Name: Night, but it's Dr. Night here, especially since my real names a death horse that's been beaten to a fine pulp.

Age: 17, Female

About me:Um, I'm in high school. A high school senior. So, in a year, I'll legally be an adult and (if everything goes as planned) living at school. Mom and Dad are so excited.

I really, really like slash. Almost as much as I love, Aldis Hodge, Angel Coulby, and Nicholas Brendon.

About my journal:  It will mainly be original stories trying desperately to make it to novel length. I write all kinds, from the mundane, quirky rom-com hold the rom to the urban fantasy drag queen adventure epic. You know, the classics that everyone has to write one time or the other. But, hopefully, I'll also rise to the challenge of writing fanfiction.

What I write: Short stories. Novel-length stuff. Things of the heterosexual persuasion. Things of the homosexual persuasion. Things of the this sexuality thing is getting to long so I'll just say et cetera-sexual persuastion.

What I don't write: Um, porn, I guess? I'm not very experienced and I know, I know, that's no excuse. But. I'd feel like some closet, pervert virgin. Not to say there's something wrong with anyone who does that. No, I just have issues. Related to self-esteem. And stuff.

What I read: I write what I read, sure. Amongst other things. I love me a comedy. If it makes me laugh, I want to have that story's plot-babies. And steampunk, baby, all the way.

What I don't read: Incest. Especially twincest. I mean, I might drive through a cousin thing, especially if it's a fanfic about a pairing I love. Such as Oh Very Young by apreludetoanend. S/he's on lj too, I think.

Also, I don't read stories where it feels like one character or group of characters is being treated like shit in comparison to their counterparts. Whether it's a romantic pairing or an antagonistic relationship (whether or not it's good vs. bad). It makes me feel uncomfortable and bored, two of my least favorite feelings. In fandom, I hate it, when it's my not-favorite character and even when it's my favorite character. Let me give you an example:

It's an all human au. Xander's some bumbling blue-collar working getting paid, like, minimum wage or something. He has no friends, because all the Scoobies (except maybe one if he's lucky), for some reason, have decided that in this alternate world, Spike's a much better candidate then anything Xander-shaped. So Xander's drenched in lonely awkwardness, hobbled under the overwhelming lust he holds for Spike while the latter is, well, not. Spike's probably sleeping with Buffy, Cordelia, Angel, etc in his spare time while he works a kick-ass job. And is kick-ass. Canon, sure. I won't dispute that. But, moving on, they'll probably be pulled together in...well, to be honest, I've never stuck around longe enough to see.

I hate this. It's never happened where Xander's in the super sauve position (or I've never read such a fic, not long enough to see this parallel at least, because let's be honest, ultra sauve Xander is hard to write and isn't usually written across from a hapless Spike--let alone a Spike at all.) But I've seen it with Rodney McKay, for example. And I feel bad for John, even if I admittedly love Rodney heaps more, I still love Col. Sheppard.

Wow, that got long, didn't it.

TL;DR?

Could I edit someone else's work?  I'd love to, but this is my senior year, so I barely have to time to be surfing lj at all, let alone giving any real attention to details like that. I'll have the time during times like Winter and Summer Break, sure, but they're sadly too few and far between.

But one day.

One day.

(BTW, you should look forward to this day too. I've been told I'm an editing fool [in a completely awesome way, of course.] Don't let any typos fool you. If, by some miracle I'm able to write this at two in the morning, then forget I typed that. There are no typos or grammatical errors. There never are. Because I'm perfect.

Oh, I didn't care for that judgemental silence. At all.)

What I'm looking for: Writers, friendship and readers (who give comments and critiques.) And writers. Did I say writers? Sometimes I'll search the web for hours for something to read and...huh, maybe I'd have time for editing if I could cut that out...See, there's some incentive now!

If I came off as crazy or desperate, it's because it's 2 am and I woke up at 6 am this morning. That might be child's play to some of you, but stop being smug.

Hello


Here you have a hobbyist writer interested in adding one or more fellow writers to trade editing/critiquing and possibly character and plot development advice.  I mostly write about relationships, angst and drama but looking back I find that I've enjoyed setting these stories against backdrops of police/detective and mystery settings.  Until now I've written mainly original work and some fanfic.  I'd like to try fiction based on the Sherlock/Watson characters and this is a main reason I'd like some companionship - not sure I'm quite clever enough to get a Sherlock story together.

