INTRODUCTIONS

[foxfinial]

As I'd rather this comm doesn't become full of intro posts, please feel free to introduce yourself in the comments here.

What kind of fantasy do you like to write? Do you write long or short things? What are you working on at the moment? etc

Off-topic comments are totally fine. =)

I'm your mod, foxfinial (aka Alex), a reader and writer of weird fantasy. My favourite authors are China Miéville, KJ Bishop, Catherynne M Valente, Milorad Pavic, Jeff VanderMeer, Steph Swainston, M John Harrison, Christopher Barzak and probably some others. I'm currently writing a novel about a war between humans and water-people in a secondary world heavily influenced by Thailand. It's being told in the form of a fake history book comprising various texts, such as translations (with footnotes, om nom), letters, chronicles, journal entries, messages on clothing. I've had some short fiction and poetry published, and am submitting a completed novel to agents.

I hope you like this comm!

Comments

[bliumchik]

Hallo! I'm Maggie, I've several fantasy-things in the works as soon as I lick this pesky procrastination problem (also, university :P) although lately everything seems to show up in my head in comic-book form, so that might be tricky.

Anyway, I thought I'd join pre-emptively and do some critting because I have discovered a gleeful passion for pointing out syntax errors which is the bane of my short-fiction class at uni and I thought I might be able to work it out in peace on the internet.

Some of my favourite fantasy authors include Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Kelly Link, China Mieville and Robert Rankin!

[foxfinial]

Haha, I remember final year of uni and my fiction productivity.

I have no advice for procrastination. *re-checks LJ f'list again* (I sometimes turn the internet off, actually, and that works for as long as I can resist the urge to turn it back on.)

Kelly Link is fabulous.

[cupiscent]

Oh hi you.

Er... no further message. *G*