First, Rhys my darling, can I say how stoked I was to be on your
favorite authors/stories list? Best compliment I have gotten in FOREVER

Also, I just finished Dragonfly in Amber and then I saw you mention
Outlander and I flipped out because oh. my. lord. I. Love. Jamie.

Intense squeeing just happened. I need to read the third one! NOW!

--- In newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com, "raeghann" <raeghann@...> wrote:
>
> --- In newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com, Mol <mm.link@> wrote:
> >
> What should we call you? Rhys (Pronounced Reese incase anyone is
> wondering)
>
> Give us a fun fact: My husband and I will be sword fighting in a few
> weeks for the opening of the Pirates of the Carribean in Denver.  I
> know it's not Hollywood, but it could be a step in that direction
>
> Penname (on FFN): Raeghann
>
> Favorite newsie: Which ever one presents the most challenge at the
> moment.  Spot is usually a favorite; he can be so much fun to work
> with.  Mush was a blast to make a bad boy, and I think I'm working on
> one with Jack shortly
>
> Favorite line in the movie: "Well, well if it isn't Jack be nimble
> Jack be quick."  There are of course more, and they tend to be
> scattered throughout my stories.  Battle of Fate the most.
> ---
>
> Favorite (published) author(s): I could no more pick a star from the
> heavens. I know another movie quote, but it is so true.  I'm a
> bookaholic!  Right now Karen Marie Moning.  Sexy Highlanders, time
> travel, and love. It's great kind of like Dianna Gabaldon's Outlander
> series.
>
> Favorite (published) book(s): The Outlander series, by Dianna
> Gaboldon, and then I repeat my answer to favorite authors.
>
> Favorite quote: "Human hearts, what care I for human hearts, cold and
> spiritless as porridge.  A faery heart beats fierce and free." - Una,
> Legend
>
> ---
>
> Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Falco, Kez, Arlene2, Stress,
> Shortie, Brunette, and a few others I can't think of off the top of
> my head
>
> Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies):  "In New York" by Falco
> Conlon,  "Maldiçao de Diabo" by stress. "Long Black Veil" by
> Kez, "Going Home" by RiotAct, "Eyes Closed Heart Open " byTuesday
> Blue, and "Hidden Past" By Evanescing Dreamer...........to name a few
>
> Favorite genre to read? To write? To read? Almost anything, I love
> humor, and angst if it ends well, and romance. I'm a romantic at
> heart.
> Recommend us one of your stories... I guess Dream to Dream
> http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1242884/1/ I know it's such a over used
> plot, but I've had so much fun trying to break the norm. I hope I
> broke the norm that is.  It is in major need of revision, which once
> I finish it I'll probably start all over again.  Oh, and for those of
> you that are fans, a new chapter has been written and is in editing
> as we speak.
>
> Fanfic pet peeve: Writing in an awful New York accent and over used
> plots that have no originality.  I don't mind Mary Sues so long as
> they are well written, because honestly who are we kidding most of
> the Newsies are a Mary Sue.
>
> RP?
>
> ---
>
> Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? We'll see if I can swing it,
> and if I'm intrigued. Half of my writing is based on what intrigues
> me.  Such as writing Mush as a bad boy.  Taking an over used plot and
> attempting an original spin.... etc.
>
> Any other comments: Nope I think I've over commented as it is.
>

What should we call you? Roulette or Rou, please.

Give us a fun fact: I can stand on my head for longer than you should be able to without fainting.

Penname (on FFN): Dicefreak (I'm working on a Narnia!Sue. >D)

Favorite newsie: Spot, Race or Dutchy. Take your pick I like 'em all.

Favorite line in the movie: "We ain't got five bucks! We don't even got five cents! Your Honor, how 'bout I roll ya for it, double or nuttin'?" He's trying to get a Judge to gamble.

---

Favorite (published) author(s): J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Bernard Cornwell, Joan Baeur, Janet Fitch, Gaarth Nix.

Favorite (published) book(s): "White Oleander,"Hope Was Here, "The Return of the King," "Defying Hitler," "Sabriel," "Rose In Bloom," "Going Postal," "Thud," "Night Watch." And many, many more.

Favorite quote: "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show." Strange as it may be, I actually almost liked David Copperfield. And I liked that line, for it is a good one from an author's viewpoint. 

---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Stage, um...Ramarama...I'm not so good with remembering the names of people who wrote my favorite stories. Bad me. D:

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): "Ash Wednesday" by Ramarama. It's...very different.

Favorite genre to read? To write? ANYTHING. And I am serious. As long as it is well written, I will read it. I must confess I'm partial to angst/action/adventure, though. And as to writing...I love to write mystery/supernatural, and epic.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Well, I don't have any Newsies fix yet. So I can either link to the on purpose Mary Sue, or the Lost fanfic...I think I'll go with Lost. Ha. "I'm At Loss:" http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3354821/1/

Fanfic pet peeve: When someone murders a thesaurus.

RP? Quiiiiite a bit, really. Aheh. MySpace/Message boards/IM.

