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writersWe're all relatively new to DW, and that means we're likely going to meet a lot of new people. But, where to start? How can we break the ice and get to know each other?
Perhaps a quick friending "meme" would be just the thing. Copy and paste the below as a reply to this thread, and let us know what kind of writer you are. Answers can be as vague or as specific as you'd like.
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Perhaps a quick friending "meme" would be just the thing. Copy and paste the below as a reply to this thread, and let us know what kind of writer you are. Answers can be as vague or as specific as you'd like.
link back to the meme in your journal
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Date: 2009-05-05 10:26 pm (UTC)- Name: Diika
- Age: 24
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: cyberpunk, sci-fi and fantasy
- Your favorite author/s: CS Friedman
- Your favorite book/s: The Coldfire Trilogy
- Your favorite character/s: The Hunter - Gerald Tarrent
- Least favorite book/s:The Necromancer King
- Least favorite characters: Tris (from the above book)
- Recommended reading: Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy, The Plucker by Brom, To Reign in Hell by Brust
Writing
- What do you write: fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, fantasy, cyberpunk, any mix of those.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: cyberpunk, definitely
- Do you write fanfiction? Yes, sometimes. X-Men, Star Wars, Weiss Kreuz
- Do you write original fiction? Absolutely, 99.99% of my writing is original
- Current project: Nothing major, just RP oriented lately.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Description - I find it hard to consistently put good description into my work.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Poetry that's been published.
Other
- Hobbies: Mostly writing, lol. I read and write pretty non-stop.
- What's in your journal? Daily rambling, girly TMI at times, fandom/movie rants, writing snips, muse talk, etc.
- Why did you move to DW? A new service right about the same time I'm looking for a new start, plus it makes it possible to maintain two journals while I'm still a bit on the fence.
- Favorite energy drink? Redbull Sugar Free
- Anything else? Not really. Hi!
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Date: 2009-05-05 11:36 pm (UTC)- Name: DameBoudicca
- Age: Old enough! ;)
- Location: Sweden
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Classics and modern fiction and non-fiction. And some manga thrown into the mix as well. Let's just say books in general.
- Your favorite author/s: Jane Austen, Neil Gaiman, Virginia Woolf, to name a few.
- Your favorite book/s: Too many to name - but all by the above and then some...
- Your favorite character/s: Anne Elliot.
- Least favorite book/s: Twilight.
- Least favorite characters: Bella in above mentioned book.
- Recommended reading: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, or High Fidelity by Nick Hornby.
Writing
- What do you write: YA mostly, with some touches of fantasy - more or less. And articles on different aspects of history.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: YA. It's a style which seems to suit me.
- Do you write fanfiction? Nope.
- Do you write original fiction? Yes, all the way! ;)
- Current project: A collection of short stories, set in a school-class with 24 students each telling their own story. And a series of novels about a school-girl and soul-slayer, crossing paths.
- An area you'd like to improve in: General, it is always good to improve.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Published articles, mostly about medieval history - and one on Japanese religion.
Other
- Hobbies:
- What's in your journal? Mostly writing. And some photography.
- Why did you move to DW? Because I got a code - and I like to meet people.
- Favorite energy drink? Tea.
- Anything else? And I like to write to music, preferably soundtracks.
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Date: 2009-05-06 12:00 am (UTC)- Name: Kirsty
- Age: Almost 17
- Location: England
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: I'm a sucker for a good bit of romance, and I like comedy stuff as well. I wouldn't say no to a bit of fantasy stuff either, and I have a soft spot for things based off historical Japan.
- Your favorite author/s: Right now probably Lian Hearn - I haven't been reading nearly as much as I'd like now that it's the exam period though D:
- Your favorite book/s: Memoirs of a Geisha, Tales Of The Otori, and many many more.
- Your favorite character/s: From Tales Of The Otori probably Muto Kenji, Muto Shizuka and Kubo Makoto
- Least favorite book/s: I don't really have one - if I don't like the start of a book, I tend to not finish it. I can't really judge a book if I haven't finished it though.
- Least favorite characters: Same goes here - I don't really have one.
- Recommended reading: Those above, I guess.
Writing
- What do you write: A lot of fanfiction, really. And far too many essays for school.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Since I write a lot of fanfiction, AU seems to be a favourite - I end up writing it a lot anyway. A lot of it tends to be romance stuff as well, because I'm a sucker for it,
- Do you write fanfiction? Yes, like I said. I mostly write in the J-pop/JE fandom, specifically Arashi, although I have written other groups before (those are all locked now, though).
- Do you write original fiction? Not really - I'll probably give it a go one day though.
- Current project: A multichapter Arashi high school AU, because everyone has to have one XD; Also, something for a contest which is currently in the editing stages. I can't forget the sequel to a fic I wrote before either, although that's gone on the backburner for a little while.
- An area you'd like to improve in: I don't think I can single out anything specific. I just want to improve in general.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Actually managing to write a 16,000 word fic and a prequel. As well as the already mentioned sequel which is still in the works. I tend to get bored with writing things when they get long, so for me that's been a pretty big achievement.
Other
- Hobbies: piano/keyboard/flute, writing (obviously), reading, singing, graphics - quite a lot really. I could go on for quite a while XD;
- What's in your journal? Mostly RL stuff and fangirling over Arashi. Pretty much everything on my DW is just a copy of my livejournal.
- Why did you move to DW? I haven't, really. I'm definitely still mostly based over at LJ. DW is more of a backup of my journal, and me being a sheep, because everyone's getting an account.
- Favorite energy drink? I can't say I really have one. I would say tea or something, but it actually tends to make me more sleepy than anything else.
- Anything else? Not really?
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Date: 2009-05-06 07:27 am (UTC)- Name: Lynzie
- Age: 25
- Location: Olympia, WA
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy, but I'll read anything if it's good.
- Your favorite author/s: See above. ;)
- Your favorite book/s: The Clan of the Cave Bear (but the sequels aren't nearly as amazing), Once Upon a Marigold (adorable, with a great style), His Dark Materials series (simply spellbinding!)
