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Karen Stevens

Karen Stevens

Karen likes vampires, werewolves, orcs and elves with Drew Hayes style ears!
 
 
 

I'm living in Croydon, which is part Surrey, part South London in the UK.  Like most of us I spend a lot of my spare time writing and would love to chuck in the extremely dull day job and be a full-time writer. If I get anything published in Elfwood, I'd welcome any constructive criticism.

Interests
Reading any fantasy or horror books I can get my paws on, writing the same, doing bad drawings of my characters (not good enough to be shown here!) and roleplaying (mostly postal/email RPGs though). I'm interested in vampires, werewolves (and other shapechangers) and elves, and tend to write about these creatures more often than not.
Favorite Fantasy/Scifi Movies and TV Shows
I don't think the great fantasy movie has been done yet (*don't* mention Lord of the Rings - a travesty of Tolkien's work!); I have a soft spot for the original Star Wars movies, despite the ewoks. Other films in the genre I like are Highlander (just the first one!), Blade Runner and the fantasy-esque martial arts films - Croughing Tiger, etc. Some of my favourite films, though, are the creaky old Hammer Horrors - I'm fairly sure I can trace my attraction to vampires back to seeing Mr Lee in red contact lens and cloak at a young and impressionable age! Favourite TV shows...um, I'll go for The Avengers - not fantasy as such but escapism of the highest order! Oh, and Battle of the Planets; it was my first brush with Japanese animation, and totally blew me away, despite being the toned down US version. Oh yeah, and Doctor Who (of course!).
Favorite Fantasy/Scifi Books
Changes all the time! I'd have to say A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin, because it was the book that got me interested in this genre many years ago! Oh, and I'm also a big fan of Poison Elves! Apart from that, I'll try pretty much any fantasy or werewolf/vampire horror novels, although I admit I'm getting less tolerant of sticking with stuff I don't 'get into' pretty quickly. Other writers I enjoy reading are Robin Hobb, Jennifer Roberson, Steven Brust, Freda Warrington, Peter Morwood, Raven Dane...and I've just finished The Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks, which I strongly recommend!
Favorite Music
Rock and pop of the 60s/70s/80s - favourite bands include Queen, The Who, The Human League, Roxy Music, Ultravox, The B-52's...
Friends at Elfwood
Friends at Elfwood: Estevao Simoes(Subject of admiration) and Estevao Simoes(Admirer) .

Guestbook for Shaitarn

DateNameComment 
30 Mar 2008:-) Marianne Østerbø
Your stories are great! Keep writing, keep writing!! I would be really happy if you’d check out one of my stories!!

:-) Karen Stevens replies: "Thanks, I’ve just read some of your stuff and recommended other people do too!"
19 Aug 2008:-) Grayson Haak Audette
such lovely stories, keep on writing, hope you check out my page!
30 Nov 2008:-) Lynnessa J. Dick
Beautiful work! Since you visited my shelf, thought I’d return the favor!
All your stories are well done, and I’m hoping you come up with more in the future. Kudos
17 Jan 2009:-) Stephen D. Forfitt
for fantasy films can i recommend;: a company of wolves:and children of the city:and stalker: and slightly horror:the devils backbone:
26 Jan 2009:-) Wulf Eickriede
you asked me to use one of my pictures for a tour...there you go! 12

cheers
15 Feb 2009:-) Estevao Simoes
Hi! I just posted something I had kept in the drawer for some years. I’d like you to come by and take a look, ok? See ya 1
5 Mar 2009:-) Charlotte Fire-Valkyrie Ahlgren
I have to confess I don’t usually take the time to read the stories here in Elfwood. It takes so much longer to determine if a story is worth reading than if a picture is worth looking at... But you earned my time by tagging a pic of mine 12 so here I am. And I read all your stories and it sure was worth it! I think you write really well, and I like how one never really knows who someone is or what they’re like. You don’t even know if the person you think will be the main character IS the main character. Great work! keep it up! And DO post the continuation of The Hunter. 2
10 Mar 2009:-) Estevao Simoes
Great! I’m about to finish something, and after the next, I’ll be right on it. Thank you very much.
14 Mar 2009:-) Joshua thejaguarking vela
hey thanks for the comment , i appreciate it , i hardly get to check the feed back , i was trying to read The Turning but i only have 10 minute breaks and by the time i use the bathroom and get my cheezits and dole juice i have like 3 minutes and the computers are super slow at work , but when i get home (and if i remember) ill read all of ur stuff
14 May 2009:-) Estevao Simoes
Hello!! How are you? Look, I just posted 3 new pics, and I think you might like them. Demon Trap, Demon hunter and Chains. The last one is an old memory, but the others are recent. Hope you like them. 1
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shaitarn

Karen Stevens

* User Name: shaitarn
* Page: http://www.elfwood.com/~shaitarn
* Karen is not an Elfwood patron
* Joined Elfwood: 2007-10-17
* Last login at Elfwood: 2009-11-22 16:38:52
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