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Author has written 17 stories for Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Terminator. Obviously, the hiatus is over! Things have been ticking along pretty well, and now I'm back to my usual multi-tasking with a new SS/HG story and the continuation of Refugees, my current Star Wars fic. I also have a story slated to be published in issue No. 7 of Astonishing Adventures Magazine, so I guess you could say I'm finally published (or will be, once the magazine comes out this summer). The link to cover art for Half Magic (and links to cover art for the rest of my fics) is at the bottom of my profile. The "alternate" epilogue to The Overlooked has been posted on my LJ: http://christinex1001.livejournal.com/#59939. Feel free to comment; I'll just unscreen the comments as they come in, since my LJ's set up to screen anything that's from someone who's not on my f-list. If you're a fan of No Return, I urge you to leave a review on Amazon.com so that you can share your experiences with others. You don't have to have bought No Return from Amazon -- you just have to be a member (and have purchased at least one item from them). From time to time I've considered taking NR off the site here completely, since it's now available for sale, but I didn't think it would be fair to everyone here who had favorited it or added to a C2, so I've left it as it is. Here's the link to the printed (and edited) version on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/No-Return-Contemporary-Phantom-Tale/dp/1430304391/ref=sr_1_2/002-0785014-3410468?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176319223&sr=1-2 My main fandoms are Star Wars, LOTR, Phantom (book and musical only, not the movie...I hated it), and Harry Potter, although please don't ask me to choose which is my favorite, since that changes from day to day. I've been a LOTR fan the longest, but that's simply because it's been around longer. (OK, I know POTO was written long before LOTR, but POTO really didn't get any kind of huge fandom until the ALW version came around, so...) I'm also having some fun plotbunnies for the Star Trek reboot, so we'll see what happens with that. I work for the city I live in (yay, no commute!) and do a combination of graphic design and PR work. It's a lot of fun (sometimes I'm shocked that I actually get paid for what I do). I've been writing for more years than I can count, but I've been a chicken sh-t when it comes to submitting my original work to real publishers/agents, so I hide out in fanfiction and play. I do work (slowly!) on original stuff as well, but for some reason I keep going back to fics. Oh, well, it might not pay very well, but at least it's a lot of fun. :-P Coolest thing I've ever done (relating to fandom, anyway): I got to go on the David Letterman Show to promote my Imperial Star Wars fan club. Funny coincidence: My middle name really is Christine, and my husband's name really is Erik with a K. And no, I didn't choose him because of his name -- I've known him since seventh grade. I also occasionally go off on whatever's irritating/amusing/interesting me at the moment on my LiveJournal, if you'd care to take a look, but don't expect any sort of rational commentary on writing, etc. over there. Mostly I seem to use it for ranting or posting the results of random Internet quizzes. Current and Future Projects: Current: Refugees, a somewhat light-hearted take on what might have happened to Chief Bast if he really did manage to escape the destruction of the Death Star. If you threw a '30s screwball comedy with Carole Lombard and Spencer Tracy in a blender with The Empire Strikes Back and Thelma and Louise, you might get something like this. Or not. :-P Half Magic is another SS/HG, this one with more of a mystery feel. It's actually complete and will be updated every three to four days. It's also much shorter than The Quality of Mercy, coming in right around novella length. "Second Chance" smacked me upside the head after I saw Terminator Salvation its opening weekend. For now it's a standalone piece of short-story length, but I may continue Marcus' and Blair's story if I can figure out what to do with them next (and can get over the fact that whatever I write will be jossed into oblivion when the next TS novel comes out in the fall...not to mention the next movie). I just wanted to do more with these characters because they had such chemistry and got sort of (IMHO) short-changed in the movie. Empty Crowns, which is a sequel to Dust of Empire. This is on hiatus indefinitely. Murders in the Rue Scribe has me wracked with guilt. Seriously. I just realized it's been, well, a long time (coughthreeyearscough) since I updated this story, and I have no valid excuse except that I got overcome by Star Wars/LOTR/HP fangirlishness and just haven't gotten back to it. Also, it takes a lot of work to write because I am always stopping to look things up, not to mention it being kind of expensive because I keep finding stuff on amazon.com that I need for research material so that it's accurate. Here's hoping that the people who were reading it haven't made little voodoo dolls of me and will never return to it for fear of it being dumped again. I think I'll probably get at least three chapters in the bank on this one so as to avoid death by irritated readers. Future: I'm going to stop putting things here, since I invariably change my mind. As you might have noticed, I tend to bounce around fandoms. I'm also working on several original novels. So who knows what will come along next? The people who have me on author alert, that's who! When I'm bored I canoodle in Photoshop and make cover art for my fics, so if you'd like you can click on the links below to take a look. I still need to do something for Rue Scribe, but although I know in my head exactly what I want it to look like, I can't seem to find anything to Photoshop into submission to make it look right. Oh, well. COVER ART: Absolution: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/absolution_cover.jpg Blood and Ashes: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/blood_cover.jpg Dust of Empire: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/dustofempire_cover2.jpg Empty Crowns: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/empty_crowns_cover.jpg Half Magic: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/half_magic_cover_web.jpg Heart's Blood: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/hearts_blood3.jpg Inheritance: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/inheritance.jpg Mandalore's Son: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/mandalore_son.jpg No Return: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/no_return_jacket.jpg Only Eyes to See: http://www.geocities.com/christinex1001/only_eyes_cover.jpg Refugees: http://www.geocities.com/christinex1001/refugees_cover.jpg The Overlooked: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/overlooked_cover2.jpg The Quality of Mercy: www.geocities.com/christinex1001/quality_of_mercy_cover.jpg | |||||||||||
