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I created this account as a supplement to my regular account, a place to post random excercises, plot bunnies, and rough drafts.  As an introduction, I'd like to say that I am a student working on my Masters degree in Library Science.  The first story I remember writing was an autobiographical picture "book" that I made at my grandparents house in the first grade, and I haven't stopped since.  I tried poetry for a while, but I'm the first to admit that I was horrible at it.  I'm much more interested in writing prose, mostly aimed at children of different ages.

Jack London said one of my favorite quotes: "You can't wait for inspiration, you have to beat it out with a club."  This is something I think many young writers struggle with.  I come across people who say they can't write on a regular basis, or they can't write something based on a prompt, because they have to wait for "inspiration."  Well, I don't believe that.  If I wait for inspiration, I end up writing next to nothing, and what I do write doesn't get finished.  Inspiration is a great catalyst, but it isn't everything.  A writer has to work hard to become good.  I'm still in the phase of working, and I won't stop just because I don't feel "inspired."

Right now, I'm working with a few ideas.  The first, and the one I'm working on most right now, is a short story that I hope I can make into a series called "A Modern Day Jeeves."  It's a nasty piece of work, though, because the main character is...difficult.  The second idea doesn't really have a lot to it yet, mostly because I'm working on the research, but it was inspired by a paper about the 1920s that I helped a high school student write .  Finally, there is a story near and dear to my heart, a children's book about a girl whose best friend is moving away.  I actually began it several years ago, and am still editing it.

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  • Current Residence: Candyland
  • Interests: children's literature
  • Favourite movie: Casablanca
  • Favourite band or musician: Rufus Wainwright
  • Favourite artist: Waterhouse
  • Favourite poet or writer: Shel Silverstein
  • Personal Quote: Soak 'em for Crutchy

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