What is there to really say about me?

I am an avid writer and reader, spending most of my free days doing one or the other (sometimes both). I enjoy a good supernatural, historical, or modern romance novel, but I'm recently become addicted to supernatural romances. I like many authors. L.J. Smith, Stephenie Meyer, Megan McCafferty, Rachel Hawthorne, Scott Westerfield, Richelle Mead, Chuck Palahniuk and occassionally Meg Cabot. (These were only a few I could think of off the top of my head.) When I'm not writing or reading, you can find me at local concerts and taking pictures wherever I feel inspired. I did have a part time job, but I was laid off. The best part is that while I look for a better source of income, I have more time to write.

I'm twenty-one. My social life used to be in tatters, but I've been getting out more and spreading my wings. It's a great feeling. Still, I'm always looking to strike up lasting friendships with anyone who shares the same love for reading and writing.

While this may not sound very ambitious of thrilling, I aspire to be a published writer in my spare time and to eventually have my very own family. I'd be quite content as a stay-at-home mom that writes novels. If not, I'm sure I'll find my way.

I don't really know how or why I got into the romance genre. I've had absolutely zero relationship experience, which is quite embarrassing when you realize my age. This genre never really appealed to me before, so the only reason I could ever come up with was: because I lack in anything relationship wise, I want to fill this void by writing romance. It makes me feel like I'm not so left out when I can live vicariously through my characters - even if it's only when I'm writing a chapter.

Contact Preferences: (I prefer emails over private messages. FP's system is hard to reply to.)

AIM: uncreativeandrea
EMAIL: fromthemoshpit@yahoo.com
JOURNAL: safetywords.livejournal.com

A NOTE ABOUT PLAGIARISM: I have seen some of my favorite author's affected by this mass spreading of plagiarism. And it sickens me. Taking an author's hard work, changing the names, and slapping it with YOUR name is stealing. In case you were born under a rock (in which case I'd still assume you'd know right from wrong), stealing is a crime. It is also illegal, and why FictionPress doesn't quite give us the rights we deserve, it doesn't mean you get a free pass to copy anyone's work and pass it off as your own. In case you really were born under the aforementioned rock, there is a little thing called "Published Date" on everyone's stories. And yours won't match up with the original, so unless you like looking like a good-for-nothing thief, I'd say save what little dignity you have left and move on. Grow up. Write your own stories. Guaranteed you'll feel more warm and fuzzy inside knowing that people love your work and not somebody else's. Thank you.

A NOTE ABOUT PLAGIARISM CONTINUED: The moment I have this happen to me, FP is done. You can guarantee I'm NEVER going to post a story I think is worthy of publishing on here ever again. I write because it makes me happy and sometimes it brings joy to others. I should boycott this site just for what it's done to some particularly amazing author's, but I won't. I am going to be very active in searching for plagiarized material and informing the author's. Watch out. You can guarantee I won't be nice. This is your only warning.

A NOTE ABOUT FICTIONPRESS: I'm ashamed and disappointed that plagiarism isn't a bigger issue on this site. I understand it must be a lot of work, but I don't understand how they don't crack down on it. The RIAA cracks down on file sharing sites like crazy because of the illegal content, so it worries me that FP won't do more to protect its writers. I understand it would take a lot of time and effort to redo policies and whatnot, but no one signs up here to be plagiarized. And this site has really bloomed over the years. I can't imagine why more security wouldn't be added. At the end of every posted chapter, it used to say that the material was copyright to such user. And it's been gone for a long time now. Why? Is FP no longer willing to protect its writers from plagiarism? Can't something be done to make this a safer place? It is because of these concerns that I will most likely never post another story here. Maybe it's a cop out because I'm still posting. I don't care. I just think - in the long run - that it is better to separate myself from this site. It's a massive, swirling cesspool of crap. In the famous words of my favorite tiny toons character, "FP go down da hole."

AT YOUR FUNERAL
Resumed in February 2009.

Ruby Porter 1 - Ruby Porter 2

Jude Carlson 1 - Jude Carlson 2

Michael West 1

Riley

STRINGS
Completed January 2009.
In process of revision.

Addison Miller

Jonah Everett Jonah Everett 2

Jonah & Addison

SOUTHERN COMFORT
In progress.

Bronwyn O'Connor

Tommy & Abby

Jesse McIntyre & Jesse McIntyre 2

Max McIntyre & Norah McIntyre

NIVEUS LUPUS
In progress.

Haley

Devlin Devlin 2 Devlin 3

Matt

Violet

NEWS: I'm only working on AT YOUR FUNERAL right now. All else isn't that important. I want to get 3-4 chapters up this month alone which should bring me up to chapter 9 or 10. Why? NANOWRIMO is creeping closer than ever. I find it important to work on this story while the inspiration is there because once it is gone - I will be focusing all my attention on another novel. I really tried to get ahead before November, but writing doesn't work on my schedule...ever. This means that once NOV hits, I probably won't have time to update this until DEC. I know a month is a long time, but please hang in there. If NANO goes well and I get ahead instead of being behind the entire time, I will surely try and churn out a few more chapters.

NEWS 2: After a lot of thinking, I am going to stop posting SOUTHERN COMFORT on FP. I am going to do a little bit of rewriting with this story and post it on my LJ. I'm taking the time to better organize the story and to get the timeline properly sorted. Rest assured, I have every intention of fixing this...even if it tries to kill me. So, why I am moving it? I just feel like it doesn't belong on FP anymore.

NEWS 3: I have been putting all of my time and energy into NaNo this year. If all goes well, I will try to update AT YOUR FUNERAL in my downtime. For any of my writing projects, please visit my livejournal. All journal entries are public except for any stories I post. Just feel free to add me and you can check out the rewrite of SOUTHERN COMFORT and catch the first chapter of my latest story, AN ISLAND SUMMER.