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Author has written 34 stories for Ninja Turtles. Something new- Since some friends expressed interest in having someplace to gather to discuss our fave heroes on Facebook, we have started a Group. If you have a Facebook account and would like to join the conversation, come check us out at Turtle Talk: http://www.facebook.com/groups/TurtleTalk/. The people of Fanfiction.net never cease to amaze me and touch my heart. http://artychick7.deviantart.com/#/d3kz2c0 Bedside Angel Since this posting, she has added some portraits of my OC women. I am overwhelmed by such a beautiful gift. Thank you so much. PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, READ THIS ARTICLE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO WRITE FIRST-PERSON FAN FICTION!! Some excellent advice for those serious about becoming a writer: How To Become a Writer http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-to-become-a-writer/ Critical information for writers from storyteller Ira Glass. http://vimeo.com/24715531 I've begun writing a blog about writing. It will primarily focus on writing and publishing novels for young adults and children, but I hope to share plenty of general writing tips as well. You can find me at From Mary's Pen. http://frommaryspen.blogspot.com/ Comments are welcome! UPDATE: In addition to my "Editor's Blog", I've begun a personal blog titled Life, Dreams and a Turtle, http://kameturtle.blogspot.com/ featuring pictures of Kame and personal stories. Since my friends here on Fanfiction have become part of my life, and I'm sure I'll be mentioning the TMNT, it seemed appropriate to share. QUOTE: "If you want to write a really good story, you've got to take your Hero, your main character, and drive him to the highest hill you can find. When you've got him cornered at the edge of a precipice, with no way out... Push him off." -Bonnie Calhoun 4-26-13 Well... It's officially been TWO YEARS since I started writing Hero's Return. Two long, turbulent, insane years. Friends, I am committed. This will be the year. I will finish the book and share with you all... Thank you for your patience, and thank you, so very much, to the friends who have stayed in touch over this time, who have been my cheerleaders, my shoulders when I've needed a cry. Thank you, for being the amazing writers you are. I've enjoyed some of the new fictions and authors who've come to the site!! There are some truly amazing works of art out there, and they have been calling to me like a siren's song, luring me, keeping me from drifting too far from the site and from the characters I've come to love. The college term ends in 10 days. Right now I'm scrambling to finish my last few assignments and get them in by the deadline, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. With the divorce final and a new client providing me with steady paychecks, I have finally reached shore and have crawled out onto the beach. It may take me a little bit to find my land-legs again, but we can only go onward and upward... Always advancing, toward Aslan's Country. I can see those golden hills, off in the distance, and the further I go, the lighter my step becomes. I've heard it said that where there is life, there is hope. I believe the one who said that is a pretty wise guy... And I agree with him. These past two years, I've been through some pretty huge, and sometimes painful, changes. In the end, I know... Change is good. Happy writing, friends. PS If you're wondering about my educational activities: UPDATED 4-26-13 Last term, I completed my Associate's degree! My very first college degree, at 40 years old. It was crazy and awesome and I still have a long way to go. I'm working toward my Bachelors in Literature and Writing now, and looking forward to a bright future. I plan to transfer to another local SUNY school, to enter their Masters program in English and American Literature. The degree would open some doors for me in writing, editing and teaching jobs. I'm not cut out to work behind a desk, as a book editor or agent, but a degree carries a lot of respect in writing circles. It would allow me to teach at conferences, gain more credibility as a freelance editor, and even allow me to teach as a substitute in the public schools. For anyone serious about writing professionally, it's a degree path to consider. Helpful links for writers: Overcoming Writer's Block Plot Structure Basics Writing Tips from Bonnie S. Calhoun, suspense/mystery author Writing Tips and Horsey notes from Marsha Hubler, author of the Keystone Stables series Daily Writing Tips Chicago Manual of Style (Editing Tips) COMMISSIONED ART: Like a picture of your OC? Or how about a portrait of your pet? Melody Winters http://www.fanfiction.net/MelodyWinters is now taking commissions for her amazing artwork. See her profile or her Deviant Art page http://melodywinters.deviantart.com/ for details. (I have to say, her portrait of Splinter "Trusting Eyes" is one of the most beautiful and expressive portrayals of him I've seen.) A SHAMELESS PROMOTION: Candelight has written... Well, what can I say? She's created a story that... you just have to read it. If you love fluff, if you love chibi turtles, danger, action, drama, suspense and laughter... You will love Motherly Affection. