12th July 2008 - Chapter 23 has been posted. I'll see you all in a month or so.
18th June 2008 - There we go! A speedy update! Chapter 22 is posted!
Name: Tash
Age: I'm twenty years old. . . No one seems to believe me. I had a woman at the airport thinking I was fifteen. I didn't know whether to be happy or annoyed.
Nationality: When people ask me if I'm worried about Global Warming I say, "I'm British. Bring it on!"
Currently: I've just finished my second year at the University of Winchester. I've got one year left and then hopefully I'll have a BA Honors in Media Studies. I live during term time with a Creative Writing student and an English student. The former likes to find all the strange Harry Potter pairings she can and read them to us (you can tell we LOVE this) and the other is obsessed with everything cricket related (on a day trip to the Rose Bowl, she and her friends sat there oggling the men in whites, I sat there with my DS playing YuGiOh World Championship 2008).
I'm back in Guernsey now. I'm trying my damndest not to think about the module I've had to resit, and I can only hope that the September exam board say I can continue next year. . .oh great, now I'm thinking about it! (facepalm)
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Random facts about me!
Five things I really like: My friends and family. Writing. Acting half my age. Chocolate. Sleeping.
Five things I really dislike: Cold weather. Being ill. Onions. Spongebob Square Pants. Being told to act my age.
What I write: Fiction and scripts. I will do non fiction but its not my best work. I absolutely refuse to do poetry.
Right or left handed: Left for writing. Right for just about everything else.
Blood type: AB Positive.
Favourite Duel Monster: Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys. And if one more person refers to her as a chicken, or turkey, or any other form of poultry I will torch them!
What I'm listening to: Within Temptation or t.A.T.u most likely. These two are the ones that cheer me up, console me, inspire me and make me want to sing aloud at the same time!
Quirk: My left elbow routinely clicks out of place, due to an accident I had when I was little. Its amusing to freak people out by clicking it back into place!
Languages: One fluently (English), two passably (French and Japanese) and I'm trying to learn basic heiroglyphs too.
Cursing: I generally say 'Gods' as opposed to 'God'. I will swear - rather fluently - if I'm really hacked off. But if I'm at work or in the presence of children, its not uncommon for me to say such lines as "Oh muffins!" Yay for alternative swears!
If I won the lottery I'd: Take all my friends to Disneyland!
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Finished projects:
Beginning of the End - COMPLETE. My first attempt at fanfiction. Sadly, like many authors, I look back on my first work and cringe at how horrible my writing was back then. That's not to say I don't like this story. It means a lot to me for sentimentality reasons, but my writing style has changed drastically since then.
Beginning of the End: Till Death do us Part - ON HIATUS (winces) Again, cringe at my writing style. But in honesty, I really lost interest in this fic. I do intend to wrap it up at some point. This story taught me one very important thing about my attention span...its short.
Family of Dragons Trilogy - COMPLETE. Getting inside Seto, Kisara and Mokuba's heads was fun. This trilogy is basically three oneshots that I wrote while on various trains or long car journies.
Sensations - COMPLETE. This stemmed from wanting to describe Bakura's childhood in Egypt. While it will be addressed in Witches Wizards Shadows and Souls, writing this helped clarify most of the details for me. Plus Bakura's one of my favourite characters, so I don't really need an excuse to write about him!
Current projects:
Witches Wizards Shadows and Souls - IN PROGRESS. I randomly decided a while ago that jumping on the YuGiOh/Harry Potter crossover bandwaggon looked like fun. And what fun it is indeed! I'm having a blast writing this! Its been great to stretch my legs in this fandom and find out just what I'm good at writing and what I'm not.
? - IN PROGRESS (smirks) This ladies and gentlemen, signifies that I am still working on my novel. Its been rewritten twice, and its about to undergo a third rewrite once I get my crossover finished!
Other Projects: I have another AMV in the pipeline! (giggle). Stay tuned to my youtube account for more information!
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Betas (its ego stroking time!):
Tai Greywing: My dear sister who has been with me since I started. She sits there, listens to me ramble off my plot ideas and reins me in when I'm going a little too far.
Isis the Sphinx: The infinitely patient one who informs me when my spelling and grammar are hideous, and who makes tireless efforts to correct them.
DuelistBlake1852: Beta of my duels, who doesn't laugh at me when I make stupid mistakes in them, which means loads to me not just as a writer but as a duelist.
I am so lucky to have met these three. My writing wouldn't be half what it is today without them.
