Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you. (Please note: If you simply wish to comment on something I've said but don't want to participate in the meme, that is fine. I will only give you five words if you specifically comment here with 'Words!')
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wyomingnot gave me:
Pirates - Oh, pirates! Like many, I have a fascination with them. I first became interested in them because of various versions of Peter Pan when I was younger (although I preferred the Lost Boys as heroes). As I learned more about history, I was delighted to learn that there were famous female pirates. I knew before I ever saw it or even having been on the ride that Pirates of the Caribbean was going to be big. These days, I first envision the manga/anime One Piece when the word pirates comes up, because it's a wonderful comparison of what pirates really were versus the idealized versions we have today set in a steam-punk alternate universe. It's also funny as hell when it's not (and sometimes, when it is) being wonderfully dramatic.
Colorado - It's home and probably always will be. I'm a fifth generation Coloradoan. I love the mountains, even though I don't actually live in them. Oh, I'm at a high altitude even here, but I'm actually in the "fruited plains" part of Colorado and not the "purple mountains" although I have great views of them on nice days and they really do look purple at a distance. I grew up on a farm in one of the largest farming/ranching areas outside the corn belt with some lovely natural features right outside our picture window. We even own a lovely area of cliffs, complete with eagles nesting. :D
Nibs - This is a tough one, because I associate it with two different people: the Lost Boy and the various forms he takes both in film and literature and my own interpretations there of, and my main original fiction muse. Which one comes to mind first depends on what I'm working on. At the moment, it's the original fiction one. He's fun to write because he's such an interesting character: intelligent, kind but with a mean streak, quirky, and mostly amused at the universe in general.
Original fic - Anything I write where there is no canon other than what I've come up with (except for the Lost Ones, in which case I'm hoping to do what my mom always wondered why I didn't and put together the Peter Pan stories I told growing up into a format for an older audience now that the original is now public and I shouldn't get in trouble for it). My imagination has run circles around me since I was a preschooler and some of the things it has come up with or pieced together are, frankly, fascinating to me and, judging by the interest I've received from people who've read any part of my original fiction, to others as well.
Muse - Aside from being the name of a band who has several songs I like, it's one of my most important writing resources. I know most authors don't talk about muses because of the whole "voices in my head" thing, but I think muses are a healthy thing. For me, a muse is an awful lot like that whole saying where you can hear your mother's voice telling you not to do something, even though she's not there. Most of us aren't really hearing mom's voice; we just know she would say something like that. A muse can be exactly that - knowing someone who doesn't, in your knowledge, exist so well that you know exactly what they'd do in any given situation. The knowing can be so strong, however, that it can become an actual presence that makes itself known. It can be rather disturbing the first time you hear a muse, because most people don't expect anything to answer back, but if you learn to deal with them, they can help so much with characterization. They can tell you likes and dislikes and give themselves a distinct voice in dialogue. Provided you're not fighting because the muse is craving something you don't even like. ;D
wyomingnot gave me:Pirates - Oh, pirates! Like many, I have a fascination with them. I first became interested in them because of various versions of Peter Pan when I was younger (although I preferred the Lost Boys as heroes). As I learned more about history, I was delighted to learn that there were famous female pirates. I knew before I ever saw it or even having been on the ride that Pirates of the Caribbean was going to be big. These days, I first envision the manga/anime One Piece when the word pirates comes up, because it's a wonderful comparison of what pirates really were versus the idealized versions we have today set in a steam-punk alternate universe. It's also funny as hell when it's not (and sometimes, when it is) being wonderfully dramatic.
Colorado - It's home and probably always will be. I'm a fifth generation Coloradoan. I love the mountains, even though I don't actually live in them. Oh, I'm at a high altitude even here, but I'm actually in the "fruited plains" part of Colorado and not the "purple mountains" although I have great views of them on nice days and they really do look purple at a distance. I grew up on a farm in one of the largest farming/ranching areas outside the corn belt with some lovely natural features right outside our picture window. We even own a lovely area of cliffs, complete with eagles nesting. :D
Nibs - This is a tough one, because I associate it with two different people: the Lost Boy and the various forms he takes both in film and literature and my own interpretations there of, and my main original fiction muse. Which one comes to mind first depends on what I'm working on. At the moment, it's the original fiction one. He's fun to write because he's such an interesting character: intelligent, kind but with a mean streak, quirky, and mostly amused at the universe in general.
Original fic - Anything I write where there is no canon other than what I've come up with (except for the Lost Ones, in which case I'm hoping to do what my mom always wondered why I didn't and put together the Peter Pan stories I told growing up into a format for an older audience now that the original is now public and I shouldn't get in trouble for it). My imagination has run circles around me since I was a preschooler and some of the things it has come up with or pieced together are, frankly, fascinating to me and, judging by the interest I've received from people who've read any part of my original fiction, to others as well.
Muse - Aside from being the name of a band who has several songs I like, it's one of my most important writing resources. I know most authors don't talk about muses because of the whole "voices in my head" thing, but I think muses are a healthy thing. For me, a muse is an awful lot like that whole saying where you can hear your mother's voice telling you not to do something, even though she's not there. Most of us aren't really hearing mom's voice; we just know she would say something like that. A muse can be exactly that - knowing someone who doesn't, in your knowledge, exist so well that you know exactly what they'd do in any given situation. The knowing can be so strong, however, that it can become an actual presence that makes itself known. It can be rather disturbing the first time you hear a muse, because most people don't expect anything to answer back, but if you learn to deal with them, they can help so much with characterization. They can tell you likes and dislikes and give themselves a distinct voice in dialogue. Provided you're not fighting because the muse is craving something you don't even like. ;D
