When I was 11 I decided to be a writer. Mostly, this was because I was an avid reader of fiction - mostly science fiction at the time. I now enjoy fantasy more than sci fi, but Star Trek, Star Wars and a bunch of other fandoms have special places in my heart. I wanted to write when I was young because when my imagination was piqued, my first thought was to create stories and characters in my mind that would explore interesting circumstances or situations.

When I was 12, I stopped thinking about this. This turned out to be a tragedy and I lived a creatively repressed life until I was about 35 when I began to try to find some creativity in my life as mother and businesswoman. In 1999 I had some time between jobs and so I started writing a Star Wars novel - why? because it was in me and had to come out (I'd been reading alot of SW fiction at that time). I didn't even know fanfic existed then. But in the process of getting 1/2 way through the novel, I began to learn how to think like a writer and realized that I had stories in me - always - and that if I just sat still long enough, they'd find their way out.

Fast forward to 2005 when I fell madly and deeply in love with InuYasha (and the rest of the cast, too, of course). As I nosed around on the web for info about the manga and how to get scanlations and unreleased anime episodes, I came upon fanfic. Some was good. Some was bad. And none of it told the stories I was dying to tell. So I set myself up with a pseudonym (Fano/Alterfano) and started publishing. I'm pleased to say that I've made some absolutely wonderful friends (readers and writers) through this fandom and am thoroughly enjoying myself.

I don't know that I aspire to write professionally. I actually do write quite a bit in my professional life. Most of it has been very technical business stuff, but more recently, I've done some creative copywriting. While I enjoy this if I enjoy the subject matter, copywriting doesn't pay enough and I don't enjoy it THAT much. I aspire to work more creativity into my business writing - but that's a long and not-so-interesting story, so I'll just leave it at that. Suffice to say that the dream of an 11year old (to write for a living) has been tempered and for the time being I'm very happy in fanficdom. I have the creative freedom I need to grow as a person and I get to tell the stories in me that want to be told. And I get to play with you all. That's more than enough for me now.

I like to think of my writing as a craft. That's probably overblowing it, but I like to try to get better at things I enjoy and apply my standard of excellence - which is often high. I use this journal to post some of my thoughts, lessons as I grow in my journey to write. If you are really interested, feel free to peruse my random journal entries regarding this writer's journey. Hope you'll travel with me, at least part way there.

For a full catalog of all my writings, please see the links on the left of this site, check out my story updates or visit my mediaminer.org page. I post all my R-rated and below fics on fanfiction.net, but ALL my stuff (including NC-17) is on mm.org so it is the most complete listing.

Why am I trying to murder that poor little bunny in my icon? Well, I am often beset by plot bunnies - they especially like to attack me in my sleep so that I wake up with story ideas or talking characters in my head. I like to remind them who's in charge and just how dangerous my laptop can be to them if they don't behave. So I made this icon for when they start to get out of control. It has no effect on them, but it amuses me.