You can call me Mae, or Nette, or Maria, or whatever.

I'm 18, a student, a writer, and a musician. Music is my life, writing is my second love. I tend not to reveal much about myself, but once you get to know me, (or become really familiar with my writing) you can see what's hidden beneath. Or so I've been told.

I think I want to become a professional writer. It's on my list of options of things I can do with my life.

I like to incorporate things happening in my life into my writing; it's a lot easier that way. That being said, occasionally I will get this really random idea in my head and run with it.

I love constructive criticism, non-constructive...not so much.

Some of my favorite words are:
succumb, facade, beauteous, quandary, hope

This is the section with some of my favorite quotations. It will probably be updated quite a bit, if I remember. (fp) means they are on FictionPres

-"Where is the line drawn between self and shadow?" by Crimson-Reverie (fp)

- "I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of that which I do not know." by Cicero

-“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent”

-“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference."
by Elie Wiesel

-"I'd like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate willfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's likely to go better. "
by Robert Frost, in the poem "Birches"

-"Wouldn't you like to be free to be happy in some other way, Lenina? In your own way, for example; not in everyone else's way." by Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World

The competition goes on, though no scoreboard shows the results." - Mr. J

Current news (September 12, 2009):

-I'm in college. I don't have much time to write/post, but I will do so when I can. I'm adding a lot today.
-I'm still at a stand-still with Gracie unfortunately. I do eventually want to finish it, but there's just no inspiration anymore.
-I am currently NOT taking on any new Beta projects.