This place is dead. Such a pity. May this page forever be a shrine, to all the good times we've had here.

Hello. My name is Ben, as you can guess. I must be one of the few male writers around on Booksie.

I am an automobile journalist by profession (Yeah, I write for a living. And get paid! And I get to drive awesome cars! And attend fancy events! Hehehe!),but I also like to indulge in fiction writiing, sometimes.

When I started writing, it was simply to let my imagination flow. Somewhere to release my thoughts.

But, after a while, looking at the comments I received, I realised, how much of a joy it brings to others. It's very satisfying seeing all the comments I receive as I write.

Cars are my first passion, but writing I suppose is something I am good at doing. I guess I should therefore share my talents with the world.

Do feel free to check out my work. Unfortunately I have a penchant for not finishing my stuff, but I do have a couple of completed works, mostly as a result of challenges (which has deadlines, which forces me to end a story).

My work schedule though, means I don't really have time to devote to writing stories any more. Occasionally I get ideas which I might try to write down, but unfortunately I don't see myself posting stories as regularly as before. :(

What My Fans Mean To Me

My fans mean the world to me. I love every single one of you, truly, from the bottom of my heart.

I reply to every comment I get. EVERY comment. I'm glad for all your support, and I'm eternally grateful.

I know I'm not the best writer around, and I'm not the most popular either, but that doesn't matter. What matters is I have you all reading my stuff. Be if 4 or 40 or 400 people, as long as there are people who love my stuff, I will keep writing, and keep improving.

This:

brought a smile to my face. I know I'm a simple and easy-to-please person, but thank you all very much. :)

My list of works on Booksie:

Spiralling (Completed), my first story here, and you can tell by the quality of it. I planned for a sequel but it never came. Sorry about that.

Dork And The Gymnast (Abandoned, sadly), my second novel. I never finished this, but it's a nice story nevertheless.

An Unlikely Angel (Short Story, completed). FairyWings' challenge story, and probably my proudest work so far.

Miss Berrywood (Short Story, completed), babyjess95's challenge story. A bit of a cheeky one. Surprisingly it won the challenge. :x

I Don't Want To....(Completed) DeathAngel's challenge story. Truth be told it's not really my best work, IMHO.

Betrayal For Two (Completed), cuteblondeangel88's challenge story. I really enjoyed this actually. Good enough for third place in the challenge despite being completed late. Thanks Karley! (cuteblondeangel) :D

Hannah And Charlie (Short Story, completed). Something I came up with in a dream, believe it or not. :D

Lessons From A Porn Star (Completed!). Despite the title, it is NOT porn or erotica. Hehehe! (Although there is some sex, but not too explicit, I hope).

Unspank Me (Ongoing) Something different, a bit more emotional I guess. There WILL be explicit scenes, so I guess I should mention it first.

Girls Around The World (Completed!) My tribute story to my fans. :) I really loved writing this one. It was so much fun, and I'm extremely proud of it. :D

Feel free to leave me comments about any of my works. Thanks. :)

Sadly, thanks to my new job and schedule, I don't think I'll have time to write and post new stories any more. It's a massive shame, but I've enjoyed the ride, and hopefully, so did you.

It's been an amazing experience, knowing all my dedicated fans who've become such great friends. I hope that, whether I remain here or not, we'll stay in touch and hope we'll see each other again someday soon.

And oh, I too have Wattpad. :P

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TALK TO ME. PLEASE?

I'd like to talk to my fans, hopefully to discuss my stories but also about anything under the sun really. So....

Ask me a question. Here: http://www.formspring.me/BenArsenal (But I'd totally appreciate it if you identify yourself. I don't like mysteries)

I am also on Facebook, Twitter, LiveJournal, and whatever social networking thing there is around. Just ask me if you want an add.

benarsenal@live.com for MSN or email.  (Send me an email first if you want to add me on MSN. I'm a bit paranoid about spammers. Sorry)

AND......!

Thanks! :D

STORIES ABOUT MEEEEE!!!!

ZOMG, I don't know what I did to deserve this, but apparently girls now want to write stories about me! LOL!

I don't want to be boasting or anything (far from it. I'm actually shy and embarrassed to be honest. :P), but I think I should at least credit them on my page. Hehehe!

Paris Nights & Eleven Hour Flights by Charlotte Bog. It's a romantic short story set in Paris. What more could you want? Ooh la la! :D

The Bachelor (Foreign Adventure) by ryderstokes. Based upon the TV show The Bachelor, this promises to be fun. Hehe!

If you want me to read your stuff, just drop a message. I'll try my best to fit it into my crazy schedule. :)

Thanks for visiting, and come again! (copyright purplebull :D)