: About Me

Hello all! I am the Tattoos and Piercings Steward here on Helium and am here to help out and answer any questions. On top of that, I'm here to listen to any ideas on making the Tattoos and Piercings Channel the best.

I have been writing ever since I was a child. Every time my family read one of my silly stories and praised it, the happier I was and the more I wanted to write. Writing is my favorite thing to do. I went to college at SUNY Oneonta and received my Bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing. I am planning on working towards my Masters degree, too. I am here at Helium so I can do what I love and share it with the world, while also working on my fiction writing.

My passion is ...

making people laugh

I know too much about ...

The Beatles

My parents always told me ...

You're weird

My childhood ambition ...

to write a bestselling novel

My favorite memory ...

all of them with my sister, Erin

Why I write ...

I love creating new people, new places, and sharing them with others

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

Reading: Infected by Scott Sigler. Watching: Primeval. Listening to: Glee Soundtrack

My first job ...

Ticket taker at the Afton Fair

My best moment ...

publishing my first novel

My inspiration ...

those who love and support me

Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Can fanfiction have literary value?

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Fanfiction is the word used to describe any type of literary work about already licensed characters. Fanfiction is written by fans, and they create their own story line based on the licensed character’s personalities and situations. Fanfiction can be short stories, plays, or even screenplays and they can be written about books, movies, anime/manga, or tv shows. Technically, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is a fanfiction, and many Star Wars books are written by different authors, all fans of the original. Basically, if someone is a fan of a popular book, they will sit down and write t...

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