---

Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Yes! Who wouldn't be? You get to see what you can write for a set goal. :D

Any other comments: Mmmm...nope, not really. Other than I wish I could remember the names of authors/fics like I want to. XD

--- In newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com, Mol <mm.link@...> wrote:
>
What should we call you? Rhys (Pronounced Reese incase anyone is
wondering)

Give us a fun fact: My husband and I will be sword fighting in a few
weeks for the opening of the Pirates of the Carribean in Denver.  I
know it's not Hollywood, but it could be a step in that direction

Penname (on FFN): Raeghann

Favorite newsie: Which ever one presents the most challenge at the
moment.  Spot is usually a favorite; he can be so much fun to work
with.  Mush was a blast to make a bad boy, and I think I'm working on
one with Jack shortly

Favorite line in the movie: "Well, well if it isn't Jack be nimble
Jack be quick."  There are of course more, and they tend to be
scattered throughout my stories.  Battle of Fate the most.
---

Favorite (published) author(s): I could no more pick a star from the
heavens. I know another movie quote, but it is so true.  I'm a
bookaholic!  Right now Karen Marie Moning.  Sexy Highlanders, time
travel, and love. It's great kind of like Dianna Gabaldon's Outlander
series.

Favorite (published) book(s): The Outlander series, by Dianna
Gaboldon, and then I repeat my answer to favorite authors.

Favorite quote: "Human hearts, what care I for human hearts, cold and
spiritless as porridge.  A faery heart beats fierce and free." - Una,
Legend

---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Falco, Kez, Arlene2, Stress,
Shortie, Brunette, and a few others I can't think of off the top of
my head

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies):  "In New York" by Falco
Conlon,  "Maldiçao de Diabo" by stress. "Long Black Veil" by
Kez, "Going Home" by RiotAct, "Eyes Closed Heart Open " byTuesday
Blue, and "Hidden Past" By Evanescing Dreamer...........to name a few

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read? Almost anything, I love
humor, and angst if it ends well, and romance. I'm a romantic at
heart.
Recommend us one of your stories... I guess Dream to Dream
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1242884/1/ I know it's such a over used
plot, but I've had so much fun trying to break the norm. I hope I
broke the norm that is.  It is in major need of revision, which once
I finish it I'll probably start all over again.  Oh, and for those of
you that are fans, a new chapter has been written and is in editing
as we speak.

Fanfic pet peeve: Writing in an awful New York accent and over used
plots that have no originality.  I don't mind Mary Sues so long as
they are well written, because honestly who are we kidding most of
the Newsies are a Mary Sue.

RP?

---

Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? We'll see if I can swing it,
and if I'm intrigued. Half of my writing is based on what intrigues
me.  Such as writing Mush as a bad boy.  Taking an over used plot and
attempting an original spin.... etc.

Any other comments: Nope I think I've over commented as it is.

I've written the pairing a little (and even /that's/ stretching it), like with
my co-authored story 'He Freakin' Blocked Me', which is modern, and written
completely in AIM, so that doesn't really count. There's also 'I'm Invisible',
but only if you read into it. Like, a lot.

Hmm...maybe this is a sign I should start writing again...

=====================
From: Madeline <sinhe@...>
Date: 2007/05/02 Wed PM 04:21:21 CDT
To: newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Re: [newsiechallenge] Get to know each other!


Ahahahaha. Unfortunately, I never got around to, er, writing any of it.
Whoops. But yes! Swifty/Bumlets = best pairing ever. (There are a few good
stories with this pairing, but I think most of them are unfinished?) - Sinhe 
----- Original Message -----   From:  christinelawton@...    To:
newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com    Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:45   PM 
Subject: Re: Re: [newsiechallenge] Get to   know each other!

You like Swifty/Bumlets too?!
I thought I was the only one. But I'm no   longer alone! Wh00t! =) -dances  
happily-

...

-cough-

Well, that's really all I wanted to   say...so, uh... -zooms   away-
--Brockie

=====================
From: Madeline <sinhe@...>
Date:   2007/05/02 Wed PM 01:54:49 CDT
To: newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com
Subject:   Re: [newsiechallenge] Get to know each other!

What should we call you?:   I've always gone by Sinhe in this fandom, which is
funny because almost   everyone else calls me Maddy. Either is fine with me.

Give us a fun   fact: I am a week and a half away from finishing my second year
of college.   Scary, huh?

Penname (on FFN): Sinhe

Favorite newsie: Dutchy.   Always. Despite that Swifty/Bumlets is my favorite
pairing. Oh well,   whatever.

Favorite line in the movie: Probably, "So'd I spell it right   Kloppman?
<EM>Strike</EM>." Because really? It's Dutchy's   only line, and I'm nothing if
not biased.

---

Favorite   (published) author(s): Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Lynn Flewelling,
David   Mitchell, Dennis L. McKiernen. A whole lot more.

