...And You May Ask Yourself, Well How Did I Get Here?

 Name: traumaqueen

Age: 'Hope-springs-eternal' years old

Location: Lost in the woods of Northern CA.

About Me: YA Writer. Editor Ninja Pirate of the Tradewinds. Chocolate hoarding kid-herder. Unicorn handler. She-of-many-hats. Contents under pressure.

When you look up the word “Geek” in the dictionary, you will find a picture of me to illustrate. I am a bookaholic, a D&D fanatic, and a lover of all things deep fried and smothered in chocolate. I wanted to steal souls for a living when I grew up, but corporate America already had a monopoly. So, I write speculative fiction instead.

In between my battles with the blinking cursor, you can find me at your friendly neighborhood post office slinging mail. In my free time, I'm at the wheel of my fearsome minivan, The Screaming Dingo, freight-hauling five wily children to and fro, or off on some sort of life adventure with my Spouseapedia counterpart. We live in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.

About My Journal: Once upon a time, I was on Livejournal. And then the Russians took over, like they do, and it died. At a loss for where to go, I followed several other friends here and created an account. However, being trapped in indecision on what to do with it, I abandoned this place for FB. 

The problem is that everyone is on FB and it's all static. After a hiatus of ten years, with life and losses and grief in between, I've been working my way back to writing. Livejournal once served me well with just the right combo of writer space and the kind of socialization that only an introvert can appreciate, so I'm hoping to recapture that and finally get back to what makes me happiest--writing.

My intention of this journal is to post about all the hows and whys of writing, some snippets of current work, and ideas that make my creative head meats rapid-fire. Also, some introspection and navel-gazing.

What I Write: YA Fantasy, YA Fiction, Fiction Lit, and more recently Creative Nonfiction. 

What I Don't Write: Erotica, Traditional High Fantasy, Fan-fiction, Computer manuals. (Though, I have an appreciation for those who do write them.)

What I Read: Anything that hooks.

What I Don't Read: Everything gets a first time fair shot from me.

Could I Edit Someone Else's Work: Let’s talk.