Hello!

[revolutions]

Hi! I'm Calla, one-half of the moderation team here. Since this community is very new, and since most of us are fairly new to Dreamwidth too, I thought it'd be a good idea to kick off with an introductions post - who are you, and what are your fictional fixations?

I'll start: I'm Calla (I know I already said that), I'm turning thirty next week, and for pretty much my whole life I've been obsessing over books. I read Lord of the Rings as a child and wanted to be a hobbit when I grew up; I fell in love with Shakespeare at the age of fourteen and his plays are still very high up on the list of My Favourite Things In The World. At twenty or so, I discovered Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that it completely shook up my entire worldview - I looked at the world differently after reading it.

More recent literary obsessions include Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski, which completely blew me away (hence my choice of username here), and I've recently discovered Kazuo Ishiguro - I read Never Let Me Go a few weeks ago and now I can't get Kathy and her story out of my head.

I also write original fiction - I take part in NaNoWriMo every year and sometimes I even win, and I have a few works-in-progress going at most times - and I have a long-running habit of holding conversations with my characters, or arguing with them about which direction the plot needs to go in. I love the feeling of getting caught up in a world or a character I've created and bringing it to life.

... and, that's me, I guess. Nice to meet you all! Now introduce yourselves. ;)

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[jackluminous]

Edit: will post this as new intro post instead of as a comment. Because...yeah.

[milkymoon]

Hullo! *waves*