Favorite (published)   book(s): The Onion Girl, American Gods, Watchmen (which,
while it is a graphic   novel, is actually considered a novel), The Sparrow,
Otherland. A lot that I   am forgetting at the moment.

Favorite quote: I don't really have a   favorite quote, so much. I am, however,
obsessed with song lyrics. So have   some of those: "there once was a time I was
sure of the bond/ when my hands   and my tongue and my thoughts were enough/ we
are the same but our lives move   along/ and the third one between replaces what
once was   love"
---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Stage, B, TSB, Hotshot,   hilby, etc, etc. I
must confess that I haven't read in this fandom in a   long time, and should
probably go back and reread stuff.

Favorite   (fanfiction) story(ies): The VTones, by B and signpost, Vaudeville!
(which is   now being updated, yay!), by hilby, Forbidden, by lulu, Last Chance,
by   Hotshot. Against with the having to reread.

Favorite genre to read? To   write?: Angst mostly, in both cases. I can't help
it, I tend to like the   darker side to things. I do like romance and humor and
gen and just about   everything else, but angst is what really gets me.

Recommend us one of   your stories... (link, if you can!): I don't really like
any of the stories I   wrote for this fandom, mostly because they were written
so long ago that I   find them kind of hard to look at. Sorry? Whatever, I guess
I'll put up the   most recent one - It Figures
(http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196082/1/)

Fanfic   pet peeve: I have so many, which is part of why I can't look at some of
the   stuff I wrote without laughing. Unlikely characterizations, character  
bastardization, really really thick New York accents (which I am totally  
guilty of, but really, that was a long time ago! And I realized how annoying  
it was before the end of the fic, ahahahah.) I'm also, specific to this  
fandom, kind of sick of unoriginal plots, and how often the Newsies appear in  
modern times. Also, original female characters, just because they   aren't
done well often enough to make me want to read any of   them. 

RP?: I have before, quite a bit, actually. Haven't   really done it recently,
though.

---

Are you excited about   NewsieChallenge? : Sure thing!

Any other comments: Uh? Just that I   haven't written for this fandom in
forever, I guess. Seriously, so long.

What should we call you? Kandy's my nn. Kam's my real nick name, so
either of those work.

Give us a fun fact: My spring goal is to make an awesome butterfly
garden in my yard!

Penname (on FFN): GeckoPixie

Favorite newsie: It changes, lol. First it was Spot, then Spot/ Mush,
and I think know I'm kinda with Dutchy/ Skittery.

Favorite line in the movie: "Yeah he was here. But he put an egg in
his shoe and beat it"
---

Favorite (published) author(s): JK Rowling, C.S. Lewis, Gregory
Maguire

Favorite (published) book(s): The Chronicles of Narnia, Illusions:
The Adventures of a Reluctant Messaiah (by Richard Bach) The Harry
Potter books (esp 3!), Wicked, Son of a Witch, The Alchemist (by
Paulo Coelho), Winesburg, Ohio (by Sherwood Anderson)

Favorite quote: Hmm it changes a lot, a lot of the time it depends on
whatever I'm listening to. The book "Illusions" has a lot of good
quotes, including: "There's no such thing as a problem without gifts.
You chose your problems because you want their gifts."

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Nerikla, Thumbsucker Snitch, Stress

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): "Living Art" by
studentnumber24601, "Anything But That" by Mondie, "Moon in
Capricorn" by Tuesday Blue

Favorite genre to read? To write?  I'll read anything mostly. As for
writing....I think I've mostly written romance and angst...everything
I write turns into that, haha. I'd like to try writing humor or a
suspense story sometime.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!): Well, I ve
only posted three stories online, lol. Here's my most recent. It's
called "Mother Says":   http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2954942/1/

Fanfic pet peeve:  Poorly done/ over the top NY accents. Also Mary
Sues- even though I must admit that I wrote tons of Mary Sue stories
back in the day.

RP? Yep!- when i have some time. Used to on Yahoo a lot and just
stopped doing a MySpace one. I don't think I'm that great at IM
rping. I wish I had more time to do it through online groups tho. ---

Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Yes! I'd love some motivation,
lol. I feel like my creativity needs some resuscitation :-P.

Any other comments: Hmm...not that I can think of right now :)

----- Original Message -----

From: christinelawton@...

To: newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:45 PM

Subject: Re: Re: [newsiechallenge] Get to know each other!

You like Swifty/Bumlets too?!
I thought I was the only one. But I'm no longer alone! Wh00t! =) -dances happily-

...

-cough-

Well, that's really all I wanted to say...so, uh... -zooms away-
--Brockie

=====================
From: Madeline <sinhe@mindspring.com>
Date: 2007/05/02 Wed PM 01:54:49 CDT
To: newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newsiechallenge] Get to know each other!

What should we call you?: I've always gone by Sinhe in this fandom, which is funny because almost everyone else calls me Maddy. Either is fine with me.

Give us a fun fact: I am a week and a half away from finishing my second year of college. Scary, huh?

