I have decided to post Sparkling Crimson and The Carmine Conundrum here on my blog. You can find it on a separate page and I'll try to keep it updated as best as possible. In other news, Darkness and Light was actually accepted into a community on Fan Fiction. Communities consist of other authors and if they choose a story they like and the staff of the community agree on it then that story is placed within their community so people can find it more easily and it generates a lot more traffic for the story which in turn provides the author with a greater range of readers and possible reviewers.
Not sure what I am ranting about today. I just know that I'm tired. There was a good story on FF called Life of a Consulting Detective and it was a Sherlock/Reader pairing. Basically that means, you stick your own name in there and it's like you're in the story. It's actually quite good.
I managed to get another chapter of Deduction and Deception out. I also had to Google French recently because I got a review from a someone called French Invasion and it was entirely in French. I posted a new chapter just so I could answer them since they were a guest reviewer, meaning no FF profile, and I responded in French. I believe that it is only polite to respond in the same language as the review so they don't have to hunt up Google looking for a translator.
In other other news, I have decided to do a small drabble series, chapters are between 500 to 1k words roughly, called Redemption. It will be based in the Darkness and Light verse and it will show what Artimes's and Khan's somewhat close future will be like and what they will become one day. I wouldn't say it is romantic, though it might become that at some point.
Okay enough of my rambling. See you around the galaxy, cats!
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
Themes Galore
Hey everyone!
Okay, this post is going to talk a lot about music, mainly themes and scores. We're starting off with one particular soundtrack/score and that is the one for Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. There was one song that actually inspired Sparkling Crimson, one of my stories on Fan Fiction. It's the bonus track on the Star Trek: Into Darkness soundtrack. It is called The Growl by Conway. Part IV - Lady in Red is where this song really shines because that dance scene in Part IV and V is what the song originally sparked. The story kinda spun itself around it and then grew exponentially into The Carmine Conundrum.
The next song from the same soundtrack is the Star Trek Main Theme which is what you would hear while the OC, original character, Artz is saving the Enterprise in The Carmine Conundrum. The third song from this soundtrack actually inspired a different story altogether. The song was Brigadoom and the story it brought about was Darkness and Light, my first story featuring Khan Noonien Singh as the main male lead character. I also liked the song Labors of Love from the Star Trek 2009 soundtrack. It has inspired some key scenes in a lot of my stories and it is an all around beautiful piece.
Next round of scoring is...you guessed it, the scores for BBC's Sherlock. The music from the series is phenomenal and is the second reason why I fell in love with the series. The first being Benedict Cumberpatch. Absolute favorite song from the scores is The Game Is On from series one. You could hear it playing when Sherlock is raving about four unexplained suicides and is practically dragging John out of the flat to go to the crime scene. *giggles*
Now, you'll be thankful to know that I am not going to list all the songs from the Sherlock scores that I actually like and the stories, chapters, and/or entire scenes they have inspired, so we are moving along to an even larger list because this next set of soundtracks and scores is from the one and only Doctor Who series.
Oh yeah, I will not even begin to list off the innumerable amount of songs from those scores because all of them are fantastic and will literally blow you away. Words Win Wars was absolutely epic in The Pandorica Opens. The Long Song from the episode with the God of Akhaten. *sniffles* Oh and A Turbulent Flight from the The Bells of Saint John. Up the Shard was pretty cool.
Okay, okay. *waves hands in a placating manner* Yes, I am a total Trekkie, Whovian, and Sherlock junkie, but in my defense I also love a lot of movie soundtracks and songs from television series like Yu-Gi-Oh, Fushigi Yuugi, Blue Seed, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, The Legend of Legendary Heroes, Charmed, Dark Angel, Supernatural, Angel, Bones, NCIS and the movies featuring the Avengers were simply superb.
Fine, fine. I'll stop ranting for a while if it makes you feel better. *crosses her arms with a huff* I'll see if I can't find some other good songs and such to talk about. Maybe I should just start talking about TV shows. I bet a lot of you didn't know what Dark Angel was. *taps her chin thoughtfully before she grins like the Cheshire cat* I have an idea. Later cats!
Okay, this post is going to talk a lot about music, mainly themes and scores. We're starting off with one particular soundtrack/score and that is the one for Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. There was one song that actually inspired Sparkling Crimson, one of my stories on Fan Fiction. It's the bonus track on the Star Trek: Into Darkness soundtrack. It is called The Growl by Conway. Part IV - Lady in Red is where this song really shines because that dance scene in Part IV and V is what the song originally sparked. The story kinda spun itself around it and then grew exponentially into The Carmine Conundrum.
The next song from the same soundtrack is the Star Trek Main Theme which is what you would hear while the OC, original character, Artz is saving the Enterprise in The Carmine Conundrum. The third song from this soundtrack actually inspired a different story altogether. The song was Brigadoom and the story it brought about was Darkness and Light, my first story featuring Khan Noonien Singh as the main male lead character. I also liked the song Labors of Love from the Star Trek 2009 soundtrack. It has inspired some key scenes in a lot of my stories and it is an all around beautiful piece.
Next round of scoring is...you guessed it, the scores for BBC's Sherlock. The music from the series is phenomenal and is the second reason why I fell in love with the series. The first being Benedict Cumberpatch. Absolute favorite song from the scores is The Game Is On from series one. You could hear it playing when Sherlock is raving about four unexplained suicides and is practically dragging John out of the flat to go to the crime scene. *giggles*
Now, you'll be thankful to know that I am not going to list all the songs from the Sherlock scores that I actually like and the stories, chapters, and/or entire scenes they have inspired, so we are moving along to an even larger list because this next set of soundtracks and scores is from the one and only Doctor Who series.
