ABOUT ME:

Hi! I'm Kelly Noel Zeva. I'm a queer 20-something entrepreneur, and a creative activist. In my day job, I'm an energy healer and holistic sex coach, and in addition to facilitating 1-on-1 and group coaching, I create a lot of content to support people with releasing sexual trauma through energy healing processes (e.g., meditations, past life regressions). You can lean more about that at Erotic Empowerment.

Regarding fanfiction... I've been writing fan fiction since the second grade (my first "novel" was inspired by The Secrets of Droon series). Historically, my favorite fandoms have been Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, Once Upon a Time, and Drop Dead Diva as I love fantasy worlds and smart, strong female characters. New fandoms of interest are POSE and Dear White People. I've been on this site since middle school and started posting when I was in high school, so definitely has a special place in my heart, especially since it's how I first became involved with editing other people's work. Until the organization disbanded in 2014, I was a volunteer for Project Team Beta, and it was rewarding to read people's original creative works and help them improve as writers.

I do also write original poetry and fiction, but aside from "Barren" and the start of The Lonely Road of a Fisher's Wife, I don't post it on . Instead, you can find it on my blog, or on Instagram. You can follow me @kellynoelzeva.

I am in the process of writing an original novel that I'm determined to finish by the end of this year. If you're a fan of my work and would like to be a beta for my novel (I'm looking for three or four), please send me a PM, and we can talk. This novel is an apocalyptic speculative fiction piece that begins in Pilsen, Chicago, and moves throughout the Midwest; the main character, Mari, is a 16-year-old Latina. I don't want to ruin people's impressions of the novel, so that's all the detail I'll give unless you send me a PM. Please be at least 13, as the target demographic for the novel is YA, and there is a lot of crude language just in the first chapter.

Please note that I intend to revise this novel before having beta readers look at it, so I'm looking for this to be a commitment in the late part of 2021, or early 2022.

MY ATTITUDE TOWARD FAN FICTION:

I'm a bit of a literary snob; I really dislike bad writing. There is so much good writing out in the universe that it makes sense to read that instead of the garbage that gets published when it shouldn't. Even though fan fiction is a looked-down-upon genre, I try to do all that I can to make it as legitimate as possible. I do research (to an extent) to make sure that my story complies with canon, unless its AU-ness is paramount to the story; I revise my chapters at least a bit before I post them, and I do all that I can to make sure that the story is not only engaging and Mary Sue-less, but well-edited. I'm not perfect, but I do my best, and I do hold myself and my stories to a very high standard.

I just wish the same for my fellow writers. I know we all come to this site with varying ages and levels of experience, but I have seen some atrocious writing out there, and I wish that instead of only giving it praise, more readers and writers would critique other authors and give them valuable feedback. The quality of the writing on this site will NOT improve unless we make it a priority to help the writers improve.

MY STORIES:

Hermione Granger and the Magic Mirror (COMPLETE)

Rating: T Word Count: 75,000 Genre: Romance/Drama Primary Ships: Hermione/Adam, Belle/Draco

A Beauty and the Beast and Harry Potter novel-length crossover. When Hermione finds a magic mirror that leads to 18th century France, she finds herself among brutes, talking candelabras, and uptight clocks. After being discovered as a witch, Hermione is separated from Maurice and flees to a castle where light never shines. With sinister plots underway, Hermione must find Belle's father and reverse the castle's enchantment before all is too late. Meanwhile, Belle, in modern-day Wizarding England, encounters Floo powder, an irascible red-head, and a haughty blonde, and both girls must discover, who could ever learn to love a beast? Takes place in 2000-2002, a few years after the final battle at Hogwarts.

The Lonely Road of a Fisher's Wife (WIP - 30% complete)
Rating: T Word Count: 5,380 Genre: Drama/Fantasy

Four years ago, when Krista married Matthew, she never dreamed she'd be penniless and living in her sister's apartment. Or that Matthew would be stupid enough to buy a cottage on the coast of Scotland. A modern and elongated re-telling of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale "The Fisherman and His Wife." ON HIATUS.

A Little Late-Night Rebellion (COMPLETE)

Rating: T Word Count: 2,500 Genre: Romance/Humor Primary Ship: Jane/Grayson

A Drop Dead Diva one-shot. While working late one night at Harrison & Parker, Jane and Grayson decide to cause a little mayhem. Between playing a strip game in Parker's office, eating Chinese takeout while barefoot, and stealing Kim's old rolling chair, working at a law firm has never been so fun.

Bound (COMPLETE)

Rating: T Word Count: 500 Genre: Romance/Humor Primary Ship: N/A

A LOTR one-shot. This piece of flash fiction takes place from the perspective of the ring in the Lord of the Rings fandom. Just a quick little thing.

FUTURE STORIES:

A Courtly Romance: Sequel to Hermione Granger and the Magic Mirror (WIP - 15% complete)

Rating: T Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Romance Primary Ships: James S. Potter/OC, Albus S. Potter/OC, Lily L. Potter/Scorpius M.

When Isabelle's father, King Adam, decides that she must marry a prince that she doesn't know, she and her mother conspire to send her through a mirror into modern-day Wizarding England. Once there, Princess Isabelle realizes just how sheltered she was when she is exposed to the feminist and #BlackLivesMatter movements taking place in Hogwarts, meets her first trans witch as well as other LGBTQ witches and wizards, and falls in love with someone unexpected. Takes place primarily in 2021-2022, during Albus' fifth year at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and The Little Mermaid Crossover (NOT STARTED)

Rating: ??? Genre: ???

On my profile poll, people have voted that I should do a Harry Potter and The Little Mermaid crossover. I think this would be an interesting challenge since the mermaids in Rowling's world are far different from those in either Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale or in the Disney film. After I finish A Courtly Romance, I'll begin to develop a concept for this. I'm open to suggestions, so if you have ideas, please let me know!