- Your favorite character/s: Oh my! I honestly think that's an impossible question for me.
- Least favorite book/s: I wouldn't be able to list them, and I never bother to finish them and quickly forget they exist. I'm currently reading Pillars of the Earth and it's pretty boring...
- Least favorite characters: Again, I couldn't list them. All characters have their good and bad points, assuming they're written well!
- Recommended reading: I'll point at the list of my favorites, then direct you to my goodreads.com account. :)
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Fiction mostly, but I've been known to dabble in non-fiction and poetry.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy, for sure.
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) I have in the past (Final Fantasy VI, mostly), but it's always been sparse. I prefer to work with my own characters.
- Do you write original fiction? Definitely!
- Current project: I'm working on a story about a naive elven girl who lives alone in the forest. She falls in love with a vampire and he turns her life upside-down. It's definitely in the planning stages at the moment, though.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Dialogue, for sure. I've been told mine doesn't suck, but it sounds stiff to me.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Description. When I have a clear image in my mind I can descibe it in sparkling detail.
Other
- Hobbies: Ragnarok Online has taken over my life, but I like to play with photography, sing, and draw.
- What's in your journal? Not much at the moment, but if I have a lot of friends I bet I'll be inspired to post more often. ;)
- Why did you move to DW? I'm not sure I have yet. I'm harmonious @ LJ, and I'm a little reluctant to leave my legacy behind...
- Favorite energy drink? Gross!
- Anything else? Ask and you shall receive!
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Date: 2009-05-06 07:47 am (UTC)- Name: Lexie
- Age: 25
- Location: Hamilton, NJ
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy, paranormal, young adult, regency romance
- Your favorite author/s: Maria V. Snyder, Anne McCaffrey, Shan Sa, Sandra Heath, Georgette Heyer, Sharon Shinn, Linnea Sinclair, Ilona Andrews, Sharon Ashwood
- Your favorite book/s: The Rowan (Anne McCaffrey), Poison Study (Maria V. Snyder), Ravenous (Sharon Ashwood), East (Edith Pattou), An Accidental Goddess (Linnea Sinclair), Enchanting the Lady (Kathryn Kennedy)
- Your favorite character/s: Yelena (Poison Study), Gillie (An Accidental Goddess), Sorcha (Daughter of the Forest), Pigeon (the Pigeon books by Mo Williems--what I think that little critter is hilarious fun)
- Least favorite book/s: Horror (Stephen King/John Saul horror), non-fiction (for the most part), Return to the Secret Garden by Susan Moody
- Least favorite characters: Bella Swan types--average characters who are then made extraordinary for no other reason then breathing. Harry Potter...I just never liked him.
- Recommended reading: Poison Study, Daughter of the Forest, Little House in Big Woods, The Girl Who Played Go, The Rowan series by Anne McCaffrey
Writing
- What do you write: Fiction with a slight need to sometimes write depressing poetry that I share with myself and a candle when done.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy mostly. Some paranormal, but not as much.
- Do you write fanfiction? I used to--Sailor Moon, Young Justice, Inu-Yasha, The Tribe--haven't in about...7 years? 8?
- Do you write original fiction?Yep.
- Current project:There's 3--the neverending quest to finish my Al'sea epic, another piece about Dreamers and another one about an assassin that uses Shadow Images.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Practically every? Honestly I have issues with grammar, consistency and well motivation. I write--but I also get easily distracted.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Al'sea has finally reached 5,000 words and I don't want to change a single one! This is a big thing for me because i've been working on her for the last 11 years of my life on and off, but every time I come back to it I get a new idea and rework it and I've been very frustrated by my lack of progress. But I have finally decided that the first 5,000 words (or so, give or take a few) are not going to be changed under any circumstances.
Other
- Hobbies: Reading, roller blading (very badly), video games (Persona, Kingdom Hearts, .hack), organizing (not even lying), baking/cooking (somewhat well)
- What's in your journal? My DW account is basically going to be focused on a pet project of mine around a character named Annalise. At least until my friends all move here permanently.
- Why did you move to DW? I haven't moved completely here. My book review blog is still blogspot, my personal journal is still LJ, but DW is my writing haven because I feel a better vibe from here.
- Favorite energy drink? Vitamin water. Though i've cut back and drink mostly only Tea, water and the occasional cranberry juice.
- Anything else? Nope!
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Date: 2009-05-06 10:45 am (UTC)- Name: Sterling
- Age: Mid-20's
- Location: This changes a lot.
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy, post-apocalyptic, horror, sci-fi, fairy-tales.
- Your favorite author/s: Many, but I have to credit Jane Yolen for really jump-starting my imagination when I was a teenager with her Dragon's Blood series.
- Your favorite book/s: Seventh Son by Scott Orson Card, Dragon's Blood, The Dark Tower, the original Star Wars novel ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, I Am Legend, Interview With a Vampire, The Brothers' Grimm's version of Snow White, and many others.
- Your favorite character/s: Many, but I'll just name one... Roland, The Dark Tower.
- Least favorite book/s: Anything I've ever picked up by Dean Koontz. When most sequels run longer than a trilogy I tend to bow out if it feels like the author is prolonging the plot unnaturally (Anne Rice comes to mind, with her vampire chonicles, the first three are pretty good, but couldn't get into the latter). Piers Anthony had some good ideas, but his writing style (and blatant sexism) is just not for me.
- Least favorite characters: Most Piers Anthony characters leave much to be desired.
- Recommended reading: If you like historical AU fantasy, Seventh Son by Scott Orson Card is a must read.
Writing
- What do you write: Original fiction, fanfiction, drabbles, very occasionally songs or poems.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy, post-apocalyptic , horror.
- Do you write fanfiction? Yes. (Final Fantasy 7 currently, but the only other fandom I've ever written for was FF6).
- Do you write original fiction? Yes.
- Current project: Working on an original post-apocalyptic fantasy-horror novel, and keeping active doing various writing exercises and challenges as they arise in both original fiction and fanfiction communities.
- An area you'd like to improve in: I'm open to improvement in all aspects of my writing.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Writing a completed 50,000+ word (fanfic) story that was well received.
