Alright, so you want to know about me? Here's a few fun facts.

Name: Raquel
Age: 15
From: ON, Canada

About Me:
I'm a high school-er, oh joy. I'm just one of the few "youngsters" here on the board. But don't let the age fool you, I may seem young but I'm usually one of the mature ones. Specifically at school. But if I'm in the mood for fun, I usually skip over to ASG threads and act like a bit of a psychotic. But I'm harmless, trust me. I'm a genuine and caring person, also a very good listener. Got a problem with something, you can vent out on me despite my lack of advice. Suffice it to say, I'm a good listener.

Sometimes, I tend to get really shy and start lurking everywhere. So if you see online and not posting away like some of the posting-maniacs on here, feel free to give me a holler and complain about my laziness. Fortunately however, that shy business hasn't happened yet since I'm on such a board that is really tempting to post like crazy.

You can go to my Facebook to see more about me. Atleast, I think you'll be able to see my profile.

I started writing about 4 years ago when I was 11. Back then, my writing was completely horrible and cringe worthy; I deleted everything I posted so don't bother searching for it on the internet or anything. An unfortunate habit of mine is procrastinating so I apologise if I post a story and then don't update a story months on end. I blame homework, it just keeps piling up and up. Once I had three projects due on the same day and that was during the time my computer went haywire! Sometimes I feel like cramming my homework down the throats of whoever created homework. Yes I do have a violent side but luckily I seldom show it.

So, about my writing. My first stories were Harry Potter-based, which was my first real fandom. Harry Potter was actually inspiration for me to start writing and give me an idea of a career path I could follow, so it will always have a special place in my heart. But ever since my re-introduction to the Xenaverse back in September '08 and the Half Blood Prince movie being pushed back, my passion for writing HP fan fiction is taking the backseat. I blame the set back of the HBP movie for this...damn you Warner Brothers. Damn you.

So now, Xena is stepping into the limelight, my long lost love. Serious, I've been a huge fan since I was young. I had a huge Xena poster that mysteriously disappeared over the years and I even name a stuffed bunny after Gabrielle, ironically. With writing now, the inside's of my brain is full of plot bunnies and they will not go away. I have about 5 ideas already and one of them is already in the works!

I do have two stories already posted up somewhere that are still in the works. Well...at least one of them is. Yes they are HP-based and no, you may not read them. They are just that bad, despite it being kinda popular among the readers and reviewers. I do plan on re-writing them one day when I have them time and get that passion back. However, if some of you are really open minded about Harry Potter and crossovers, I'll be glad to send a link over to you so you can read how horrible it kinda is.

But for now it's just Xena. When I do upload the story however I would love some feedback or advice, just to know how well I am doing or how bad I'm doing so I can improve. Maybe a beta-reader would be nice to. So look out for a brand-spanking' new Conqueror fic, cause that is what I am writing. Keep in mind this is my FIRST Xena-based story, I chose to do a Conqueror fan fic because i don't think I can get the characters down right yet and because inspiration kicked in. It has a lot of complicated characters and an even more complicated story line. I had to make an outline on the story, the back-story of the story, the characters back-stories and their personalities. I think this might be my best work yet, so definitely look out for it.

Let The Right One In:
The Roman Empire is finally hers, to hold and to destroy forever. But now what is the Conqueror to do after her 15 year campaign of world domination? To take in a troubled and murderous but compassionate gladiatrix. The Conquerors hands get tied trying to deal with the mysterious but appealing warrior woman.

Art has been apart of my life since I was very young, drawing animals and attempting to draw people, unfortunately failing miserably in that section. With that at hand and being a perfectionist when it comes to art, it's no surprise that I got 100% in grade 8 for it. It's also no surprise that with my love and dedication to the Xenaverse that I would take up digital art both at home and in school. I'm only a beginner at this stuff so don't expect some expert stuff like some people on the board here....yes I'm look at you Shan! But for now, I do hope you enjoy the artwork I put up from time to time. I work very hard on them and I do hope I get better sometime in the future.

Here are some of my work...the good ones:








Erm..as you can see, I LOVE G/A!