jdxx (Robyn Brees)

Greetings people =] 

I'm here for the same reason as everyone else. We all love to write and love to read (this is an educated guess, whether this applies to all - I will never know). But I'm pretty positive that that's right...

Anyhoo, stuff about me...

Favorite Books:

-East of Eden, John Steinbeck

-In Cold Blood, Truman Capote 

-Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen 

-About A Boy & High Fidelity, Nick Hornby 

-Atonement, Ian McEwan 

-Essays of E.B. White, E.B. White 

&Too many more - I couldn't possibly name them all. 

Books I Am Currently Reading:

-Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates

-Brave New World Revisited, Aldous Huxley 

Hobbies/Interests (other than reading&writing):

Tennis, piano, watching black and white movies, composing music, skiing (when I can), traveling, photographing, sleeping& talking (a lot) =P

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My favorite subject is English, evidently, and I only started taking writing really seriously a couple of years ago and I'm still learning to better my third person writing and not use an excessive number of words. I've had some, well, one, phenomenal English teacher who literally never gave me the slightest reason to not look forward to English. Never. You don't find that very often. 

I've always been somewhat self-conscious about sharing my writing with other people, but everyone on this site are very encouraging, so glad I found it! And I've taken a fancy to this collaborating concept, although I haven't done much. It's a great way of nurturing skill and getting exposed to different writing styles and inspirational ideas. 

I love stories about love and life, never really fancied sci-fi or fantasy, but there are a few here and there that I've enjoyed. I don't particularly need to read books with a "proper" plot: a rising action, climax, and resolution, as long as it's got some substance and preferably contains some wise words and a bit of humor. 

Writer's block is best to deal with, for me at least, by not writing. I just let the time pass, close my laptop and forget about it. That's the hardest part - forgetting about it. The plot or the characters, or even one word usually linger in the back of your mind... That's why I put on a favorite movie or play the piano to occupy myself. Then, when I think I'm ready, I open up my laptop again and I start writing. 

Inspiration most often comes to me when I'm outside taking a walk by myself, or when I'm looking out the window of a moving vehicle. If I'm lucky, it'll come to me as I sit down to write. 

Protagonize has some amazing stories and gifted writers, inspiring me all the time to write something new. I am so lucky to have found it! 

I live in Singapore, but was born and grew up in the States for most of my life - or most of my life so far. Can't say I like the tropics, but it's all good - friends make life so much easier. 

Hope you enjoy my stuff =] (any advice is appreciated!) 

Thank youzz!