Overall my preference is to not feature killing or other extremes in crime or include gore or excessive cruelty.  A good writer shouldn't need to use sensationalism. In fact, my opinion is that a good writer could describe an empty cardboard box and make it interesting.  I enjoy the role of beta to other writers' work and will gladly fulfill this role for any writing associates I might make here. 

I've noticed that many people posting here include their age and relationship status and all sorts of other information.  This may place me at a disadvantage but I'm a bit more reserved about such things and hope to keep my associations here focused on furthering the skill of writing and the exchange of ideas. 

Thanks for reading.

Jess

My names is Angelina and I started a livejournal to help build a platform for the books I am writing.  Right now I am working on a fantasy novel called Les Loups-Garous, which means the werewolves in French.  Mostly I post information and excerpts from the book in my journal and I would really appreciate it if people would read it and give me some feedback.  Its a young adult fiction piece, as is most of what I write; but it does have some mystery, and romance.  I won't really get into the plot too much here, but if you're interested there are excerpts posted in my journal, and also there is a facebook page that's full of quotes and information and I would be thrilled if you guys checked that out, too.  And if you see something here that you think could possibly make a decent story I would love it if you could click the "like" icon for the page.  That page can be found on facebook under the title Les Loups-Garous.

I also post purchasing information for my other two books, which are part of a series called The Drusilla Dracule novels.  I don't really want to go into too much detail about those since I am kind of disappointed about them.  They are published through publishamerica which is pretty much the worst publisher ever.  There is no excerpts posted in my journal for them, although there are some posted on my website at www.angelinarenshaw.com.  I also have a facebook page up for this series under the title Drusilla Dracule Novels.

I am hoping to get some good constructive criticism, so please feel free to rip my little excerpts apart if you feel the need.

I enjoy reading new and original work and I am open to just about everything but historical pieces, and that's only because alot of the time I noticed writer's don't really bother to do their research on those so they write completely unbelievable characters.  I also don't read Westerns.  I am a huge fan of  stories where the characters are completely sarcastic and melodramatic, but not to the extreme of Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye; and any thing where the character is a little neurotic because I find that those are the most realistic characters.

I like fanfiction, despite myself.  I even wrote a fanfiction for Vampire Academy last summer because I couldn't wait for the last book to come out, so I wrote my own version.  However, I will not read a fanfic for Twilight or Harry Potter because they are just way over done... it's nothing personal I just can't get interested in them anymore.

Anyway, I would love to read some stories and give you back as much feedback as I can and I have no problem editing, although I have to admit I can be a little critical.  I'm working on that. 

Anyway, just let me know if you are interested and we can get to work.

Name: Shannon. Also go simply by 'newfound,' since that's a name I use online frequently. No reason I chose 'newfound' aside from the fact that I like the way the word sounds. :)

Age: 18

About me: I'm so bad about talking about myself. But, um... I'm bisexual (or whatever you wanna call it, I don't generally like to label it since it's just so... unlabelable. Which is now a word. Hush). I draw when I can, because I like to illustrate the characters I portray in original writing. Also, watercolor? Insanely ridiculously fun to me, even though I'm not very good at it. I've worked with clay before as well, and I've made jewelry out of both beads and wire. Obviously I write, because otherwise I wouldn't be here. :P I cook/bake a lot too, because I find it bizarrely relaxing - mostly baking desserts, because, y'know, they're desserts and are yummy. I enjoy watching some TV shows and, as I've found out recently, some animes. TV shows I like include Supernatural (early seasons in particular), Glee, 24, and I've started watching Torchwood, Dexter, and a few others. I'm not all that picky, actually. Doesn't matter what genre something is, if it catches my interest I'll watch/read it. I also like video games. And, lastly, to not sound like I never go outside, I like hiking and just being outside period, preferably outside of the city because the city is all crowded and hot and ew.

About my journal: This journal started out as a sock puppet account and kinda still is, but I've been finding myself using this journal more and more than my "main" one. I'm really shy about sharing my writing with people I know irl, so I figured that I'd share it with people I don't know and make friends based on interests in writing and more. So far barely anything is posted in my journal, just one fan fic, but I plan to change that.

