"Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." E.L. Doctorow

Edward Anthony Cullen...my first love. I started the series in 8th grade and here I am, a college student, and still hopelessly head over heals for him. He was like my gateway drug. Soon I began falling for more and more fictional characters. William "Bill" Compton, "good" Eric Northman, Peeta Mellark, Prince Alagan Dhiren Rajaram...it's an unhealthy way to live.

I happened to stumble upon the wonderful world of fanfiction.net on a dull afternoon sometime in 2008. I remember google searching aimlessly a few months prior, seeking some form of Twilight entertainment when I came across a livejournal of Twilight fanfiction. My curiosity got the best of me and I starting googling to figure out what exactly this "fanfiction" was. Shortly after clicking the link which brought me here, I was hooked.

A few months later, it become my escape from the real world and the stresses that world held and I began playing with the idea of posting my own stories. Not being very comfortable with my writing at the time, I starting with something simple: The Wind Calls My Name. A oneshot; easy enough.

I got bored with the idea of oneshots and foolishly jumped head first into a chapter story which failed miserably. Which is to be expected when you go into a story with not an ounce of knowledge as to where the story is actually headed.

Now I'm just fooling around and trying to take writing a little more seriously.

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"My pen creates stories of a world that might have been. A world of my imagining." Wuthering Heights 1992

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Some fun facts:

I am, in fact, Team Edward. As original as that may sound...

On my grandmother's side lies the Cullen name. A completely exciting yet pointless fact about yours truly which had me squealing in pure euphoria when I found out. #FunFamilyTreeFactsAreFun

My favorite book in the series is Eclipse. By now it is a little torn up and worn out with numerous dog ear flaps and underlines of my favorite quotes.

I used to be a Lautner fan, but after Eclipse came out, RPattz won my heart.

My best FF friend is Miss Jaz. Or Lion.Lovin.Lamb. I love her to bits.

I'm a band geek, a book worm, and a worry wart. This is my stress reliever.

I can't go one day without listening to my Ipod.

Eventually, I hope to write my own novel.

I love everything and anything Disney.

The Notebook was to first movie to make me cry hysterically.

I.Love.Supernatural.

J2.

I love anything that is supernatural in general.

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"Ink on paper is as beautiful to me as flowers on the mountains; God composes, why shouldn't we?" Terri Guillemets

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Banners, links, blogs, and all that fun stuff:

My twitter: @Cestlavieemily
http://twitter.com/#!/CestLaVieEmily

My Blog:
http://ohthosegoldeneyes.blogspot.com/

My Tumblr:
http://cestlavieemily.tumblr.com/

My Email:
cestlavieemily@gmail.com

Banner for To You, From Me:

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So inspiring:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

Wonderful Site:
http://www.freerice.com/

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Important Quotes

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that he didn't trust me so much."

"Writing comes more easily if you have something to say." Sholem Asch

"Life is too short to live the same day twice"

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible." Vladimir Nabakov

“A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream”

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”

"We all die. The goal isn't to live forever. But to create something that will"

"A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer." Karl Kraus

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." William Wordsworth

"The first goal of writing is to have one's words read correctly"

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."Ray Bradbury

"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will." Goethe

"A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid"-William Faulkner

"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures." Jessamyn West

“Some people think it’s holding that makes one strong–sometimes it’s letting go.” Unknown

"I am imagination. I can see what the eyes cannot see. I can hear what the ears cannot hear. I can feel what the heart cannot feel." Peter Nivio Zarlenga

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." Jack London

"Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music?" - Peyton Sawyer

"Carry on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest, Don't you cry no more" -Kansas

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RIP Daddy's Little Cannibal aka Stephanie. She will be missed very much and her work will live on, even though she is no longer with us. She made a name for herself and I just wish the rest of the world had the chance to experience her talents. There is no doubt that I would have enjoyed the amazing novels she would have created.

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Best Twilight Quotes:

"Look after my heart - I've left it with you." Edward

"Stupid shiny Volvo driver." Bella

"I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm not." Bella
"And I should feel sorry that you're not sorry, but I don't." Edward

"I prefer brunettes." Edward

"I'm really glad Edward didn't kill you. Everything's so much more fun with you around."Emmett Cullen

"Does my being half-naked bother you?" Jacob Black

"I was just wondering why you stabbed him. Not that I object." Edward Cullen

"She's going into hysterics...maybe you should slap her!" Alice Cullen

"Yeah its an off day when I dont get somebody telling me how edible I smell" Bella Swan

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb" Edward Cullen
"What a stupid lamb" Bella Swan
"What is sick masochistic lion"

"If I could dream at all it would be about you, and I'm not ashamed of it." Edward Cullen

"The sound of your heart is the most significant sound in the world" Edward Cullen

"Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk" Bella Swan

"Your hold on me is permanent and unbreakable. Never doubt that" Edward Cullen

"When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end." Bella Swan

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C'est La Vie