If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
~Shel Silverstein
Step inside the mind of a writer.
For the longest time, I've tried to use this space to express how I see the world. Recently, that isn't working for me. Probably because I feel like I was taking myself way too damned seriously, and maybe I just need to laugh.
I'm a writer. Because of that, I look at the world in a slightly skewed, but completely fucked up fashion. I am totally fascinated by you, and if you aren't careful, you won't end up in my novel. I love my characters - they are my friends, my loves, my doorway to that dimension that is, in some ways, more real than this one.
If that hasn't scared you off, then jump on in and embrace the insanity.
I write. I'm always writing, and most of the people out there don't really get what that means. And I'm cool with that. Why? Because I still love to talk TV and movies and books and politics and other dumb shit. I love sports, and even more, I know what I'm talking about when I'm watching. (If you're curious, it's basketball, football, baseball, gymnastics, and hockey.) I'm fiercely loyal to my teams, to my TV shows, to my actors, to my authors, and oh so much to my music. Outside of writing, there is nothing more important to me than music.
Music is the God we seek ...
So, If you love writing, books, music, fantastic conversation, good television, pop culture, politics, song lyrics, and of course, bonding over the daily grumblings of life, please step inside. If you need a hug when things are difficult, if you need to laugh and giggle, if you need to gush - and if you prepare to give this in return, then please, of course, step inside.
Welcome.
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No matter where you live, no matter the artists that change you and save you, no matter what your interests are - there is a LOCAL music scene. Find it, explore the artists! Myspace is there for a reason! Support your local talent! Listen to your local, independent radio stations. The kids in the big cities aren't the only ones with big dreams!
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My Own Material:
Like I said up there ... I am a writer, and looking toward a future of being a published one. All my fanfiction can be found at www.geocities.com/vegawriters. The site hosts my own West Wing and CSI fan fiction - including some crossovers that include the worlds of Without a Trace and X-Men. Giving credit where credit is due, Broken Angel is my writing partner for two of the story lines. The site also contains essays regarding the TV world, as well as reviews about shows and seasons. By the new year, I will be staring to host fic from other writers as well. For information about original works in progress, please visit crossingthegate.livejournal.com and also request to be added there. At this blog, I frequently post essays, freewrites, and updates about works in progress.
Thank you for visiting. I hope you stay a while.