What I write: Both original and fan fiction. I write in many genres: horror, fantasy, supernatural, comedy, some romance... and a mix of those all together. I also include kink/bdsm/erotica in some of my stories, so... be warned if you read my stuff, although I always include the appropriate warnings with that stuff so people aren't surprised by it.

What I don't write: I don't like to write about myself, ever, if I can avoid it. I'm bad at it, and sound like a bore when I do. You can tell that from this little blurb here. :P It's pretty much a case-by-case thing, though. I can say for sure though that I don't write poetry, because I'm horrible at it.

What I read: Anything, if it's written well. I especially like fantasy/supernatural stuff. I particularly like George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, the Harry Potter books, Patricia Brigg's writing, the Bartimaeus Trilogy, Neil Gaiman's writing (especially Neverwhere, loved that), the Cal Leandros books, um... and a lot of other stuff. I don't want to get long winded here.

Could I critique someone's work: Possibly. If they had a couple of other people also reading, then yes, so that the writer could cross reference and see if I'm being unrealistic in critiquing.

What I'm looking for: Friends. They don't have to read my work, and if they do, they don't have to like it. Don't have to have the same interests either, since I can't even completely list mine here. Just anybody who's willing to talk and get to know each other and make a stay at LJ more enjoyable. :)

This ended up being so long winded. My bad. :x

About Me: I'm a junior in high school. I first got into writing when I started to get depression. I then started to channel my anger, frustration, sadness and happiness into writing (note, I don't write emo shit) I have interests that most girls aren't into: wrestling (which I'm writing a book about), old school rap, anime, Asian culture, martial arts and video games.

About My Journal: Its a mix of thoughtfulness, happiness, randomness, and random outbursts, rants and musings.

What I Write: short stories, erotic fanfiction/original, fantasy, action

What I Read: fantasy, mystery, young adult (sometimes), anything that makes me think, good sex stories, reference

Critiques: Hmmm, I can give a critique to some extent.

Who I'm looking for: Anyone that can inspire me to write and probably someone who's going through the same disease that I am.

Name: Catherine
Age: 22
Location: Australia - Brisbane

About me: I'm a 22 year old student studying arts, so basically anything I want. (At the moment I'm doing science, anatomy and physiology, languages, psycology etc) I'm engaged, and spend most of my days when I'm not at uni or studying online. I'm a big video game addict at the moment I'm loving Morrowind, Max Payne (nothing like the movie GOD!) The Sims, Need for Speed (always<3) The Godfather, Mafia, yeah...I'm a big nerd. I love it.

About my journal: dierevolution is my journal. I called it this because one of my favourite movies is The Edukators, and the tag line for the movie is jedes hertz ist eine revolutionare zelle. I don't speak German, but that means 'every heart is a revolutionary cell'. It's a priceless movie, one of the best I've ever seen. So I named my journal the revolution in admiration of that movie. All my media (writing, icons etc) go in this journal, and so do my everyday stuff, although I'm not real big on the everyday stuff atm.

What I write: Everything. I write fanfiction, I write fiction, I write non-fiction. I'm currently working on five or six original projects - you can read more about them at my journal. I'm working on quite a few fanfiction challenges also. I would love to write something non-fiction, and would love to get help on this. Travel writing has always been a love of mine, but any non-fiction would appeal.
If you would like more information on any of my fandoms, original or fanfiction please don't hesitate to ask me!
What I Don't Write: Poetry, just. cant.

What I read: Almost everything. When it comes to fanfiction though, unless I'm a fan or your one of my closest friends, or you've specifically aked me to read it, I might not. Fiction i'll read whatever appeals to me, same with non-fiction.
What I don't read: Incest. Excessivly dark writing, unless I'm in the mood, or someone has particularly asked me too.

Could I edit someone else's work: Yes, If you asked me too.

What I'm looking for: People who will read my work,  even if you only read fiction, or only read fanfiction, or only read non-fiction. People who will comment about what they like and what they don't like. Someone who will be interested in my work, and not just friend me and then never comment. You don't have to be online 24/7, but you do have to take the time to show you care about the person your friending. People who can help me when I need it, beta my work if I need someone too, if you can.

