INTRO AND INFO

Every person who has seen Dawn Treader needs to watch this. Whether you hated the movie, loved the movie, bookverser, movieverser, old fan, new fan, doesn't matter. You. Need. To. Watch. This.

Hi! I'm Calyn. My penname is not likely to change anytime soon. This is my profile. I host a lot of stuff on a LiveJournal account that I created for that express purpose. My avatar sometimes reflects the fandom(s) for which I am currently working on stories, but not always. Like right now, where it's a picture from xkcd.com. Which is freaking awesome.

If I owned Narnia, I wouldn't be on this website. I would be a man, dead for nearly fifty years, buried in Europe, and constantly haunting Andrew Adamson, Michael Apted, the Walden filmmakers, my estate, and my stepson for what they did (or let others do) to my books.

I write for myself, not to cater to an audience. As such, I'm not bitter about my lack of reviews compared to other people. Feedback is nice, but not required. Nor am I jealous of other people's talent. I freely acknowledge that there are better writers than me. Hoo boy, are there ever better writers than me. There are also worse writers than me. This is true for most people on this site.

I read almost everything in the Narnia archive that's rated K through T, and have since February 2010. I have no intent to change this. I used to do this for fun, but now I do it for my community. I wade through the badfic so others don't have to. I’ve also read through the M archive, and keep up with it as well. For my other community.

When I say something about a story is bad, it is not because I dislike the pairing. It is because there is something wrong with the story itself. So kindly stop telling me "don't like [the pairing] , don't read."

Some people label a character as a Sue because of a few things. Not me. I have a sliding scale that starts at "great OC" and slides on down several layers through good OC, okay OC, meh OC, blah, OC, bad OC, Mary Sue, bad Mary Sue, really bad Mary Sue, and OMGWTFBBQ?! Mary Sue. I don't go around saying "SUE!" at the drop of a hat. It has to be pretty bad, not just overdone and boring and annoying and cliche, for me to say "Sue."

My basic writing tips and a few that are Narnia-specific
Quotes I enjoy
Links I rec
Fics I plug
About my communities
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Fanart I did for TempduLoupe's Creating Atlantis
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THE UNIVERSES IN WHICH I WRITE, AND SOME OC INFO

NARNIA

Stories in bookverse:

The Road I'm On (in progress)
untitled (possibly in progress)
Rule In Pow'r

Stories in Darkness universe:

Azure
Chapter 2 of This Is, It Was
Bridges (upcoming, in progress)
Shades of Darkness (upcoming, in progress)
Argent (upcoming, in progress)
Bright and Shining (upcoming)
Choose This Day (possible)
Azure, the oneshots (in progress)

Stories in movieverse:

Maybe Not So Bad
The First Chronicle of the Unwilling (upcoming)
The Second Chronicle of the Unwilling (upcoming)
The Third Chronicle of the Unwilling (upcoming)
Chapter 1 of This Is, It Was

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CORALINE

Stories in CMKverse:

Call Me Katie (in progress)
missing scenes from CMK (possible)
Adelphai Part 1

Stories in Sagaverse:

Book 1: Open Door (upcoming)
Book 2: When Castles Fall (upcoming)
Book 3: Bargaining Price (upcoming)
Book 4: Perfect Daughter (upcoming)
Your Choice (possible)
Adelphai Part 2
various crack!fics occurring after Perfect Daughter (possible)

THE STORIES THEMSELVES

My updates are sparse.

ADOPTED BY ME

Picking a Side (Narnia)
This is going to be fun.

POSTED – COMPLETE

Child in the Midst (Bible)
This was the first real story I ever finished. I'm still quite proud of it, but there are definitely things I cringe at. I may go back and edit it sometime in the future. Based on Mark 9:36-37 and Matthew 18:2-3.

Rule In Pow'r (Narnia)

ΑδελφαιPart 1: CMKverse (Coraline)
One-sentence ficlets from a 50-prompt list on LiveJournal. Part 1 of Adelphai, the 37 CMKverse ficlets only. Tortured punctation in several.

ΑδελφαιPart 2: Sagaverse (Coraline)
The rest of the one-sentence ficlets, the 13 ficlets in the Sagaverse. Separated from Part 1 so those who wish can avoid major spoilers for the Sagaverse. Very tortured punctation in one.

This Is, It Was (Narnia)
This is essentially the same fic according to different universes, movies vs. books/Darkness, a.k.a. Psarnia vs. Narnia. The narrator for both is Ailena.

Azure (Narnia)
Same thing as Adelphai, but with Narnia. This is the formatting I should have used for Adelphai.

Seasons (Narnia)
Something short I wrote just to write and post something on a particular day. Ailena included, but AU Darkness. Subtle rebellion against movies and fandom. Not terribly good, and could use a different title. May be edited and expanded at some point.

Green (Narnia)
Short (definitely), simple (sort of), and sweet (I hope). Inspired by a quote. Knowledge of Magician's Nephew required for even remote comprehension. A bit humorous, I guess. My first posted foray into first-person POV, but technically my second.

