My family supports my writing unconditionally. It boosts my confidence, but it doesn't improve my writing. I need lots of feedback. Good, bad, indifferent, it all helps me see my work through the eyes of others.
I spent a lot of time last year with tournaments and competitions - hosting one, judging one, and competing in one. I've loved it all, but it's taken me away from my true love: my novel - in - progress. It's called The Bubble, and there's a link to it at the top of my work listings, here. At some point I intend to return to it. I believe it to be my best work so far, and I will finish it!
A little bit about me: I love to read. It's my most abiding pastime. Enthusiasms come and go, but I read more than anything else. I like cats, cows, dogs, fish and bears. I don't like frogs, snakes or mosquitoes. I've been married 35 years, we've lived in the same house for 28 years. I tend to honour serious commitments long term. I'm very serious about writing.
I co - hosted the 2010 Summer Poetry Tournament with Paul Macklin. It was a blast. I learned so much technical stuff I didn't know before, I thought my head would explode! The three master poet winners were: SomebodysAngel, Aryst0krat, and G2 in that order. It was a hard fought battle, bravely won.
I hosted the 2011 Spring Poetry Tournament, for which I provided prizes. It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. Some mind boggingly (is that a real word?) excellent poetry came out of it. Here are the winners:
First prize - Plus account - Silvergirl
Second prize - Pro account - Watermark
Third prize - Community service account - Miserabilia
My favourite Authors:
Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, Peter Straub, the Bronte sisters, Mary Higgins Clark, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, V.C. Andrews, Tad Williams, Isaac Isamov, and Fannie Flag. I'm wondering if maybe I was an axe murderer in another lifetime, because I do like those bloodthirsty stories. I don't know why really, because I hate to see anyone get hurt. I write a lot about Elves. Maybe I was an Elfen axe murderer in another life time.
I love writing, and I've gotten some very positive feedback from many of the other authors. On December 23, 2008, I became a featured author. Until Dec. 29, my profile was featured under Authors on this site. What an incredible Christmas present, for which I thank Nick B. profusely. It was a great honour, and it encourages me to write, and write, and write ...
I competed in the 2011 Summer Prose Competition hosted by Elorithryn. I was teamed up with Birdie, and the pairing was excellent. Apparently I play well with others. We won second prize! Some of the commenters suggested we continue the story so we did just that. I'm really proud of what Birdie and I achieved. It's funny, it's mysterious, and its Science Fiction. There are several twists and turns, and a few cliff hangers. Here's where you can find it.
http://www.protagonize.com/story/machu-picchu
Moonwalker and Elzu Discuss 'Letters of Neon' My interview with ElzuWolfe about his new book of Poetry, Letters of Neon
Moonwalker's Lovely Little chat with Elorithryn - My interview with Elorithryn
Moonwalker (interview) -SeeThomasHowl's interview of me
My solo stories:
The Bubble NaNoWriMo novel (2009) 51,994 words in 26 days. There's a link to a picture of The Bubble in the Author's Guidance
Time out of Mind
Otherworld
Rehearsal - A humourous poem to make you chuckle
Bits and Pieces - A collection of poems I've written over the years.
Small Kindnesses Winter Challenge entry 2009/10
BOLLYWOG
Ghost Cop,
Ghost Cop, Screenplay
Dangerous Knowledge Featured March 16, 2009
White Boxes
Petdemonium Flash fiction - There's a link in the Author's Guidance to a picture of Rufus and Trish
Underwood Flash fiction story complete in one chapter
Moon lit Flash fiction piece for August contest (winner)
The Evil Twin December flash fiction contest entry
The Animal Shelter There's a link in the Author's Guidance to a picture of Rufus
Collaborative stories that I began:
A Day in the life of ... A fun exercise
Oh Horrors! A very funny spoof on horror movies that I'm doing with Colm.
I remember ---
Dreadful and Other Horror Stories
Nonsense Poems
The Night Owl Club
The Seasons of Life
Funny stories and things that make us laugh
Stories in dialogue challenge
My collaborations with others:
Marcuslee's collaboration with me
http://www.protagonize.com/story/birth-of-an-empire
Darkliquid's collaborative gameplay
The Traveller's Children
Jinn Dal's collaborative story with me
The beginning of the Demise of Man II
Faltarego's collaborative story with me
The prime Of Mister John Broddington Featured June 16, 2009
Elorithryn's collaborative story with me, and Anna's
Faerie Bound
SeeThomasHowl's collaboration with Rac7hel, AmandaQuirky and I
This Tragic Infection
Squirrely - a segment of Letters we'd like to write, by Smac972
Cookie Jar 3 - a segment of The cookie Jar by Betweenthespace
Around the campfire - segment of The Haunting of Camp Protagonize, by Pontiac.
Alleyway - Segment of Marketplace, by Darkliquid
Collaborative story segments of:
The Protagonize Bus
The wacky wonders of the protagonist pub
Moonwalker Protagobituary
Diary entries from the crew of the pirate ship, the Pink Daffodil
The Smart Ones
That Vampire Story
The Twilight Zone - The Lost Episodes
