I blogged for years but it wasn't very satisfying, overall... sure, being known to others in the profession was kind of interesting, but writing about academia and my experiences there didn't quite engage me (and it was rather too soul-revealing a lot of the time... I don't mind being seen, but I don't like being Seen, not by perfect strangers.. if You know what I mean). So, approaching two years ago I finally read my first piece of fanfic, and I was intrigued. The author-friend who got me to read her stuff eventually poked me into writing (about a year and a half ago). And I never knew I liked to write, that I was so very fond of words, of constructions, of playing.

I write for me, because I love the words. And, I find, I love making people squee, so that's a nice piece, too. But mainly, I think I write for the stories and the characters. I want to put the emotions I feel and the images in my head down in a way that they can be shared, and although I don't know that I'm always successful, I do enjoy the attempt. :) And I like finding new ways of writing that makes my very loudmouthed inner critic stutter and shut up, she's been the death of me for more years than I can count.