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Created on 2000-10-11 01:57:51 (#19094), last updated 2009-07-19
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karenhealey@livejournal.com BioIf you just arrived, here's what you might need to know:
I am a 27-year-old white New Zealand woman. I live in Australia. My first novel, a young adult urban fantasy set in New Zealand and entitled Guardian of the Dead, is currently slated for publication by Little, Brown and Allen & Unwin in 2010.
I used to teach English in Japan. Now I'm writing my PhD at the University of Melbourne, which means get paid to study and write about American comics and fandom. This is a nice deal if you can get it!
I read a lot: comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, "contemporary literature", fanfic and essays on all of the above.
I write original poetry and prose and I used to write the odd bit of fanfic. I write the column Girls Read Comics (And They're Pissed) (WARNING: swears!) for feminist comics site Girl-Wonder.org. I also co-write various things with![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
revena.
My journal has swears. If curse words offend you, you may not wish to read.
If you friend me, do introduce yourself. I like meeting new people! Be warned that I am notoriously crap at replying to comments; it doesn't mean I don't like you, it just means I'm lazy, busy and/or distracted. Also be warned! Unless I solicit advice in the course of an entry I am very unlikely to want or welcome it.
The Rule:
Respect others. Be adult. Hate speech will not be tolerated; that means no racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ablism, victim-blaming, or any other form of discriminatory speech. This includes insulting icons attached to otherwise rule-following posts.
If you break The Rule, or are otherwise an asshole - and I have sole discretion on whether that has happened - I will delete the offending comment and possibly ban you.
Mostly, this isn't a problem, because the people who comment on this journal tend to be decent, ethical people with interesting things to say in a non-offensive manner. The Rule is in place because I like this state of affairs and wish to maintain it.
The Other Rule That Is More Like A Guideline Depending On My Crankiness Level And Relative Access To Chocolate
I seriously hate ellipses. Like, one bit me as a baby or something, I don't know. Anyway, you know how some people use them in place of commas or fullstops or any punctuation at all? Don't be that person in my comments.
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cartonage.
Header put together bymiggy. Picture of Governor's Bay by Aidan Wojtas. Textures by puregin and adrisbow.
All writing copyright me unless otherwise indicated.
I am a 27-year-old white New Zealand woman. I live in Australia. My first novel, a young adult urban fantasy set in New Zealand and entitled Guardian of the Dead, is currently slated for publication by Little, Brown and Allen & Unwin in 2010.
I used to teach English in Japan. Now I'm writing my PhD at the University of Melbourne, which means get paid to study and write about American comics and fandom. This is a nice deal if you can get it!
I read a lot: comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, "contemporary literature", fanfic and essays on all of the above.
I write original poetry and prose and I used to write the odd bit of fanfic. I write the column Girls Read Comics (And They're Pissed) (WARNING: swears!) for feminist comics site Girl-Wonder.org. I also co-write various things with
revena.My journal has swears. If curse words offend you, you may not wish to read.
If you friend me, do introduce yourself. I like meeting new people! Be warned that I am notoriously crap at replying to comments; it doesn't mean I don't like you, it just means I'm lazy, busy and/or distracted. Also be warned! Unless I solicit advice in the course of an entry I am very unlikely to want or welcome it.
The Rule:
Respect others. Be adult. Hate speech will not be tolerated; that means no racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ablism, victim-blaming, or any other form of discriminatory speech. This includes insulting icons attached to otherwise rule-following posts.
If you break The Rule, or are otherwise an asshole - and I have sole discretion on whether that has happened - I will delete the offending comment and possibly ban you.
Mostly, this isn't a problem, because the people who comment on this journal tend to be decent, ethical people with interesting things to say in a non-offensive manner. The Rule is in place because I like this state of affairs and wish to maintain it.
The Other Rule That Is More Like A Guideline Depending On My Crankiness Level And Relative Access To Chocolate
I seriously hate ellipses. Like, one bit me as a baby or something, I don't know. Anyway, you know how some people use them in place of commas or fullstops or any punctuation at all? Don't be that person in my comments.
Credits:
Journal theme by
cartonage.Header put together by
miggy. Picture of Governor's Bay by Aidan Wojtas. Textures by puregin and adrisbow. All writing copyright me unless otherwise indicated.
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