I am probably more influenced by Katherine Kurtz Deryni and Adept series.
I read all of the introductions before posting and this quote leads super well into my own little biography! I go by Liathiana most times on the internet, though I'm known as Devani one or two places on the internet. It used to be that I would make up or find a different name for each site that I joined because I love names that much but then I figured it would be easier to recognize me different places if I used the same name. I'm not sure where I picked Liathiana up, I just know that from a very young age the name Liathiano was in my consciousness but I thought the "o" sound at the end sounded to masculine so when I first used it on a site I changed it to an "a". Most people call me Lia.
But anyways, my real first name is Caitrin. Which incidentally my parents found in
A Bishop's Heir by...Katherine Kurtz! Which is why I'm going to get her autograph in the book when I attend Dcon this year. Caitrin is a Pretender Queen or some such, my parents named me after the bad girl! It's actually a Gaelic derivative of Katherine, meaning pure. My middle name is Ariel (I was born before the Disney Little Mermaid thank you very much!) and is Hebrew meaning "lion of god". It's actually meant way back in the day to be a male's name but like some other names (such as Lauren) it got kidnapped by the females. It's also the name of one of God's archangels so I like saying that my name means "Pure Angel" and leave it at that
After all, name's are supposed to say something about the person who wears them!
Did I tell you I have a fascination with names? >.>
Moving on!
I am just barely 22 years old from the last vestige of the wild wild west, the state of Nevada. I"m going to barely restrain myself from giving you all a lecture on how to pronounce Nevada since it seems most of you are from Utah and I'm hoping that means you already know the correct pronunciation. Now all we have to do is school California on the subject!
I grew up Seventh Day Adventist and was baptized when I was 13 years old. I have believed that I was called to be a missionary since I was 12 years old and felt that reinforced on each of the missionary trips I've gone on. Once I reached college however, I didn't find many majors in Missionary work. My interest in spirituality and religion had only increased over the years however so I became a Theology student. However, as most private schools are including Adventist institutions, they are quite expensive. I found myself unable to pay for another year at the school I loved. This was kind of the catalyst for a depression I had held for years since my parents divorced. It grew deeper and darker until I could return home to my family. It was something I fought on my own (and I don't doubt with quite a bit of God's help though at the time and even now I feel some kind of strange distance between us that I'm not sure how to close) and have eventually overcome.
I share all this because I believe all of our life experiences bleed into our work, most of the time unconsciously. If it gives you some kind of insight into the psyche behind the words maybe that will help you critique me better. I'm also the type of person that is generally very open when asked questions (even broad ones like the one for this thread) but I tend to be very close-mouthed and reluctant to volunteer information on myself out of the blue, even to friends or family. In some ways I find myself with personality traits that seem to be polar opposites and yet I am completely both. I think I'm going to have to copy that aspect into one or more of my characters. Or maybe this is something found in everyone? I haven't thought to ask before!
At the moment I find myself with a lot of time on my hands. I work only 9 - 12 hours a week. I need a better job with more pay and more hours (is that terrible english?) but until then I've decided I want to spend some of my time focused on writing. That is why I'm here! I know I am new so I'm going to ease myself slowly into things.
Thank you all for sharing and my apologies for such a long post! *goes back to continue reading introductions*
Edit: Oh and DUH. I read mostly fantasy. It's actually kind of funny...I love reading fantasy and watching sci-fi. What I write and what I'm interested in will always be fantasy. Most of the time my idea's are too big for my ability so I'm working on finding an idea that I love but it not so intricate that I couldn't write it well. We'll see how that goes! I really need to find discipline in writing, one of my biggest projects is just making myself write! Even though I love stories and making them up getting them onto paper (or screen!) is a different story.
