Name: Bookwurm23 (which is all you need know for the moment.)
Age: 15
Religion: I am very much a Christian writer. I do have several 'Christian-y' fics now, for the Chronicles of Narnia and the bible. After some recent events, I do expect to have more on the way. I hope that soon, all of my writing will have at least some elements of Christianity in them. I'm definitely trying not to shove my religion down your throat - I know it can be a big turn off for some people- let me know if you're feeling choked, and why, and I'll do my best to curb it, though I won't completely eradicate it. My faith is the biggest thing in my life, and the most I can ask for is to please Jesus in all of my writing. If you think I'm not doing this in any way, please let me know and I'll be forever grateful!
Pairings/fanfictions I will NEVER read: M rated fics (there are a couple out there that are really good and without any vulgarities), anything involving incest or male/male, female/female (We each have the freedom to choose our own path - you choose yours, I'll choose mine, and we'll all get along, even if we don't agree. I try to avoid fics with really bad plots and Mary Sue's, as well.

Peter and the Starcatchers: All
Princess Academy
The Frog Princess (the whole series)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (all)
Hamlet (and all of Shakespeare)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (all of the series. Best books ever written.)
Talking to Dragons (all of the series)
Ella Enchanted (all of those ie: Fairest, the Two Sisters of Ba'marre)
The Bible
Mark of the Lion series
Unshaken
Unafraid
The Case for Faith
Peter Pan
The Secret Garden
The Little Princess

a million others I can't remember

My favorite 'ships are basically anything cannon.

I like lots of music; here are my favorite artists:

The Fray (! Have you listened to their song, "You found me" ? If not, do so.:))
Panic at the Disco ( I like some of their songs, but others disgust me)
Styx
Queen
Julieta Venegas
Billy Joel
Three Doors Down
Taylor Swift
Supertramp
Weird Al
Globus (Best ever!)
Amy Grant
Six Pence None the Richer
Jason Mraz
MercyMe
Regina Spektor
All American Rejects

About a million more!
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Ranting: WARNING: this is extremely acidic material. Please regard this as comedic material only! I don't mean to offend any parties! This is for amusement and entertainment ONLY

Some things I really dislike in a story (in other words, if I see this, I will undoubtedly either throw my hands up in disgust and immediately exit the story, or possibly leave a very long review listing all the problems stated here that I found.):

1. Grammar: Okay guys. It's not really that hard to make sure you put a period at the end of a sentence or capitalize the first word of a sentence, is it? For goodness sakes, Microsoft word does the capitalizing FOR you! (Amazing, I know. Crazy what modern word processing programs can do these days, right?) It's understandable that some things slip through-- Heaven knows it happens to me all the time; but the majority of your story shouldn't be like this.

2. (A/N: Uh, just wanted to interrupt the story...): Dude, this is so annoying. Just as you start getting into a story, this author's note just totally ruins whatever scene you were just imagining. It's like you (as the reader) are painting a picture, but just as soon as it's finished, someone decides to scribble on it or something. It ruins the "visual" effect.

3. Text speech: I'm sure nearly everyone could agree with me on this one. Guys, I love whoever invented text speech just as much as the next person; it's great for texting. But that's the thing; it should be used FOR TEXTING ONLY!

4.Spelling: I can understand a few spelling errors here and there; I mean, no one's perfect, sans Jesus, right? But come on! They have such a thing as spell check on Microsoft word, and if not on that, you can go on Google to get it done! There is no excuse for your definitely's to be defiantly's. They're two DIFFERENT WORDS! It just bugs me (and other people too, I'm sure)

5. Homonyms: Definition: A word with the same sound (homophone) or spelling (homograph) as another but with a different meaning. Let's get this straight once and for all; Their doesn't mean the same as they're. They are two completely different words, with completely different meanings! Most people learn this in school; in fact, it's required material. Pay attention! There is a place, they're is a contraction of they and are, and their is possessive!

