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Rihga

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My Bio
I'm a writer, a translator, a book worm, and a basketball fan. I have bachelor's degrees in English and East Asian studies and a master's degree in Creative Writing, which basically means I'm so nerdy that others nerds shove me into lockers. To pay the bills, I work as a technical writer. To not pay the bills, I write young adult novels, watch far too much anime, and cheer very loudly for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Favourite Visual Artist
Yuu Watase
Favourite Movies
Muppet Treasure Island
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
The Hush Sound
Favourite Writers
Tamora Pierce, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Haruki Murakami
Favourite Games
Kingdom Hearts II
Favourite Gaming Platform
PS2, Nintendo DS
Tools of the Trade
A tablet and love. Lots and lots of love.
Other Interests
writing, drawing, anime, movies, comics, & Jayhawk basketball

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Hi Dee! :wave: I try to pop by your livejournal every once and awhile, but was goin' on? Are you still in grad school? More importantly: have you been writing any more awesome stories for me to drool over?
Hey! Long time no chat!

Yes indeed, I'm still in grad school. Should be all finished by spring 2014. I would've finished sooner, but I sort of stumbled into a 9-5 Real Person Job thing, so I had to take fewer classes because of it. So most of my day is spent as a technical writer - putting together user manuals and things. It's boring as hell, to be honest, but they let me work from home and the benefits are good, so I can't really complain. And at least I'm not broke anymore! Yay money!

I'm fiddling with a couple of different projects, most notably my thesis (it's a middle-grade/young adult novel, something of a fairy tale). With any luck it will be awesome someday and you'll be able to drool over it properly (lol), but it still needs a lot of work.

Beyond that... just trying to enjoy adulthood, I guess. (It's still weird for me to think of myself as an adult, but I have a 401k now, so I think there's no avoiding it.) Had a great summer, too - went to Lollapalooza, Cancun, and THE San Diego Comic Con. And yes, it was a whirlwind awesome. 8) With any luck autumn will be just as nice.

And that's me in a nutshell, I guess! So what about you? How're things on your end of the Interwebs?
Well, it's good to here you're not broke anymore! I graduate with my bachelor's in journalism in May, but I haven't started applying for jobs yet. I've glanced at a few listings, including technical writing, but it seems all the positions I've stumbled upon require a degree in engineering or aeronautics or some other ridiculous thing. Pretty sure you're living the writer's dream right now (that is, making money writing stuff without living in a box)!

I'm hoping to find a entry-level editing job in publishing and write on the side. I have one novel I'm working on now that I hope to finish for NaNoWriMo, and then a novella I'm planning to submit for publication early next year. But realistically, I think PR or technical writing is where I'm headed, at least until I can save up some cash. After I graduate I'm heading to Book Expo America and maybe even RT Booklovers Convention, so that'll be fun :) I still have books from the convention two years ago that I haven't read yet, lol. I'm glad to hear you're doing well! :D
Thanks for the watch :)
Hi there! Thanks for watching :) 
Oh sure! Thanks for drawing awesome things. :)
My pleasure I assure you :)