Words To Live By

Out Of Place, Out Of Time, Not Fitting In, But Right Where You Need To Be

Wisdom comes at any age.

That is one of many things that I’ve learned in my short life time.

You know who you are. And if you don’t, you will.

After more than a year of procrastinating on putting this blog together, I’m finally doing it. 🙂 Sometimes you just have to move whatever it is that’s blocking you out of your way. Even if it’s yourself. No one is perfect–And you have to start somewhere. Having said that:

Who am I?

My name is Elena.  But you can call me whatever you want. On Tumblr, Twitter, & the inner & outer reaches of the interwebzverse I’m known as JesterWitch. And with that knowledge, you can even call me Jesty. 😉

I’m 23.

I am an avid geek! I read comics, I watch cartoons, I create works of art, and am a HUGE Batman fan, more so of Joker & Harley Quinn, but have more of a huge appreciation of the communities of Gotham City in general.

I’m originally from Anchorage, Alaska. But am slowly but surely relocating to New York. I attend SUNY Oswego and am studying creative writing in upstate Oswego, NY. It’s a small town. Don’t care for the town or school much, but I have two semesters to go, so I’m sticking with it! I do enjoy the program though!

My main goal this year is to get my writing portfolio started & finished, and have found a way to attain self-employment, making a substantial amount of income by May/June 2012.

Storytelling is my absolute passion. It’s always been my dream to become a published writer.  My ultimate goal is to writing for episodic television, specifically for animation and live action programming that appeals to teens & YA–and  to some degree, writing for comic books. Having said that, I feel a very deep connection to perpetual underdog characters whom are teenagers & young adults, especially characters whom are torn in two different directions, and need to make a choice. Characters that are or have been bullied, wounded in someway, & have to constantly & consistently fight the prejudice, discrimination that’s working against them every. single. day. All because they are different in someway. It is never easy to deal with, but for lots of us, it gets better or will get better.

All of my stories are character driven.

Issues of women, people of all ethnicities, LGBTQ’s, & anyone who feels like an outsider are all things I’d like to explore in different mediums of story telling.

I strive to speak the truth in everything I write. The truth about the different groups of people that exist in the world is very important to me. One thing I definitely am aware of and know for a fact:

I have a lot to learn.

A good friend of mine, Denny Upkins once said “Just because you’re a minority in one aspect, doesn’t mean that you’re not privileged in another.”

As a white female, who struggles in some aspects of my life, I will never know the true struggles that a woman of color has to face on a daily basis.

The best thing one can do is:

LISTEN.

No. Really listen.

Understand that we are all human and that everyone deserves respect & for their stories to be heard.

Part of what I hope to accomplish with this blog is focusing on & spot lighting characters, stories, & any news in comics, television, & film, that are about young people. That’s not to say that I won’t be focusing on anyone but teenagers and young adults! I do see a lack of blogs that focus on specifically youth characters within comics, television, & entertainment in general. Maybe I’m wrong. Don’t quote me on that. LOL!

This is a space where all my readers are safe to be themselves. You will never be judged here.

I plan to update this blog every other day. That is what I’m striving towards.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, etc. don’t hesitate to ask.