User:Leonidas-001

I have completed my Halo fanfic, titled "In Death's Grey Land," which now stands at approximately 66,000 words. You can check it out here: http://www.scribd.com/full/4804657?access_key=key-1jd8cr1yyh7jpn04so9c. Leonidas-001 - Halopedia



 :,  28, 2024

 Leonidas-001  Account Creation: April 2007

Gender: Male

Role: Part-time Meddler/Contributor

Interests: Halo, Creative Writing (Speculative Fiction), Military History and Technology

 Contact Details  Email: fordyman@comcast.net

 Favorite Quote  "What's faster than the speed of light? The speed of dark! When you turn out the light the dark's already there!"

- Dan





Leonidas-001


G reetings! I'm Leonidas-001, a recent addition to the Halopedia community (just signed on in April of 2007).

First things first. I like to keep things pretty informal around here, so if you happen to drop by my talk page, don't bother to spell out my whole callsign. 'Leo' is more than sufficient...simple, effective, and I'll probably answer to it. No promises, tho. *Grin*

Anyway, I'm currently wrapped up in multiple projects...some work-related (which are incredibly boring), others hobby-related (such as my creative writing efforts, which have been wallowing in the 'unpublished' phase for about eight years now...mainly due to the fact that I hardly ever submit anything!). And that barely scratches the surface of what I'm reading at the moment (Kipling, Julius Ceasar's Commentaries, re-reading the Halo literature, etc.).



My Writing
<span style="float: left; width: 66px; font-size: 62px; line-height: 51px; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, times;">M y Halo fanfiction is really the most recent writing I have pumped out, after a long period of writer's block that left me somewhat shell-shocked. I have found this little jaunt into the Halo Universe a somewhat refreshing vacation from my original material, though I know it doesn't stand a chance in hell of either being published or earning me any money. But I never wrote anything for money, anyway...just simple enjoyment for myself and my limited group of readers. (Besides, there's not a whole helluva lot of money in writing, anyway...unless you're really, really good or really, really lucky.)

In any case, my current story--titled "Halo: In Death's Gray Land," or IDGL for short--revolves around a vauge, unspecified period in UNSC history. The Spartan-I program of Project ORION. More specifically, my main character is the last surviving member of the original, full-augmentation phase of that program...not the second, partial-augmentation phase, which utilized only a small fragment of the original enhancement technology in order to reduce the horrifying mortality rate. Even more specifically, my tale revolves around the actions of this last Spartan-I during the First Battle of Earth in 2552, both on and beneath the surface of Luna.

But that's enough for now, just in case any of you get bored enough to read it.

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About Me
<span style="float: left; width: 66px; font-size: 62px; line-height: 51px; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, times;">A s for the offline version of myself, I am a 22 year-old student studying Media Communications, with concentrations on filmmaking, creative writing, and journalism.

When I'm not in class or working full-time, I write speculative fiction, game on my PC, and occasionally try my hand at rock climbing with some friends. I have an ongoing passion for all things tactical (likely initiated at the age of four, during a playtime session with Sgt. Slaughter, or some such toy). I love military history and tactics, and spend more than a decent amount of time dreaming up future weapons systems, ranging from the practical to utterly ridiculous.

I also enjoy reading speculative fiction written by such authors as Orson Scott Card ("Go Nova!"), Robert Heinlein, Terry Goodkind, Eric Nylund, Robin Hobb, William C. Dietz, David Drake, Eric Flint, and...most recently...David Weber (who may be one of my favorite 'modern' spec fic authors), as well as many others. The list literally goes on and on. <div style="background-color: #f0f0ff; border: 1px solid #8888aa; padding: 10px; margin-top: 3px; margin-left: 232px; text-align: justify;">

Contact Info
<span style="float: left; width: 66px; font-size: 62px; line-height: 51px; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia, times;">I f you should ever feel the need to contact me directly, please don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail at fordyman@comcast.net (just be sure to put 'Halopedia' in the title so my anti-spam software doesn't vape it on arrival!). Also, I'm occasionally signed on to AIM...screen name = fordyman86. If you have any questions or thoughts about creative writing, or just like to shoot the bull about muzzle velocities, my metaphorical door is (almost) always open.

=D

See you 'round the database!