Penname (on FFN): Sinhe

Favorite newsie: Dutchy. Always. Despite that Swifty/Bumlets is my favorite pairing. Oh well, whatever.

Favorite line in the movie: Probably, "So'd I spell it right Kloppman? <EM>Strike</EM>." Because really? It's Dutchy's only line, and I'm nothing if not biased.

---

Favorite (published) author(s): Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Lynn Flewelling, David Mitchell, Dennis L. McKiernen. A whole lot more.

Favorite (published) book(s): The Onion Girl, American Gods, Watchmen (which, while it is a graphic novel, is actually considered a novel), The Sparrow, Otherland. A lot that I am forgetting at the moment.

Favorite quote: I don't really have a favorite quote, so much. I am, however, obsessed with song lyrics. So have some of those: "there once was a time I was sure of the bond/ when my hands and my tongue and my thoughts were enough/ we are the same but our lives move along/ and the third one between replaces what once was love"
---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Stage, B, TSB, Hotshot, hilby, etc, etc. I must confess that I haven't read in this fandom in a long time, and should probably go back and reread stuff.

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): The VTones, by B and signpost, Vaudeville! (which is now being updated, yay!), by hilby, Forbidden, by lulu, Last Chance, by Hotshot. Against with the having to reread.

Favorite genre to read? To write?: Angst mostly, in both cases. I can't help it, I tend to like the darker side to things. I do like romance and humor and gen and just about everything else, but angst is what really gets me.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!): I don't really like any of the stories I wrote for this fandom, mostly because they were written so long ago that I find them kind of hard to look at. Sorry? Whatever, I guess I'll put up the most recent one - It Figures (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196082/1/)

Fanfic pet peeve: I have so many, which is part of why I can't look at some of the stuff I wrote without laughing. Unlikely characterizations, character bastardization, really really thick New York accents (which I am totally guilty of, but really, that was a long time ago! And I realized how annoying it was before the end of the fic, ahahahah.) I'm also, specific to this fandom, kind of sick of unoriginal plots, and how often the Newsies appear in modern times. Also, original female characters, just because they aren't done well often enough to make me want to read any of them. 

RP?: I have before, quite a bit, actually. Haven't really done it recently, though.

---

Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? : Sure thing!

Any other comments: Uh? Just that I haven't written for this fandom in forever, I guess. Seriously, so long.

You like Swifty/Bumlets too?!
I thought I was the only one. But I'm no longer alone! Wh00t! =) -dances
happily-

...

-cough-

Well, that's really all I wanted to say...so, uh... -zooms away-
--Brockie

=====================
From: Madeline <sinhe@...>
Date: 2007/05/02 Wed PM 01:54:49 CDT
To: newsiechallenge@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newsiechallenge] Get to know each other!



What should we call you?: I've always gone by Sinhe in this fandom, which is
funny because almost everyone else calls me Maddy. Either is fine with me.

Give us a fun fact: I am a week and a half away from finishing my second year of
college. Scary, huh?

Penname (on FFN): Sinhe

Favorite newsie: Dutchy. Always. Despite that Swifty/Bumlets is my favorite
pairing. Oh well, whatever.

Favorite line in the movie: Probably, "So'd I spell it right Kloppman?
<EM>Strike</EM>." Because really? It's Dutchy's only line, and I'm nothing if
not biased.

---

Favorite (published) author(s): Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Lynn Flewelling,
David Mitchell, Dennis L. McKiernen. A whole lot more.

Favorite (published) book(s): The Onion Girl, American Gods, Watchmen (which,
while it is a graphic novel, is actually considered a novel), The Sparrow,
Otherland. A lot that I am forgetting at the moment.

Favorite quote: I don't really have a favorite quote, so much. I am, however,
obsessed with song lyrics. So have some of those: "there once was a time I was
sure of the bond/ when my hands and my tongue and my thoughts were enough/ we
are the same but our lives move along/ and the third one between replaces what
once was love"
---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Stage, B, TSB, Hotshot, hilby, etc, etc. I must
confess that I haven't read in this fandom in a long time, and should probably
go back and reread stuff.

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): The VTones, by B and signpost, Vaudeville!
(which is now being updated, yay!), by hilby, Forbidden, by lulu, Last Chance,
by Hotshot. Against with the having to reread.

Favorite genre to read? To write?: Angst mostly, in both cases. I can't help it,
I tend to like the darker side to things. I do like romance and humor and gen
and just about everything else, but angst is what really gets me.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!): I don't really like any
of the stories I wrote for this fandom, mostly because they were written so long
ago that I find them kind of hard to look at. Sorry? Whatever, I guess I'll put
up the most recent one - It Figures (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196082/1/)

Fanfic pet peeve: I have so many, which is part of why I can't look at some of
the stuff I wrote without laughing. Unlikely characterizations, character
bastardization, really really thick New York accents (which I am totally guilty
of, but really, that was a long time ago! And I realized how annoying it was
before the end of the fic, ahahahah.) I'm also, specific to this fandom, kind of
sick of unoriginal plots, and how often the Newsies appear in modern times.
Also, original female characters, just because they aren't done well often
enough to make me want to read any of them. 