Other
- Hobbies: Writing, drawing, gaming, dancing. I get into geeky activities like web design, CSS, and graphic design, among many other things.
- What's in your journal? Personal stuff, and my fiction/fanfiction posts.
- Why did you move to DW? It was time to get a fresh start. I've never been overly fond of LJ policies, and I've heard some great stuff about DW, so it seemed like a logical move.
- Favorite energy drink? Rockstar (regular) if I can afford it, otherwise coffee! XD
- Anything else? I've created a few writer-centric communities here on DW. One for fiction posts of any type:
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Date: 2009-05-06 03:46 pm (UTC)- Name: Emily [the Strange XD]
- Age: 15 [16 this Sunday XD]
- Location: If I tell you, I'd have to kill you. XD
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy, fairy tales, YA....etc
- Your favorite author/s: J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, Meg Cabot
- Your favorite book/s: Harry Potter, His Dark Materials
- Your favorite character/s: Elizabeth Bennet, Lyra Belacqua
- Least favorite book/s: Twilight, Eragon, House of Night books
- Least favorite characters: Bella, Edward, Eragon....urgh.
- Recommended reading: Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, Lord of the Rings, Catcher in the Rye, Stardust, Princess Diaries
Writing
- What do you write: Original fiction ad drabbles here and there when I get bored.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy, YA and all that jazz.
- Do you write fanfiction? Nope, I was never really attracted to it.
- Do you write original fiction? I try to. XD
- Current project: I have an idea about a urban fantasy story, thoguh it still needs developing. A LOT.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Everything, really. I don't like my writing at all.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: To sit down and solely focus on writing and developing my stories, not procastinating, which I usually do.
Other
- Hobbies: Writing, drawing, reading, watching TV, listening to music, taking random photos of buildings that inspire me
- What's in your journal? I rarely post stuff [mostly because I already write stuff in my notebook-diary thingie], but when I do, it's just about your typical days in surviving high school.
- Why did you move to DW? Seemed like fun, really. I managed to get an invitation, so I said 'What the hell! and went with it.
- Favorite energy drink? I don't like energy drinks. Does milk count? XD
- Anything else? I'm still a newbie, here at DW, so hi? If anyone wants to friend me, feel free to do so. I dont bite, I promise. :)
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Date: 2009-05-07 10:05 am (UTC)- Name: Karen
- Age: 21
- Location: Finland
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: cyberpunk, young adult, literature classics, fantasy, archaeological fiction (if any such genre exists), historical fiction, children's literary classics, psychological thrillers, surrealistic, expressionistic, impressionistic,
- Your favorite author/s: many many... Enid Blyton, Dean Koontz, Neil Gaiman, Franz Kafka, Philip Pullman, Tolkien, Jean M. Auel, JK. Rowling, Jostein Gaarder, and many more whose names I don't remember
- Your favorite book/s: His Dark Materials, Earth's Children, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Christmas Mystery, Neuromancer, Seize The Night+its predecessor, etc.
- Your favorite character/s: I'm not sure. I like Pippin from LOTR a lot, although my all time favourite might have to be Kári from Fóstursonurinn, by Árni Ólafsson.
- Least favorite book/s: the vampire books by Anne Rice (save for Pandora). Can't say Twilight for I will not degrade myself to read those books.
- Least favorite characters: Lestat. His self-importance and blah blah blah plus Anne Rice's inability to shut up and get on with the plot made me so annoyed I didn't get further than chapter one.
- Recommended reading: His Dark Materials. I also recommend any and all Franz Kafka and Neil Gaiman's Stardust. I also recommend Dracula, not for the entire vampire thing but for the interesting views the book offers on the role of the female in a (then) contemporary society. If you're annoyed by Jonathan Harker, don't give up, he's not the only POV and won't stay for long.
Writing
- What do you write: I used to write poems, but I've stopped that now. Sometimes I write songs. Most of the time I write fiction; short stories and longer.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: I'm not aware of what genre I write... adult/young adult fiction, I assume.
- Do you write fanfiction? yes, in the finndom. (RPS) my OTP is Jack(Private Line)/Christus (ex-Negative). Most often abbreviated Japa/Kris. a photo of them together.
- Do you write original fiction? yes. :)
- Current project: Passion Colours Everything. It started out as fan-fiction but I don't think I'll keep it that way. Gay university professor who's deliberately shutting out the world ends up having a fling with a student. sounds more cheesy than it is. It's about character and psychological development.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Overall. I can't really think of an area I definitely know I need improvement in, but I'll take critique where it's given and work on it.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: when I finally finished That Kind of Dirty. It was 8 months in the making ~end result 23k words, 14 chapters. ♥
Other
- Hobbies: photography, reading books, writing, music, going to gigs, spend time with my friends, walk our dogs, play with the children, photoshop, web design, drawing, painting... many things.
- What's in your journal? Two entries. xD There's not a lot and at the moment I'm more or less synchronising it with my LJ.
- Why did you move to DW? I haven't. I'm not leaving LJ and I'm keeping DW alongside it.
- Favorite energy drink? I hatehatehate energy drinks.
- Anything else? I don't think so. Ask. :)
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Date: 2009-05-07 12:31 pm (UTC)- Name: Jack.
- Age: 26.
- Location: Manchester, UK.
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy of any sort, space opera, and alternate history.
- Your favorite author/s: Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, Michael Chabon, Terry Pratchett, Clive Barker, Alan Moore, Neal Stephenson, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, Iain M. Banks...I'm forgetting some, I know for sure.
- Your favorite book/s: Gaiman's Sandman series, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Abarat, Lord of the Rings. Many, many, many more.
- Your favorite character/s: There are a lot, but the first one that comes to mind is Sam Vimes from Pratchett's Discworld series.
- Least favorite book/s: Anything Ayn Rand has ever written.
- Least favorite characters: Don't really have any.
- Recommended reading: I recently read Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents for the first time, and I now intend to read it to my future children.
Writing
- What do you write: Long original fiction, mostly.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Anything that falls under the broad umbrella of SF, from space opera to magic realism to horror to steampunk.