Maybe Not So Bad (Narnia)
My second posted foray into first-person POV, but technically first as it was mostly written before Green, and my first foray into any kind of romance. Deliberately different interpretation of events.
Full ending AN

Sunshine (Narnia/Twilight)
Edward Cullen met Lucy Pevensie for the first time before she was born. It was not the only time they met. Very mild, one-sided Edward/Lucy at the end. (Also platonic love can have just as much of an impact on someone as romantic love, people. Edward is not a stalker, pedophilic, or hitting on children.) Somewhat AU.

POSTED – IN PROGRESS

Call Me Katie (CMK) (Coraline)
The original Katie remake of Coraline. Heavy on movie description. Namer of CMKverse. NOT DEAD. DELAYED. I promised myself I'd finish it before I wrote the Severed Souls Saga, and I intend to stick to that.
basic details and chapter list

untitled (Narnia)
I originally planned for Adethrel to be part of the Darkness canon. However, after I had time to think about her more, I decided that she was an AU bookverse character. More of this short story will be long in coming while I concentrate on my other unfinished fics. If it comes at all.

The Road I'm On (Narnia)
NOT DARKNESS UNIVERSE. Ailena does not exist in this world. There were too many other notes to put here; they're in the full details.
Full details (link coming)

Azure, the oneshots (Narnia)
Expanded versions of the Azure ficlets which were not based on stories I intend to write.

UPCOMING – IN PROGRESS

Bridges (Narnia)
" 'Oh, Aslan,' said Lucy. 'Will you tell us how to get into your country from our world?' 'I shall be telling you all the time,' said Aslan. 'But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.' (VDT 247)"
Notes: I would like to make it very clear that not only was this fic started more than a year and a half before the new Dawn Treader came out, but also that it is BOOKVERSE/Darkness. Ailena features. Discovery fic. One-shot. It was based on a drawing I once saw in a book, of which I unfortunately remember nothing but that drawing.
Very rough, digitally colored version of Lucy's picture, to me (link coming)

Argent (Narnia): Same thing as Azure and Adelphai, but with a different prompt list.
Full beginning AN (link coming)

Shades of Darkness (Narnia): A collection of stories from the Darkness universe. Basically, the biggest differences between Darkness and bookverse.

Severed Souls Saga Book 2 – When Castles Fall (Coraline)
I've written Chapter 1 and part of Chapter 2. Not giving info here to avoid spoilers.
basic details and chapter lists for all Sagaverse stories

[currently untitled] (Portal):
"Claralinda Felton and Arnold Algernon aren't anyone special. Not really. But they just might be a bit saner than most Aperture employees." (idea for summary)
Notes: Clara's a lowly data entry person, her fiance Arnie is assigned to the GLaDOS project. Arnie's not an naïve idiot, unlike some of his fellow assignees—he's starting to piece together what could happen, and he's worried. Takes place before the devastating Bring Your Daughter to Work Day, and includes some elements from Lab Rat. Cameo appearance by Douglas Rattmann. AU because I mess around with the timeline a bit and ignore any connections Portal has to the Half Life universe.

Dear Authors: These Are Our Countries (Narnia): In which the various inhabitants of Narnia inform you of how and how not to spell their countries.

Dear Authors: These Are Our Names and Titles (Narnia): In which the various inhabitants of Narnia inform you of how and not to spell their names and titles. And occasionally places.

Dear Authors (Narnia): In which canon characters enumerate canon and my peeves with Narnia fandom. Massive revamp of previous version.

Siccus (Narnia): In which Pulverulentus Siccus, Telmarine grammarian, instructs authors in some ways of grammar, spelling, context, and vocabulary. Part of the Dear Authors series.

UPCOMING – NOT STARTED

From Darkness to Darkness (FDTD) (Narnia): This is the set of Chronicles that Eleanor Reeves owns, the Chronicles that include Ailena. They are literally a rewrite of the books, much as many people on here do exact rewrites of the movies. They do not mention every event that occurs in the Darkness universe, as their intended purpose is Eleanor’s book and not the full story. WILL NOT BE WRITTEN.

Bright and Shining (Narnia): Eleanor Reeves' story. Prelude to the Darkness universe/From Darkness to Darkness.

The First/Second/Third Chronicle of the Unwilling (F/S/TCoU) (Narnia):
"Orphaned in a fire, Cayleena Silverhawk is a foster child in the Pevensie house. Now all the children must evacuate to the country. There's something between Peter and Cay; will it grow? Maybe. There's just one problem: "Cay" doesn't really exist. (summary for the first book)
Notes: This is why I deleted "What Wasn't and Will Never Be" and "Julie and Kitty". Their themes will be incorporated into this trilogy which, in an enormous departure from my normal style, is pretty much pure movieverse. In short, a hardcore bookverse fan gets tossed into movieverse. Bizarreness ensues. She is Not Amused.

Severed Souls Saga Book 1 – Open Door (Coraline)

Severed Souls Saga Book 3 – Bargaining Price (Coraline)

Severed Souls Saga Book 4 – Perfect Daughter (Coraline)

UPCOMING – POSSIBLE/UNDER CONSIDERATION

Choose This Day (Narnia): The official Darkness universe postlude/Susan fic. It's only been done a million times before, but I'm 100 percent certain it hasn't been done quite like this. Ailena features prominently. One-shot. May undergo massive plot editing in order to move to "upcoming."

