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Author has written 13 stories for X-Men: Evolution, X-Men: The Movie, X-Men, Wolverine & the X-Men, Sherlock, Lord of the Rings, and Once Upon a Time. Hi! Again, sorry I haven't been on for awhile. I have been working on a few novels of my own, and really scrutinizing both Treadmill and Collide and taking a look at how they can improve. I'll finish all fics/series I haven't yet, though it may take awhile. Collide and Treadmill are first priorities. Some things I think about when I write: 1. Jane Austen is a perfect model to follow when trying to create heroes and heroines. Her heroines are far from perfect and deeply flawed, but throughout the story, they grow and they change. Characters should always grow and change in a story. We grow, change, and learn things as we live our lives, so it's only one more thing that can make a character more realistic and easier for a reader to relate to. 2. Grammar is extremely important, as it affects the way in which the story is read. The same with spelling. Someone might have a great story idea, but if it cannot be communicated effectively, the entire story is lost on the reader. The Purdue OWL writing lab is an excellent resource for a writer who isn't sure about something. Here is the link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/5/. 3. Stories are living, breathing documents. They can always be changed, tweaked, and rewritten. Even when editing, you're not always going to catch all of the errors, be they grammatical or mechanical, or issues with plotline, characterization, and exposition. Always have someone else look at it. A good reader/reviewer will point this out to you without completely eviscerating you and will also be honest with you. 4. A heroine--my heroines, at least--will have agency and will make their own decisions to help move the story along. A heroine should never make apologies for wanting to be independent. A heroine should never make apologies for being strong and standing on her own two feet and wanting to be with someone who can respect that and treat her as an equal. A heroine should never make any apologies for speaking her mind. A heroine should never make any apologies for not only wanting to be cared for and protected, but also caring for and protecting those around her. And lastly, to paraphrase a favorite author of mine, a heroine should never make any apologies for kicking some serious butt now and then. Right now, my biggest inspirations are BBC's The Way We Live Now, Desperate Romantics, Wallander, and Whitechapel, and Tana French's books. I love Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Rosalind Milles, and Libba Bray, and I love to read biographies and historical fiction, too. Right now, I'm a huge fan of Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Sherlock, and Supernatural, Game of Thrones, and Downton Abbey, and I loved The Tudors to its very end. I love Rihanna, One Republic, Maroon 5, Bat for Lashes, A Fine Frenzy, and Florence and the Machine right now. Some of my favorite quotes: "All changes pass me like a dream, I neither sing nor pray; And thou art like the poisonous tree That stole my life away." -Elizabeth Siddal, from her poem "Love and Hate" "We don't have a love affair! We've an argument punctuated by sex!"-Gabriel to Lizzie in "Desperate Romantics" King Henry VIII: If some young man wrote this song for you, Anne, what would you say to him? -from "Anne of the Thousand Days" Anne: For six years, this year, and this, and this, and this, I did not love him. And then I did. Then I was his. I can count the days I was his in hundreds. The days we bedded. Married. Were Happy. Bore Elizabeth. Hated. Lusted. Bore a dead child... which condemned me... to death. In all one thousand days. Just a thousand. Strange. And of those thousand, one when we were both in love, only one, when our loves met and overlapped and were both mine and his. And when I no longer hated him, he began to hate me. Except for that one day. -from "Anne of the Thousand Days" Anne: Doesn't do that well. Not as well as I've known it done. But it's the one arm I want- for some God-knows-what reason. You do everything badly- everything awkwardly- and I love it the way you do it. -from "Anne of the Thousand Days" | |||||||
1. Broken Blossoms » reviewsA terrible transgression drives Logan and Isabel to leave the X-Men and begin their lives anew as members of the Avengers. But when the X-Men need them once more, will they be able to forgive and answer the call? LoganxOC, established relationship.X-Men - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,200 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-9-13 - Published: 7-3-11 - James H./Wolverine/Logan & Charles X./Professor X2. Within the Bounds of This Bright Place » reviewsKillian Jones had thought that the tale of the White Cat was only a story. But when he seeks refuge in an abandoned palace, he'll discover that the story is true...and that there is someone else who has a bone to pick with Mr. Gold. Killian/OC. Takes place after "Tallahassee." Based on the French fairy tale "The White Cat."Once Upon a Time - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,810 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 12-2-12 - Published: 11-24-12 - Killian Jones/Captain Hook & Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold3. Siren SongSlightly AU. "All waters are the same, Elf-prince, for they all flow together eventually." Legolas, a water sprite, and how the blood of Numenor still flows in the most unexpected of places.Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,097 - Published: 6-23-114. Treadmill » reviewsChloe Gaynor enjoyed being normal. But when she met Sherlock Holmes, her life would never be the same again. Part 16: Chloe and Reggie Gregson investigate further, Chloe realizes something, and trouble ahead!Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 16 - Words: 50,795 - Reviews: 59 - Updated: 6-12-11 - Published: 8-7-105. Time Won't Let Me Go » reviewsCompanion to "Pandora's Box." After the return from Alkali Lake, Charles and Isabel work with Logan to unlock his lost memories. It will lead them to the lab of Nathaniel Essex and the discovery of a cryogenically frozen Cajun. Chapter 6 now up.X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 6 - Words: 26,897 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 3-13-11 - Published: 10-9-096. Beacon reviewsA companion to "Sings the Nightbird." Victor Creed has an encounter with Isabel Sayre that chills him to the very core. More to get into Sabertooth's mind. Isabel is an OC.X-Men - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 692 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-12-10 - Victor C./Sabretooth - Complete7. Sings the Nightbird » reviewsRewritten, scope vastly narrowed. Sometimes we don't see the things right in front of us until it's almost too late. Twists of fate and how they can change the course of so many lives forever. Rather AU, Logan/OC.X-Men - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 9,965 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 11-21-10 - Published: 8-26-09 - James H./Wolverine/Logan & Charles X./Professor X8. Reflections Over a Bottle of Prosecco reviewsOne-shot, companion to Collide. After the events of "Foresight" and with Jean's return, Isabel is worried that certain patterns might repeat themselves and that Logan might break his promises.Wolverine & the X-Men - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,436 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-25-10 - Complete9. If Ever Your World Starts Crashing DownTo the younger students, the new arrivals, she was just Bells Sayre; they never called her Isabel because it sounded like an old lady's name to them. She was the sometimes-approachable-sometimes-not girl on the verge of something. One-shot.X-Men: Evolution - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,567 - Published: 10-25-09 - Complete10. White Horse reviewsSongfic, based on Taylor Swift's "White Horse," companion to "Pandora's Box." A glimpse into the end of Isabel's first marriage and the aftermath.X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,035 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-5-09 - Complete11. Pandora's Box » reviewsFrom mid X2 into AU X3. Isabel returns when Xavier needs her most, only to see one of her comrades die, which sets off a series of events that no one thought would unfold. And why does she find herself so enthralled with the rough-around-the edges Logan?X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,731 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-19-09 - Published: 8-3-0912. Sleeping SicknessOne-shot, character sketch/songfic to "Sleeping Sickness" by City and Colour. Isabel and Logan commiserate over beer and insomnia, post X2.X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,847 - Published: 8-19-09 - Complete13. The Madding Crowd reviewsFirst in a series of drabbles. After one of her friends has a close call, Isabel must make a choice between her commitment to her sorority and her position in the X-Men.X-Men: Evolution - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,775 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-29-09 - Complete
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