Thank you all ! And I have to say that I'm truly surprised by this !
I have to say that the surprise comes on many levels . First because I am very grateful and happy to have such an honourable fan such as Eber who has been very gracious in his nomination of my writing . Despite having submitted only one piece so far I am so humbled by his generous words . Eber Thank you so much for this honour , my latest chapter I have dedicated especially to you for your consideration .
I will also be honest, I am relatively new to this forum and to this particular niche of the forum and I was taken by surprise on that level to have been picked for this week . I am almost embarassed by such an accolade for being so new ! Despite that , I hope that this stands as a testament to all new forum members out there ! Especially those who joined simply because EUIII was their first game . I have owned EUII CK Vic/Ric and HOI2DD but the first time I tried writing a serious AAR was for EUIII . Therefore I encourage all the new people to expand their horizons . This community that we have here is lively , friendly , and gracious enough to run a program to encourage and promote works and authors . So I ask all the new people out there who may be thinking of an AAR , be courageous and rise to the occassion . As Eber noted my AAR is unconventional so please take that as your cue to enrich this wonderful board with your both run of the mill , and non run of the mill narratives !
I am also surprised because of the positive atmosphere , encouragement , and overall friendliness of everyone so far for me and my work . I wanted to thank you all especially those who stuck it with me from the beginning in my work and gave me positive comments . There is NO doubt that without those encouraging comments every time I posted , this story would not have continued . And , knowing this , this is why I have made it my personal initiative to read the AARs of those kind enough to post on my fledgling thread as well as the ones i already read . I also promise to give meaningful comments with as much depth as I feel . That is not to say that others don't have it when they simply say 'good job' etc , but if I have free time I do wish to comment on specifics about each work just like others have done for me . Sometimes it is the notice of detail that truly gets the confidence of the writer going and I believe in doing unto others as i wish they do unto me . Therefore I will do my best to make good comments on all the AARs I read .
I also wanted to thank coz for maintaining this thread . Not simply because I can be showcased along with so many others more deserving , but because this thread HELPS Writers of this board . And the maintenance of this thread truly does enrich all of us who wish to share our crazy stories with all of you . I will also be making sure to have my nominee ready even before Sunday and I'll send you a letter , coz , before Sunday just in case my computer blows up and I can't make it to announce who i've passed the torch to .
I'll speak briefly of myself . As I said earlier I have EUIII EUII CK Vick/Rick and HOI2DD . My favourite hobby with these games is to do the whole CK-EUII-Ricky-HOI2DD which in fact inspired me to do my current piece . I also wanted to say to my fans who enjoy this to not worry when it ends because I'll return with a Ricky AAR (it was supposed to be a secret but oh well) and make GOOD homage to this award I have been given . Aside from the game , I am a college student from "The OC" studyig law and criminology though I am planning on transferring to Ohio to the Franciscan University of Steubenville because I want a more Faith-based and Faith-centered education and social life (you can imagine how secular it is in Southern Cali even behind the conservative Orange Curtain) .
I'm also a Capricorn and like long walks on the beach !
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I don't plan anytime soon on publishing any works but there is a story similar to this one that is not EU related that I've been working on for use in Mangas and other comics . You can say that my off-site work has inspired my AAR .
Lastly I want to say that as a new person in this area of the forum , I want to say that I truly wish to get to know more of you and your AARs . I'm glad I've already gotten to know so many through their wonderful comments and banter on my thread and I hope to see more of you there and at your AARs as well . Since i'm currently working on the Japanese arc of my story I'll leave with this: Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu ! Or for you non-romanjii reading speakers : I humbly ask for you all to kindly take care of me !