December 17, 2006

Hey, all. My name is Rachael. I'm fourteen years old, I live in the US, and I've been obsessed with writing forever. I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and although I started out with original works, fanfiction eventually stole my heart and pretty much saved my writing, providing invaluable help with characterization, plot development, and style.

Eventually, though, I started getting ideas for original stories again. Through a very weird tangent of thought, I ended up drafting a first chapter about a snarky social outcast whose father came out of the closet -- as straight. It was originally really a plot driven comedy, but after well over a year, I've finally gotten to know Caley and so while much of the original plot has been scrapped and I'm back to square one, I'm trying to do this for my own personal month-and-a-half late NaNoWriMo. The only story up on my account is an idea I had awhile ago -- the only reason I didn't delete it with the rest of my old junk is because I'm still not entirely sure whether or not I want to continue with it, and I've lost the first chapter and story outline on my computer.

There's some good stuff on my favorites, and I have a feeling I'll be adding more pretty soon.

Favorite Books:

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

Tithe by Holly Black

Valiant by Holly Black

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Cut by Patricia McCormack

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Story Time by Edward Bloor

Emma by Jane Austen