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How old are you?
42

When did you start your site?
January of 2000

Marital Status?
Single

Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
Writer Research and Programming Coordinator for a Studio

Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this site?
Journal Writing, Film, writing, reading, television, outdoor activities, exercise

Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?

I am from New York and have lived in Southern California (West Hollywood) for 20 years.

Why did you start writing your Web site?
Because I am an ardent FAN of the soap "ALL MY CHILDREN".

What is your site about?
Comments, musings, predictions, etc regarding the ABC SOAP "ALL MY CHILDREN".

Why do you write a site about All My Children?
Because I am a writer and it is a wonderful pastime. I have all sorts of opinions on this subject and enjoy sharing them.

Do you communicate with readers of your site?
Quite often.

How much email feedback to you receive from your site? Is it mainly positive or negative?
I receive a great deal of feedback on this site. ALL positive. I suspect that there that my focus is the reason I don't receive any negative. I am not looking for arguments and welcome ALL responses.

Have you met any new friends because of the site?
MANY.

Has your motivation changed over time?
Not at all. It has been and will remain a fun tribute to a show that I love.

How has it changed your life?

I have acquired a fan base. That would be something that I can honestly say that I was not familiar with (and enjoy immensely.)

Do your friends and family know you keep this site/read it? If so have you had any really negative experiences as a result? If not why?
EVERYONE knows...because I tell them. I am proud of all the work I do.

How has your Web site benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
It is teaching me about things that I love to do being things that could be incorporated into a living. I am a writer. I enjoy the daily "work" on this and my other sites. I do it well.

If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
NOTHING.

What are your favorite things on your site?
This site is linked to all of my other endeavors. It is a favorite thing all around.

When looking at other people's Web sites what do you look for as a viewer?
Inspiration and like minds.

What is "one word" that would describe your site?
FAN

Because of your site do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
With this site I have become a celebrity of sorts within the AMC FAN base. I am out there and I know that a great deal of people enjoy what I have to say and point out.

How do you tackle the mechanics of Web design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what you envision.
This and my other sites were created in order to allow myself the opportunity to teach myself HTML and webdesign. I learn as I go along and HAVE learned a great deal.

Why do you think people are interested in your interest or hobby and what you have to say about it?
It is a fan page. People would be interested in it for obvious reasons...an obsession and desire to know more about ALL MY CHILDREN. People enjoy reading opinions and anecdotes. They are afforded the opportunity to see that others agree with them or find things that they might otherwise not have known.

What compels you to design beautiful pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of "why write a Web site")?
PASSION. It is fun, creative, and a way to share myself with whomever might be interested.

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