Well, hi. *weakly* My name's Melanie, and I'm starting to get serious about my writing, so I'm following journals by people who actually do it. I've been a regular reader for the past couple of weeks (since I got mono and discovered the joys of free time), but I think that'll continue. I actually first heard of you from HP fandom, but it's only in this incarnation that I've really read your journal.

I feel like I don't really know enough yet compared to People Who Actually Do This Stuff, so I don't comment; and I'm not so good socially so I don't usually comment on personal posts either. But I do read. And maybe one day I'll feel knowledgeable enough to say something. :>

I'm also fascinated by the number of writers, especially those in the fantasy or scifi realm, who live in Minneapolis. That was the closest big city to the town I grew up in (though Chicago's a little closer now, at college). Is there a secret cabal I don't know about?