| bookwurm23 |
Author has written 11 stories for Twilight, Chronicles of Narnia, and Bible. Name: Bookwurm23 (which is all you need know for the moment.)
Peter and the Starcatchers: All 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.:)) About a million more! 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.
Cap'n Jack: "I gotta jar of dirt, I gotta jar of dirt, and guess what's inside it!" 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! .:Bookwurm23:. | |||||||
1. A Wide Divide reviewsIf there was one thing about Lucy that everyone knew well – especially her siblings – it was that she didn’t lie. Or Lucy had thought so -but now, she isn't so sure. What was Lucy feeling when her siblings didn't believe her about seeing Aslan? Book-verseChronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,485 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-26-09 - Lucy Pevensie & Edmund Pevensie - Complete2. Sorrow reviewsAs he held her, her life slowly slipping away, he realized that he truly loved her. A soldier loses his loved one, and struggles with never telling her that he loved her, and the self anger and supreme sorrow that comes with it, with Aslan's help.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,059 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-12-09 - Aslan & unknown3. Beckoned reviewsIt's a normal day for six year old Amalya until she is beckoned. In Matthew 18: 1-14, what was the child possibly thinking?Bible - Rated: K - English - Spiritual/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,504 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-20-09 - Complete4. Girl Without a Name » reviewsI’m the girl everyone bumps into. I’m the girl that’s so pathetically wimpy that I actually let them get away with it. I'm the girl who's friendless, hopeless and bullied. Welcome to my life. Rest of the summary in the story: Kim/Jared Imprint storyTwilight - Rated: T - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 22 - Words: 55,343 - Reviews: 354 - Updated: 9-19-09 - Published: 12-19-08 - Kim & Jared5. Little » reviewsWhen Lucy's caught between what she knows is right and wrong and between her family and Aslan, can she really face up to the fact that to everyone she's just a naive 9 year old, or can she make them see that she's not as little as they think? PC movieChronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Spiritual - Chapters: 5 - Words: 12,162 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-24-09 - Aslan & Lucy Pevensie6. Dearest Jill reviewsJill has always felt inadequate and useless next her family, and begins to doubt that anyone loves her at all. What exactly will it take for her to see the truth? A Eustace and Jill oneshot.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,831 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 7-23-09 - Jill Pole & Eustace Scrubb - Complete7. When You're Young reviewsA reflection on what it means to be young, but more importantly what it means to grow up. A short drabble of thoughts.Bible - Rated: K - English - General/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 505 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-13-09 - Complete8. In Her Eyes reviewsIt was in her eyes when she came back from America." Edmund knew there was something wrong with Susan when she came back from her "vacation" to America. A collection of memories from Edmund's point of view concerning Susan, Aslan, and so much more.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14,147 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-8-09 - Edmund Pevensie & Susan Pevensie - Complete9. What is Love? reviewsIt's a question that's been asked since the beginning of time; What is Love? This is my take on the seemingly simple question.Bible - Rated: K - English - Spiritual/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 629 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 4-9-09 - Complete10. When He Shakes His Mane reviewsSecond part of When Aslan Roars/one-shot. Susan has been reconciled with Aslan, but she still feels that something is missing from her life. Will she ever find Aslan in this world? When she has to go to church on Good Friday, her eyes are opened.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K - English - Spiritual/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,375 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 3-2-09 - Published: 3-1-09 - Susan Pevensie & Aslan - Complete11. When Aslan Roars reviewsWhen Aslan roars, winter shall be no more. When he shakes his mane, spring shall come again. Will spring ever come again for Susan? What did Susan do after she found out that her family died? Warning: Spoilers for TLB.Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,943 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 2-18-09 - Published: 1-23-09 - Susan Pevensie - Complete