My name is Nathan Goodrich.
I'd tell you my age, but it has the nastiest habit of changing every now
and again, and I don't feel like having to update the web page that frequently.
People keep trying to tell me my height, and it always ends up somewhere
between 5'10" and 6'1" (don't ask me why they can't figure it out).
Weight bounces somewhere around 145-155, even though I eat like a horse.
I was born in Seoul, South Korea (don't get any funny ideas...I'm not an
Asian) but my parents moved out of there fast, and I grew up in northwest
Oregon, where we see the sun...occasionally. I like it there, though.
Everywhere else I've been is WAY too dry...even the humid places because
it doesn't count if it makes you feel icky. That refers to Texas,
where I went on my mission. (Fort Worth Mission)
My major here at BYU is Computer Science,
and I'm in my junior year, I suppose. That still seems weird.
I keep thinking about grad school, however, and so I'll probably be here
until my sci-fi stories come true. I've been on the staff of The
Leading Edge for over four years now, if you let me count my mission, and
have read PLENTY of slushpile stories in my day. It's almost a relief
to read a rough draft, so you can at least say that the author doesn't
consider it finished yet. If you want some TLE slushpile horror stories,
just ask, although I try to promptly blot most of them out.
I am also a runner...Cross Country
style. In high school, my team took 3rd in State (We are in the middle
size division) and were (our coach still says) the best CC team that our
little po-dunk school has ever had. Running's cool (most of you probably
think I'm really half-baked now). Since all that doesn't really say
very much, I'll give my PRs:
1500m: 4:26 (track time)
3000m: 9:41(track time)
5000m: 17:15 (rough time...rain caused severe
timing difficulties)
10,000m: 36:00 + 30s (penalty for
accidentally cheating...it's a long story)
Some of my favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy authors:
George
Lucas (don't bug me about formal definitions here, I don't care)
Robert Jordan (only book 6 so far)
Raymond E. Feist (although I have reservations
after Silverthorn)
Michael Stackpole (Battletech only...I hear
his Star Wars books stink)
Terry Brooks (sorry, not Magic Kingdom for
Sale series)
Whoever wrote the novelization of ALIENS
I've got on my bookshelf
Anne McCaffery (Pern only, shouldn't have
read some of the others)
I probably forgot some...oh well
As far as my writing interests go,
I lean strongly towards fantasy, although sci-fi isn't out of my realm...I
just really like swords and dragons and stuff. I've got a set of
characters that I've been bouncing around ever since halfway through high
school, and I'd like to say they're in final version, but I'm not quite
that naive.
Nearly drowned at 5 and broke my jaw
on a gravel road at 10 (my bicycle and I still weren't on speaking terms
for a long time afterward...still just barely), almost fell off a waterfall,
etc. I'm getting better, though. No major hospital bills in
quite a while...other than...well...
That's about it...if you wanna know
anything else, you'll have to ask. |