1. Half Magic » reviewsFive years after Voldemort's defeat, Hermione Granger comes to Hogwarts in order to solve a mystery that threatens the school's very existence. Complicating things is her new partner in the investigation -- none other than Severus Snape!Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 25,865 - Reviews: 72 - Updated: 7-3-09 - Published: 5-17-09 - Hermione G. & Severus S.2. Second Chance » reviewsSometimes redemption can be found in the most unexpected places. Set immediately after the very end of Terminator Salvation, so there are spoilers. The continuing story of Marcus Wright and Blair Williams.Terminator - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 12,834 - Reviews: 40 - Updated: 6-20-09 - Published: 5-24-093. Refugees » reviewsWhen Chief Bast escaped the Death Star's destruction, he thought he'd left the worst behind him. But with an unpredictable prisoner in tow and a galaxy exploding into civil war, he's discovering his troubles are just beginning. Set between ANH and ESB.Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 25,175 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 5-11-09 - Published: 3-16-084. The Quality of Mercy » reviewsDevastated by Ron's death, Hermione distracts herself by focusing on Severus Snape's mysterious demise. What she finds when she unravels the mystery will change both her life and the wizarding world forever. SSHG, T now, M later. Slight AU, DH spoilers.Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 25 - Words: 118,348 - Reviews: 745 - Updated: 10-6-08 - Published: 8-11-07 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete5. Heart's Blood » reviewsCOMPLETE! Lithiníel wanted to die. Therefore, Sauron desired that she should live. What happened next defied all expectations.... Set approximately 40 years before the War of the Ring.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 49,562 - Reviews: 155 - Updated: 10-4-07 - Published: 4-27-07 - Sauron - Complete6. The Overlooked » reviewsSnape discovers the existence of a magically gifted young woman who never received an invitation to Hogwarts. But as the final confrontation with Voldemort approaches, can Snape protect her from those around her...including himself? Epilogue DH spoilers.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 24 - Words: 118,018 - Reviews: 271 - Updated: 7-25-07 - Published: 6-24-06 - Severus S. & OC - Complete7. Mandalore's Son » reviewsCOMPLETE! Sequel to Blood and Ashes. What will Boba Fett do when he discovers the existence of a son he never knew he had?Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 70,299 - Reviews: 138 - Updated: 6-14-07 - Published: 1-8-06 - Boba Fett - Complete8. Inheritance » reviewsCOMPLETE! Sequel to Only Eyes to See. Sauron has followed Sarah to this world and has possessed the body of her best friend. Must she fight the Dark Lord alone, or will she get help from an unexpected quarter? Rated M for sex & violence.Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 23 - Words: 110,641 - Reviews: 269 - Updated: 4-11-07 - Published: 7-28-06 - Sauron - Complete9. Only Eyes to See » reviewsCOMPLETE! Sarah falls into Middle Earth and ends up captured by the Lord of the Nazgul. Unfortunately, it just gets worse from there. Rated M for the usual sex and violence. Cover art in my profile!Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 19 - Words: 73,672 - Reviews: 267 - Updated: 7-19-06 - Published: 4-19-06 - Sauron - Complete10. Empty Crowns » reviewsThe newly crowned Empress of the Imperial remnant is doing everything in her power to pursue her own vision of peace between the Empire and the New Republic. But forces are at work in both governments to make sure she does not achieve her goal....Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 6 - Words: 25,180 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 6-7-06 - Published: 4-7-06 - Luke S. & Leia O.11. Absolution: A Different Point of View » reviewsCOMPLETE! Just some orcish drabble. This ties in to Absolution, but you don't have to read one to read the other.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 6,593 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 5-8-06 - Published: 3-9-06 - Complete12. Absolution » reviewsCOMPLETE! Possibly one of the oddest LOTR love stories ever written. Set approximately six months after ROTK, all OCs, dooming me to obscurity, I know. Rated M for future updates, but NOT slash, I assure you!Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 17,171 - Reviews: 42 - Updated: 4-15-06 - Published: 2-9-06 - Complete13. Dust of Empire » reviewsCOMPLETE! When the forces of the newly reformed Empire discover clues to a new superweapon, a race ensues to determine which side will ultimately gain control. Han, Luke, Leia, Lando, Imperial OCs. If you like Zahn, you'll like this!Star Wars - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 20 - Words: 91,483 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 2-15-06 - Published: 3-5-05 - Complete14. Blood and Ashes » reviewsCOMPLETE! Mièle has her own reasons for being in Jabba's palace. But when she's forced to play reluctant nursemaid to a wounded Boba Fett, she finds her life taking a very different path.... Post ROTJ, slightly AUStar Wars - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 43,001 - Reviews: 116 - Updated: 9-2-05 - Published: 5-28-05 - Boba Fett - Complete15. Forgotten Flowers reviewsONE SHOT. A story of Order 66, seen through the eyes of a civilian. I wrote this for the Order 66 Challenge on tf.n, but I figured what the heck, I'd post it here, too.Star Wars - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,487 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 8-23-05 - Complete16. Murders in the Rue Scribe » reviewsTwo years after the scandal at the Opera, Christine is driven to return to Paris when she learns of a series of disturbing murders perpetrated by someone who sounds suspiciously like the Phantom of the Opera. Based on Leroux and ALW stage version. RatedPhantom of the Opera - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 30,507 - Reviews: 128 - Updated: 6-29-05 - Published: 4-3-05 - Christine & Erik
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