6. OOC-ness: This is a problem that I find quite frequently. I know that people change, and I also know that sometimes people act a little out of the ordinary in some circumstances. So, yes, sometimes making a character ooc is called for- what I'm talking about is when you totally change the character. If you're going to borrow the characters of an author, you have to follow their rules. You can't just change all the values of the mentioned character and switch around things that make them who they are, otherwise you may as well just make your own universe, and stop abusing theirs. I'm going to use a couple examples here, so that you know what I'm trying to say. The Chronicles of Narnia: Edmund would never betray Peter, especially for a girl- he would never be unfaithful to his wife (if he had one, which he doesn't as far as I know). I doubt Peter would ever hit Edmund, no matter what the disagreement was. Susan would never swear profusely, nor would she slap one of her siblings (Hit with a purse? Perhaps, if she was seething and already fallen. :)). And this is a big one, so listen up: Lucy would never fall "in love" with Mr. Tumnus, and Tumnus would not fall "in love" with her. That, my friends, is called Pedophilism. You can go ahead and keep loving that pairing - I won't think the less of you for it. Just don't make me read the stuff! And most importantly: No matter how much you might want it to happen, Aslan will never go back on his word- just because in the movie, Susan "loves" Caspian X, does NOT mean that Aslan will have pity on her and send her back to Narnia. Will God ever go back on his promise to never make it rain 40 days and nights? Neither will Aslan let her go back. Ain't happenin'. The Inheritance Cycle: No matter how much she "loves" Eragon, Arya will not ever submit to him, in anything if she strongly disagreed. Eragon would never ever under any circumstances yell at Saphira over something stupid like how he feels about Arya; disagree- yes, yell- no. And lastly: Saphira will never, no matter how much you wish that she would, say "whatever" as in: "Fine. Whatever!". And she would also not EVER "fall" for Shruikan. Sorry... won't happen. Twilight: all I have to say is that none of these characters will ever leave their better half for some one else. Nuff said. PJATO: Yes, Annabeth is awesome. Yes, Percy is awesome. But no, I don't think Annabeth would every do something as stupid as get drunk and then become a teenage mother. Sorry, but no. Does that really sound like Annabeth to you? I didn't think so. (Yes, I've seen this plot many times.) Max Ride: Iggy and Nudge. Nudge and Iggy... No. It doesn't work out like that. Friends? Yes. Relationship? I highly doubt it. I don't know, this one is kind of plausible, I suppose. But I really can't see it. It kind of grosses me out. Max, wearing a dress? I definitely highly, highly doubt it. I doubt it will ever happen, really. Yes, I am a huge Fax fan. But once again, no, I don't think it will be so easy for them. No, I don't think Max would ever back down on anything unless he had a good point, BFF and BF or not. Just keep 'em in character, and your story will be so much better for it!

7. Speaking/acting in context to era and year, etc: This is the last one, I promise. Okay, the last thing that bothers me: if there is a story that is taking place in the 1930's-1940's, the characters will NOT say "Whatever." Susan, Lucy, Edmund and Peter will not swear by saying the F word. Ever. It was unheard of- they would be theoretically stoned in the time that they were alive. They would not say shit, damn, hell, Cheese and Rice (the real version of that curse), or even crap, shoot, or crud. Maybe Peter and Edmund would say bloody once in a while, perhaps blast, maybe even damn or hell. Probably the girls never would. But definitely not the other mentioned curses. Never ever, ever, ever, EVER! In 1918, no man in his right mind would take a walk with a woman he was not married to without a chaperon unless he was suicidal. No woman would ever leave the house without a hat and gloves. Almost every single person would go to church, and the women would wear hats too. Almost no couple would ever not get home on time, not if they wanted to keep seeing each other. Just letting you know. Oh, and you would NEVER see a teenager get pregnant before marriage, not without them getting disowned. They would not swear in public- no man would ever, ever, EVER swear in front of a lady unless he wanted them to leave him so fast he wouldn't have time to cuss the s-word. In Alagaesia, nobody will say crap or shoot- I doubt those words have even been made up. No body will say "baby", "Hun", "muffin cakes" and/or "Sweetie pie". It will NOT happen. Ever. Following these basic guidelines will make the story so much more believable and essentially better.

That's just about what I can't live with in a story. I may seem awfully picky or mean when I review for a story that has a couple problems (one of these) and point them all out, but I swear that I am only doing it for the good of the story. (In fact, if I do review and say something like that, it means that it must have some good potential.)

More ranting:

Do you know what's annoying? People who review for your Bible Fics anonymously and say, "God isn't real" or, "ur stoopid. stoppp beleiving in god." and stuff like that. That's what's annoying. What the real question is: What are these "God-haters" doing in the Bible Fandom anyway? To just browse through stories and tell people that God isn't there? That seems kind of immature, and very annoying. It's not like their God-hating remarks are going to change my faith. Yeah, it's not that I hate those people - it's that they do this that's annoying.