RP?: I have before, quite a bit, actually. Haven't really done it recently,
though.

---

Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? : Sure thing!

Any other comments: Uh? Just that I haven't written for this fandom in forever,
I guess. Seriously, so long.

What should we call you?: Well. Let's see. I've been Shortie in this
fandom since 2002, but a few years I tried to leave that behind and it
didn't work out so well. So yeah, Shortie.

Give us a fun fact: I'm writing this instead of the essay that was due
almost a week ago :/

Penname (on FFN): shortie is back

Favorite newsie: Mush, Mush, Mush, Mush.

Favorite line in the movie: Ever since Keza mentioned it to me
randomly, my favorite line has been Denton's awkward "Is that David as
in David and Goliath?" It makes me giggle just thinking about it.

---

Favorite (published) author(s): I, uh, need to read more.

Favorite (published) book(s): Seriously, I know it's awful. I've just
gotten so busy with school and stuff that I've stopped reading. And I
know I do have favorite books and authors... it's just that I can't
think of them right now okay next question.

Favorite quote: "I'd rather be nine people's favorite thing than a
hundred people's ninth favorite thing"'Nine people's favorite
thing'-[title of show]
---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): The entire NJL. Including (but
nowhere near limited to) Keza, B, Sita, and Nerikla.

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Everything You've Done Wrong
(Sloanne), But I'm a Prep! (Sita), Epic (Kez), NHS, billions of other
that I don't remember because I've been out of this fandom for way too
long.

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read?: Humor! I used to be all
about the angst, but as it turns out, I'm really not emo enough to
handle all that angst.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!): frengers
(http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3430866/1/). It's also about two hours
away from an update right now thanks to Keza Queen of Motivation.

Fanfic pet peeve: Everyone in the lodging house is gay.

RP?: Used to occasionally. I think I would be interested in trying it
out again.

---

Are you excited about NewsieChallenge?: I'd prefer to say I'm stoked.

Any other comments: I'm a pretty cool kid, not gonna lie.

What should we call you? Falco

Give us a fun fact: My favorite words are Rowdy, Tussle and Malarkey

Penname (on FFN): Falco Conlon

Favorite newsie: Spot, along with all the other leigons, although I
also have quite weakness for Swifty, at least I do when Keza writes
him. Skittery, because Goorjian is just so bangable.

Favorite line in the movie: Spot Conlon: Your honor, I object.
Judge Monahan: On what grounds?
Spot Conlon: On the grounds of Brooklyn, your honor.

---

Favorite (published) author(s): Tim O'Brien, Joan Didion, Kurt
Vonnegut, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Berkley Breathed, Jack Kerouac, John
Steinbeck, John Irving, Jonathan Safran Foer, Philip Pullman, Virginia
Woolf, Dave Berry, Monica Wood, Madeleine L'engle Zadie Smith, JRR
Tolkien...the list goes on and on and on

Favorite (published) book(s): The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien),
Cannery Row, Play it as it Lays (Joan Didion), The Mists of Avalon
(Marion Zimmer Bradley), Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison), Windblown
World (Jack Kerouac), Cider House Rules, Extemely Loud and Incredibley
Closer, 1984, A Wrinkle in Time...etc etc etc

Favorite quote:  "I want a blaze of light to flame in me forever in a
timeless, dear love of everything. And why should I pretend to want
anything else? After all I am no cabbage, no carrot, no stem! A
burning eye! A mind of fire! A broken golden rod! A man! A woman! A
SOUL! Fuck the rest, I say, and PROCEED!" - Jack Kerouac, a Windblown
World

---

Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Raeghann, Keza, B...

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): "Through the Hourglass" - Raeghann,
"How I Spent my Summer Vacation" - B, "Everything You've Done Wrong" -
Sloan

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read? I'll read pretty much
anything. I'm best at dramatic stories...because I'm kind of a
dramatic person...

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Hahhaa, I have
about three to choose from and one of them isn't Newsies. How about:
In New York - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3390683/1/

It's complete and I'm very proud of it.

Fanfic pet peeve: I'd say out of canon...but honestly, with characters
like this it's easy to not know what's canon and what isn't. I guess
historical inaccuracies kind of bug me. A real annoyance is just when
people don't take any pride in their work, just sort of slap whatever
they want together because they think since it's fanfiction, it
doesn't have to have any sort of quality.

RP? Aha. Hahahahahahahahahaaaa...heh. Yeah. A lot.

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? SO excited. I am going to be
spending all of May just writing (no school or anything! Woo!) but I'm
still going to try and churn things out every so often. Keep me
writing, Keza, that's all I ask of you.

Any other comments: Ummm...read In New York?

Love
Falco

Random: Skye- I loved that quote!




