You'd think someone as self absorbed as me would have no problem going on and on about herself on her bio page...but for some reason I never feel like talking to myself much when it comes to writing a biography.
So...what's there to say about me? Well, I've been writing since I could hold a pencil. My early years were spent telling stories with my many, many Barbie dolls (all of which I still own). I had a real love for Disney (I had a total Cinderella complex), and a real love for horror. That led to Barbie stories with princesses and princes, evil witches, and zombies.
Yes, I was a bizarre child.
My first poem publication came at age eleven. I had a few more pieces published in anthologies, tried my hand at journalism in tenth grade, then eventually decided to pursue writing full time straight out of high school. At age twenty-one, I signed my first book contract, which was with Mundania Press for the award-winning "River." By this point, I'd completed a few novels, but you know how everyone always says, "Never try to publish your first book, 'cause it probably sucks?" Well, they're right.
I'm twenty-five and I live in Southern Ontario. Most of my bios say I live with my fiance, but that's no longer the case 'cause he's a douche bag. Instead, I'm dating my biggest fan, who actually stopped being my biggest fan after forgetting about
Eve and Rune. But he's still
pretty damn good looking, so I'm dating him anyway, and we're totally crazy in love.
I'm a vegetarian, secular humanist, feminist, and former pothead. I'm half Irish, and I'm afraid to say the stereotype is true: I love a good alcoholic beverage. Or a bad one, for that matter (it never pays to be picky).
If I wasn't a writer, I'd want to be world dictator. Come to think of it, I'd like to be world dictator AND be a writer. One day, right?
I do a lot of volunteer and committee work, which never ceases to shock me 'cause I'm not a terribly kind person. I'm cynical, snarky, and fiercely loyal to those I consider friends. I don't read much (besides newsy stuff), which I'm told by other writers is bizarre and practically a sin. I like horror movies, Joss Whedon, Kettle Chips, and politics. I dislike know-it-all pricks, social conservatives, reruns, and people unable to follow simple directions. I have a low threshold for pain, little tolerance for stupidity, and nothing but contempt for the channel Fox. I have a special place in my heart for people who tell me I'm brilliant, but stay far, far away from Turkish guys who send me creepy emails (of which there have been two).
*The photo above was taken July 2008, when Skyla visited Jungle Cat World in Orono. Skyla is pictured with Cheyenne, a fifteen month old timber wolf.*