- Do you write fanfiction? Sometimes. I've written Doctor Who, Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Metal Gear Solid and Abarat fanfic, all very short and self-contained.
- Do you write original fiction? A lot of it.
- Current project: Oh, man! Don't get me started. I have about three novels going, and two novellas.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Time management, editing, plotting, not getting bored and dumping the current thing for a new shiny.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Writing 30,000 words of fiction in three days for a writing challenge.
Other
- Hobbies: Writing, complaining about writing, my fandoms, tabletop roleplaying, and casual gaming (Warcraft, console games).
- What's in your journal? Not much yet, but I'll soon be posting about fandom and writing stuff.
- Why did you move to DW? It seemed friendly and awesome, and I liked the sense of community that's already growing.
- Favorite energy drink? ...tea?
- Anything else? NO. :D
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Date: 2009-05-07 04:26 pm (UTC)- Name: Catherine
- Age: Classified. (Over 21, though.)
- Location: U.S.A.
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Sci-fi, fantasy, historical fiction, plays, anything good
- Your favorite author/s: Tolkien, Shakespeare, E. Nesbit, Dostoevsky, Mann, Philip Pullman, Alexandre Dumas, Annie Proulx, too many to list.
- Your favorite book/s: LOTR, Hamlet, Five Children and It, Joseph and his Brothers, The Three Musketeers, The Brothers Karamazov, Brokeback Mountain, far too many more to list.
- Your favorite character/s: Far, far too many to list!
- Least favorite book/s: I've mostly repressed the memory of books I hated, but there was an archeology text so badly written that it turned me completely off a subject that had interested me since I could formulate thought.
- Least favorite character: Uriah Heep. He's brilliantly written, but he never ceases to creep me out.
- Recommended reading: The Bible, but with a really fresh eye and one's religious beliefs left very firmly out of the room. Anything by Charles Dickens, because everything he tackled is either still with us or is coming around again.
Writing
- What do you write: Fiction and non-fiction (the latter is published).
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Sci-fi, fantasy, historical stuff.
- Do you write fanfiction? Torchwood, LOTR, Star Trek TOS, Alien Nation, many others.
- Do you write original fiction? I did when I was a kid, and I'm about to again.
- Current project: Tardis BigBang piece that's due in June.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Repetition, comma usage, killing my darlings.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Cutting excess verbiage considerably while keeping the lyricism others have praised. Bless Annie Proulx for her beautifully spare style!
Other
- Hobbies: Reading, writing, photography, sewing, embroidery, walking, stained glass, knitting, weaving, making things, cooking, baking, anything creative or interesting.
- What's in your journal? Fan-fiction, political stuff, thoughts, some personal stuff (mostly f-locked), the occasional bit about my professional life (always f-locked).
- Why did you move to DW? I haven't exactly moved, but I really wanted a truly viable alternative to LJ, and DW seems to be it. I'm a lot more comfortable here than I have been at any of the other alternate sites I've tried. :)
- Favorite energy drink? I don't do energy drinks. Well, unless you count coffee...;)
- Anything else? I'm a busy musician in RL, and am involved in animal rescue. I'm often off-line for these reasons.
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Date: 2009-05-08 03:05 am (UTC)- Name:
- Age: 26
- Location: Michigan, USA
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Some "literature," classic sci-fi, non-fiction, poetry, comedy
- Your favorite author/s: I'm not a big fan of any particular authors; I just read whatever strikes my fancy.
- Your favorite book/s: The Time Traveler's Wife, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, White Oleander, Altar Music, Pride and Prejudice, Middlesex
- Your favorite character/s: Cal in Middlesex, Ford Prefect in the Hitchhiker's Guide
- Least favorite book/s: The Left Behind Series, Nora Roberts romance novels
- Least favorite characters: Bartleby in "Bartleby, the Scriviner,", Haze in Wise Blood, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille in Perfume.
- Recommended reading: The Time Traveler's Wife is one of the best books I've ever read, though the PoV is a bit unconventional. White Oleander is also pretty great.
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Fiction, creative non-fiction, a bit of poetry, technical documents
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fiction
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) Not anymore
- Do you write original fiction? Yes
- Current project: I just graduated from NMU, and I'm de-compressing from having too many projects. :)
- An area you'd like to improve in: Actually making time each day to write.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I've written a few short stories that I actually think might be publishable--although what I think and what's true might be two different things. :)
Other
- Hobbies: Astrology, Tarot, chillin'
- What's in your journal? General rambling, writery rambling, spiritual rambling
- Why did you move to DW? I liked the idea of a journaling site for people who create, in whatever form.
- Favorite energy drink? Ew!
- Anything else? I'm a practicing Wiccan, and Gossip Girl is my current dirty pleasure.
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Date: 2009-05-08 09:17 am (UTC)- Name: River
- Age: is completely irrelevant ;P
- Location: Queensland, Australia
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: experimental lit, dark fantasy, high fantasy, urban fantasy, magical realism, paranormal, cyberpunk, dystopia.
- Your favorite author/s: JRR Tolkien, Francesca Lia Block, Jacqueline Carey, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Mark Z. Danielewski
- Your favorite book/s: far too many to list here...so go here!
- Your favorite character/s: Frodo Baggins of LOTR.
- Least favorite book/s: none, really.
- Least favorite characters: and again!
- Recommended reading: recently I've been reading a lot of Garth Nix's writing...highly recommended!
Writing
- What do you write: novels and poems, for the most part.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: this changes with each new idea I get hit with!
- Do you write fanfiction? very occasionally...I think the last time I wrote fic, it was for Firefly.
- Do you write original fiction? yes ma'am!
- Current project: finishing the final edit on my first novel, an unusual romance called "Beautiful Wasteland", and attempting to get another novel out of embryonic state...
- An area you'd like to improve in: I think my descriptions of areas tend to be pretty flat, also scene changes sometimes seem off...
- An accomplishment you're proud of: completing and self-publishing my novel :)
Other
- Hobbies: origami, reading, knitting/crochet, webdesign, singing.
