My hubby Colin loves my work the way he loves me - 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 have spent a lot of time this 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 34 years, we've lived in the same house for 27 years. I tend to honour serious commitments long term. I'm very serious about writing.

I co - hosted the 2010 Summer Poetry Tournament with ElzuWolfe. 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 murder 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. 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

http://www.protagonize.com/group/protagonize-author-interviews/topic/2874  My interview with ElzuWolfe about his new book of Poetry, Letters of Neon

http://www.protagonize.com/group/protagonize-author-interviews/topic/2660  My Lovely Little chat With Elorithryn

 http://www.protagonize.com/group/protagonize-author-interviews/topic/2582   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

Otherworld

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:

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:

Darkliquid's collaborative gameplay
The Traveller's Children

My collaborative story with Cassandra:
My Space in Time

Sly's collaborative story with me, LachnessMonster, and ShyahByah:
Pockets full of Posey

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

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.

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