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5406163/1/Motherly_Affection It's a must-read. I don't say that often folks, but neither am I so honored by such a rich and amazing gift. My dear Lauren, Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu, imouto. I'd like to take a moment to share the url to a fanfic I recently discovered in the archives, which has become my all-time favorite. Please read... You'll either shake your head and wonder what kind of weirdo I am after all, or you'll fall in love with it, too. May we all, in our own way, leave a legacy. You can see some of my personal artwork, and some illustrations from my and other's fics, here:http://marysmuse.deviantart.com/ UPDATE: 1/31/10- An illustration for Motherly Affection (see link below), Hide -n- Seek http://marysmuse.deviantart.com/#/d38654q is completed. It shouldn't be LEGAL for Mikey to be this cute. :) UPDATE: 9/5/10- Another illustration for Lauren Candelight's Motherly Affection fic, "Story Time" http://marysmuse.deviantart.com/#/d2xmqse is now up. Check out Lion of Judah's http://www.fanfiction.net/u/931023/lion-of-judah amazing chibi art!You can find her DA page HERE. http://donatello-writer.deviantart.com/ Thank you, Brynna!! | |||||
1. Remembering The Possum reviews"Every serious country artist in the past 30 years has some George Jones dna in their blood and music. My God. We've lost our Elvis." -JR of Big & Rich Splinter has memories... happy memories, that are brought to the surface by the passing of legendary Country music star George Jones. A one-shot tribute to two very special legends, both of whom have impacted my life. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,542 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 4-26-13 - Complete2. A Sewer Visit from St Nick reviewsWhat to Splinter's wondering eyes did appear? A miniature sleigh, and 8 tiny reindeer! COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Family/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 822 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 12-26-12 - Splinter - Complete3. It's Not That Kind of Phone Line reviewsDonatello's having a rough night. Set in the 2k7 TMNT movie-verse. Rated T for implication of gross behavior by caller. hehNinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,312 - Reviews: 27 - Published: 7-2-12 - Donatello & Michelangelo - Complete4. Sensei Got Run Over by a Reindeer reviewsThe boys are intrigued by a human tradition. Like all fathers, Splinter cares for his sons. When an accident threatens his plans for their holiday celebration, a note left by a very special visitor reminds Splinter how very blessed he is. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Humor/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,164 - Reviews: 22 - Published: 12-24-11 - Splinter5. Homeboy » reviewsLoyalty takes on a different when you have a brother, and most people don't understand how far a person will go to get their brother back. A story about being brothers, second chances, and finding your way home. Rated for some minor language. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 9 - Words: 13,492 - Reviews: 101 - Updated: 8-21-11 - Published: 8-13-11 - Raphael & Leonardo - Complete6. Splinter's Rose reviewsThe Way of the Tea is a way of acknowledging the unrepeatable moments in time that mark what is most important in our lives, a celebration of relationship. Splinter/OC Sequel to Splintered HeartsNinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,609 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 4-12-11 - Splinter - Complete7. Splintered Hearts » reviewsA lotus blossom takes root in the dark... and grows up toward the sun. Romance is not only for the young. It can take root and bloom in the most unexpected places... if it is given a chance to grow. Splinter/OCNinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 73 - Words: 174,534 - Reviews: 797 - Updated: 4-11-11 - Published: 1-29-11 - Splinter8. Dark Chocolate » reviewsThe boys visit Hershey, Pennsylvania for the famous annual Hershey Park in the Dark celebration. A dirty trick nearly leads to tragedy. The Turtles will save more than one life this All Hallo's Eve, and might just have some fun along the way. Fluff!Ninja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 15,548 - Reviews: 101 - Updated: 11-6-10 - Published: 10-31-10 - Complete9. A Hero's Remorse reviewsEven the best heroes can't save everyone. 