- What's in your journal? mostly a mishmash of personal stuff.
- Why did you move to DW? I dislike Livejournal.
- Favorite energy drink? anything with caffeine in it.
- Anything else? I don't think so. Hello!
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Date: 2009-05-20 01:15 am (UTC)Your favorite genres, favorite authors...you're reading off my bookshelf. Is it cool I added you? :3
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Date: 2009-05-08 03:22 pm (UTC)- Name: Greg
- Age: 17
- Location: Rochester, NY
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: For fiction: Mid-century realism (and mid-century stuff in general, actually), and cynical recent stuff with a magical realism streak (like Vonnegut and Tom Robbins) For Poetry: Modernism, British Romanticism
- Your favorite author/s: Richard Yates, Haruki Murakami, Alexander Pushkin, and Yasunari Kawabata (so tough to choose just one, haha).
- Your favorite book/s: "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse
- Your favorite character/s: Psmith from various Wodehouse novels, the narrator from Eugene Onegin
- Least favorite book/s: Perks of Being a Wallflow by Stephen Chisdfjifsky, mainly because it is so overrated.
- Least favorite characters: Holden Caulfield
- Recommended reading: Any story by Saki, Christina Rosetti's poetry, "Naomi" by Junichiro Tanizaki
Writing
- What do you write: Moooostly poetry. I want to learn to write better fiction, too, but for some reason that doesn't stick with me.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Lately I've been trying to work on forms. Adapting sonnets to actually be appropriate in English (3-4-3 is a lie, 5-7-5 is an attrocity), and trying to write sonnets to exercise my brain a bit.
- Do you write fanfiction? Sometimes I write Pokemon stuff for fun.
- Do you write original fiction? Sometimes, but not so good at it.
- Current project: This whole 3-poems-a-week thing I am working on right now.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Plotting out stories. Exposition and everything is fine, and my characters are believable enough but I never know... what is going to happen.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Once I got paid $10 to write a script for a student film. That's... you know, real professional and all.
Other
- Hobbies: Bike-riding, drawing, napping, and watching documentaries on the boobtube.
- What's in your journal? Nothing yet! I just made it a couple of days ago, but I am probably going to post 75% irl bullshit and 25% writing.
- Why did you move to DW? It seemed friendlier than livejournal, where I was, which is pretty cliquey sometimes, and full of dumbosaurus rexes.
- Favorite energy drink? Bull urine.
- Anything else? LESSSSS US BE FRIENDS.
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Date: 2009-05-09 12:09 am (UTC)- Name: Meoryn online but I've also been known at other places as Alasse
- Age: Older than everyone who has posted so far.
- Location: Australia
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Probably fantasy and urban-fantasy, sometimes slice of life stuff
- Your favorite author/s: Scott Westerfeld, Isobell Carmody, Neil Gaiman, Jennifer Fallon, David Eddings, Mary E Pearson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Guy Gavriel Kay
- Your favorite book/s: Peeps by Scott Westerfeld, Obernewtyn Series by Isobelle Carmody, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, Belgariad Series by David Eddings, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Nieffenegger, Bridget Jones by Helen Fielding, The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelzany, Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld, Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld, Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Your favorite character/s: Elspeth Gordie from the Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Least favorite book/s: Twilight by Stephanie Meyers
- Least favorite characters: Isabella Swan from same book
- Recommended reading: Scott Westerfeld. He has a rather interesting look at some aspects of society.
Writing
- What do you write: Fiction
- Your favorite genre/s to write: I don't limit to any specific genres but I do often find myself writing urban-fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, contemporary and speculative with the occassional horror/crime thrown in for good measure
- Do you write fanfiction? Sometimes but it's rare and the characters have to be really really inspiring
- Do you write original fiction? Mostly, yes. Specifically in the YA genre.
- Current project: A YA novel tentively titled, "I am Jane". Although the title will probably change. It's a cross-genre of science fiction and urban-fantasy
- An area you'd like to improve in: A writer never stops learning and improving so I would say pretty much all areas, but the most urgent is plot development and transitioning from one point to another smoothly. A balance of action and drama.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I finished my first YA novel during Nanowrimo. It's the first novel I've actually finished even though it's only 55, 000 words (I am working/editing to get it to at least 80, 000).
Other
- Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Art (Painting, sketching), Photo Manipulations, Manga
- What's in your journal? A collection of things, original short stories, fanfiction prompts, articles I find interesting and daily ramblings although my original writing and daily ramblings are locked. Everything else is publicly viewed.
- Why did you move to DW? I got sick of Livejournal and its constant changes but mostly because I am not a fan of large blinking banner ads. I was also looking for a new start anyway so I would say largely 90% of it was starting over.
- Favorite energy drink? I don't drink them.
- Anything else? I am very open to meeting new people, although I might not grant access to the locked entries straight away until I've gotten to know you for a bit first due to the nature of the writing I have behind closed doors. I've been burned recently by someone so I am a little more cautious these days.
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Date: 2009-05-09 03:29 am (UTC)- Name: Neka
- Age: 26
- Location: Portland, OR.
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Anything that catches my fancy really.
- Your favorite author/s: Alexandre Dumas, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Palahniuk, Terry Prachet, Bill Willingham
- Your favorite book/s: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Absolutely hilarious), The Time Traveler's Wife (an amazing ride - past, present, & future), Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (Ah revenge~)
- Your favorite character/s: Bridgett Jones (spunky), Edmond Dantès (debonair), James Bond (wonderful sociopath)
- Least favorite book/s: Harry Potter 4-7, House of Leaves, Twilight & The Bible (horrible ending I tell you)
- Least favorite characters: Harry Potter
- Recommended reading: The Thought Gang - Tibor Fischer
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Poetry & Fiction
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy, Urban Fiction, Sci Fi
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) No, not anymore (I haven't for a long while)
- Do you write original fiction? Yes
- Current project: Gran Grimoire
- An area you'd like to improve in: Narrative Voice & grammar rules
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Having already been published in various poetry anthologies.
