Welcome to my profile!

Penname: Dawley (see below for more info)
Name: ...classified...
Age: 17
Likes: Videogames, writing, movies, reading, Warhammer 40K (to an extent), the Alien series, Predator, Red Dwarf, learning about ancient history.
Dislikes: Bad movies, poorly written fanfics, getting caught in the rain in school uniform, the cold, bad jokes, horrible villains (Al'brk'vix, What I'm reading (17/06/07): Dragon

The Info Section:
Well, what can I say? I'm a student in Sydney, Australia that loves to play videogames and read books. I also have an "active" imagination and come up with stories for books, films and games on a regular basis. For example, when I joined FF.net and Fiction Press I had no idea what to call myself, and at the time I had come up with Attack of the Living Undead, and I just lifted a random name from it. Hence... DAWLEY.

For trivia buffs (though I doubt I have any), the full name of the character was originally Dawley Brianson. At first he was part of S.A.R.S. (don't ask. seriously, just don't) and then became a cop, and finally just an idiot. :)

I came to FF.net and FictionPress when I found a Dawn of the Dead sequel story and had an idea for a Robocop story. Well, that one hasn't exactly come into what you might call "fruition" yet, but you never know. A lot of the stories that I write are concepted on the spot and then get written as it goes, but usually I'll have figured out a definite plot before putting pen to paper (or finger-to-keyboard, in today's world). Sometimes, though, it can help just to write down whatever comes into your head and plan everything out only slightly, so that you have plenty of room to move. For example, I got halfway through Final Hunt before figuring out the twists. Kinda like how Matthew Reilly works things out.

Usually I get ideas from whatever I've just seen, played or read for the first time. But lately I've tried to keep the number that I actually write at a minimum, unless I like the idea. Let that be a lesson to ya, young 'uns!

Oh, yeah, and if you want to talk about movies, stories or anything else in particular, just PM me and we'll talk. :) And now for the info section:

Favourite Authors:
Matthew Reilly
Michael Crichton
Stephen King
Clive Cussler
Lemony Snicket

Favourite books:
Jurassic Park
Prey
Ice Station
Seven Ancient Wonders
Contest
Harry Potter
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Maximum Ride

Favourite movies:
Titanic (long story)
Stargate
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
Alien series
Predator
Jaws
Star Trek: First Contact

Quotes:

"Get away from her you bitch!"
-Ellen Ripley, Aliens

"Don't worry, Fry. She may have dumped you but at least you still have Zoidberg...
(points at everybody angrilly)
"You ALL still have ZOIDBERG!"
-Doctor John Zoidberg, Futurama

"I am your death. That is all you need to know."
-"Steve", Stargate Atlantis

"Give my regards to King Tut, asshole!"
-Colonel Jack O'Neill, the Startgate movie

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
-Martin Brody, Jaws

"Why won't this day just end?"
-Captain Shane Schofield, Ice Station. When you've read what comes prior to this line, it makes sense...

"Salve moratorum, es!"
-Bellos, Contest

"Oh god, aliens? Your explanation for anything slightly peculiar is aliens, isn't it? You lose your keys, it's aliens. A picture falls off the wall, it's aliens. That time we used up a whole bog roll in a day, you thought that was aliens as well."
-Dave Lister, Red Dwarf

"An excellent plan, with just two drawbacks: One, we don't have a power source for lasers and two, we don't have any lasers."
-Kryten, Red Dwarf

Thanks for taking the time to read all of this. :)
~Dawley