Just a bit about me...

I'm a twenty-something professional medieval archaeologist who specializes in western material culture. And, yes, I do answer questions about various medieval cultures for aspiring writers. But I only do this on my tumblr, which can be found here.

I have a twin (Cathy Ellaine, or Kitty) who is probably my best friend on this whole planet even though we're complete opposites. Besides her, I have four other siblings. Yep. There are six of us.

If we judge as far as the technical definition of first and second languages go, English is actually my second language. My first few words were in Spanish, since my parents for whatever reason could not get me to speak English for a while.

I am a Messianic Jew, which is not actually under the umbrella of Judaism at all but under the umbrella of Christianity.

I believe that pain reveals more about the human condition than anything else, except for love. As a result, I put my original characters through hell. And thus, I typically don't post my original works.

"You know you've made it as a writer when you write only for your own benefit and damn what anyone else thinks."
--Unknown

"We write the books we want to read. And I want to read books that are richly textured and full of sensory detail, books that make me feel as if I am experiencing a story, not just reading it. Plot is only one aspect of telling a tale, and not the most important one. It's the journey that matters, not how fast you arrive at the destination."
--George R.R. Martin

"An artist's only concern is to shoot for perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's."
--J.D. Salinger

"Anthropology...makes the familiar strange and the strange familiar."
--Edward Sapir