Introduction

[dannieunderhill.livejournal.com]

Hello all. I just joined. Two minutes ago. Anyway, I thought I'd introduce myself and say hi. Copying the general questionnaire...

Name: Let's keep going with Dannie. You wouldn't be able to pronounce my real name anyway.
Age: 22
Date of Birth: September 4th
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Location: Aalborg, Denmark
Occupation: Student
Hair: Dark brown, shortish, wavy
Eyes: Blue
Ethnicity: Danish. Scandinavian. Viking descendant. However you want to put it.
Language: Danish and English and then a string of one's I only half-know.
Marital Status: Single
Looking for: Long walks on the beach and... Oh, that was not what it was about. Well, I'm looking for other writers to be social with. Some good discussions. Friends. Maybe a critique here or there.
Tattoos/Piercings: Lip ring. Stretched earlobes (nothing bad, just 8mm) and about ten other holes in my ears.
Religion: Christian
Do you want LJ friends? Sure
Do you want Snail mail pen-pals? I'd rather not pay for the postage.
About me (basics): I always hate this one! So difficult... I live in a cosy, half-old house in Aalborg with four other girls my age. I recently finished my first novel and am querying about at the moment. I like music. Uhm, I should so be in bed by now. It's nearly four in the am.
Hobbies: Writing - obviously. Reading. Music (playing/listening/writing). Friends and family. And then a new one tends to pop up every month and disappear again just as quickly.
Music: My biggest weakness must be Finnish rock. Most notably Nightwish, The Rasmus and HIM.
Books: At the moment I'm reading Karen Miller, and loving it. I'm not that good (embarrassingly/hypocritically) at remembering authors, but I do know that my undying favourite must still be David Eddings.
TV: Whatever's on when I feel like watching. So mostly, trash.
Movies: Star Wars is my favourite and has been for ten years, especially the old trilogy. Loved Stargate (hated SG-1). The Island. School of Rock (what? It's hilarious!). A bunch of others that are escaping me right now.

And the suggested 'What do you write?: Epic/high fantasy, mainly, but lately I've been dabbling in some urban too.

And I guess that's it. I really should be going to bed about now, but well, I'm looking forward to talking to you guys, reading some stuff and maybe showing you some as well. Later!

New Member!

[havah24601.livejournal.com]

Name: Emily
Age: 19
Date of Birth: June 8th
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Location: Ohio
Occupation: Student
Hair: Dark brown, long, wavy
Eyes: Brown
Ethnicity: American with some Scottish and german blood.
Language: English
Marital Status: Single
Looking for: Help. I'm trying out fantasy genre for the first time and I need feedback.
Tattoos/Piercings: Too much of a wuss.
Religion: Jewishish (not terribly religious)
Do you want LJ friends? Sure
Do you want Snail mail pen-pals? Sure
About me (basics): I don't know...I'm pretty friendly, I like bright colors...I don't really know what to say here!
Hobbies: Writing, knitting, watching and analyzing movies, hanging out with friends, and I LOVE going to concerts.
Music: I dabble in all sorts of things, though my major vice right now would have to be Ska.
Books: Oh damn, there are SO Many good ones - I LOVE Amy Tan, she's great. John Grisham is fun, anything by Scott Heim is always good and Tumbsucker, by Walter Kirn, is probably my favorite book.
TV: 3rd Rock From the Sun, Arrested Development, Jack & Bobby, 24, etc...
Movies: The Emperor's Club, Mean Creek, Elephant, Brick, Thumbsucker, Were the World Mine, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Eulogy, Lords of Dogtown and Sunshine. (That's my top ten).

And the suggested 'What do you write?: MOSTLY just chaste romances - puppy love, but I'm breaking into fantasy with my latest story, that's why I joined, because I don't really know what I'm doing because I Don't even READ fantasy normally, let alone write it.

newbie/n00b/etc

[spookyguts.livejournal.com]

Name: Sarah
Age: 21
Date of Birth: 9/25
Gender: Female
Sexuality: straight
Location:  oh
Occupation: college student/ barista/ sales
Hair: short, black, diry
Eyes: Black
Ethnicity: asian + american
Language: english, some korean, some japanese
Marital Status: single 
Looking for: yes. thoughts, reviews, criticisms. riveting conversations. a muse. an inspiration.
Tattoos/Piercings: nose ring, 4 tattoos. 
Religion: no thanks
Do you want LJ friends? yes, nice people and writers 
Do you want Snail mail pen-pals? got 'em 
About me (basics): going to school in hopes to one day graduate and teach english in asia.also i'm minoring in creative writing because i love it. i have three roommates and one bird. i also enjoy rollerskating
Hobbies: going to the bar. oh, and drawing, writing, reading, etc.
Music: right now, i can't stop listening to WHY? and ratattat
Books: middle stories, mad love, breakfast of champions, ardour, battle royale. i like flash fiction the best.
TV: haven't had cable for four years. i like short films though
Movies: adam elliot's: cousin, brother, uncle, le grande content, chel white's madga, pee wee's big adventure, the holy mountain, wizards

What do you write?: whatever is in my mind. i like to show a series of situations moreso than look at indvidual characters. i want to write about whats going on around everyone. i like bitter sweet tales.

i hope it's okay but i wanted to make my first story post. i look forward to reading your writing. i've always commented on some. :D (and i'm sorry the story's a bit long.....)

( the salesman and the widow )

Saith - Chapter One

[havah24601.livejournal.com]

Title: Saith
Characters: Vieri De Luca, Noah Anderson, Nikolai Dalhem, Ruaridh Strachan, Trahern Cadell, Blaize Laroque, and Kieran Croft.
Chapter: 1/? 
Rating: M
Warnings: Contains adult themes, violence, etc.
Summary: An old Welsh legend becomes real for seven boys who, at the age of seventeen, begin to realize that they are not like the other people surrounding them. On their shared eighteenth birthday, each boy leaves home in an attempt to fulfill his destiny, to find the other six pieces of the puzzle. But with a group of self-serving cultists trying to harness the boys' power hot on their trail, as well as a task force whose sole mission is to find and dispose of the boys before they can discover their true power, the seven young men find themselves getting far more than they had ever bargained for.
 Author's Note: Alright, so not only is this the first chapter of a story, but my first REAL attempt to write fantasy. I am posting this now as a test - mainly to get feedback and insight as to whether or not I should continue.

Chapter One.