Your Choice (Coraline): Short one-shot. Occurs post-Perfect Daughter.

various fics in the Sagaverse (including crack!fic and crossovers), occurring post-Perfect Daughter (Coraline)

For Love and Friendship (H2O: Just Add Water): If Lewis had a twin sister named Alice. All seasons. Quite a bit of semi-AU in Season 3.

DISCONTINUED AND DELETED (but archived on the LJ)

What Wasn't and Will Never Be (WWAWNB) (Narnia)
"Anthology. Things that could have happened if my OC "Iylena" were in the Prince Caspian movie. First chapter is a preview. Movieverse, includes an OC, but not like one you've ever read before."
Notes: My first foray into movieverse, in which I attempted to fix stupid things.

Julie and Kitty (Narnia)
"Or, discussions between two very different 2010 Narnia fangirls. Flames welcomed and somewhat encouraged. Reviews are nice too."
Notes: CanonGirl vs. movie fangirl. Written so I could rant, pretty much. Written before the Dawn Treader movie came out, therefore obsolete.

CHARACTER PROFILES (links coming)

Katie Jones
Coraline Jones (canon character)
Ailena
Eleanor Reeves
Evan Reeves
Lucy Reeves
Kitty McCormick
Julie Cooke
Calyn (the Circle of Magic OC I named this account after)

ORIGINAL CHARACTER PICTURES

Calyn (Circle of Magic)—This account’s namesake.

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Child in the Midst (Bible)

Miriam (illustration by Sam Patrick from "Jesus Loved Them")

Ezra (illustration by Sam Patrick from "Jesus Loved Them")

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Call Me Katie (Coraline CMKverse)

Katie Jones — I recolored a picture of Coraline two years ago. When I made part of it my avatar, I was promptly accused of stealing by the person who apparently drew it and posted it on deviantArt. At that point I didn't even know what DA was, so I was rather stunned to be accused of stealing it from there. I took the avatar down. However, this is the only picture I have of stop-motion Katie. Apologies to the artist, but I'm not taking it down this time. Here's the artist's original.

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The Severed Souls Saga/Adelphai (Coraline Sagaverse)

Katie Jones
Christy Jones
J.P. Jones
Richie Lovat

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From Darkness to Darkness/Shades of Darkness/Bright and Shining/Azure/Azure, the oneshots/Argent (Narnia Darkness universe)

Ailena
Eleanor Reeves (at 13)
Lucy Reeves (at 17)
Evan Reeves
Savannah Bell
David Benson
Leo Benson
Margaret and Herbert Benson

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The Road I’m On (Narnia bookverse)

David Benson
Leo Benson
Margaret and Herbert Benson
the Ticketmaster

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untitled (Narnia bookverse)

Adethrel

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The First/Second/Third Chronicle of the Unwilling (Narnia movieverse)

Cayleena Silverhawk
Kitty McCormick
Sesiliana Pevensie
Ana McCormick
Julie Cooke

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For Love and Friendship (H2O: Just Add Water)

Alice McCartney
Jennifer McCartney (semi-canon)
Jeannie McCartney
David McCartney (semi-canon)
Jordan and Jack McCartney (semi-canon)

CANON CHARACTER PICTURES

Coraline

Coraline Jones (Sagaverse 1)
Coraline Jones (Sagaverse 2)

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Narnia (bookverse)

Parentheses are ages, brackets are names/ages invented by me.

Aslan
Caspian the Tenth: youth, teen, elderly
Peter Pevensie: child, youth, teen, adult
Susan Pevensie: child, youth, teen, adult
Edmund Pevensie: child, youth, teen, adult
Lucy Pevensie: child, youth, teen, adult
Digory Kirke: child, elderly
Polly Plummer: child, elderly
Eustace Scrubb: youth, teen
Jill Pole: youth, teen
Mr. [Justin] Pevensie in 1940 ([46])
Mrs. [Evelyn] Pevensie in 1940 ([38])
[Elytha] (Ramandu’s daughter): teen, adult
Ramandu
Mr. Tumnus: LWW, end of Golden Age
Jadis
Glenstorm
Puddleglum
Rilian

OTHER PICTURES

BANNERS

Call Me Katie
Severed Souls Saga series banner
Open Door
When Castles Fall
Bargaining Price
Perfect Daughter
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FULL-SIZE STORY COVERS

Nox Terribilis
Sunshine (large)
Maybe Not So Bad
untitled
Seasons
Rule In Pow’r
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OTHER

the Other Garden in Call Me Katie
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A FEW COPY-PASTES

I made these ones up.

X percent of people [insert verb] [insert fact/situation/person] A. If you're part of the Y percent who think made-up statistics are silly, c&p.

If you don’t have a Facebook, MySpace, or Google Plus, c&p. And please tell me. I’d like to know I’m not alone.

If you would certainly not "sell your immortal soul to visit Narnia" because you know Aslan would not approve and you would instead end up in Tash's country, c&p.

List of previous update dates

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