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"I am a storyteller." I can't tell you how good it felt to say that out
loud. Not "I am a writer" (technically I may not be, anyhow. Haven't
had anything published yet) but "I am a storyteller." This is because
no matter in which time period you'd plunk me down in, I'd be a bard
telling tall tales by the hearth (never mind the fact that I don't like
speaking in front of audiences!), that crazy old witch muttering fairy
tales on a lost corner at a busy marketplace, a shaman telling his/her
tribe how the world was made, or a mother of two busy little boys
scraping up enough free time to sit behind her computer and splatter
her stories onto the screen.
This is a storyteller. Someone who gives his/her heart a voice. A
wise woman once told me that an author writes for herself and not for
others. This is true. If you
can't feel the passion behind your words, then how can you expect
others to? Be the artist that plunges her eager hands into the buttery
paint and smears it onto the virgin canvas with relish (no mustard
jokes, please). Be genuine in your joy, and whatever comes out will be
appreciated by those that share the same vision. Or it may awaken those
whose eyes were closed to the possibilities until they saw your work of
art.
About me: I am a mother of two. I have brown hair and hazel eyes.
I'm an American living in Holland who struggles with her diminished
English now and then. I love mythology and really, really get steamed
when someone tells me I'm going to Hell for not believing in God (After
all, it's not religion that defines the quality of one's soul! It's
one's actions, thoughts, words...) But above all...I'm a storyteller...just like many of you!!
Hopefully,
one day my book will get published and inspire someone to stretch
his/her mind and step beyond the boundaries that were set for him/her.
- Location:
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Netherlands
- Primary occupation:
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Mama, Manager's assistent
- Dream occupation:
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Independent writer
- Hometown:
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Seattle
- Schools attended:
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Not telling.
- I like:
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Really dark chocolate, mythology, anything strange and unusual, movies
- Favorite writers:
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Caleb Carr, Neil Gaiman, Anne Rice, Janelle Hooper, M. Night Shyamalan
- Favorite books:
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Too many! Incarnations of Immortality, Hero w/ a Thousand Faces, American Gods
- Favorite newspapers:
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None. Too much misery.
- Favorite magazines:
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Realms of Fantasy
- Favorite music:
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Tears for Fears (Woman in Chains CD), Wasis Diop
- Favorite movies:
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Amelie, Constantine, Hero, Rocky Horror Show, Sideways, LotR (Snort. Ofcourse)
- Favorite TV shows:
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Futurama, Firefly (We hardly knew thee...)
- Favorite teams:
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As long as it's not soccer. Damn the Dutch and their soccer!
- Favorite quote:
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I tried to hold on to sanity, but it just skipped away, giggling like a greased pig. Have you ever tried holding onto a greased pig?
- Gender:
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Femme
- Religion:
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They all good