Simply, an introduction.

Hi, world, and welcome to Word Stains. I'm your host, Joelle; that's my middle name and I much prefer it to my first or any nicknames. You can call me whatever you want, really--this blog isn't here for me to complain about titles!

It's here, actually, because I love to write. Writing is my hobby, my passion, and my life, and I hope to share it with interested parties through this blog. First and foremost, then, Word Stains is a place for me to leave a lasting mark on the Internet through the posting of my original fiction. Feedback in the form of advice, constructive criticism, and showers of praise is greatly appreciated and always invited. Don't flame me, but feel free to point out what may not be working in my writing, so long as you do so in a polite way.

Secondly, you can expect to see posts from me dealing with aspects of writing and fiction-related topics which interest me and have to do with my work. In other words, say I'm developing a character and need to figure out whether or not something in that character's life is plausible; I could post about that. Topics which I deal with fairly often include literary versus genre fiction, young adult fiction, and representations of disability in fiction--although a great many other subjects are bound to come up over time, as well.

Finally, I'll likely be posting up some academic papers here, after updating and editing their content a bit. The subject matter of these posts can and will vary greatly.

I hope you, my readers, will enjoy and appreciate my little corner of the Internet here. Please, feel free to have a look around Word Stains, and leave comments if you so desire.