Other
- Hobbies: Knitting, art, cooking, gaming & scanlating
- What's in your journal? Updates on my Gran Grimoire project, random fiction projects, and photography (coming soon).
- Why did you move to DW? I like to support creativity in all forms
- Favorite energy drink? Espresso from my roomies Moka Pot.
- Anything else? Make believe. Not war.
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Date: 2009-05-21 02:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
From:Hello
Date: 2009-05-09 07:02 am (UTC)- Age: I can't believe I'm this old
- Location:Perth, Western Australia
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Travel, biography, psychological thriller, romantic comedy/chick lit
- Your favorite author/s: Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine, Jodi Picoult, Bill Bryson, Dervla Murphy, Cynthia Voigt, and many others.
- Your favorite book/s: Far too many to list, but anything by any of the above authors ranks high of course.
- Your favorite character/s: One of my favourite characters is Dicey Tillerman from the Tillerman family series by Cynthia Voigt.
- Least favorite book/s:
- Least favorite characters:
- Recommended reading: Anything by Jodi Picoult or Bill Bryson.
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Non fiction, personal essays/opinion pieces/memoir mostly.
- Your favorite genre/s to write:
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) No
- Do you write original fiction? Not usually although I have written a couple of short stories.
- Current project:
- An area you'd like to improve in:
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Had a couple of pieces published in the feminist magazine "Off Our Backs".
Other
- Hobbies: Reading, writing, photography, walking, cycling, knitting, sewing.
- What's in your journal? Opinions, rants, day to day life, some photos.
- Why did you move to DW? Mainly as a backup for my Livejournal.
- Favorite energy drink? A good cup of tea. (I don't believe in so-called "energy drinks").
- Anything else?
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Date: 2009-05-09 08:49 am (UTC)- Name:Lori
- Age: Too old on the outside, too susceptible to adolescent insecurity on the inside
- Location:Houston, TX
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy, urban fantasy
- Your favorite author/s: J.R.R Tolkien, Ellen Kushner, Pamela Dean, Terri Windling, Charles DeLint, Emma Bull, Storm Constantine
- Your favorite book/s: Lord of the Rings, Swordspoint, Tam Lin, Memory and Dream
- Your favorite character/s: Almost every elf, Alec from Swordspoint
- Least favorite book/s: Eh, I don't hate any book enough to call it my least favorite. I'm not too fond of the 19th century realists, if that helps.
- Least favorite characters: Um. No character comes to mind.
- Recommended reading: Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner is good on so many levels. I can't recommend it enough.
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Mostly fanfiction
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy and urban fantasy (bet you didn't see that one coming.)
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?)Yes, in Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, also Bordertown and Wraeththu.
- Do you write original fiction?Not lately
- Current project: Just trying to finish a story, any story. I have three in the works.
- An area you'd like to improve in: I would love to actually finish a story. I don't know how to write without editing obsessively. I need a better brain.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I finished a story once, and I still don't hate it. That's a pretty big accomplishment in my book.
Other
- Hobbies: Reading and writing--big surprise, huh?-- though I do go through drawing stages every once in a while.
- What's in your journal?Not very much so far. Eventually I hope to collect all my thoughts about writing into one place, which will probably be extremely boring to anyone who tries to read it. My day to day rambles and fandom squee will stay on livejournal for now. My friends over there seem pretty resistant to the mass exodus, and I'm too lazy to keep up with crossposting.
- Why did you move to DW?Like I said, I didn't really move. I'm using my DW journal as a place to write down stuff that would bore or alarm my f-list on livejournal.
- Favorite energy drink?Dr. Pepper
- Anything else?Nope.
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Date: 2009-05-10 06:24 am (UTC)- Name: Nando.
- Age: 25.
- Location: Texas.
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: horror, urban fantasy, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, young adult
- Your favorite author/s: Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwood, Rick Riordan, John Gardner, George Orwell, John Milton
- Your favorite book/s: 1984, Grendel, Paradise Lost, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, The Dresden Files, Alias Grace, Fahrenheit 451, Christ in Concrete
- Your favorite character/s: Grendel in John Gardner's Grendel.
- Least favorite book/s: The Grapes of Wrath, Twilight
- Least favorite characters: Bella from Twilight.
- Recommended reading: Any of those listed in my favorites. I'd also recommend anything by Alex Sanchez. I highly recommend the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. They might be YA but the pwn most other YA book series.
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Fiction, though I dabble in poetry from time to time.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fiction.
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) From time to time, mostly Buffy and dabble with the fandoms I like (like Chuck, Charmed, Doctor Who, Alias). It really just depends on how I'm feeling.
- Do you write original fiction? Yes. I want to write more of it, so it's my goal to start steering away from the safety of fanfic.
- Current project: Picking something and sticking with it. I tend to start things and then abandon them.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Re: See above. Also, construct a mystery and follow through with it.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Graduating and living to tell about it.
Other
- Hobbies: writing, music, movies, graphics
- What's in your journal? ramblings and musings about RL & Fandom. I have a separate community for my art stuff.
- Why did you move to DW? Because I think dreamwidth is nifty.
- Favorite energy drink? I down coke like nobody's business. I've determined it's an addiction. So, I'm going to stop drinking from now on. Well, some time soon. Might start next week. >.> Yeah.
- Anything else? I like to write to music. I think because I'm so influenced by TV (Hi Joss, how are you?) and scores, that I feel like my story needs a strong sound track. So, I'm the weirdo who creates a playlist for the mood of his fiction. I know, I'm a freak, but I really love it. Sometimes it works in reverse, and I collect songs as I write, and that helps me figure out the story or the characters.
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Date: 2009-06-13 04:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-10 08:00 am (UTC)- Name: Catherine
- Age: 22
- Location: New Zealand
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy (urban, high, contemporary)
- Your favorite author/s: Tamora Pierce, Charlaine Harris
- Your favorite book/s: Sookie Stackhouse series, Harry Potter, the Bartimaeus Trilogy, Eyes Like Stars
- Your favorite character/s: Remus Lupin, Eric Northman
- Least favorite book/s: Twilight series (looking at the previous answers I think I am in good company here)
- Least favorite characters: Bella Swan, Edward Cullen
- Recommended reading: Sookie Stackhouse series for vampire fans, the Bartimaeus Trilogy for Harry Potter fans. Also Neil Gaiman and anything by Tamora Pierce.
