: About Me

To start this off, I'll begin with three simple words that sum me up...

Shannon. Fifteen. Writer.

Am I really fifteen? Yes and I'm proud to say that I am.

Do I write? Well obviously, or else I wouldn't be here.

Have I gotten anything published? A few short stories on the Internet and a poem or two in the local paper. My first published piece of work was a poem called 'A special poem' about rainforest's which was published in my school newsletter and the local paper when I was six.

I'm currently attending high school, writing a novel, dealing with life (which isn't so difficult as everyone seems to think. Not that it's EASY mind you), playing music in a band called Shortwave Frequency and trying to figure out the best way to get around that massive defender in the opposing team in soccer next week.

Currently on two weeks of school holidays and loving every minute.

Want to know more? Contact me. Simple as that.

My passion is ...

writing, friends, music and soccer.

I know too much about ...

video games.

My parents always told me ...

to be myself

My childhood ambition ...

was (and still is) to make a living as a writer.

My favorite memory ...

was any time I was with friends

Why I write ...

I just have to. There's something inside me that makes me feel this...need to write. Not that I mind. I love writing and I have been since I was little.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: articles on Helium. Watching: The breeze outside wind its way through the ivy wrapped around the rain water tank. Listening to: My iPod (422 songs and still I have more to add)

My first job ...

Referee for junior soccer matches

My best moment ...

I don't have a best. There are a lot of stand out moments however

My inspiration ...

Anything and everything I see/hear/feel etc. can be an inspiration to me

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Girls versus boys in the gaming community

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The Battle of the sexes has always been apparent in many parts of human nature since the dawn of time. Only in recent decades have women began to earn the same rights and recognition as men in many fields. One of these more recent fields is that of video games. Gaming was (and still generally is) regarded as a male only past time, but lately, a lot more girls have been getting in on the computers and consoles and (more often than you may think) are coming out on top of their male counterparts. Girls across the globe continue to register in gaming competitions, get gaming tattoos, or just s...

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