EDIT: And my mystery benefactor has at long last made herself known! Calooh, callay! Many thanks to you, *Enveous! Expect buckets of art in the near future!

Back again, and boy, is this journal going to be loaded with thumbnails, Internet pals! But honestly -- who could blame me?

Consider the following points:

Do you love reading about painstakingly well-crafted original characters?
(Considering where you are, it's certainly a possibility.)

Do you occasionally wonder about said characters' hidden habits, quirks, or nuances of experience?
(Well, who wouldn't?)

Are you, like me, much too shy to ask silly questions of their creators yourself?
You're in luck!

For you see, Internets, a plucky little meme involving 20 Questions somehow managed to snare an entire boatload of considerably more talented writers and artists in its net (including nearly half the cast of *DeviantDead, and some memorable interlopers from *yeahswingit), all of whom have generously provided tempting tidbits of story about an ever-growing cast that has proven itself to have not only breadth but some truly astonishing depth.

I implore you to take a gander if you spot anyone you recognize, or be brave and take a peek at a character you've never met. Alternatively, if you're a writer or an artist yourself, and have a few characters you'd like to share with the Intertubes public at large, by all means, give it a try (and tell me about it!) -- it's an exercise for your brain, and what rises to the surface might surprise you!

(Abounding thanks to *Selenedragon for popularizing this among the *DeviantDead regulars! If you see repeated questions involving the "way to a character's heart", you have only her to blame.)

20 Random Facts About...

- Daggett Blackwood; *Coelasquid
- Blue Sayer; *Coelasquid
- Amanda Theoren; *Oly-RRR
- P.B. Winford; *Oly-RRR
- Malcolm Keener; *Oly-RRR
- Arthur McFael; *Oly-RRR
- Fred Feyn; *Oly-RRR
- Professor Edwin Gabel; *Selenedragon
- Professor Euclid Renard; *Selenedragon
- Timbrizcha Dyinoic Solde; ~timba
- Doctor Franklin Atticus; *rentabby
- Natasha Baldwin; *rentabby
- DJ Voice; *DeviantDead
- Eoin Bucklin; `delya
- Bob Derek Crossroads (DeviantDEAD Edition); =whitetrashpalace
- Charles Thaddeus Wick; ~Phantosanucca
- Hassan; ~Phantosanucca
- Marina; ~Phantosanucca
- Tobi Wakeman; ~MotoPsycho72
- Mona Elizabeth Gerber; *Sephiramy
- Jestin McRae; ~SmilexStranger
- Mickey Maine; *flipsidered
- Jason Krauser; ~miniongtt
- Samantha Esher; =CosmicFail
- Aaron Woodward; =Penril
- Brian Ross Gilbert; ~and-also-dinosaurs
- "Birdie"; =Serain
- Luke Wilson; ~clamchowda
- Clay Preston; *JillValentine89
- Ami Brown (*yeahswingit edition); =Amotu
- Jack Deschain; ~Zerahoc
- Sebastian Bane; ~NishaKay
- Bjorn Stiansen; ~NishaKay
- Cecil Moore; =Bilious
- William Woodrow; =Bilious
- Naomi Holtz; *BORDEAUXbrows
- Genki Domotoshi (*yeahswingit edition); *SabieMoonbeam
- Celeste MacIntyre; ~r-e-v-e
- Gia Lacroix; ~r-e-v-e
- Sydney Mahoney; *manic-pixie

( And, naturally, my own flimsy additions to the trend: )

- Miss Crowley and Hunter L. MacInneas

(These are all the ones I know about -- did I miss anyone? If you filled one out, or know somebody who did, and I didn't list them here, please let me know!)

Do some exploring, Internets. Spread some love.

Mahalo.