So freakin' cool. And courageous.

I am ridiculously excited for you!

You know, when I was a teenager, I would almost exclusively read first-person narration. I guess because it kind of guaranteed a connection with at least *one* character. But woman, you have spoiled me, and I can never go back!

The way you use POVs connects me, as the reader, to multiple characters, as if they *all* were first-person. You use the contrast of their perspectives to provide so much insight - into characters, their relationships, their perceptions - so implicitly... It's a thing of beauty.

So while writing first-person sounds like a fun exercise, especially with a certain kind of story, I feel like it'd be a loss for the kind of stories you've been telling. Like it could cost you some of that layered complexity that makes up the rich tapestries you weave so well. It'd be like taking a symphony and playing just the melody. Or taking a banana split and eating just the bananas. Do you want more metaphors? I can come up with more metaphors...

Anyway, I look to be reading your posted chapters soon. (I'd've been here sooner if someone had given me a heads up... *ahem* - lol). I haven't been around much for reasons you surely know, and for said reasons, the words on my screen tend to get blurry a tad sooner than they used to! So it may be slow going, but not for lack of enthusiasm.

Oh, and however you end up presenting your original fic, I am totally on board. You go, girl!

Congrats on the new job, and good for you for taking the leap to writing classes!! That is a hard thing to do.

You'll do well, just remember you can't please all the people all the time, although I know you'll try and most likely succeed... curse you.;)

So as I sit here in this alliance driven hole that I call a job (otherwise known as Honda)I find myself thinking that I honestly hate it! I mean i have done alot with my life in a short amount of time that most would be proud of and I just realized that I am only wasting my days in a futile attempt to earn what some might call a living when I could be chasing down dreams and adventures that might make life worth it! Im such a fool.
So with all of this in mind, I say to you good job! Go after the things that you want and grab hold of them with both hands and never let go.
Now that I have added my chessyness to someone elses day...
good bye.

Well, they did sign up for class to expand their minds. You're just going to expand them a little further than they originally thought. Glad to hear that you'll be posting soon. The withdrawals were starting to become painful.

Selfishly, I'm very happy to hear that Back Stories III will soon be making an appearance!!

I'm glad your class is going so well. I'm especially curious what your classmates think of your story. As non-Firefly fans, they should have some interesting feedback. I hope you manage to convert a few!