"I am a gentlewoman and a scholar: I am an artist, animator, writer, reviewer, collector, philosopher, prattler, prancer, lecturer, and a loon: I am a polymath forced to live in an age full of specialists. I am nobody, for I am altogether just myself..."

Although I've avoided FF.net for years and years, the reason of why I joined really boils down to the fact that I'm primarily known as an (visual) artist on DeviantArt, but not as a writer. My writings, I feel, were dutifully (and sadly) ignored and avoided there, ergo I'm experimenting with this site to gain further recognition and attain a larger audience for my literary work; to improve my writing style through practice and control; to attest that good fan-written stories, indeed, can exist and do exist, if you look in the right places, with intelligently written plotlines and intricately complex characters, along with proper grammar and correct spelling; to demonstrate that fan-written stories can be considered true literature and, as a result, literature is (in reality) an art form; to provide something unusual and unique, something atypical and unexpected, to the reader whom is searching for something outside the realm of the general palette of the "conventional" fan; and to bare witness that canon is king, for I'm one of the few and the proud true canonists left on this universe, that it is neither hinders or hampers: To me, it takes more creative effort and more cerebral effort, to be able to think outside the sandbox rather than break the sandbox, by being faithful and respectful to the source material (ie: its stories, its characters, etc), by expanding upon it rather than altering it into something it is not.

Consequently, I consider myself a writer of "pastiche" (which is the scholastic term) rather than "fanfiction." See my ranter's essay of A WRITER'S MELTDOWN: A HOPELESS OUTLOOK ON FANDOM that detail my creative process and reasons why I consider myself an "unconventional" writer for the "unconventional" fan. Critiques, reviews, and comments are always welcomed and enjoyed. I do my best to answer everyone because I am always appreciative of anything I receive. Thank you.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email: tranimation@yahoo.com

DeviantArt: tranimation-art
Facebook: tranimation
Twitter: tranimation
Tumblr: tranimation
AIM: brettish140

STATUS UPDATES:
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• 01 May 2013: Posted: Chapter VII: "Madonna and Child" of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: INNOCENT DEMON.
• 01 April 2013: Posted: Chapter II: "Ecce Arcædia" of REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA/HUMAN TARGET: ET IN ARCÆDIA, EGO.
• 21 March 2013: Posted: THE WALKING DEAD: WHERE I BELONG.
• 13 March 2013: Update: Massive (third edition) rewrite of WHY SHERRINGFORD?
• 08 March 2013: Update: Massive (third edition) rewrite of A WRITER'S MELTDOWN: A HOPELESS OUTLOOK ON FANDOM.
• 07 March 2013: Update: Expanded my profile information, which gives you more of an idea of who I am as a writer, reasons why I consider myself an "unconventional" writer for the "unconventional" fan, and reasons for joining FF.net in the first place, which is better explained in A WRITER'S MELTDOWN: A HOPELESS OUTLOOK ON FANDOM.
• 01 March 2013: Posted: Chapter I: "The Call" of THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE: THE CASE OF THE OUTWITTED DETECTIVE.
• 14 February 2013: Update: Edit, edit, edit here, there, and everywhere!
• 01 February 2013 - Posted: Chapter III: "Remembering the Cause" of THE AVENGERS: THE SECRETARY AND THE SCIENTIST.
• 01 January 2013: Posted: Chapter VI: "Dirty Little Secret" of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: INNOCENT DEMON.
• 16 December 2012 - Posted: A WRITER'S MELTDOWN: A HOPELESS OUTLOOK ON FANDOM.
• 20 November 2012 - Posted: Chapter III: "Making Friends" of MY LITTLE PONY: EYES AND HOURGLASSES.
• 19 November 2012 - Update: Due to disappointing lack of comments, critiques, and any response in general we receive in comparison with the amount of work placed in this pastiche of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: INNOCENT DEMON, l have decided to slow down the production of the proceeding chapters because we honestly do not know if people like this, or hate this, let alone actually read this. Originally, I was going to publish Chapter VI this month, but I'm postponing it to January in the hopes the extra time will help us gain further readership and (perhaps) more reviews/comments. Each proceeding chapter (Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, Chapter IX, etc) — see my profile for status updates — will be published about four months apart (or six months apart, depending on the "demand" of the audience, or lack thereof, unless you, the reader, could possibly toss a few crumbs our way in the comments section).
• 15 November 2012 - Update: Changed username from mlle-relda to tranimation.
• 01 November 2012 - Posted: HUMAN TARGET: FINDING THE PERFECT RING.
• 14 October 2012 - Posted: Chapter V: "Son of a Hundred Maniacs" of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: INNOCENT DEMON.
• 01 October 2012 - Posted: Chapter I: "Lunch Break" and Chapter II: "A Breath of Fresh Air" of THE AVENGERS: THE SECRETARY AND THE SCIENTIST.

