Pen name? Mirasaui

Email you prefer to receive feedback at? mirasaui@aol.com

Where do you live? Louisiana

Age? Heheh

Family? Married, one teenaged son

What do you do for a living? I worked for 14 years as a jeweler, metal-smith and computer programmer at a manufacturing jewelry company then did bookkeeping for a nursing home management company. I quit after my son was born and have not worked since - by choice.

What other hobbies do you enjoy participating in? Reading, archery, tennis, embroidery. But when I got back into LOTR those went by the wayside.

How long have you been writing fanfiction/making fanart? I began my first fan fic story in 2003 and wrote fairly regularly for about a year. I have not written much in 2005 except role play.

How did you get started writing/making it? I discovered the LOTR fandom right after PJ's FOTR was released, read for about a year and decided to try and write a story. As to art, I majored in Fine Art but specialized in jewelery and metal-smithing. Painting and drawing were not my forte'. I started doing manips about a year after I started writing fan fiction but only dabbled. A few months ago, I joined Thalassa's manipulation group and with the weekly challenges, I have learned quite a lot about PhotoShop. I am now doing more art than writing.

Which are your favorite characters to write/draw about? Elves, of course. Mainly Glorfindel and Haldir but also Erestor, Rumil, Orophin, Lindir, Celebrimbor, Ecthelion and Galdor. A few of those just happen to be my rp characters.

What is your favorite genre/style, etc to write in? I write either elf slash or general stories, mostly romance with a touch of angst. I have tried writing humour with mixed result.

What other fandoms besides LOTR have you written/drawn in? I have written in LOTR only. As to art, I did one Alexander manip and a few others that were non-LOTR themed. But mostly, I stick with Elves.

Do you write original fiction or poetry as well, either published or unpublished? No

What gives you the best inspiration for your stories/pictures? Usually, I just sit a the keyboard and start writing. Occasionally, a sad story or song will put me in a mood to write angst. Art is different. Working with other artists - competition - is when I do my best.

Anything else you would like to say? Not really, except to beg some of these great authors to write more Glorfindel/Haldir. Truly, there is not enough of that pairing!