I recently realized just how long I've been at this fanfiction gig. I wrote my first piece in the spring of 1999, shortly after the first broadcast of A & E's Horatio Hornblower series. I've written quite a few pieces for that fandom, but my interest has been waning of late. I managed to get myself hooked into Harry Potter fanfiction, so now its consuming quite a bit of my time. I love reading it as much as writing it.

I am temporarily deleting my Harry Potter fanfiction work-in-progress, Storm Clouds. I'm giving what has been written thus far a thorough cleaning before re-posting. When it does re-appear it is to be considered as alternate universe, since its a Year Five story that I began pre-OOTP, and a lot of things are on a different track.

Vital stats: I'm 36 years old and I live in Orlando, Florida. I work for the county Parks & Recreation department, which is really just a cover for my writing. Something has to pay the bills, after all. Besides fanfiction I write history books for children; I am currently seeking a literary agent in an effort to get the first one published.