A Writer's Gift

Hi there! I'm primarily a fiction writer (women's fiction, general fiction, mystery, romance), but my work in progress is a non-fiction book of essays.

I am an unpublished writer of urban fantasy, mostly for a young adult audience. My topics and my style has been inspired by Holly Black, Francesca Lia Block, the Borderland series, and Charles de Lint's YA books.

I participate in NaNoWriMo and the 3-Day Novel Writing Contest (which takes place on the Labour Day weekend), so I usually write fast, and everything is typed on the computer and backed up on a gmail account.

The inspiration from this swap will hopefully help get me through my next 3-Day Novel!

I am primarily a fiction writer, who usually delves into fantasy, but also romance, transgressive and the occaisonal (very occaisonal!) mystery. I like to try out new styles, too. :) I also very rarely add to my journal, but I like journalling anyway. It's a shame nothing in my life is interesting enough to report!

I take part, like DreamHope, in NaNoWriMo, and also ScriptFrenzy, which I am doing right now!

Hi!

I am a stay at home Mum in my early 40's who's been writing since I was a child. I've had short stories, poetry, articles, features & editorials published; have worked in 'the industry' both freelance, and on staff for small 'niche' publications; and even ran a fan club newsletter for a rather prominent American actor for 3 years (back in the early 90's)!

My writing right now is a mix of my diary writing, keeping an online blog, and writing a book. Mostly I use the PC, but I do write longhand in my diary. I also sporadically keep a journal where I record thoughts, ideas, snippets, etc etc. It's quite a creative type of journal, with bits and pieces pasted in as well as lots of writing!

My blog doesn't really have a 'theme' as such; I write about situations, people and places in my life; as well as 'editorials' (for want of a better word) on different issues that interest me. My diary writing is more personal/rant-type stuff lol, and as I've said, it's longhand.

Although I'd love to, I can't really go into specifics about my book, as it's my practice to keep bigger projects 'under wraps' as it were, until they're finished (or I find I sometimes don't finish them!)! But I trust I've given enough information about the other writing I do to meet the criteria for this swap!! :)

Fabulous swap idea by the way - I can't wait to get started!!!

I write a little of everything.. I love stories with deep symbolism, and a powerful meaning/message behind them. My baby is a huge long string of stories that all tie together. It's a mixture of science fiction, fantasy, romance, adventure, religious fiction, and other things.

I also write poetry, mostly on political or social commentary kind of themes.

-Jesse

((Oh - and if you wanted to see a sample of my writing, I have some of it up on fictionpress. http://www.fictionpress.com/~jessethestoryteller ))

I write mostly fiction and poetry. In my poetry, I don't write for a message as much as I do for the sound, so I concentrate more on the rhythm of the words then the message of the poem. I'm very inspired by Pablo Neruda and Sandra Cisneros. I write a fairly general fiction, but will always have a soft-spot for fantasy.

I also like more academic types of writing, and enjoy writing essays. Mostly they appear in my blog, which is a big conglomeration of serious thought, fandom and day-to-day affairs.

I do most of my writing on the computer, since not even I can read my handwriting. XD I really love keep notebooks of handwritten planning and such, though.

what an awesome swap, and i'm signing up right at the deadline! wow!

i've been writing my whole life. i write in journals daily, i've written two screenplays and am looking for an agent for my first novel, which is young adult fiction. i primarily write fiction, along the chick lit genre. i also have a blog on myspace, here's my page myspace.com/fabulusmeclt

my blog there doesn't have a theme, just my random thoughts or ideas.

i write my fiction on my laptop, i don't know what i'd do without it.

I am mostly a poetry writer, but I'm trying to branch out into fiction. I'm also writing bits and pieces of my memoir-ish type writing. I've been writing since I was in elementary school. I went for a few years without really writing much, but I found a writing partner recently, and I've been somewhat prolific in the past year. : )

Hi...

I love writing creative non-fiction type of works, as well as social and literary critique. I am trying hard to journal more. I also enjoy short story, and I write plays. I do a little of everything, except poetry, really - I leave that to the masters, unless it's a necessary part of a writing class. I also love writing letters, and spend a fair amount of time writing letters to friends and my pen pal.

I write on my computer, unless I have an urge to write when there is no computer around - then I'll write on anything handy.

This is, indeed, a wonderful swap.

Candy Star, I'll be sending yours off tomorrow!

Beawhiz: I sent your package today. I had to send it ground (I didn't have enough cash on me for air mail), but it's only going from Vancouver, so it shouldn't take too long.

Carmen, I sent your items off today via airmail all the way from wet and windy Melbourne, Australia!! Hopefully, they will be there soon! :)

DreamHope: A package was mailed to you today from Virginia (USA) going first-class international. It's a well-taped white box. Enjoy!

I'm so happy, proud, and excited... because one of my goals was to just start writing again, and I just wrote a story and a poem last night... I'm so proud of myself!! hahaha... I haven't written anything since January and that was just a poem my brother paid me to write for his poetry project...

-Jesse