  What should we call you? Call me Muchacha (if you
don't have any idea about Spanish, that's roughly
pronounced moo-chaw-chaw)

  Give us a fun fact: I can't read music, but I can
write it. O_o

  Penname (on FFN): Harmony Remarc

  Favorite newsie: The usual: Spot, and the unusual:
David

  Favorite line in the movie: (from OaFA) Five thousand
fists in the sky, five thousand reasons to
try...better to die than to crawl.

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  Favorite (published) author(s): I've seen so many
that I've enjoyed.  It's more difficult to name an
author I didn't like.

  Favorite (published) book(s): Ditto as above.  Gimme
a book, I'll tell you if A) I read it, B) I liked it,
or C) Hand it over and let me devour it.

  Favorite quote: I always knew that looking back on my
tears would make me laugh, but I didn't know that
looking back on my laughter would make me cry. --Cat
Stevens

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  Favorite (fanfiction) author(s)/Favorite (fanfiction)
story(ies): If you're that interested, check my FF
site- there are way to many to list in such a short
email.

  Favorite genre to read? To write? To read?: it
depends on the day.  Sometimes, it's het romance,
sometimes humor, sometimes drama.  To write- again, it
depends on my mood.  I've written funny, serious,
love... No slash though, either read/write.  It kind
of weirds me out reading movie characters in that
style.

  Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you
  can!)
Night in the Rain:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3468994/1/

  Fanfic pet peeve: New York dialect, period.  An
occasional speech pattern (gonna, thinkin', etc...) is
alright, but it gives me a headache pokin' t'rough da
t'ings dat make da New Yawk sawnd.
Also, stories that haven't been finished in five
years, but were really good.  If they were meh-ish, I
can deal, but there are some where I want to find the
author and smack 'em until they write again.

  RP? Nope.  Never tried.  Don't think I'd have the
time.

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  Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Woot!  Let's
roll!

  Any other comments: Annnnndddddddd.... ACTION!




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What should we call you?  Holiday

Give us a fun fact: I can't stand swarming bugs.  Just
the thought of it gives the the shivers.  Seeing it
gives me chicken skin.

Penname (on FFN): Holiday (Very creative, yes?)

Favorite newsie: Definitely Bumlets :-)

Favorite line in the movie: "You remember that hot tip
I told you about? ...Nobody told the horse."

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Favorite (published) author(s): Dan Brown, Jane
Austen, Julia Quinn, Amanda Quick (Yes, I have a
weakness for historical romance novels), and others.

Favorite (published) book(s): Pride and Prejudice,
Angels and Demons, Wicked, Harry Potter, Lord of the
Rings, Peter Pan

Favorite quote: "Anyone who says only sunshine can
bring you happiness has never danced in the rain"
--Don't know where this one is from, I found it a long
time ago.

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): In all honesty its
been a long time since I last read a Newsies FF.  I'm
planning to get back into it this summer (ie. next
week).  As a result of it being quite some time, I'm
not certain who my favorites are anymore.

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Again, its been a
long time.  However, I remember liking:  Everything
You've Done Wrong, But I'm a Prep, Angels of Sin,
Demons of Virtue and...that is all I can remember.

Favorite genre to read? To write? I tend to favor
stories with a little bit of angst and romance.  Good
dry humor is always a plus as well.  I also rarely
read non-slash for fear of the Mary-Sue.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you
can!): Well, this is Experimental Relations:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3163087/1/

Fanfic pet peeve: I have a few, but I know I won't be
able to think of them because you asked, lol.  For
some reason the only one that comes to mind is when
canon character names are misspelled more than once
(Once, is forgivable as 'Everyone's human').  This
goes for places and anything else canon.

RP? Yes.  Not so much on AIM but on boards and such.

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Very much so.

Any other comments: I'm late for work >_<

Aloha,
Holiday

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What should we call you? Well, my NN is 3Sweets... so either Sweets or 3Sweets. Or the name my parents gave me is Danielle. :)

Give us a fun fact: Um. I play the violin! (And piano, but less people play the violin so I figured that was a better fun fact. :P )

Penname (on FFN): Sweets09

Favorite newsie: Race, Itey, and Mush

Favorite line in the movie: "Oh yea, yea? What is dis, some kinda walkin' mouth?"
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Favorite (published) author(s): Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, among others.

Favorite (published) book(s): Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Sense and Sensibility, Wicked,  and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are my absolute favorites!

Favorite quote: "Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny." --Wicked

AND

"No day but today." --RENT 

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Quirky Del, Raeghann, Stress, and studentnumber24601 are the few that pop out at me right now!

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Oh gosh... Old Friends (and Frozen Pulses Flutter), Through the Hourglass, The Game of Life, Everything You've Done Wrong, LOST, and so many more!!

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read: humor and romance (slash has recently become a favorite, too). To write: humor :)

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Oh wow, I'm hoping this group will help me start to write again, because I haven't updated in awhile. I guess... Hey Jack (it's an all dialogue story, so it was lots of fun to write!)  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3169963/1/

Fanfic pet peeve: When there are so many spelling errors in a chapter that you want to go to the writer's home and show them where the spell check option is at.  