2nd place for Best Sad Ending Stealthy Stories 2010Ninja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,299 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 9-24-10 - Leonardo & Raphael - Complete10. Devil in Disguise reviewsWhose blue eyes are sparkling from under that hood, and why does he make her so nervous? Fourth in the songfic series. Song is Carey Underwood's Cowboy Casanova. Mikey/Austin OC 2nd Place, Best Series, Stealthy Stories 2010Ninja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,674 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 9-16-10 - Michelangelo - Complete11. Hero reviewsEveryone needs a hero sometimes. Lucky for Adrianna, Donatello's good at his job. 3rd in the songfic series. Song is Bonnie Tyler's Holding Out for a Hero. Don/OC COMPLETE 2nd Place, Best Series, Stealthy Stories 2010Ninja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,863 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 9-6-10 - Donatello - Complete12. Raph's Mountain reviewsApril and Casey make the Hamato family an offer that leads Raph to contemplate where he would like to be laid to rest when the inevitable comes to be... some day. Second in the series. Oneshot songfic. Raph/OC 2nd Place Best Series, Stealthy Stories 2010Ninja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,809 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 8-31-10 - Raphael13. Rain reviewsFirst in a series. Leo and Sierra dance in the rain... fearless. Oneshot song-fic. Leo/OC fluff/romance. 2nd Place, Best Series, Stealthy Stories 2010Ninja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,785 - Reviews: 28 - Published: 8-27-10 - Leonardo - Complete14. Yo and Jin reviewsHonor and Benevolence... How far will Splinter go to protect his young family? A chibi-Turtle oneshot. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,220 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 8-18-10 - Donatello & Splinter - Complete15. Heroes And Friends » reviewsA young boy meets his heroes. How did they end up in his dimension? Will two families from two separate realities be able to find hope and their way back home? COMPLETE 2nd place for Best Happy Ending Stealthy Stories 2010Ninja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 50 - Words: 112,141 - Reviews: 694 - Updated: 8-10-10 - Published: 6-22-10 - Complete16. Drabbles Forever » reviewsAn acrostic is a poem, or in this case, a series of drabbles, in which the first letter of each line makes up a word. Fifty-five drabbles in seven acrostic sets documenting the Hamato Clan, their relationships, their journey, their COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Family - Chapters: 55 - Words: 30,835 - Reviews: 627 - Updated: 5-3-10 - Published: 3-10-10 - Complete17. Don't Go, Michelangelo reviewsWisdom comes in many forms and families are the same, whether you wear a shell or pale pink nail polish and sensible leather flats. A One-shot about a rather unlikely guardian angel on a dark night in an alley. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,971 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 3-24-10 - Michelangelo - Complete18. 1,000 Paper Ducks reviewsMichelangelo loses a friend, but a candle, in lighting another candle, is never diminished. When a candle goes out, its flame is passed on, living forever through being shared. In memory of a living light whose candle flickered out far too soon. CompleteNinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,166 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 3-12-10 - Michelangelo - Complete19. A Hard Bargain reviewsWhen an underground explosion in Manhattan is reported on the morning news, an Author knows it's only a matter of time before the phone rings... One shot- CompleteNinja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 933 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 2-11-10 - Donatello - Complete20. A Christmas Story reviewsWhen unexpected visitors arrive on a snowy pre-Christmas afternoon, Mary Mikell tells them a story. A thank-you Gift-fic for Lion of Judah. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,129 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 12-14-09 - Leonardo & Michelangelo - Complete21. Leonardo's Angel » reviews#4-SEQUEL Leonardo's always been the protector, the defender, the Leader. When Raph is injured, why does the woman helping his brother have such a strange effect on him? Can he learn to forgive himself, embrace hope, and believe in love?COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Romance/Suspense - Chapters: 46 - Words: 104,734 - Reviews: 873 - Updated: 12-9-09 - Published: 10-25-09 - Leonardo & Raphael - Complete22. Anger Management » reviewsA certain Author is in a MOOD. Can Raphael and his brothers intervene before her anger spills over into her fics? Rated for minor language. A/N I've decided to leave this one up. No real reason, I just like how it ended. COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 10 - Words: 17,386 - Reviews: 127 - Updated: 11-26-09 - Published: 10-19-09 - Raphael & Leonardo - Complete23. Donatello Lost » reviews#3-SEQUEL Don sets