Even more ranting:

Okay, this is for all you Narnia-lovers. Now, I realize not everyone will share my opinion on this, but I have to let it out before I totally burst.
Edmund and Lucy will never get together! Peter and Susan will never get together! Why can't you people just accept it? Making them "adopted" will not change the fact that I will be mentally scarred forever and ever after reading such a story! They are siblings, to me, for the rest of time, no matter how many times you call them adopted or - through some AU story line - not related. To me, Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan... Well, the fact that they are siblings and the bond they share because of it really, to me, make up most of who they are. Who can imagine Edmund being the same king without Peter there beside him? Or Lucy without Susan or Susan without Peter or Edmund without Lucy, etc? You see, it's really not alright to just pick up a character out of their background, keep their values, personality, and everything else, and place them somewhere unfamiliar - because it's impossible to make it all fit. If Edmund wasn't a traitor, how would he have truly learned his lesson and therefore become the JUST King? If Peter didn't almost lose Edmund, how would he know how much he needed him, or indeed, ever be able to appreciate him? It goes on and on, people. The people we are around, our families, shape the person we become. Anybody who has a sibling knows exactly what I'm trying to say - can you imagine living your life without your sibling? Could you possibly be the same person without them? I doubt it. I know I wouldn't be. Every single little event in ones life helps mold them to become who they are. Even if you don't know all of these events, they're still important to the story.
I guess what my point is is that, not only is it supremely disgusting to have siblings (even if they are adopted, blah blah blah) date, but it would also never work for your story line, or your characters.
Oh, and if I had an adopted sibling, I still wouldn't date them. Ever. Incest is not only nasty because you're genetically related, but also because its just gross to date someone you viewed as your sister or brother for your whole life. Yuck, that gives me chills - the bad kind. Anyway, that's basically all I wanted to say for now. Thanks for listening! Or reading, rather. :)

Cap'n Jack: "I gotta jar of dirt, I gotta jar of dirt, and guess what's inside it!"
"Where is the thump-thump!?"
"I've dropped me brain!"
"Bugger."
Will: 'I'm not leaving without Jack!" Sees cannibals "Never mind. Let's go!"
Edmund: "I know, you had it sorted."
"Well, between you and me, my first trip to Narnia was worse. You were only an ass, I was a traitor."
Susan:"You know, that doesn't really rhyme."
Lucy: "Maybe they think you look funny."
Peter: "By Jove!"
"For Narnia and for Aslan!"
"Wake up, Dolly Daydream!"
"If he tells us to hurry one more time, I'm going to turn him into a big, fluffy hat!"
Aslan: "Please Aslan, before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do, make it soon."
"Dearest," said Aslan very gently, "you and your brother will never come back to Narnia."
"Oh, Aslan!!" said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices.
"You are too old, children," said Aslan, "and you must begin to come close to your own world now."
"It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?"
"But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan.
"Are — are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund.
"I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."

I have so many other quotes I love, most from C.S. Lewis, but if I put all of them down, this thing would go on forever. So, I'll just stop here.

January 24/25: As of right now, I don't know I want to keep Jessica Thrum up. I don't really have any inspiration left for it right now, and while I want to continue it, I don't really want it here if I don't up date it. I am seriously considering taking it down. So, please tell me if you think otherwise; just PM me, or stick it in a review or something. If only one person wants/thinks it should stay up, than it shall. Thanks.

5/28: Well, I guess I'm going to keep Thrum up. I've got lots of great ideas for it, so I can't wait to start writing for it. Also, as of right now I am at an impasse for GWOAN. I'm just taking a break. I'm almost sure I'll finish it over the summer, and if I don't then I'll finish it another time. So.. yeah, that's all I wanted to say. :)

7/5: Happy day after Fourth of July!I'm seriously considering taking Thrum down again, at least for the time being. I feel horrible for it, but I know I hate it when I find a story that's good and it's on hiatus. I'm also sincerely sorry for delaying so long with GWOAN-- I'm having some serious brain farts and writer's block! I'll finish the chapter I'm working on asap and edit and stuff as fast as I can.

10/15: I have officially taken down Jess Thrum. I wasn't writing for it, I don't think anyone was following it, and it was a false ad for something that's not coming back. Sorry! I'm trying to hurry up with my GWOAN, but I've totally lost my muse and inspiration for the story. I'm going to try not to rush through it, but it'll be hard - I just want it to be done! I've decided to leave Twilight behind me after that story - I'm only too eager to leave that part of my life behind. So here's to my new faith, hope, and remembered fandom - For Narnia, and for Aslan! :)

Worthwhile copy/pastes:

I have a one-time gift. A beautiful gift that many people are ridiculed for in this day and age. A precious gift that many people throw away. It's called "virginity", and I plan to not waste it on some jerk of a boyfriend who's just gonna dump me later. I choose to be faithful to my future husband, the man who will love me for the rest of my life, and to wait for the wedding day!! If you have chosen to save your one-time gift and are PROUD of your purity, paste this into your profile and add your name to the list: Dearheart, Destiny J. Adams, Dearborn, bookwurm23

And, since I believe I have bored you enough, I will end this overly long profile here. If you got this far and read it through - congrats, you must be either really bored or really interested (I expect the former is the case). Thanks so much!
God bless you and yours,

.:Bookwurm23:.