Mbards Bio Lets see, what’s relevant here? Female, 25, employed, healthy as far as I know.Obsessed in the non-committal way about Buffy, Xena and all things fan fictiony.
How long have I been writing it? Seriously? A few years now, but honestly I’ve always dabbled when I thought no one was looking. I write other stuff too. More off-the-wall, serious, less upbeat stuff that hasn’t found its niche yet but one day I hope it will.
I enjoy old jazz music, the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday just gets my juices flowing, you know?
I’m a romantic at heart, it comes through in my fan fic, and for the record I do think Xena and Gabrielle are in love with each other, anyone who’s seen Season 6 can tell you that!!!
What else? Red wine is must for an evening of fan fic indulgence, or any other kind of indulgence for that matter. Slow mornings laying in bed, the rain soaking you right through, the change from summer green to autumnal brown, oh and shopping. Definitely a fan of that!
Hope you like the site, thank Kitty for that, anything you don’t like blame me, I’ve got broad shoulders, I can take it!
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1) Where were you born?
Nottinghamshire, England. Home of Robin Hood…..and well that’s about it really.
2) Do you think there is a meaning to life, and if so what do you think it is?
Make it count! It’s a cliché I know, but I happen to think its true. This is no dress rehearsal, so live life as if it’s the only one you are going to get.
3) Who’d win a fight, Buffy or Xena?
No question about it, Buffy may have Slayer powers but look at the size of Xena!!! She’d crush Buffy into iddy-biddy pieces - Miss Kitty will no doubt disagree with me here and I’ll be having a catfight of my own.
4) Are you in your ideal place?
Nah, but I’m enjoying where I am to the best of my abilities. If your ideal place is Ancient Greece as sidekick to a Warrior Princess then it’s kinda hard to actually get there.
5) How long have you been writing?
Since I picked up a pencil and learnt to write. I’m being serious, ask my mum. She still has a junior school certificate I got for creative writing stuck to the fridge door. Ahhhh bless her. She’d flip though if she saw some of the fan fic I’ve written. lol!
6) Which do you prefer -nights in with wine, good company and soft candlelight or nights out with the girls?
Depends on the time of the month. No, not *that* time of the month. Pre or post pay day! Nights out with the girls does it for me every time, but as my friends know I am not always flush, so I’ve learnt to enjoy nights in to. Besides where do you think all the fan fic comes from!!!!
7) If you were to be a historical figure, who’d ya be?
Joan of Arc…..well everyone *says* that. Don’t know actually, which is a bit lame cos I came up with the question. I’ll go and have a think about it, go ask Miss Kitty, she’s bound to have an answer for you.
8) Horror or romance?
Horror!!!! Most romance I’ve know has turned horrific anyway so might as well cut out the middle man so to speak. Seriously, Stephen King, Anne Rice, James Herbert, sends chills down your spine, and I like that feeling!
9) Musically who rings your bell?
Tori Amos, for whatever mood you are in she has written a song about it.
10) Favourite moment from Buffy/Xena?
Almost too many to mention, but I’ll try and narrow it down. Gotta love the Faith and Buffy dancing at the Bronze scene, I forget which episode, Kitty will tell ya tho I’m sure. Also in Family when Willow is dancing with Tara at the end, tells her how much she loves her. Mushy I know but they are just so cute together. For Xena, jeez how long have you got???? Okay I’m being as selective as I can be here….errr two that stand out, tres angsty and subtexty! The first one from the end of Season 1, back when Gabs looked like your 16-year-old sister and Xena wore to much black eyeliner. Gabs is on the brink of death, in fact she is dead and Xena realises she can’t cope without her, she tries the Ancient Greek equivalent of mouth to mouth to no avail (maybe if she’d slipped her the tongue it would have got better results, lol) then Xena loses it and starts screaming ‘Don’t leave me, don’t leave me!!!’…wow blows me away every time I see it. Just one more I promise, skip to Season 3, Gabs ts getting into her groove by now but still needs a haircut to achieve phwoar status, she’s on the brink of death, again! The eps called One against an army, and its just jam-packed with subtexty/I love you moments, I especially like when Gabs wakes up from a nightmare to find Xena asleep next to her and she runs her hand through the warriors hair….now if anyone tries to tell you these two women aren’t lovers just show them that episode!!!