I absolutely LOVE to write, and I love creating! It is a dream come true to be able to share my talents with others who appreciate them!

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To those who critique my stories while I am writing them, if you don't like how an UNFINISHED story is going, or you think I left things out, whatever, please hold all such comments until AFTER THEY ARE COMPLETE!!!!

Please give me a chance to finish BEFORE you shoot me down: and while it's very rude, and extremely annoying, nothing will stop me from finishing stories I start.

If you don't like my stories, then don't read them, but do not complain about how I write. If you plan to review, please include constructive criticism, something I welcome. But flames are NOT ok. They tear a person down, and it's a form of bullying. Those types of reviews will be promptly deleted.

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The dreaded 'M' rating: When I write an 'M' rated story, it is not for the "pleasure" of writing explicit stories with drawn-out scenes of love making or gruesome violence etc... If I write in the 'M' rated arena, it is going to be to bring light to things that happen in the real world.

For example: My first 'M'-rated fiction was about rape, and the consequences that follow. This is a real-world occurrence, and in writing about it, I do so with the intent of perhaps bridging hope to any who have been in such a situation, or something similar.

So, to those who shy away from the 'M' rating, know that I am with you; since I have a low tolerance level for explicit content (especially violence makes me ill). But please don't judge my stories by the rating alone. Give them a chance, you may be surprised at what you find. (hopefully in a good way...)

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A look into my mind:

00 You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what's burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. Arthur Polotnik

00 As for my next book, I am going to hold myself from writing it till I have it impending in me: grown heavy in my mind like a ripe pear; pendant, gravid, asking to be cut or it will fall. Virginia Woolf

00 I've had secrets come out of my typewriter in invisible ink. Terri Guillemets

00 It is impossible to discourage the real writers — they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write. Sinclair Lewis

00 I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud. Gordon Atkinson,

00 Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. Author Unknown

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

00 Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov

00 best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes. Agatha Christie