Long-Belated Intro Post (Updated January 2024)

[justanorthernlight]

About me/my journal:

I've been on Dreamwidth for over 3 years now, and keep putting off making an 'About Me' post. I hate talking about myself, but here goes.

Hi, I'm justanorthernlight , J for short.

I'm a lurker, reader, and vidder. I'm considering giving up 'writer' as part of my identity considering how long it's been since I've written anything.

On my journal you will mostly find my monthly 'Reading Wrap-Up' posts where I talk about what I read that month. Expect sci fi, fantasy, historical fiction, and occasional forays into other genres. Also lots and lots of Star Wars expanded universe content. I'm also trying to read more nonfiction.

Occasionally when I'm mid-project and want to talk about it I will do WIP Wednesdays, or something similar. I have in the past tried liveblogging various books and shows, but I don't stick with it. I do make extremely occasional meta posts.

I don't make all that many fanworks so when I do I tend to link to them from here.

I post occasional real life updates in locked entries.

How many times am I going to use the word 'occasional' in this bio? Ugh.

Fandoms:

Star Wars is my forever and always fandom. I have been reading Expanded Universe novels since I was a tiny child in the '90s, and in online fandom since the early '00s. Because I've been in it so long I don't feel super compelled to keep up with new entries in real time (ex, it's 2022 and I haven't even seen The Mandalorian yet), they will always be there waiting for me.
(Updated Jan 2024: I have seen some Mandalorian but not Ahsoka, I'm currently knee-deep in The High Republic comics/novels, but also behind the curve there).

(Side note, in general I don't even like keeping up with new fandoms in real time, hot takes and speculation kind of exhaust me. Rereading and rewatching old shit FTW!)

Babylon 5 is another forever fandom, although I came to it in the early 2010s.

In general, I love sci fi and fantasy movies, tv shows, literature, etc. A lot of my current fandoms are smaller fantasy books.

I also like historical fiction, Black Sails was my last big non-SFF obsession.

Friending/access policy:

Feel free to subscribe/follow/comment/lurk! I don't always follow back, but I love seeing new people. I'm just a little picky about what comes into my feed.

When it comes to granting access, I'll (probably) show you mine if you show me yours ;) Most of my content is public, so don't feel obligated to grant or request access if you don't want to.

Comments

[spikedluv]

Hi! I used to read the Star Wars extended 'verse, but when I found fanfic a lot of published books languished. That's one 'verse I never returned to. *sad face*

Since you like historical fiction, have you read the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries? I was rec'd them two years ago now, I think, during Snowflake, and read them almost back to back. Now I have to wait for new ones to come out. *g*

[justanorthernlight]

I have not read the Sebastian St. Cyr series, but it looks like it's right up my alley! *Adds to tower TBR pile*

The Star Wars kids books like Jedi Apprentice and Junior Jedi Knights really got me into reading as an elementary schooler. I read some of the adult ones too at that age (this was before YA was it's own genre), but took a break from it as a middle/highschool/college student, and got back into it when the whole Disney decanonization/reboot happened.

[spikedluv]

I hope you enjoy them!

I recall being turned off by a certain death that was totally unexpected to me, and that might be part of the reason I let it go so long and then gave up on the books. :(

[justanorthernlight]

Well, there is a reason that despite having read dozens of Star Wars books I have never delved into the NJO and beyond sections... I was spoilered for two major character deaths in them, and there's a 3rd later on that might be the one your referring to instead. Everything before that is fair game, though :)