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| Celia Stanton |
Author has written 27 stories for Tin Man, Law and Order: SVU, In Plain Sight, CSI: New York, Alice, 2009, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Downton Abbey. The Writer: 31 (going on five). More commonly referred to as Effie. Female. Canadian by birth. Pennsylvanian by rearing. New Englander at heart. Southerner at present. Partner. Anticoagulant tester. Sarcastic until the end. Unapologetic cat lady. Lover of that dirty water. On Twitter and Tumblr @effie214. The Fandoms: Tin Man. Castle. NCIS: Los Angeles. Alice. In Plain Sight. CSI: NY. The Loves: Loud music. Silly SyFy productions. Snark. ESPN. NCIS and CSI marathons. Figuring out a way to have Stana Katic's hair while working in The OSP. Geeking about hipsters in TARDISes. Eating spanikopita in Greece. The Quotes: Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. --William Shakespeare That which does not destroy us makes us stronger. --Friedrich Nietzsche We the dreamers chase forever. --Kate Voegele The General Philosophy: Life is like a Pollock painting: beautiful, messy and completely open to interpretation -- not to mention possibilities. The Writing Philosophy: I consider myself a bit of an emotional archaeologist (and a perpetual five-year-old to boot.) I like to dig; I like to ask "why" incessantly. (That's why you're going to get introspective [read: angsty] stuff from me more often than not.) I will never be 100% happy with my work, because I feel like if I can sit back and look at a piece with a reaction of, "Yep, that's exactly what I wanted to say," then I don't have anything left to say. I will also just put it out there that the semi-colon and I are involved in a passionate affair and beg you not to tell my partner about it. The Writing Process: I find inspiration anywhere and everywhere -- a conversation with a friend, a song lyric, driving to the train station at 4 AM. Then I apply the psychology BA my father paid far too much money for me not to use and it snowballs from there. I write, then I rewrite. Then I delete. A lot. It gets sent to my amazing betas when I can apply what I call the Bon Jovi rule to it: "Well, it doesn't suck." The betas get their hands on it, I do another hard read and edit of the piece, and more often than not, it goes back to the betas a second time. It finally gets to you on a wing and prayer (read: Ambien-induced stupor.) The Reviewing Philosophy and Process: When leaving them, I always try to give constructive criticism, which may include pointing out things that didn't sit right with me in a piece. It comes from a place of love, so I apologize in advance if I offend anyone. Otherwise, I like highlighting great lines or my impressions -- as a writer, I love hearing what worked and what didn't, so I just try to pay it forward, as it were. Receiving reviews are awesome, whether they're sixty-five lines like long mine tend to be or a more succinct "good job" or "I liked this." But I don't do this for the reviews. I do this mostly because I try to make procrastination/escapism masquerade as productivity. :D Seriously though, I tend to be a lurker in pretty much everything I do, so I don't ever want a reader to feel obligated to leave a review, long or short. As long as you know it worked for you, then that works for me. Good? Good. Anything else you want to know/have a scenario you'd like to see me tackle (I can't make any promises!)/want to discuss New England sports (GO RED SOX), please feel free to drop me a line. Thanks so much for stopping by, and even more for reading. I hope you enjoy my small little contributions. | |||||||
1. Best Laid Plans reviewsThe definitions aren't etched in stone but are instead prompted by erasures, by edits – by evolution. K/D.NCIS: Los Angeles - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,119 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 4-1-13 - Kensi B. & M. Deeks - Complete2. Fault Lines reviewsHe's gone from persona non grata to her only person of interest. K/D. Post "Wanted."NCIS: Los Angeles - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,808 - Reviews: 62 - Published: 3-7-13 - Kensi B. & M. Deeks - Complete3. Priority of Life reviewsThey never say "I want a divorce," because at the bottom of it, they really don't. K/D, post "Neighborhood Watch".NCIS: Los Angeles - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,886 - Reviews: 35 - Published: 5-20-12 - Kensi B. & M. Deeks - Complete4. Rivers and Roads reviewsDownton will no longer echo emptiness, just possibilities and a redefined sense and definition of family. A look at Matthew and Mary's possible future.Downton Abbey - Rated: K - English - Family/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,799 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-19-12 - Mary C. & Matthew C. - Complete5. Scheherazade » reviewsGive me a thousand nights and I'll tell you a thousand tales. A collection of unrelated oneshots, drabbles and vignettes. Latest update: she can't believe he doesn't remember.Castle - Rated: T - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 17 - Words: 13,854 - Reviews: 94 - Updated: 12-11-11 - Published: 9-20-10 - Rick C. & Kate B.6. many's the time i ran with you reviewsBeckett celebrates.Castle - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,127 - Reviews: 36 - Published: 4-14-11 - Kate B. & Rick C. - Complete7. Things People Say reviewsKensi/Deeks, in anticipation of "Personal." She thinks back to all he's given and all she's never been quite prepared to take. She thinks it's time for her to reach back.NCIS: Los Angeles - Rated: K - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,002 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 2-22-11 - M. Deeks & Kensi B. - Complete8. In Medias Res » reviewsTheir story is not at the beginning or the end. Instead, they are in the middle, making