a half hour. I find a good reference photo, sketch it out roughly, then make a cleaner sketch and erase all my guidelines. I then ink it and decide my color scheme-- I have this rule that I limit my drawings to 3 colors, since it makes them cleaner and more cohesive. I have some pre-made combinations of skin and blush and shadows, since I've used them so much that I know what looks good with what. Then I'll apply the colors, and spend a few minutes touching everything up and adding highlights with my white gel pen. Sometimes I wait about a day before coming back to the drawing, because looking at things in a different light helps me find mistakes. But yeah.

-I've gone by Starseeker since the moment I stepped onto the CB. I did have a sort of other persona for about a year and a half, where I went by Shhh... Not Telling and posted my art. But Shhh and Star (wooo third person) existed at the same time, since Shhh was just my art persona. In other words, I was still posting as Starseeker while posting as Shhh. Otherwise, I've always been Starseeker.

~Starseeker 

Well, then happy birthday to you as well! I also have an irl friend who's birthday is on the 7th, and another who's birthday is on the 9th. We make a birthday sandiwch!

~Starseeker 

Thanks, Peregrine! I did have a good birthday!

~Starseeker