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Current fandoms
YuGiOh!: Yes I'm twenty. Yes I play a card game. Yes I watch what has (thanks to the dub) been termed a 'childrens' show. Do I care? Do I hell! YuGiOh rocks! Its an amazing story of friendship and what it means to be a hero. I love the manga, I love the anime, I love the card game! Here me loud and clear people. I LOVE this fandom!
YuGiOh GX: Doesn't quite match up to the standards of the original series, but its still a laugh. I'll admit the puns in the dub can be cringeworthy (a lot) and some of the accents just make me want to slam my head into the desk, but its still a good show.
Harry Potter: Do I need words to explain the awesomeness that is this series? JK Rowling has changed childrens literature with these books, and its not hard to see why!
Doctor Who: Tai my darling sister got me into this. And my response was akin to "Where have you been all my life?!" This show is fantastic! Companions! Gadgets! DALEKS! What more d'you need?! Plus David Tennant is utterly adorable!
Torchwood: For the same reasons as Doctor Who. Only John Barrowman gets his kit off in it, which in the eyes of myself and my housemates, gives it that little edge!
Cardcaptor Sakura: Its so unbelievably sweet that you might get cavities, but with the action element thrown in, giving it that extra boost of fun! Plus Sakura and Syaoran are so cute! (oh and Sub all the way! The Dub of this show can kiss my ass!)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: The first episode confused me a little, but it all makes sense once you watch the others. I love the characters, and the story and concept are both awesome! Haruhi reminds me of my sister Mearle in so many ways!
Ceres - Celestial Legend: Only just picked up the manga for this...I'm six volumes in, and I'm really enjoying it so far!
Final Fantasy: X and X2 are the only two I've played, but I love them both! The plot, characters and battle sequences are awesome! Anyone who has not tried at least one of the Final Fantasy series, has no idea what they've been missing!
Beyond Good and Evil: The game thrilled me for years, and its still one of my favourites. Not much fanfiction for this fandom so far, but hey, whats up isn't bad!
Harvest Moon: This game is surprisingly addictive...in the same way that the Sims is addictive though. But hey, its still amusing!
Earths Children: I adored these books. Anyone know when the sixth one is going to be out?
Find me:
www.fictionpress.com/~mei1105
For all my original fiction. PLEASE DON'T READ IT! Its ancient and I'm probably going to go back and delete/rewrite most of it...
http/uk.youtube.com/profile?user=Mei1105
I have three movies up! Go comment!
http/mei1105.deviantart.com/
I've only got one picture up so far. I should be putting some more stuff up in the upcoming weeks.
www.meiandthemuses.piczo.com
Site password is Stardust Mirage...why do I have a password if I'm advertising it to everyone? Meh. Don't ask me how my mind works...Add me as a friend if you want.
I'm also on facebook now (why, don't ask). Only add me if I know you (i.e. you've reviewed, or I have reviewed your work). I'm easy to find. As far as I'm aware, I'm the only Tash Marquand there.
Shipping (in no particular order of preference)
YuGiOh (these are the correct names, I looked them up!)
Angstshipping (Ryou x Malik)
Ardentshipping (Tristan x Serenity)
Blindshipping (Atem x Yugi)
Blueshipping (Seto x Kisara)
Bronzeshipping (Malik x Marik)
Gemshipping (Thief King Bakura x Ryou)
Kiddyshipping (Mokuba x Rebecca)
Mizushipping (Priest Seto x Kisara)
Outcastshipping (Thief King Bakura x Kisara)
Peachshipping (Yugi x Tea)
Pleashipping (Mahaado x Isis)
Polarshipping (Joey x Mai)
Psychoshipping (Bakura x Marik)
Puppyshipping (Joey x Seto)
Puzzleshipping (Yugi x Yami)
Sedateshipping (Malik x Serenity)
Tendershipping (Ryou x Bakura)
Trustshipping (Seto x Ishizu)
YuGiOh GX
Jaden x Alexis
Harry Potter
Harry x Ginny
Ron x Hermione
Lily x James
Cardcaptor Sakura
Sakura x Syaoran
Tomayo x Eriol
Toya x Yukito
Doctor Who/Torchwood
Doctor(10) x Rose
Jack x Ianto
Jack x Gwen
Owen x Tosh
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Haruhi x Kyon
Mikuru x Kyon
Ceres - Celestial Legend
Aya x Toya
Ceres x Yuhi
To all reviewers: You are what makes us all better. Thank you so much!
I think that's all you need to know about me for now!
Catch you round!
Mei1105
May Stardust fall in your dreams!
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