Liz

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Somewhere in England
About Me:
Well where do I start. I loved primary school. Hated senior school, and therefore came out without many qualifications. When asked what I wanted to be by the school counselor I replied ' Stunt Co-ordinator' for some reason they did not take me seriously. So left school trained for two year as a nursery nurse, which so far has put me off having chidren of my own, as I realise what hard work and what a huge responsibility that would be. So then worked in office admin, studied at evening class. Worked in American summer camps for a while. Somewhere in between here I wanted a bit of action so joined the volunteer police in England, which are called Special Constables. During these 4 years I witnessed so many awful things I decided it was not for me, although I am glad that I gave it a go. After more treks in America I came back and did more admin work & took more qualifications. Did a degree in Film sudies & Video Production. Finished that two years ago, not had much work apart from work experience, so have been temping and writing ever since. Can not stand admin work, so my writing is my escape. As I have not been able to break into behinds the scenes work in Tv or film yet, I decided to take up two sports I always wanted to do so now train in Karate and play Ice Hockey, oh I also play tennis. I think that is probably too much info, but I was on a roll.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:
Mark Billingham, Harlan Coben, Simon Kernick, Tami Hoag, John Connolly. Michael Connelly, Lemony Snicket, J.K. Rowling, many more I have forgotten I am sure etc...
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Dempsey & Makepeace, Jonathan Creek, 24, House, Die Hard, All the Harry Potters, Blade Runner, The Indiana Jones Films, Star Wars (the original ones)., Doctor Who, Holes, The Fugitive, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, Rosemary & Thyme, Toy Soldiers, Boyz N the Hood, Lock Up, Little Man Tate, Back to the Future Trilogy, Backdraft, Goodfellas, Jurassic Park, The Client, Empire of the Sun, The Full Monty, The Breakfast Club, Men in Black, Ransom, The Pelican Brief, Witness, Misunderstood, Flashback, Friends, Hardcastle & McCormick, Macgyver, SG1, Love Hurts, Malcom in the Middle, Miami Vice, Midnight Caller, Minder, Paradise Club, Quantum Leap, Due South and X Files. There are loads more I could mention, but the list would never stop.

Comment Wall:

  • L. A. Starks

    Liz, You'll like CrimeSpace. Thanks for the compliment on 13 Days.
    LAS

    Aug 29, 2007

  • Newt Love

    You live somewhere in England, but the backdrop in your photo looks like Bryce Canyon or Momument Valley in the USA. Is it?

    Aug 29, 2007

  • Liz

    Hi Newt, yes you are right it is Bryce Canyon. Lovely place, went on a to Trek to USA there a while back. We saw lots of Canyons and loads of the usual tourist things like Washington Dc, Capitol building etc...

    Aug 29, 2007

  • JackBludis

    Somewher in England and your avatar is in Arizona or Colorado ... Hmmm ... "Somewhere in England" sounds like a WW II news sign-off for reports to America.

    Aug 29, 2007

  • Liz

    Well lets just say my heart is in America. I feel like me there. Over here, well suffocated, I think is the word.

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Cyndi Martin

    Thanks for adding me! Somewhere in England would be a cool place to be!

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Newt Love

    Thank you for asking about my writing. I have been too busy with the day job to write, for about 3 months now. I have been doing some plot development though, and am storyboarding a graphic novel with an artist buddy, but that takes less time and effort than writing.

    I hope your (reading and) writing is coming along too!

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Liz

    Yes those darn day jobs do get in the way. Your graphic novel sounds like you are going into new territory, sounds good to me.

    I have not really read much for the last weeks or so, novel wise as I have a Karate grading coming up so all my normal reading time is being spent learning the syllabus of by heart and precticing the moves.

    I am still editing my first novel, which I tend to do at night. I find it more relaxing, and for some reason- I can think more clearly, I guess a lot of people find that.

    Sep 1, 2007

  • JackBludis

    Forgot to mention last time, you have a good, good list of likes. I tried 24, but when I put it in perspective, the time frame was ... well, you could call it *Mission Impossible.* I do like Keifer Southerland as an actor, like his dad as well.

    Sep 4, 2007

  • Liz

    Yeah quite agree 24 would be impossible to cram all that into 24 hours, but I tend to like actions type things, like to get away from the real world occasionally. I have not seen the last to series, but have enjoyed the first and second the best so far.

    Sep 5, 2007

  • Jeannie Holmes

    Hi, Liz

    Thanks for the friendship. I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond to your question. (New semester of grad classes started and I think my instructors are conspiring to slowly kill me with paper cuts. Lots of reading and essays due every week.)

    As for the main theme of my thesis, I'll be turning in my first novel. I'm in the creative writing program so I'm required to submite a creative thesis. I'm just hoping when my thesis committee asks the "How does this fit into the modern commercial marketplace" question I can point to a circled date on a calendar and say, "Nicely since it's being released on this date." *lol*

    Sep 7, 2007

  • Liz

    Hi JK. Don't worry how long it takes. I finished a degree two years ago as a mature student, so I understand what the workload is like. It gets crazy at times. A creative thesis sounds like it will be fun to do. I am sure if you work at it you will be able to give them that date circled in the diary or calendar. Keep writing.

    Sep 10, 2007