Ellie_McMantis's profile

I get most of my inspiration from my personal life. This is because all the people that I know are crazies pretending to be normal. I love them very much.

I studied Photography, Illustration, and English in college. Currently I am working on several interrelated projects. I tend to have a body of different mediums as opposed to just writing. This way I can let it take me over, and really get to the meat of the matter.

I am dyslexic, and I have ADHD, which makes for some killer typos unless I pay very, very close attention. Bit of a pickle, it is.

I am a very, very, very critical reader. I am not easily impressed, but when I am so, I do not hesitate to give praise. I do not believe in criticism that is not constructive. If it is …

I get most of my inspiration from my personal life. This is because all the people that I know are crazies pretending to be normal. I love them very much.

I studied Photography, Illustration, and English in college. Currently I am working on several interrelated projects. I tend to have a body of different mediums as opposed to just writing. This way I can let it take me over, and really get to the meat of the matter.

I am dyslexic, and I have ADHD, which makes for some killer typos unless I pay very, very close attention. Bit of a pickle, it is.

I am a very, very, very critical reader. I am not easily impressed, but when I am so, I do not hesitate to give praise. I do not believe in criticism that is not constructive. If it is just not someone’s thing, then they should leave it at that, instead of pointlessly proving to people who are at least trying that you can’t please everyone.

As someone who has had limited instruction (I did not take any academic interest in much of anything at all until I had finished high school), I consider myself to be an aspiring expert, rather than an actual expert. I confess I frustrated most of my instructors because I am so difficult to keep on track.

I still have volumes of work to consume, and my interests cover a myriad of subjects. I do consider myself able to critique work somewhat accurately.

My lackings are grammar and spelling, and coming from an English major this would seem a bit strange. However, I again connect this to my lack of formal education (or acceptance of it) during my high school years. It is something I am working on.

As a writer, I have been told that my strong point is being able to relate to people on an emotional level, and that I have a strong voice. My lackings, I agree with others, are in my formatting. I tend to follow tangents from time to time, as well as leaping from topic to topic without a delicate enough conversion.

I hope to use Urbis as a way to gain insight into how my work is recieved, as well as bettering myself by any means possible. I can only hope that my critiques will be helpful.

I love making new friends, and I love writing. Im sure I will learn from you, and I hope, in time, you from me as well.

E.M. McMantis