Talk:Jenna K. Moran

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Regarding the name change, it first came to public light through the byline of this publication: http://www.eos-press.com/downloads/UnlikelyFlowerings.pdf She provided the first public confirmation in http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=8547168#post8547168 this thread, specifically posts #51 and #35. I've done a quick chop at editing this fact in, but obviously the article still needs some work, it mostly calls her by the old moniker. I've left it off because R. Sean Borgstrom still has much more name recognition, and she hasn't really begun insisting on the new name yet for that reason. (I am also the anonymous editor who made the first changes about the new name, I forgot to log on.) Nentuaby (talk) 08:59, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Somebody should probably include that she has been going through Electro-convulsive Therapy, but is unwilling to divulge the details. I'll go look for a source, but I recall that she's the original source. Quite possibly in a forum thread (on the RPGnet forum "Roleplaying Open") about the book "Exalted: the Sidereals." - SRNissen

Found it:

(1) RSB mentions that she received ECT http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=1425343&postcount=1435

(2) "Gaius" requests details http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=1425848&postcount=1438

(3) RSB refuses http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=1427419&postcount=1452

Uh, why "should" somebody include that? WTF? --Kynn 05:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree, that's awefully personal and really none of our business. If she want's to say something, cool; if not, cool too. Where's the decency, man? Personal privacy, and all that. Although, it would be cool if there was a pic here... 206.156.242.36 21:10, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Well it would explain why her writing makes less sense than an opium hallucination.
Just the sort of hard fact that belongs in an objective encyclopedia article, boldly stated by individual with the courage to stand behind his/her/its convictions. We should probably add that all the people who buy her books and read them are also drug-addled fiends, as there's no other reason anyone could possibly disagree with you or have different tastes. — Andrés Santiago Pérez-Bergquist 20:54, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Jesus called; he wants his cross back Andres.
Speaking as a friend of Rebecca's, I'd like to second Kynn's comment: that sort of information has no place here. Truth be told, I'd kind of like to see it removed from the talk page--having it here seems almost defamatory--but I'll leave that to an editor's discretion. Tahnan 09:04, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
I'll third Kynn's comment, especially since using one post referring to having received ECT over a decade ago as a source about her current life is on pretty shaky ground at best. Kitanin (talk) 23:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Without trying to sound rude, what the hell is the deal with Hitherby Dragons? Is it some kind of really well-played alternate-reality game? Is everybody involved slightly off their rocker? Is everyone BSing the entire time?

Seriously, I don't want to insult anyone, but after reading the Hitherby page, and this article, I still can't make sense of any of it. What is going on?KrytenKoro 09:42, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Hitherby Dragons is a wide-ranging exercise in creative fiction. Jenna (R.S.B.'s new name, see above) has said she thinks of it as a "text-based web comic." Don't worry, parts of it which seem to be unconnected probably are. ;) Nentuaby (talk) 09:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Specifically, Hitherby is a bunch of stories told by Jane, a little girl, and the troupe of actors that live with her in a tower. Anything that happens in Hitherby is a story that Jane is telling to try and figure out the world. EXCEPT: histories (things that happened in Hitherby in the past- these entries have roman numerals) and canon entries (stuff happening in Jane's world right now- marked with ordinary numbers). Once you read enough entries, patterns start to emerge- a lot of the things that go on involve taking one intellectual property (ex. Rainbow Bright) and mixing it with another genre or setting (ex. noir). Rand Brittain (talk) 04:02, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


She got her first degree with 14? 1998 would make more sense... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.113.222.80 (talk) 14:11, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

1988 is correct. R. Sean was a prodigy. Thanlis (talk) 18:40, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Turns out that's right, but her birth year's wrong. She was born 1972.


I added a sentence to the paragraph about Dr. Moran being a controversial writer, so that it mentions the opinions of fans as well as critics. I don't think it alters the spirit of the paragraph too far. Is this specific enough to require attribution? I'm sure a proper quote could be found. Rand Brittain (talk) 04:02, 16 March 2008 (UTC)