RP? Not really. I would be willing to try, though I've never really done it before. It sounds like fun! :D  

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Psh. YEAH!

Any other comments: Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. Oh my God. Shoes. :)

What should we call you? Skye works or Dodger

Give us a fun fact: I can switch accents easily

Penname (on FFN): DodgerMcClure

Favorite newsie: Kid Blink and Specs

Favorite line in the movie: "Headlines don't sell papes, Newsies sell
papes"

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Favorite (published) author(s): Jo Goodman, Catherine Coulter, Sue
Goodman(I think thats the last name), Dana Fuller Ross

Favorite (published) book(s): Alphabet Murders, Wagons West Series,
Harry Potter

Favorite quote: There are so many different quotes. Hmm..
Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in
the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are
dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make
it possible.
- T. E. Lawrence

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Can't name off the top of my head. It
should be on my site though

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Past Secrets, Present Times by HotShot

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read? Drama/Horror To write... Drama

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) A Crusade of
Her Own http://www.fanfiction.net/secure/live_preview.php?storyid=1566433

Fanfic pet peeve: Writing in an awful New York accent.

RP? Occasionally.

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? SO excited!

Any other comments: Not really! I'm looking forward to meeting everyone.

What should we call you? Brockie, or Christine

Give us a fun fact: Uh…I might start fencing next year? =) (If my
mother can find a place where they teach it…MY stupid school doesn't
have a program. And we have about 2800 students x.x)

Penname (on FFN): numbuh 126

Favorite Newsie: Bumlets, by far. No contest. Case closed. (Get the
picture?)

Favorite line in the movie: Well…I don't a have a certain favorite
line…but I love the song `Seize the Day'

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Favorite (published) author(s): Cornelia Funke, Charles Dickens,
Gregory Maguire

Favorite (published) book(s): The Thief Lord, the Warriors series,
the Harry Potter series, Oliver Twist, the Odyssey, Captain Hook,
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Favorite quote: `Life can be cruel, especially for the very uncool'
from the musical Ace. (Which was never actually performed, but was
one of the potential musicals that got rejected. My friend happened
to be playing the main character so his dad made CDs of the show and
gave them to us =D)

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): FriskyWallabee, Tabloid, Sita-chan,
Mondie, Saturday, T-R-Us, Coin, flashing lights, Oxymoronic
Alliteration…the list goes on and on…o_0

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Ohmigawsh this's gonna take forever…
Keeping the Dream Alive by JulesReveire (very first fanfic I ever
read. I'm not really sure why, though…), Build Me Up, Buttercup by
Tabloid (What started my Swiftlets!OTP /!obsession <3), Don't Ask Me
Why by FriskyWallabee, Sold by Mondie (Ohmigawsh. Best angsty!
Swiftlets scene like, ever), again, it would take me FOREVER to list
all my favorites, so I'll stop here.

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read, I love humor, and, er,
general o_0 And slash. Yeeeeeah. I think I write pretty much the same
thing…

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Oh man…uh…`He
Freakin' Blocked Me', I think. `Tis written completely in AIMs. Very
fun to write =) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3276868/1/

Fanfic pet peeve: Eh…I dunno, I'm kinda a grammar Nazi, so if anyone
uses `your' instead of `you're', or `to' instead of `too', it irks
me. (It's also how I judge whether or not I'm going to read a fic =D)

RP? Heck. YES.

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Yesyesyesyes =)

Any other comments: Uh, nope, not that I can think of.

--Brockie

What should we call you? Dippy, please :)

Give us a fun fact: I'm afraid of revolving doors...

Penname (on FFN): Dippy Conlon (obligatory disclaimer: I was young(er) when I
made it up and really am not a fangirl)

Favorite newsie: Spot from the beginning, but I've recently developed a bit of a
crush on Skittery.

Favorite line in the movie: Hmmm... It might have to be "Did I spell it right,
Kloppman?" for two reasons:  it's adorable and it shows a desire to use proper
spelling and grammar, which I give two thumbs up.

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Favorite (published) author(s): Oscar Wilde.  I would end there out of respect
for my absolute favorite, but there are so many other good ones that need
mentioning, so I'll go on.
      Marcel Proust (makes me incredibly jealous every time I read him)
     Kurt Vonnegut
     Federico Garcia Lorca (amazing poetry)
     Gabriel Garcia Marquez
     Shakespeare (I'm not just saying that - I have an unhealthy addiction to
Hamlet and have read it five times and counting)
     Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead because, much as I love
Shakespeare, I take him with a grain of salt and the same with Stoppard, really)
     Joseph Heller (I've been reading Good as Gold and giggling madly to
myself...)
     Lemony Snicket (I practically worship him)
     I'll cut myself off here :)

Favorite (published) book(s): Picture of Dorian Gray (I can hardly even talk
about it, but it will make you wish that Wilde wrote more prose because it's
beautiful)
Peter Pan
Hamlet
Series of Unfortunate Events
A Clockwork Orange (I was excited to see that other people had read it :)  )
Slaughterhouse Five
I guess I'll stop there

Favorite quote: I don't do favorite quotes :)  I just feel like everything
sounds cheesy when it's taken out of its context.  it can be the most brilliant,
least cheesy thing in the world, but taken on its own, it sounds cheesy.  Maybe
it's because of my love for Oscar Wilde, the source of tons of (misused) quotes.

