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fiction theory
The artist is not afraid
Created on 2003-11-03 17:28:19 (#1434371), last updated 2009-07-10
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My name is Meg, I live in New York City and I am a writer who aspires to be published one day and make a career of doing what I love. This is my reading/writing journal. I will strive to be useful, if not interesting, as much as possible. If I've friended you, it means I found something you said interesting, useful, or helpful to me. I never mind being friended (I relish it!) and I don't take being defriended *personally*. I understand that sometimes people drift or time constraints force trimming of friend's lists. Racists, homophobes, sexists, ageists, and other bigots need not apply, and indeed, need not exist as far as I am concerned. I have no use for such people. I tend to discuss queerness, gender, race and other such things in my writing and others' frequently. If this offends you, makes you uncomfortable, or otherwise bothers you, I would suggest using the back button or whatever means your browser supplies you for leaving. My motto comes from a quote by Andrea Dasha Reich: "The artist is not afraid to throw colors against each other and see what happens - even at home." I think it's something to live by, and as a writer, it's what I strive for. I believe that fear is the antithesis of art and civilization itself. A few personal facts that you might want/need to know are: I am from various parts of the South (mainly Tennessee), but I have close ties to Florida and Kentucky. I live with my partner, who is a forensic scientist for the NYPD. CSI references will be shot on sight. I went to the University of Kentucky for two years, but graduated from the University of North Florida with my B.A. in English and a minor in history, most of that concentrated in the classics. I mainly read and write things that would be found in the science fiction/fantasy section of the bookstore. I do occasionally stray if something looks yummy enough, or is about a subject I hold near and dear. I own a lot of books, from both school and my own personal collection. I frequent the Book Barn in Niantic, CT whenever possible and have yet to come away empty handed from the place. I find pictures of cats with deliberately misspelled text to be the highest form of comedy. I don't apologize for this. Other than those things, I can't think of what to say unless someone asks. Commenting policy is as follows: I do not mind respectful, meaningful debate, or failing that, friendly banter and discussions. I welcome a wide range of opinions, views, and philosophies. I don't mind be challenged. I do mind being flamed. I do not tolerate hate speech, in any form, nor personal attacks against myself or others. As this is my livejournal, I'll decide what constitutes hate speech. If you don't like that policy, then go away. |
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Book Recommendations - Leave a comment in this entry to recommend a book to me. Informal Poll - Stop by and give me some basic data (gender, age, etc). I like to keep stats on who passes by. Consider it a guestbook with tickyboxes. |
1. OpenOffice.org - A free Microsoft Word alternative to word processing. Did I mention free? Does everything MS Word does without feeding the evil beast. I use nothing but. Go there, download, and donate. 2. Wikipedia.com - Alternately praised and defamed, the big honkin' ever-editing 'net encyclopedia that is the salvation of bad students and the uninformed everywhere. Though, check your facts before you put them in a paper. 3. Dark Room - From the site: Dark Room is a full screen, distraction free, writing environment. Unlike standard word processors that focus on features, Dark Room is just about you and your text.. Dark Room is the Windows version of the Mac application WriteRoom. Very useful for times when you just need to WRITE. 4. Zokotou Wordmeter - A nifty wordmeter that you can put on your journal, webpage, blog, etc. I like it because it keeps me responsible. Comes in a variety of colors. |
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