My pen name is Ligaya (Lee-gaia). Since primary school I have always had positive comments on my writing - grammar and spelling aside XD I have many creative outlets, with writing being one of them, and I have written several stories that I find it difficult to share. But, confidence has spawned from dismal shadows and now I contain little care on what the world may think of what I write. Therefore I am going to publish them on the net for the first time ever; few I have entrusted to read my printed works (no, not published, printed - with a crappy old canon printer XD), so this is quite a step for me.

I realise a lot of what I write is lame. So I am. But this does not concern me. I know my writing will develop further through the years' and perhaps my stories of fantasy shall improve; I know I seem to be headed on the right foot thus far, for only last year' I handed up my smallest written assignment for a class and those who saw it seemed impressed (my tutor for that class had decided to show other tutors that I learned under); hence I received many comments on its quality and not its quantity.

As I mentioned earlier, I have many creative outlets. Writing - though it may impress some - is not my strongest love. Instead I turn to the art of music; I sing. A lot. That is why I am at university, studying to enhance my performance skills and my musical knowledge. I also play guitar and piano on the side, though with a lack of teachers in my life I have had to rely on what little knowledge my elders gave me, and the trust I have within myself to learn on my own. Singing is my passion; I breathe music, just as one breathes air. Without it, I would surely die.

I have many idols - too many to mention here. Writing idols include the likes of Graham Masterson, Steven King, David and Leigh Eddings, Terry Pratchett and Traci Harding. I also idolise numerous entertainers and performers, my greatest love of all being Anthony Warlow.

If you have not heard his voice, you have missed a lot. I know of a little Anthony Warlow Fan Forum that could be worth the visit; it provides audio and footage of this great man and the people are very friendly. If you have the time, come along and visit us at Unexpected Song. Even if you have not yet heard his glorious voice as of yet, come along and say hi anyway. It is a good little community.

With all that said, I should sign off. I cannot be certain how many people will actually take the time to read this, and I have no idea how it would impact somebody, but my guess is by now you are extremely bored and wishing there was a metal plate across my mouth. So, I end this little note (oh yes, little; I have restrained myself this time) with a few notices about my works.

1. I am not trying to gain recognition by "publishing" my works here. I think of this place more as storage for my draft works so I have more room for music on my computer.

2.Though constructive criticism would be helpful :D

Happy reading,

Ligaya.

PLEASE NOTE: Since uploading the first four sections of Seahorse: Karlus and Braghn, the story has undergone several changes. I am also experimenting with a different aspect, hoping to merge all the ideas originally planned for 10 stories into one, which means new character perspectives and a revamp of several events. Should I ever get it completed I may, someday, post it here, depending; maybe I'll end up posting both the original plan and this revamped version for comparison? XD

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Thank you to MyNameIsMud for taking the time to review it nevertheless; I shall forever be inspired to get this work done in one version or another.

(Would be nice if I could publish it in book form, but isn't that all our dreams? Won't happen if I post it all here, so let's see what happens!)

Sincerely,

Ligaya.

PS: Since writing my intro, I have left university and studied Business Administration, which I found boring as pox. My next step is to study IT, primarily websites. I still sing; my strongest passion will live on no matter what I do. .

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