lin·gua·phile |
Graduate student specializing in 18th century British literature with an emphasis on the novel. Lover of John Milton, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Bronte. (Yes, I know none of them published in the 18th century.) Occasional writer of lengthy fictions, seven-time NaNoWriMo participant and former Office of Letters and Light intern. Reader of much young adult and/or fantasy lit. Lifetime lover of Diane Duane's Young Wizards series, recently fanatic about Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy, blaming it all on Harry Potter. Wanderluster. Left my heart in London, reclaim it bit by bit through tea and Doctor Who and Sherlock and Downton Abbey. |
…also this one time I planned out a story called “Shift” about a technologically-advanced human civilization suddenly coming into contact with magical shapeshifting invaders who, in addition to attempting planetary takeover, totally destroyed the original inhabitants’ sense of belief in science…
…and the entire thing was inspired by the definition of Le Chatelier’s Principle in my Honors Chemistry textbook, about systems under pressure shifting to relieve the pressure.