Frequently Asked Questions

I created this page in response to getting asked certain questions more than a few times by different people. I hope this answers them for you.

Q: When are you going to post the next chapter of...? or When are you going to finish...?

I've put this one at the top of the list because I get this question more than any other. In fact, just about every other e-mail I get has this question in it somewhere.

The truth is, I have no idea. When I first started posting my stories to the Internet, I had almost no work, no money, no girlfriend, etc. In other words, I had nothing but time and it was all spent on my writing. Within three months of having posted my stories online, I got a fairly steady consultant gig, a girlfriend who I moved almost a thousand miles to be with, and money from the job, which has led to "doing stuff."

So, basically, the amount of time I have to devote to my writing has gone down almost 100% and it's not likely to go up anytime soon. It sucks, but there's not a whole lot I can do about it. All I can ask is that you be patient with me. I am still posting, so eventually, all my stories will get updated.

Q: Are you going to finish all your stories?

This question is similar to the one above, but it's different enough that I decided to answer it by itself.

And the answer is: Yes. I wouldn't have posted them if I didn't intend to finish them. I really hate it when I start reading a story online and then the author just disappears. I understand that life can get in the way of what is probably a hobby for most people, but if you can't commit to finishing the story for your readers, then you shouldn't have posted the thing in the first place. Sorry. I'll get off my soapbox now. :)

Anyway, unless I specifically state that I don't know whether I'll finish a particular story (like I did for Assassin, when it was first posted), it will be completed. Maybe not tomorrow, but it will be completed.

And, yes, I know I have several stories that haven't been updated for over a year, but that doesn't mean I'm not working on them. Like I said, life can get in the way sometimes, but I promise all of my stories will be finished eventually, barring my death or some disaster that wipes out the Internet. Actually, I would still finish my stories, but you'd either have to wait until you died and then seek me out in the next world/life or find me in the real world to get a finished copy. :)

Q: How can you write so many different stories at once?

Actually, I don't think I could work on just one story at a time. I get sidetracked rather easily and whenever my attention strays from one story, it invariably ends up focused on another one. I think I would give myself writer's block if I tried to force myself to only write on one story until it was done before moving on to another one. I would just stop writing altogether. But having more than one story available allows me to go with my muse and work on whatever suits my mood.

As for how I keep all the stories organized in my head, I just do. The characters and storylines are very real to me and I can see them all clearly in my mind. I can't remember ever confusing one character with another or one storyline with another.

Q: Did you study writing in college?

Nope, I've never been to college. Every now and then, I consider going, but it's one of those things that's more of a whim than something I really want to do. My goals involve learning new things and college is one of the ways to do that, but I prefer to study on my own. I've found I learn faster that way and I'm not particularly interested in getting a degree. Not that I have anything against higher education, but a piece of paper doesn't mean I know something.

Q: Where did you get your name from?

Kodi Kai Wolf is my full legal name, though it isn't my birth name. I had it legally changed on December 4, 2000.

My birth name never fit me, so I started looking for a new name when I was about 18. My sister (the one who had twins), picked my first name from a movie called Bad Girls. Madeleine Stowe's character's name was Cody Zamora and my sister decided it fit me, so she started calling me Kodi. I looked it up in my name books and found out that it was Irish/Gaelic/English and meant "helpful/helper" and I decided that was a good goal for me to live up to. I chose the spelling. :)

Then I started looking for a middle name. I'd been studying a language called Esperanto, which is a combination of many different languages and is used in the United Nations as a second universal language so that everyone can communicate without having to learn everyone else's native tongue. The word for 'and' is kai and I just always liked the sound of it.

Then I looked it up in my name books and found out that it had many other meanings. From Hawaiian lineage, it means "water from the seas," "deep blue seas," or simply "the sea." From the Welsh/English/Scandinavian realms, it means "keeper of the keys." And as a variant spelling of Kaj (pronounced just like Kai) from the Greek, it means "earth."

I'm Aquarian (The Water Bearer), so I thought the ocean connotations were especially appropriate, plus I believe we evolved from the seas, so that fit, too. And I do follow a Goddess oriented spirituality, so the reference to the earth made sense as well. And quite frankly, "the keeper of the keys" just sounds cool. :) So Kai became my middle name.

Wolf came from the animal, which is my spirit guide and totem animal. I think they're the most beautiful creatures on earth and we humans could learn many lessons from them. So taking Wolf as my surname is my tribute and thanks to them.

Q: Do you do "tragedies"?

Okay, so this isn't exactly how this question has been phrased when it's been sent to me. It's more like a worry that people mention while they're telling me why they liked or didn't like something in one of my stories.

Anyway, the answer is: No. I feel there are enough tragedies in real life. If you really want to read something that's going to make you feel bad at the end, you can check the newspaper or get a book on the Titanic.

Now, I'm not saying all my stories will have deliriously happy endings, but I won't write a story if I think the only logical or appropriate conclusion is for it to end sadly. When I read a story, I want some kind of payoff at the end, something that leaves me with hope or a smile on my face. You know, something.

So, this is my promise. No tragedies (unless I specifically say the story ends unhappily, but I really can't see myself leaving my characters like that; it would be rude). That doesn't mean I won't put my characters through hell, but I will always bring them back out in the end (though they may be a little crispy :)).

As more questions get asked (frequently), I'll add them.