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Raven's Wing, RiotAct, I don't know.  I don't
read as much Newsies fanfic as I should because of Mary Sues, really.

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Just about anything by Raven's Wing, Going
Home by RiotAct.  Um, same as above

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read? I read just about anything, but I
generally avoid Newsies romance, not because I don't like it, but because I'm
afraid of the Mary Sues.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Um, well "Can Love
Overcome Stink?" is my most recent Newsies one and it makes me smile, so there
you go: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3287322/1/

Fanfic pet peeve: Mary Sues, historical inaccuracy (girls in pants, homosexual
couples encountering NO prejudice, current slang, etc.), accents, poor
grammar/spelling, Sarah bashing, alcoholic!Spot, womanizer!Spot, the list just
goes on and on and on :)

RP? I've never done it before.

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Yup.

Any other comments: Um, yay?

--
-=[Dippy]=-
AIM: newsies234

What should we call you? Well, my OC is usually nicknamed Zodiac,
but I just prefer "Colleen" (which is my real name).

Give us a fun fact: I'm obsessed with Stephen Sondheim

Penname (on FFN): Oxymoronic Alliteration

Favorite newsie: Race, Skittery, Blink

Favorite line in the movie: "You get your picture in the pape,
you're famous; you famous you get anything you want!"

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Favorite (published) author(s): Betty Smith, Mary Higgins Clark,
Jane Green, Stephen King, Gregory McGuire

Favorite (published) book(s): A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wicked,
Perks of Being a Wallflower, Rainbow Boys trilogy, The Shining,
Carrie, all of Mary Higgins Clark's novels.

Favorite quote: Gee, that's a hard one. I guess for the time being
I'll simply quote a Sondheim song: "First you're another sloe-eyed
vamp, then someone's mother, then you're camp."

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): ThumbsuckerSnitch, Sita-Chan,
studentnumber24601, FriskyWallabee

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): Angel of Sin, Demon of Virtue, How
I spent My Summer Vacation, Everything You've Done Wrong, But I'm a
Prep, Don't Ask Me Why

Favorite genre to read? To write? I love a good (slashy) romance and
some good het romance. I love thriller and mystery stories as well.
I'm always on the lookout for a good gen fic as well. I write mostly
slash, mostly very fluffy.

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Well, the
story that has been best received is PSYC 1520
(http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2429606/1/). Just a warning, it is
slash.

Fanfic pet peeve: People who claim homosexuality is historically
inaccurate, people whose reviews consist of "I suck at reviews but
please r&r anyway," people who obviously didn't proofread/use
spellcheck at all before posting their story.

RP? Nope

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? Very much so! I want to write
more.

Any other comments: Nope, just looking forward to the challenges :)

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What should we call you? Acorn is good

Give us a fun fact: Um, I'm in college...and I'm a drama education major

Penname (on FFN): Heavenly Princess

Favorite newsie: Jack, Spot, Pie, Blink, Mush

Favorite line in the movie: "Nevah Feah Brooklyn is heah."

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Favorite (published) author(s): Frank Perretti, Ray Blackston, Lori Wick, Mary Reeves Bell, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, etc

Favorite (published) book(s): "This Present Darkness", Flabbergasted, Delirious Summer, The Californian SEreies, The Passport to Danger Trilogy, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy...etc 

Favorite quote: From a review I got on A Newsies Legacy, from numbah 126..."Get back in the closet or I'll hit you over the head with my keyboard."  I love it!

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Favorite (fanfiction) author(s): Newsgirl Poet, Lucky Duck86, Legally Red, Stress, Harmony Remarc...

Favorite (fanfiction) story(ies): "Goths, Punks, and Vampires, OH My!", "All The Kings of New York." by Lucky Duck86, "Half Life" and "There's Been Some Confusion over Rooming" by Legally Red, "Death is the Wages of Sin" and "Never Enough" by stress, "Picking Up the Pieces" and "What Does Johnny Cash Have to do With It?" by Newsgirl Poet and last but not least, "The Love Boat" by T-R-Us.

Favorite genre to read? To write? To read? Pretty much anything but slash... To write...Still exploring my options, but def romance. 

Recommend us one of your stories... (link, if you can!) Uh, A Newsie Was NEver Lovlier or A Newsies Legacy...those were the best...though they are kinda long

Fanfic pet peeve: Slash, and people criticizing Sarah because of making Doilies, Calling Morris a stupid ape, or her demeanor, if you look at the historical context, she was pretty brave.

RP? only with a few ppl

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Are you excited about NewsieChallenge? SO excited!

Any other comments: Not really! I'm looking forward to meeting everyone.