Elle Clouse - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hello, I am Elle, I am a 28 year old happily married woman living in Grand Rapids, MI.I am a fantasy and romance writer in my spare time as well as an avid crocheter and Tai Chi practioner.

My Interests

Reading, Writing, Web Surfing, Scrapbooking, Movies, Art, Drawing, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, The Sims 2, Music, crochet.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to make new friends and keep in contact with the old ones. ;)

Music:

Techno, Alternative, Trance, Dance, Electronica, Industrial.

Movies:

Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix, The Last Unicorn, The Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Legend, Ever After, Phantom of the Opera, Underworld, Kung fu, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Drama, Romantic Comedy, Jet Li, Drew Berrymore, Gerard Butler.

Television:

Monster House, In A Fix, Clean Sweep, Invader Zim, Inuyasha, Rouroni Kenshin, TLC, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Style Network, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Sci-fi Channel, Firefly, Heroes, Kitchen Nightmares

Books:

The Lioness Rampant Quartet by Tamera Pierce, The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony, Southern Vampire Series by Charlain Harris.

My Blog

Writing, the Non-WriMo Way

So, my next rough draft is only 19% complete. I'm not writing everyday, which is a problem but I don't want my Tai Chi or crochet projects to suffer. I'm finding that it's hard for me to r...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:20:00 PST

New Year, New Novel

The new novel is tentatively titled "Lord of the High Seas". It was going to be "Lord of the Seven Seas" but I'm not certain that I want the story to take place on earth but in a world I create....
Posted by Elle Clouse on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:50:00 PST

New Novel Time!

I've decided to write another rough draft. It's a pirate romance that was inspired by a dream I had a couple years ago and now it's time to write it. I've got some names picked out for the...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:04:00 PST

To Stain or Paint, that is the question.

I went to Ikea with Jess and bought a bed yesterday. I freaking love Ikea.The bed is unfinished pine so I need to seal it, stain it, or paint it before I start to use it. With my purple walls I think ...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:20:00 PST

A Writing Meme

1. Do you outline?Never. I keep all of it in my head or saved as brainstorming sessions with friends online. 2. Do you write straight through, or do you sometimes tackle the scenes out of order...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Tue, 29 May 2007 04:34:00 PST

Writing by the Seat of Your Pants

I just finished an article for Art & Prose Magazine entitled "Writing by the Seat of Your Pants" all about my experience writing "The Three Brothers" during the 2006 NaNoWriMo. I sent i...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:27:00 PST

Home Decor

I was planning on painting my bedroom this weekend but I have too much going on to find the time... :( But these are the colors that I'm using: Click Me I'll post some before and after pho...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Sat, 12 May 2007 06:55:00 PST

Published

Art & Prose Ezine has accepted my poem entitled "Pain" for their second issue due out on May 15th, 2007. You can download the issue on May 15th at http://www.artandprose.com. I'm so excited. ...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Wed, 09 May 2007 05:25:00 PST

Elle Plays Loud

Hey folks, As many of you know, I write fantasy and science fiction novels. You might not know that I have a writing blog at http://elle.playsloud.com . I highly encourage for you to visit...
Posted by Elle Clouse on Tue, 08 May 2007 03:46:00 PST

You So Stupid!

Friends don't let friends be Sanford!
Posted by Elle Clouse on Sun, 06 May 2007 10:35:00 PST