The Author

I know I'm not alone when I write that I love to get lost; lost in another world, a different reality, in history, on pages, anywhere. Coming to understand new places and people, and experiencing characters that are the result of the consciousness of someone else is mind-blowing, and one of the best experiences. Loving, or loathing, these creations, demonstrating that even though we know they aren't necessarily real, but feeling all of these things, is a beautiful form of escape and imagination from the humdrum of everyday.

"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" Albus Dumbledore - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling, 2007)

Fiction writing is something I've tried before, but with little structure (or satisfaction). I decided to start this blog to funnel and encourage my interest in writing. In the hopes that 'speaking' with the characters will give me my own ideas and interpretations of story book worlds and fantasy universes. Which will either lead to more creative writing or perhaps just a pure enjoyment of this - I suppose this is classed as fan fiction.

Don't worry, I know these characters aren't real. But that's the joy of imagination and being able to escape to these worlds and lives! They can feel real when we need them to - and that's why I want to explore my love and connection to the characters and worlds that I love; both growing up and today.

I love alternative narratives of well-known stories and histories, which will be a driving factor in the letters I plan to write on the blog. Fantasy, science-fiction, superheroes, historical novels, dystopias - anything that's different is something that I will read, and you will get the picture as you read the letters I write.

Over time, I think you will get to know me and my creative interests through the letters that I write, but in the meantime, by way of introduction, I'm Jenny and I'm a mid-twenties geek who loves lots of things, with too many hobbies to count.

If you want to know more about me personally, I blog about my biggest passions over at my main blog - the geeky knitter
I also keep track of what I'm reading and enjoying (or not!) on Goodreads


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