Post by DrummerWench on Mar 20, 2008 23:58:32 GMT -5
I live in a bright yellow cottage, high on a hill in San Francisco, with J, my partner of many years.
Yes. I do play the drums--blues and hard rock, when I have a chance. That's not what I do for a living, though--it's definitely outgo rather than income.
What I do for a living, uh, ... the State of California, in its infinite wisdom, granted the DrummerWench a license to practice architecture within its borders. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
When I was a kid, the Oz books were favorites in our home. My dad would tell us stories: "Once upon a time, there were four children, named K, M, J, and L [our names]. One day, etc...." continuing with an adventure starring us in Oz. That sounds like fanfic to me! I did it a couple times, but was & still am not gifted with extemporaneous speaking, which he definitely was.
As I grew up, I tried & failed miserably to write o-fic a few times--callow & not at all focused. Years passed.
When the LOTR movies came out, I got involved in TORC, a Tolkien message board & eventually found my way to fanfiction. Fortunately, I started reading at HASA, not FF, so there was at least a bit of quality filter. Then I had an Idea of My Own, and wrote it down:
The Green Flash
More Ideas followed:
Fairy Tales of Middle-Earth
The Boatbuilder
Tolkien's Usage of Thou and Thee
and an original novellette (flocked on my LJ).
I now have an Idea, with a few sketches, for a middle-grade fantasy novel. Stand by.
Yes. I do play the drums--blues and hard rock, when I have a chance. That's not what I do for a living, though--it's definitely outgo rather than income.
What I do for a living, uh, ... the State of California, in its infinite wisdom, granted the DrummerWench a license to practice architecture within its borders. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
When I was a kid, the Oz books were favorites in our home. My dad would tell us stories: "Once upon a time, there were four children, named K, M, J, and L [our names]. One day, etc...." continuing with an adventure starring us in Oz. That sounds like fanfic to me! I did it a couple times, but was & still am not gifted with extemporaneous speaking, which he definitely was.
As I grew up, I tried & failed miserably to write o-fic a few times--callow & not at all focused. Years passed.
When the LOTR movies came out, I got involved in TORC, a Tolkien message board & eventually found my way to fanfiction. Fortunately, I started reading at HASA, not FF, so there was at least a bit of quality filter. Then I had an Idea of My Own, and wrote it down:
The Green Flash
More Ideas followed:
Fairy Tales of Middle-Earth
The Boatbuilder
Tolkien's Usage of Thou and Thee
and an original novellette (flocked on my LJ).
I now have an Idea, with a few sketches, for a middle-grade fantasy novel. Stand by.