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LadyLark aka Lady Lark is a fanfiction author, betareader, and MediaMiner.Org Site moderator. Under her real name, Rea Konecki, she staffs various anime conventions primarily as Guest Relations or Special Operations. She has stated[1] that she has a sockpuppet account that she publishes fiction that she is not terribly happy with under. She has published over 30 pieces of fiction[2][3].

[edit] General biography

LadyLark is primarily an anime fanfiction author although she does branch out into other fandoms including CSI, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Final Fantasy. She started out as a pre-reader under the name Megamichan on the FFML in 1995 for the authors Joseph Kohle and Anand Rao. In 1997, she joined GRAAC (The Grand Rapids Area Anime Club) and went on to run their convention. While in college, she was a member of ACO, the Asian Cultural Organization, and during her three years with group held a variety of positions within it. In 1998, she laid the groundwork for Central Michigan University's anime club and selected the man who would be its first president as her successor.

While a member of GRAAC, she worked on several fan parodies. Hosted 35mm anime showings and ran anime themed roleplaying games. As a fan, she has cosplayed and created fanart (albeit badly.) During this time period, she laid what would turn out to be the groundwork for her entrance into the convention staffing scene. She met Jeff Thompson of TRSI and Steve Pearl, the American Otaking, at Katsucon and from there met many other "super fans" and guests.

LadyLark officially staffed a non-collegiate convention in 2000 at Nekocon. She was a member of the guest relations staff, the people who take care of the guests and make sure that they get what they need when they need it. There, she made connections with the con-chairs of the first Ohayocon and was brought in as Guest relations for them. When she got to that convention, she ended up assuming a more supervisory role including Japanese Guest Liason. LadyLark staffed Ohayocon for three years before leaving the convention to pursue other interests. In 2001, LadyLark joined the staff of Otakon in the Special Operations department. She has risen through the ranks of the con despite living half a continent away.

In 2001, she published her first fanfiction. Also in 2001, she became a moderator on 0-DBZ-Fanfiction. She is a moderator on the animefanficgems yahoo group and is the owner of DBZFanficGems yahoo group. When FF.net implemented its no adult fics ban, she worked with Ayla in coming up with some of the codes used for the new site AdultFanfiction.net. However, she is probably best known in fandom as one of the Moderators of Mediaminer.org.

As an author, LadyLark tends to be known for her one-shots rather than her multi-chapter fics. The reason stated is that she "updates slower than the earth experiences ice ages."[4] She has several Works In Progress under her name that she claims she will finish. She typically writes het or gen fanfiction although she has written one yuri and two yaoi short fics.

At MediaMiner, she is one of the Moderators of the Fanfiction section. She is also in charge of the Anime section of the site and moderates on the forums. She is the head of the Featured Fanfiction committee and the Mini-Contest committee. In addition, she is one of the Coordinators of the Maximum Challege contest. She has also been a judge of various contests on the site for some time. Many of her fiction have won awards during the MediaMiner BAFFC now the Maximum Challenge Contest.

[edit] Timeline

Below is a partial timeline of LadyLark's involvement in fandom.

1995 - Joined the FFML under the name 'Megamichan' and became a pre-reader for Joseph Kohle and Anand Rao.

1998 - Staffed JAFAX III as one of the Coordinating Committee

1999 - Staffed JAFAX IV as co-con Chair

2000 - Staffed Nekocon as Guest Relations.

2001 - Published first fanfiction titled "I Am" in March of 2001 in the Dragonball Z fandom. Published "Who Wants to Live Forever" in April. Became a Moderator of 0-DBZ-Fanfiction and beta-reader for Mia Skywalker's "A Light in the Darkness." Became an author on MediaMiner.Org. Joined LiveJournal under the name Leilia. Staffed Nekocon as Head of at-con Guest Relations. Staffed Ohayocon I and Katsucon as Guest Relations. Staffed Anime Central as a gofer. Staffed Otakon as Special Operations.

2002 - Published "Legacy" the sequel to "Who Wants to Live Forever." Graduated college and moved to Florida. Staffed Ohayocon II and Anime Festival Orlando as Head of Guest Relations. Staffed Katsucon as guest relations. Staffed Otakon as Special Operations Lieutenant.

2003 - Published "Moonlight Confessions" and "Battle Joined" Staffed Ohayocon III as head of Guest Relations. Hosted "Whose Line is it Anime?" at Ohayocon. Panelist for the Fanfiction and Dragonball panels at Ohayocon.

2004 - Published "Plotting to Win" and "Journey of Illumination." Judged BAFFC at Mediaminer. Joined the Moderation Staff at MediaMiner.org. Staffed Otakon as Special Operations Lieutenant.

2005 - Created the Mini-Fiction Contests at MM.O. Judged Maximum Challenge Contest. Staffed Otakon as Special Operations Lieutenant.

2006 - Published first original fiction, "Spring Fog." Continued with Mini and Maximum challenge contests. Staffed Otakon as Special Operations Captain.

2007 - Published several "gremlin" fics as well as another part of "Plotting to Win." Continued with Mini and Maximum challenge contests. Staffed Otakon as Special Operations Department Head Second.

Present - One of the Coordinators of Maximum Challenge Contest. Staffing Otakon as Special Operations Department Head.

Fiction Timeline:

On March 1, 2001, Lady Lark joined FanFiction.net. [5]
On April 6, 2001, Lady Lark published Retribution. [6]
On July 15, 2001, Lady Lark published If I Should Fall. [7]
On August 23, 2001, Lady Lark published Revelations. [8]
On August 24, 2001, Lady Lark published Admissions and Declarations. [9]
On August 24, 2001, Lady Lark published The Study Break. [10]
On September 1, 2001, Lady Lark published Looking Outward. [11]
On September 15, 2001, Lady Lark published The Human Challenge: A Life Well Lived. [12]
On February 14, 2002, Lady Lark published The Hunter and the Housewife. [13]
On February 15, 2002, Lady Lark published Scars. [14]
On February 24, 2002, Lady Lark published A Daughter's Love. [15]
On February 20, 2002, Lady Lark published Legacy. [16]
On September 1, 2003, Lady Lark published Moonlight Confessions. [17]
On September 14, 2003, Lady Lark published Battle Joined. [18]
On September 14, 2003, Lady Lark published Fire & Ice. [19]
On June 21, 2004, Lady Lark published Aspects of Vegeta. [20]
On September 13, 2004, Lady Lark published Good Things Never Die. [21]
On September 17, 2004, Lady Lark published The Greatest Gift. [22]
On November 23, 2004, Lady Lark published Words. [23]
On November 7, 2004, Lady Lark published Journey of Illumination. [24]
On March 3, 2005, Lady Lark published Tryst. [25]
On November 6, 2006, Lady Lark published How the Dragon Got His Balls Back. [26]
On January 15, 2007, Lady Lark published Q&A. [27]
On January 22, 2007, Lady Lark published One to Grow On. [28]
On February 18, 2007, Lady Lark published The Winter of My Remembrance. [29]
On March 6, 2007, Lady Lark published Long Awaited Homecoming. [30]
On March 8, 2007, Lady Lark published Restless Nights. [31]
On April 12, 2004, Lady Lark published Plotting to Win. [32]
On May 13, 2007, Lady Lark published Yesterday's Papers. [33]
On April 22, 2004, Lady Lark published Slices of Life. [34]
On February 18, 2008, Lady Lark published Twenty Truths About Gaara & Sakura's Relationship. [35]
On January 1, 2008, Lady Lark published A Pressing Engagement. [36]