it up as they go along.Castle - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 15,815 - Reviews: 51 - Published: 6-11-10 - Kate B. & Rick C. - Complete9. Walking Wounded reviewsTheir wounds are like the bodies Lanie sees day in and day out: broken, bloody and monumentally unfixable.Castle - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,301 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 5-25-10 - Rick C. & Kate B. - Complete10. The Way We Fall » reviewsProgress. Regress. Repeat as necessary.Castle - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 8 - Words: 9,652 - Reviews: 59 - Published: 4-14-10 - Kate B. & Rick C. - Complete11. Chasing Ghosts reviewsJack Heart went through the Looking Glass only once after Alice left Wonderland, to remind himself why it had all been worth it. Alice/Hatter, from Jack's point of view.Alice, 2009 - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,986 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 1-20-10 - Hatter & Alice H. - Complete12. Duplicity reviewsThey are long past formality; their kind of duplicity does not require anything but unspoken yet frightening trust.Alice, 2009 - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,471 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-14-10 - Jack Hearts/Jack Chase - Complete13. Bound » reviewsA series of unconnected vignettes, drabbles and double drabbles. Latest update: a short challenge piece.Tin Man - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 40 - Words: 92,264 - Reviews: 377 - Updated: 10-11-09 - Published: 3-24-0814. Robin and Marian reviewsShe only half-hears what he says, but fully feels the weight of the forgiveness, the liberation of the confession that she may not be Maid Marian, but she need not despair, as she's most certainly not without her Robin.In Plain Sight - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,015 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-26-09 - Complete15. Folie A Deux reviewsHe'd come to the conclusion that he and Mary shared a madness; one the psychologists termed folie à deux. The madness of hope; the insanity of believing they could stop events already in motion. A "Duplicate Bridges" post-ep fic.In Plain Sight - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,099 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 6-24-09 - Complete16. Truth Be Told reviewsAnd then it hits her: she isn't sure she's ready for him to come back, because she's not sure what he'd be coming back to. D/L, post "Personal Foul".CSI: New York - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,858 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 8-29-08 - Danny M. & Lindsay M. - Complete17. Counterbalance reviewsThe mundane has never been so glorious. He has never taken note of the seemingly innocuous, has never allowed unfiltered emotion to threaten to buckle his knees. Until now. A missing scene from "Stan by Me".In Plain Sight - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,136 - Reviews: 22 - Published: 8-12-08 - Complete18. Five Things Better Left Unsaid » reviewsSome things are just better left unsaid. A series of introspective vignettes. DG/Cain UST.Tin Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,128 - Reviews: 51 - Updated: 5-17-08 - Published: 5-13-08 - DG & Cain - Complete19. Marching on Antietam » reviewsIn a post-Eclipse O.Z., they were a long way from happily ever after.Tin Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 61,575 - Reviews: 104 - Updated: 5-2-08 - Published: 4-23-08 - DG & Cain - Complete20. Days Gone By reviewsSometimes letting go is easier than hanging on. A/O implied, post-"Ghost".Law and Order: SVU - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,280 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-16-08 - Complete21. No Humans Allowed reviewsHe hated himself even more when he started wishing she'd never come along, and when he began to long for the familiar confinement, the familiar and understood boundaries of the tin suit. DG/Cain UST and angst.Tin Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,923 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 4-7-08 - DG & Cain - Complete22. Scrutiny reviewsSometimes it is through the eyes of another that we see things most clearly. DG/Cain.Tin Man - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,417 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 3-22-08 - DG & Cain - Complete23. Heat reviewsShe's gasoline and he's combustible. DG/Cain.Tin Man - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 637 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 3-14-08 - DG & Cain - Complete24. Breach reviewsHe'd left of his own volition, and here she was, rushing back to his side. A follow-up to "Judas". DG/Cain angst.Tin Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,959 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 3-12-08 - Cain & DG - Complete25. End of Days reviewsMy love will fly to you each night on angel's wings. DG/Cain. Warning: Character death.Tin Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 973 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 2-20-08 - DG & Cain - Complete26. Judas reviewsIt was a sad realization that hit her: for the first time in his life, Wyatt Cain wasn't willing to fight. Not for her, not for him, and definitely not for them. DG/Cain angst.Tin Man - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,566 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 2-1-08 - Cain & DG - Complete27. Running On Ice reviewsNow it is he who is running on ice, skidding forward into the unknown. What he fails to realize is that she's stopped, waiting to catch him should he fall. DG/Cain.Tin Man - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,825 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 1-31-08 - Cain & DG - Complete
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