Basics
Truth Questor
Female
Post-high school
USA
Part-time sales associate, part-time community college student, full-time ambassador for Christ's kingdom

Philosophical Background
I'm a follower of Jesus Christ, so I love Truth and Life (John 14:6), and I love to compare stories to the Story of God and His interaction with us. I look for parallels between the stories I read (or watch, in the case of movies) and the Story. For more discussion about this, I recommend the book Epic by John Eldredge. It's a short little book, but it's packed with truth.

Philosophy on Fan Fiction Writing
The best stories are the ones where good is always victorious in the end, and evil is seen to be evil and defeated. I enjoy symbolism as a rich illustration of the conflict (such as light vs. dark). Regarding character development, I support the preservation camp (as opposed to the progressive camp), meaning that my serious fan fiction will seek to preserve and uphold the canon traditions that were responsible for drawing so many fans in the first place. Additionally, main characters should be multi-faceted (as opposed to stereotypes such as "the tough guy", "the wimpy nerd", "the spoiled princess", etc.) to the extent allowed by canon. I prefer romance and humor in moderation, not in excess. I am pro-family-friendliness—I dislike curse/swear/vulgar words, and I strongly dislike sexual elements; I will most likely not read rated-M fan fiction. Lastly, but by no means of least importance, the best writers are those who respect language and use it to the very best of their ability, continually guarding against errors (particularly in spelling and punctuation). Fewer errors mean more pleasurable reading, which in turn means more reviews.

Favorite 'Ships (Pairings)
I much prefer to write platonic (non-romantic) relationships ('ships) than romantic ones, primarily because I can empathize much easier with platonic 'ships, and because they're sadly underrated. (Yes, relationships CAN be passionately platonic!) While I recognize that some 'ships on the platonic list are romantic, I include them in the platonic group, because each 'ship is non-romantic at some point, and that is the stage in which I often prefer to write them. Platonic 'ships can include siblings, friends, enemies, parents/children, inter-species... pretty much anything, which is one of the things I like about them so much!

Favorite PLATONIC (NON-ROMANTIC) 'Ships

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
Jess/Leslie
Jess/May Belle

C. S. LEWIS
Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy

EARLY EDITION
Gary/Marissa

JANE AUSTEN
Mr. Knightley/Emma

JEDI KNIGHT
Kyle/Jan
Desann/Tavion

LION KING
Mufasa/Simba
Simba/Nala

LORD OF THE RINGS
Eomer/Eowyn
Boromir/Faramir

MARIO
Mario/Luigi
Mario/Bowser
Peach/Daisy

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Raoul/Christine
Raoul/Erik
Meg/Christine

REDWALL
Martin/Laterose
Brome/Laterose
Martin/Matthias
Mattimeo/Tess
Abbot Mortimer/Matthias
Martin/Abbess Germaine

STAR WARS
Luke/Leia
Luke/Obi-wan

WIND ON FIRE
Kestrel/Bowman
Kestrel/Pinto

ZELDA
Zelda/Link
Malon/Link
Aryll/Link

Favorite ROMANTIC 'Ships

JANE AUSTEN
Mr. Darcy/Elizabeth
Mr. Knightley/Emma

JEDI KNIGHT
Kyle/Jan

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Raoul/Christine

Least Favorite Romantic 'Ships
Anything non-heterosexual or inter-species
Gary/Brigatti ("If I were your husband, I'd shoot myself.")
All LOTR romances EXCEPT Sam/Rosie (Either they're missing something or I am!)
Waluigi/Daisy (I know their clothes match, but he's not good for her!)
Erik/Christine (absolute least favorite--the man is a literary incarnation of Satan!! Deceiver and murderer! What's unclear?)

Favorite Fiction
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Mistmantle Chronicles by M. I. McAllister
The Imager Chronicles by Bill Myers
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Favorite Movies
ALW's The Phantom of the Opera
The Chronicles of Narnia (all 7 when they are made)
The Nativity Story
Facing the Giants
The Lord of the Rings (all 3)
Star Wars (all 6)
You Can't Take It With You
The Lion King
Stuart Little 2
Quest for Camelot
Bridge to Terabithia
Fly Away Home

In Closing...
Thank you very much for visiting my profile and for your interest in my stories. I appreciate your reviews very much. Feel free to message me if you have any questions. I leave you with a cheer for writing and writers everywhere!

Fan Fiction In Progress
Updated on February 9, 2008

Hylian Peacetime has been on a long hiatus since fall semester started, but I haven't forgotten about it, and I am planning to continue. The next chapter will have a recap of the previous chapters, so my readers won't feel like they must re-read them.

A Phantom of the Opera songfic is in the works; it will be Raoul-centered and angsty. However, since using song lyrics is against FanFiction.net terms, I may just post this in my LiveJournal.