Writing
- What do you write: (YA) Novels
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy (urban)/paranormal
- Do you write fanfiction? Not anymore. When I did I dabbled in Harry Potter, Gargoyles and X-Men amongst others.
- Do you write original fiction? Yes, yes I do.
- Current project: Bones, a YA paranormal about a dying girl, a ghost boy and a decades-old murder.
- An area you'd like to improve in: I'd like to strengthen my third-person writing. I've written first for so long that it's much easier to write. I can just let my character "talk", while in third-person I actually have to do the work.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I have one completed novel (currently in editing before I start querying agents). Writing 80 000 words for one thing is a huge accomplishment for me.
Other
- Hobbies: Web design, reading and reviewing what I read
- What's in your journal? Mainly stuff that has been crossposted from my regular site (writing and tech, plus general stuff), and from my book review and discussion blog.
- Why did you move to DW? It's a new place to go, it's fandom and user friendly, and it looks cool. :)
- Favorite energy drink? Does Coke count?
- Anything else? Nope, I think that's it really. :)
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Date: 2009-05-11 02:03 pm (UTC)- Name: Paul (Paganpaul)
- Age: 49
- Location: Cuijk/the Netherlands
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: SciFi, Fantasy
- Your favorite author/s: Frank Herbert, Tanith Lee, Jack Vance, Terry Pratchett
- Your favorite book/s: Dune series, Tshai the mad planet, Discworld series
- Least favorite book/s: Detectives, psychological thrillers
Writing
- What do you write: Fiction.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Scifi/Fantasy.
- Do you write fanfiction? Nope.
- Do you write original fiction? Yes. At least I'd like to think so.
- Current project:s Snow-White revisited, Rhys and Ales.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Descriptions of places, people, situations.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I am alive and happy. I know that seems nothing to do with writing, but writing does help to make me happy.
Other
- Hobbies: Music (playing, listening), running, dancing, writing, reading.
- What's in your journal? Personal stuff, ramblings about my writing.
- Why did you move to DW? As a backup to LiveJournal, some friends did too.
- Favorite energy drink? Tea.
- Anything else? When's the last time you laughed?
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Date: 2009-05-11 03:13 pm (UTC)- Name: Jash
- Age: Old enough to know better than to answer this question.
- Location: Yorkshire, UK
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fantasy, Humour, Horror, near Sci-Fi.
- Your favorite author/s: Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Jim Butcher, Reza Negarestani.
- Your favorite book/s: Good Omens, Witches Abroad, the Dresden series.
- Least favorite book/s: Too many bad sci-fi epics to name.
- Recommended reading: Currently reading 'Cyclonopedia'. It's seriously odd but strangly rewarding.
Writing
- What do you write: Fiction.
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Modern horror, Victorian steampunk.
- Do you write fanfiction? Mostly I edit other people's fanfic.
- Do you write original fiction? Yep.
- Current project: Editing my NaNo fic from last November. I've banned myself from starting other projects until it's finished.
- An area you'd like to improve in: More interesting protagonists. I like writing antagonists too much.
Other
- Hobbies: Astrophysics, painting.
- What's in your journal? Very little. I'm not the loudest of people.
- Why did you move to DW? Haven't really left, most of the writers I beta for are still on LJ but it's nice to have a place for my own stuff too.
- Anything else? I occasionally prowl the lectures of the British Science Festival for interesting things to write fic about.
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Date: 2009-05-20 01:05 am (UTC)- Name: Sarah
- Age: 22
- Location: Wichita, KS
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Modern fiction, urban fantasy, and dystopian.
- Your favorite author/s: Francesca Lia Block, William Gibson, Sergei Lukyanenko, and probably others that I can't remember to name right now.
- Your favorite book/s: The Hanged Man, Weetzie Bat, Lolita, Pattern Recognition, and of course...Harry Potter.
- Your favorite character/s: DIFFICULT question! I love characters I can relate to, and the characters I best relate to are Witch Baby (from the Dangerous Angels saga) and Neville Longbottom (from Harry Potter).
- Least favorite book/s: Twilight.
- Least favorite characters: Bella Swan.
- Recommended reading: I just finished "Shanghai Baby" by Wei Hui, and man, it's fantastic. Also, I recommend the Nightwatch Trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko if you're into fantasy thrillers.
Writing
- What do you write: Original Fiction
- Your favorite genre/s to write: I mostly stick to modern fiction with a dystopian slant.
- Do you write fanfiction? No.
- Do you write original fiction? Yup!
- Current project: Many! Ask me about my projects.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Description is an art that takes time to master. I like my description, but I feel it could be better.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I actually won my first NaNo last year, and I'm still basking in the glory, haha!
Other
- Hobbies: When I'm not writing, I'm either working on pixels, reading, or playing video games. I sound BORING.
- What's in your journal? Writing. Drabbles, prompts, excerpts from projects I'm working on...whatever, man. :D
- Why did you move to DW? I needed a permanent home for my writing, and this community fosters creativity. So why not give it a shot?
- Favorite energy drink? Red Bull, baby!
- Anything else? I'm rad, you're rad, let's be friends.
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Date: 2009-05-22 01:08 am (UTC)- Name: Nadine
- Age: 33 ans
- Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Thrille, epic, dark, dectective, sc fic,
- Your favorite author/s: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gerges Orwell, Isaac Azimow
- Your favorite book/s: East of Eden, Animal farm, Lord of the flies, Sherlock Holmes, Hundred years of solitud
- Your favorite character/s: Sherlock Holmes
- Least favorite book/s:Twitlight
- Least favorite characters: Bella
- Recommended reading: Chronicles of Death Foretold from Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Writing
- What do you write: fiction, thriller, realism, humor, dark short story, fanfiction (torchwood).