SCHEDULED RELEASES (updated 01 May 2013):
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The following releases are generally planned on the first day of the month, which is when FF.net refreshes its counter, thus I can keep an accurate account of the amount of viewship I receive monthly, if I receive any at all:

• June - Chapter II: "The Visitor" of THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE: THE CASE OF THE OUTWITTED DETECTIVE — While waiting for the arrival of their newest client, Sherringford Basil receives a letter from a disgruntled neighbour.

WORKS-IN-PROGRESS (updated 01 May 2013):
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NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: INNOCENT DEMON:

Written in conjunction with my friend Lady Jekyll, based on the 2010 reboot of Nightmare on Elm Street by Platinum Dunes, along with numerous references to the Robert Englund franchise, it details the life and times of Freddy Krueger, a gardener at a suburban preschool discovered to be a serial paedophile, before his "death" by the hands of the parents of Springwood.

• 30% - Chapter VIII: "Speak of the Devil (and He Doth Appear)" — Forty-five years ago, Sister Mary Helena (Amanda Krueger) works at East Wing Tower of St. Dymphna's Psychiatric Hospital (before events made it into a Catholic school), which housed the most violent and dangerous wards. (Planned for August/September 2013, depends on completion.)
• 100% - Chapter IX: "Traffic with the Devil..." — Continuing the flashback forty-five years ago, we reveal the secret of Freddy's conception at St. Dymphna's — and, no, it's nothing like what is established in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. It's something completely different and far more sinister... (Postponed to December 2013.)
• 0% - Chapter X: "...And Pay the Devil's Price" — Conclusion of the flashback forty-five years ago, we reveal more secrets St. Dymphna's itself.
• 5% - Chapter XI: "Small Town Kindness" — After his release from the hospital, the townspeople of Springwood, through the influence of Sheriff Lt. Donny Holbrook, get together and present Freddy and Loretta with a gift.
• 100% - Chapter XII: "The Wolf in Gardener's Clothing" — Freddy finally gives in to his inner demons.
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THE AVENGERS: THE SECRETARY AND THE SCIENTIST:

Written in conjunction with my friend Lady Jekyll, six months following the alien invasion of New York, Bruce Banner, better known as "the Incredible Hulk," the newly hired top technician for the Department of Research and Development at Stark Tower, plays peace-maker between Tony Stark, his new best friend, and Pepper Potts, his new employer, after their messy break-up and starts to find himself in the middle of an emotional situation beyond his control.

• 0% - Chapter IV: "Her Name Was Betty" — Bruce Banner reveals his past to Pepper Potts, specifically on the woman he had to push away. Postponed until after the May release of Iron Man 3 (2013) to ensure the pastiche stays to Marvel film canon.
• 5% - Chapter V: "Big Bad Tony" — Bruce Banner berates his drunkard, embittered friend, Tony Stark, upon his "childish" mistreatment of people around him, particular towards his ex-girlfriend, and accidentally betrays a bit of personal information that causes the billionaire engineer to make a decision.
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MY LITTLE PONY: EYES AND HOURGLASSES

An oh-so-cute-oh-so-sweet-that-it-will-give-you-cavities story inspired by the popular animated series, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Derpy Hooves, the wall-eyed mail-mare from Cloudsdale, befriends Ponyville's newest residence, an eccentric clockmaker and inventor from Lonmane named Doctor Whooves, and is taken by surprise when a simple friendship ultimately transforms into a not-so-simple romance.

• 0% - Chapter IV: "English Tea and Muffins" — On the morning after the "Welcome to Ponyville" party at the Old Clock Tower, the curious mail-mare gets to know more about the mysterious clockmaker over a breakfast plate of tea and muffins.
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THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE: THE CASE OF THE OUTWITTED DETECTIVE:

An revised edition of my (then-famous) pastiche previously entitled Outwitted Again?, Sherringford Basil receives a visit from an old adversary from his past, Mademoiselle Irene Relda, better known as "the Woman," who was the first (and only) woman who had ever beaten him, and matches wits with the great detective again, not as an enemy, but as a client.

• 100% - Chapter III: "Of Dubious and Questionable Memory" — The re-entry of the Woman into the life of the Great Mouse Detective brings forth a few ironies.
• 50% - Chapter IV: "Vain Proposals" — Basil requests a trade for his services: the photograph that was the source of Bohemian Scandal all those years before.
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OTHER WRITINGS:

• 60% - HUMAN TARGET: MY WORLD — Following the events of the episode "Marshall Pucci," after he blows up the Eldo, Guerrero returns home and reflects upon "my world."
• 75% - THE HOLLOW CROWN: I SHALL WAIT UPON YOU — Directly after their whirlwind marriage, two weeks following the signing of the Treaty of Troyes, King Henry V of England and Katharine (Catherine) of Valois, daughter of the King of France, have only a few hours together in their bridal chamber before he leaves to resume his war campaigns (based on The Hollow Crown: Henry IV and Henry V BBC miniseries, starring Tom Hiddleston).