My Hobbies, Described in More Detail Than You Desire

While I have a wide variety of general interests, my actual range of hobbies is much narrower. My natural curiosity pushes me to read books, magazines, and Internet articles about many subjects but that doesn't necessarily mean all of my activities are related to what I read. I love birds, for instance, yet I am not a bird watcher nor do I belong to any sort of bird club or society.

My list of hobbies includes writing, drawing, making collages, taking photographs, reading, singing, walking, biking, shopping, eating, listening to music, traveling, and visiting theatres, museums, art galleries, libraries, parks, and areas of historical interest. I also regularly attend lectures, panel discussions, and other live presentations about numerous topics. Now let me describe each of these hobbies in further depth:

I write everything except for sports and technical articles, as I famously claim, but I've even written a few of those, too. My favorite genres are poetry, short stories, satire, creative non-fiction, and fashion articles. Hard news stories rarely interest me; I prefer to write pieces with a strong narrative voice or from some entertaining angle. The inverted triangle format is so dry! Writing is not only a hobby of mine but a professional pastime, as well. I regularly publish my writing online, update my fashion blog (Give Me Paisley and Parasols!), contribute to 'zines, and submit pieces to magazines, books, newspapers, and literary journals. I also self-publish books on Lulu.com.

As for drawing, I primarily draw people, particularly female faces, but I doodle just about everything. My drawings are more stylistic than realistic. Like my writing, I also submit my drawings to online and print venues but, unlike my writing, I generally don't receive payment for the illustrations.