- Your favorite genre/s to write: humor, Torchwood fanfiction
- Do you write fanfiction? Yes, Torchwood
- Do you write original fiction? yes, a lot
- Current project: a novel I really try to finish but I have a block writer
- An area you'd like to improve in: My capacity to write in English (I m a French Canadian)
- An accomplishment you're proud of: To stop smoking and be able to write without my cigarette.....
Other
- Hobbies: Writtng, reading, supper with good friend, bike
- What's in your journal? heuuu, a lot of torchwood fanfiction, (I write a lot in French and will try to write and post orginal fic in English is why Im here)
- Why did you move to DW? heuuueu, curiosity ?
- Favorite energy drink? coffee,,,, always coffee!
- Anything else? heuuu, if I sound weird is because English is not my first language????LOL
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Date: 2009-05-22 06:04 pm (UTC)- Name: Brenna
- Age: 22, going on twelve
- Location: Virginia
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: steampunk, mystery, scifi, fantasy, horror/dark fantasy/gothic literature, young adult, new age
- Your favorite author/s: Mercedes Lackey, Carolyn Hart, Rita Mae Brown, Anne McCaffery, Diana Wynne Jones, Diane Duane
- Your favorite book/s: Currently, Marie Antoinette: The Great Journey, Morality for Beautiful Girls and Jane Eyre
- Your favorite character/s: Anne Shirley, Jane Eyre, Precious Ramotswe, Rosalind Hawkins, Kethry and Tarma, Menolly
- Least favorite book/s: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 1984
- Least favorite characters: Not Sure
- Recommended reading: The Tao of Pooh, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Urban Primitive
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.) Fiction, Screenplays, Poetry
- Your favorite genre/s to write: fantasy, horror, scifi, mystery
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) Sometimes, Power Rangers, World of Darkness, Crossfandom satire, Alice in Wonderland, Oz, Peter Pan
- Do you write original fiction? Yes, often
- Current project: The City Under Glass (scifi/fantasy about a human colony with magic and no history)
- An area you'd like to improve in: characterization, villains, tech
- An accomplishment you're proud of: getting my first Pern Fic published in an authorized fanzine when I was 13
Other
- Hobbies: knitting, sewing, gaming, dancing, singing, trying to teach myself Mandarin Chinese and re-learn French and Spanish
- What's in your journal? Writing and useless mithering about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- Why did you move to DW? Well, not really "move" so much as "set up a safehouse". I suppose because it appealed to the artist in me and felt it was a much more stable foothold than other places.
- Favorite energy drink? Vitamin water, tea or coffee
- Anything else? I have a little nub on my right hand, next to my pinky. I think it wanted to be a sixth finger. Yay mutations!
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Date: 2009-05-24 04:15 am (UTC)General
- Name: Boots
- Age: 25
- Location: S. Carolina
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Fiction in general? I have books I love and hate in all genres.
- Your favorite author/s: Diana Wynne Jones, Neil Gaiman, Jane Austen, etc...
- Your favorite book/s: Life of Pi, Pride and Prejudice, assorted non-fiction on pathology
- Your favorite character/s: I'm irrationally fond of Dustfinger, from Inkheart.
- Least favorite book/s: I have never been able to read any book in first-person. It's a complex.
- Least favorite characters: Vanyel? Was that his name? It's been a while since I read anything Mercedes Lackey wrote.
- Recommended reading: Inkheart, Inkspell (haven't read Inkdeath yet, sorry!), Coldfire trilogy, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Life of Pi.
Writing
- What do you write: (ex: fiction, poems, songs, etc.)
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Fantasy, sci-fi
- Do you write fanfiction? (if yes, what fandom?) Yes. Lately mostly Lackadaisy and Vinland Saga. (My only forays into historical fiction.)
- Do you write original fiction? Yes.
- Current project: Two! A children's book, and an adult pseudo-post-apocalyptic fantasy.
- An area you'd like to improve in: Dialogue. I feel like my dialogue is really weak. It's a struggle.
- An accomplishment you're proud of: Every time I finish something, from a haiku to a major work!
Other
- Hobbies: Haha, normally I'd put "writing" here. Reading books on pathology (a lot of flu books, mostly, since that seems to be written about the most. I'm still waiting on my mad cow books to arrive!) and on death (I highly recommend Stiff, by Mary Roach. Fascinating read.). And I'm a finishing art major, so I do a lot of drawing.
- What's in your journal? Right now mostly reviews. I haven't ported over my fic yet.
- Why did you move to DW? I like having multiple backups, online and off. Dreamwidth is another backup, and a way to keep in contact with DW only friends.
- Favorite energy drink? I can't drink them.
- Anything else? Not really? Hi, I'm Boots and I have somewhat morbid interests that seem rather out of character with my overly cheerful icon?
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Date: 2009-05-24 09:41 pm (UTC)- Name: Laren
- Age: 21
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Reading
- Your favorite genre/s: Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi (especially Cyberpunk), General Fiction
- Your favorite author/s: Haruki Murakami, William Gibson, Laurell K. Hamilton, Chuck Palahniuk
- Your favorite book/s: A Clockwork Orange, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, Lolita, Norwegian Wood, The Tesseract, and many, many more.
- Your favorite character/s: No particular attachments.
- Least favorite book/s: Twilight, Harry Potter, and anything else grossly overrated.
- Least favorite characters: Anita Blake (makes no sense, right?), anyone from Twilight or Harry Potter
- Recommended reading: The Tesseract by Alex Garland
Writing
- What do you write: Fiction
- Your favorite genre/s to write: Urban Fantasy
- Do you write fanfiction? Rarely
- Do you write original fiction? Yes
- Current project: An untitled urban fantasy set in Los Angeles
- An area you'd like to improve in: Plot development
- An accomplishment you're proud of: I haven't quit writing yet, does that count?
Other
- Hobbies:
- What's in your journal? Writing exercises (daily prompt responses, etc.) and excerpts
- Why did you move to DW? I didn't move to DW, I use it for writing only.
- Favorite energy drink? Tea, Espresso, Bawls
- Anything else? I may sound like a bitch but I don't bite! Love to give and receive constructive criticism and generally help others with their writing.