What I’m Not Looking For: Someone who expects me to be there (posting, commenting) 24/7, and defriend me when I don't do that. 

P.S. Title courtesy of eternalphoenix_ .

My name is Nic. I've been writing for almost ten years and I just recently started working on my own fan-fiction (based on twilight). Anyone who is interested, go ahead and check it out.


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Name: Online? Its Miame.

Age: Twenty

Location: Waterloo, IA. USA.

About Me: Writing is my hobby. Since I'm going through a period of (paid!!) unemployment, I'd like to take the time to practice so it becomes a skill for me. I'm also adapting a plot bunny that was once a fanfiction into an original fiction of my own creation, so that's my most important project.

I'm not very up-to-date in what's popular right now, so please forgive me if I seem stuck in another era of entertainment @.@.

About My Journal: Public. Story notes that I like to make public et al.

I have a journal detailing the more intricate instances of my life elsewhere, so you'd never get anything too serious at this one. But I love to Complain. And Rant. And Vent. And I do it all in such a non-linear fashion, most people have no idea what I'm talking about ^-^;;.

I won't censure anything I write. If you take issue in anything you find, don't be afraid to let your own opinion be heard there. I like exchanging differing viewpoints with the strong minded.


What I Write: Magical Realism. My inspiration lean more toward anime and manga elements than anything else, so I can say that I'd like to dabble in a little of everything.

What I Don't Write: straight fantasy (meh), poetry (meh, again), romance (can't take it seriously), history (too dry if its left plain), science fiction (can't pull it off flawlessly), songs (no rhythm or tunes here!), fanfiction (tired of playing around in someone else's world).

What I Read:
Let's get these out of the way...
- Twilight; I don't think its an epic or even remotely good, but its fun to analyze what went wrong and how could it have been better.
- Harry Potter; like it, but more for analyzing the symbolism, writing style, and so on.
- abstract, absurdism, action, comedy, fan and flashfiction, slash, historical fiction, horror, humor, magical realism, mainstream (when I need a break), mature adult, modern, mystery, mythology, paranormal, philosophical, plays, psychological, religious, screenplays, satire, screenplays, self-exploration, serial fiction, short stories, speculative, spirtual, supernatural, surrealism, suspense, thriller, victorian, young adult.

What I Don't Read:
- Twilight; I don't mind if a friend enjoys it, but I won't anytime soon and you'd get your feelings hurt by how many times I mock the series and tear it down.
- If its not listed in "what I like to read", I tend to avoid that genre. I have been surprised and have found books I like in genres I dislike.



Favorite Authors & Books:

well...

- anything by Philippa Gregory
- anything by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- anything by V.C. Andrews (guilty pleasure)
- Animorphs (K.A. Applegate)
- The Baby-sitters Club (Ann M. Martin)
- The Southern Vampire Mysteries (Charlaine Harris)
- A Little Princess and The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
- Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
- Stephen King, on occasion (very rare...)
- The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
- Its Like This, Cat (Emily Cheney Neville)
- To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
- Fruits Basket (Natsuki Takaya)
- xxholic (CLAMP)
- The Wallflower (Tomoko Hayakawa)
- Nana (Ai Yazawa)
- Sgt. Frog (Mine Yoshizaki)
- there's more, of course, but these are just my basic tastes.


Could I edit someone else's work: Yes, I can, but make sure you have skin thick enough to take criticism. Too often have I beta'd someone's work and ended up depressing the writer because I don't proclaim their work the bestest thing I have ever read. I tend to get caught up in things like logic and grammer, so my reviews can really take a buzz out of a person's writing high.

What I'm looking for: People to bounce story ideas off of or just celebrate/commiserate on the different aspects of writing in general. I don't mind at all if writing is serious business for you but its meant to be fun, a project, and a hobby for me. If you can't take humor, please move to the left.

It would be nice to make actual friends here, too. I don't mind hearing about other people's lives at all, good or bad. You'd read a fair amount about my life on my journal, so its only fair.

Warning:

Please don't add me if you're just trying to pad your FList. I would be active to anyone who adds me as a friend, and would expect the same in return.

I can't stand constant angst. Complaining or ranting or feeling depressed is fine but if you're just wallowing in it just to get attention, or it seems to me you don't want to get better at all, I will become disgusted and bored with you after enough time has passed.