off alone from the farmhouse. He didn't count on running into trouble.When Beverly finds him in her brother's barn he's too injured and weak to escape on his own.She's afraid of her brother but there's something about his PLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Romance/Suspense - Chapters: 31 - Words: 66,690 - Reviews: 579 - Updated: 10-25-09 - Published: 9-25-09 - Donatello - Complete24. Sweet Sixteen reviewsSome birthdays are just special. They're even more special when two favorite characters show up at your house with a really great present... if their motives aren't completely altrustic, who's complaining? Gift-fic for raphfreak. Happy b-day!Ninja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,944 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 10-13-09 - Raphael & Donatello - Complete25. Hiding Mikey » reviewsCompanion to raphfreak's I Heart Raphael. Mike played a prank on his brother, and now he's on the run. Can this author protect him from an irate Raphael? Will she survive having Hamato Michelangelo as a houseguest? Will Raph get revenge? COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 10 - Words: 17,957 - Reviews: 104 - Updated: 10-10-09 - Published: 9-21-09 - Michelangelo & Raphael - Complete26. Raph & Ann » reviews#2-SEQUEL: Raph helps a blind woman and makes an unlikely friend. Why are the local punks stealing dogs? What sinister secrets does Anitech Labs hide? How will they afford the meds Don needs? Will a love born in darkness survive the light?COMPLETE Raph/OCNinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 31 - Words: 69,644 - Reviews: 515 - Updated: 9-24-09 - Published: 8-25-09 - Raphael - Complete27. Mikey In Love » reviews#1- 20year old Michelangelo has found his soul mate in Austin. Convinced she's "the one", Mikey buys a ring, but she refuses to meet his family. What dark secret is she hiding? Will Mike's true love be the one to destroy the Hamato clan? Mike/OC COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 31 - Words: 68,853 - Reviews: 485 - Updated: 8-25-09 - Published: 7-26-09 - Michelangelo - Complete28. Raphael's Revenge reviewsThe sequel to Happy Endings, in which Raphael catches up with raphfreak. Will her second-favorite turtle be able to save her from his furious brother? How will she explain the hole in the living room wall to her mother? Will Titanic ever have a sequel?Ninja Turtles - Rated: K - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,142 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 7-15-09 - Raphael & Donatello - Complete29. Raph Country » reviewsInjured and alone, Raphael's lost in the wilderness of the Upstate woodlands. Will he be able to make his way back home again? And how will he survive the insane family hunting him until he does? COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 29 - Words: 63,415 - Reviews: 388 - Updated: 7-8-09 - Published: 6-12-09 - Raphael & Agent Bishop - Complete30. Collected » reviewsLeonardo is captured by Hun, and sold to a collector of rare reptiles. Justin Keagan is determined to own the set, to pursue his dream of a "perfect" specimen. How far will he go to achieve his goals? How will the guys avoid Hun and get Leo back?COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Family - Chapters: 32 - Words: 72,726 - Reviews: 311 - Updated: 6-11-09 - Published: 5-13-09 - Leonardo & Hun - Complete31. Finding Mikey » reviewsSplinter is ill, and 7yo Mikey feels ignored by his brothers. He runs away, and takes a bad fall. Jackie, a sewer worker finds him. Will she save Mikey, or will Splinter and the chibi turtles have to rescue her family from a cold blooded killer?COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 24 - Words: 37,509 - Reviews: 187 - Updated: 5-24-09 - Published: 5-3-09 - Michelangelo & Splinter - Complete32. Donatello's Paradise » reviewsDonatello wakes up strapped down, held prisoner by a cultured man who tells him he's on the brink of "paradise". Where is he being taken? Will the guys find him before Agent Bishop does? And how will he ever get home again? COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Friendship - Chapters: 44 - Words: 50,142 - Reviews: 219 - Updated: 5-2-09 - Published: 4-11-09 - Donatello & Agent Bishop - Complete33. Sylvia's Shadow » reviewsA mysteriously broken security camera. A strange girl... in the Lair? Will the guys solve the silent mystery who is Sylvia Rose, before it's too late? COMPLETE! : Look for PARADISE, coming soon.Ninja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Friendship - Chapters: 17 - Words: 26,436 - Reviews: 62 - Updated: 4-5-09 - Published: 3-12-09 - Donatello - Complete34. Raphael's Wish » reviewsWhen the guys find an old bottle and a wounded boy in the sewers, they unwittingly fall into a trap set by a vengeful criminal. Will Saishi betray his new friends?COMPLETENinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 23 - Words: 31,270 - Reviews: 85 - Published: 3-8-09 - Complete
