Not much interesting about me. I've been writing and posting for awhile now. My stories usually fall somewhere between fanfiction and original, mostly remakes of fairy tales that spin off on their own. The majority of these are posted on fictionpress.com under the penname SamoaPhoenix. Feel free to enjoy those as well if you are so inclined! I've also written an original story on fictionpress called Chronicles of an Evil Overlord with my college roommate, Cywyllog. It's finished, and only the first chapter is posted because we hope to get it published for real. We're currently posting the sequel, Chronicles of a Comic Relief. Our penname is Storyteller Phoenix.

Novel-length Stories:

Beauty and the Beast has been my favorite Disney movie for like, ever (after I got over wanting to be a mermaid). There's just so much to admire about it. The addition of Gaston I think was a brilliant move, as well as adding the perspective of the servants to the mix. I love that it's a Disney movie that's not based on love at first sight, and that both main characters change and learn from each other in the process of falling in love, which is more what it's really like. And there have been so many great fanfics based on the movie I almost feel intimidated adding my own contributions! Judging from the response to Nightingale and Whisper Plantation, I shouldn't be too worried, but one can't help wondering sometimes.

Holding Out for a Hero branches out a bit more. It still has the original Disney storyline intact, but there is a secondary plot that requires some deviations. It all ties together in the end, fear not! I've embarked on a new journey, attempting to bring together Beauty and the Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean (post movie 3), and Assassin's Creed (a video game) in a story called Echoes of the Heart. Lots of fast-moving fun, jumping back and forth between 2 different times, and so on. Jack Sparrow makes several guest apperances! I know, I know. You guys are probably thinking "Not another weird AU! Doesn't this girl ever get sick of this?!" I figure at this point I've written at least one story that will appeal to your personal taste. There's no law that says everyone has to read all of them. Actually, a small part of the reason I wrote the short story "All Along" is to prove I can write to Disney canon if inspired by a particular idea. Most of the reason was to answer a lot of the questions the movie leaves wide open. Things like what Belle expected to find in the West Wing and why she ran away (she doesn't seem like the kind of person to wantonly break promises without good reason), what she thought about falling in love with a monster, and why she was so quick to accept the transformed Prince as her Beast.

I often have a specific song or songs that to me embodies a particular couple that I write. It helps me get into the mood of writing them, especially in the more romantic scenes. Sometimes I incorporate these into the stories, sometimes not. Listening to them might help you get their "flavor," if you like to listen to music as you read. A few are listed below:

--Belle and Katsuro: "Reprise," by Joe Hisaishi, from Spirited Away.

--Lizzie and Colman: "Unchained Melody," by the Righteous Brothers.

--Erika and Jack: "The Power of Love," by Celine Dion, and "Holding Out for a Hero" from Footloose.

--Robin and Kyle: "A Moment Like This," by Kelly Clarkson, and "It Is You (I Have Loved)" by Dana Glover, from Shrek.

--Vanessa and Adam: "So Close" by Jon McLaughlin, from Enchanted.

Now that Echoes of the Heart is finished, I think I'm done with Beauty and the Beast stories that use only the Disney storyline and nothing else. That well is about tapped dry, unless some other brilliant idea occurs to me. I have two stories in the works: one Beauty and the Beast, and one Danny Phantom. The Beauty and the Beast story is set in the Disney universe, and is currently being written. I have begun posting it. The Danny Phantom one is on the back burner right now until the climate in my brain is just right for it.

Random Oneshots/Twoshot:

"The Resignation" was particularly annoying because the idea for it came to me at 1AM. So I had to turn my computer back on and start writing. One of my guilty pleasures is cartoons of the Saturday morning variety (the good ones with actual plot, not the mindless ones), and the Zeta Project is one of my all-time favorites. I adore the main characters, Zeta and Ro, and I think the bond they have is very special and unique. In this fic I examine some of their relationship from the perspective of one of the government agents chasing them. Then I had another idea, and had to add another chapter. This one takes place after the government has stopped chasing our main pair.

"The Basketball" evolved one day when i was trying to avoid studying for my Historical Methods final. I had just seen Spider-man 3, and it was really bugging me that there was so little closure on Harry's death. The story insisted on getting written, so I gave in and did so around studying. I got a B plus in the class, so I must have been somewhat successful at mutlitasking. I really like the way the story turned out, though. It reminds me that despite everything that went on between them, Harry and Peter did have a bond that stood the test.

The Great Gastby oneshot came out of nowhere. I didn't even like the book when we read it, but once I started imagining Daisy and Gatsby having a kid the story just sort of fought its way out of me. I thought it came out pretty well, all things considered, which is why I posted it at all.

Anyway, enjoy my humble offerings to you all!

Favorites:

As you can see, my fandom is Beauty and the Beast and I spend most of my time there, but I dabble in a variety of other fandoms as well. The stories I add to my limited favorites list are always complete, because there's a chance that an author will never finish any given story they begin, no matter how much fans like it. They are well-written (in my opinion, anyway) and generally error-free, though if a story is intriguing enough I may forgive some unorthodox spelling, grammar and punctuation. Often the stories on my favorites list are amusing in a witty way, or offer a fresh perspective on some aspect of the original. I will never be one of those people with hundreds of stories on their list; I already feel like I have a lot and I am very stingy with what I do add. I hope you will check these stories out because they deserve your time. Truly.

Cheers for now,

~SamoaPhoenix9