Oh yeah, I will not even begin to list off the innumerable amount of songs from those scores because all of them are fantastic and will literally blow you away. Words Win Wars was absolutely epic in The Pandorica Opens. The Long Song from the episode with the God of Akhaten. *sniffles* Oh and A Turbulent Flight from the The Bells of Saint John. Up the Shard was pretty cool.
Okay, okay. *waves hands in a placating manner* Yes, I am a total Trekkie, Whovian, and Sherlock junkie, but in my defense I also love a lot of movie soundtracks and songs from television series like Yu-Gi-Oh, Fushigi Yuugi, Blue Seed, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, The Legend of Legendary Heroes, Charmed, Dark Angel, Supernatural, Angel, Bones, NCIS and the movies featuring the Avengers were simply superb.
Fine, fine. I'll stop ranting for a while if it makes you feel better. *crosses her arms with a huff* I'll see if I can't find some other good songs and such to talk about. Maybe I should just start talking about TV shows. I bet a lot of you didn't know what Dark Angel was. *taps her chin thoughtfully before she grins like the Cheshire cat* I have an idea. Later cats!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Long Time No See
Hey everyone, it's been a while.
I recently became friends with an actual sociopath. Things were going great until one day she completely shut me out. I think the concept of having someone who actually cared was a bit too much for her, but that's okay. I'm still her friend though she is avoiding me with a passion and will probably never speak to me again. She took a lot of my inspiration with her, so I decided to start updating my blog regularly to kinda cope with the absence of my friend who made life ridiculously exciting for a while.
I started a new story called Darkness and Light. It's based in the universe of Star Trek: Into Darkness and is centered around Khan Noonien Singh. Originally, I didn't like Khan in the original Star Trek episode called Space Seed nor did I like it when he returned in the film Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. It was only when Benedict Cumberpatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes, starred as Khan in the reboot sequel Into Darkness that I fell in love with the character.
Yes, it is ironic that I would love Ben's version of Khan, but hey, it was like I was seeing a badass version of Sherlock. Tall, dark, handsome, and a brilliant intellect go a long way for me. Now the story itself will take place after the events of Into Darkness and begin when Khan is awoken from his cryo sleep by a human woman named Artimes. The longer he spends with her, the more he sees that there is more to humanity than he once thought. She isn't like normal humans and seems to have no qualms with the fact that he has killed people with his bare hands.
In other news and the massive gap between blog posts, I created two prequels for a story called Two Minds, One Heart. The prequels are One Night, from Sherlock's persepective, and One Morning, from Artimes's perspective. Yes, yes, I know that I use the name Artimes a lot. Anyways, I am a little surprised that so many people seemed to enjoy Two Minds, One heart enough to follow it. Over 20 people already!
Also in other Trekkie news, I have created and finished the prequel for the The Carmine Conundrum called Sparkling Crimson. Now this is no ordinary story. It is a Doctor Who / Star Trek: Into Darkness crossover. Yeah, you don't see that mix too often. The Carmine Conundrum is also up as well but it is still in progress.
There is a Sherlock fic inspired by my sociopathic friend and since she didn't tell me I couldn't stop writing it, I am going to continue it. It is called Deduction and Deception and it is about a second crime solving duo with a little romance involved for the Holmes' boys. You are welcome to read it. Most recent chapter is Chapter 9: Piss Off and it is an interesting little chapter in regards to a certain black car.
In my rather depressed state, I have managed to write up several chapters for Dancing Minds. Will miracles never cease? I hate depression, it's such a waste of time and it makes you tired all the time. I think I'm at the pissed off / I could care less stage. I think friends would help, but who wants to befriend a weirdo like me? Well except for other weirdos and crazy people and sociopaths and why the heck do I draw every last unique or strange person towards me?! Am I some crazy magnet for strangeness?! *face palms* Yeah, if I wasn't crazy before than I am now. Me and my knack for befriending and accepting anyone without prejudice or bias. Well this post turned weird. John's therapist was whacked for suggesting a blog as a therapeutic device.
Okay, I'm shutting up now. Catch you on the flip side, cats.
I recently became friends with an actual sociopath. Things were going great until one day she completely shut me out. I think the concept of having someone who actually cared was a bit too much for her, but that's okay. I'm still her friend though she is avoiding me with a passion and will probably never speak to me again. She took a lot of my inspiration with her, so I decided to start updating my blog regularly to kinda cope with the absence of my friend who made life ridiculously exciting for a while.
I started a new story called Darkness and Light. It's based in the universe of Star Trek: Into Darkness and is centered around Khan Noonien Singh. Originally, I didn't like Khan in the original Star Trek episode called Space Seed nor did I like it when he returned in the film Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. It was only when Benedict Cumberpatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes, starred as Khan in the reboot sequel Into Darkness that I fell in love with the character.
Yes, it is ironic that I would love Ben's version of Khan, but hey, it was like I was seeing a badass version of Sherlock. Tall, dark, handsome, and a brilliant intellect go a long way for me. Now the story itself will take place after the events of Into Darkness and begin when Khan is awoken from his cryo sleep by a human woman named Artimes. The longer he spends with her, the more he sees that there is more to humanity than he once thought. She isn't like normal humans and seems to have no qualms with the fact that he has killed people with his bare hands.
In other news and the massive gap between blog posts, I created two prequels for a story called Two Minds, One Heart. The prequels are One Night, from Sherlock's persepective, and One Morning, from Artimes's perspective. Yes, yes, I know that I use the name Artimes a lot. Anyways, I am a little surprised that so many people seemed to enjoy Two Minds, One heart enough to follow it. Over 20 people already!
Also in other Trekkie news, I have created and finished the prequel for the The Carmine Conundrum called Sparkling Crimson. Now this is no ordinary story. It is a Doctor Who / Star Trek: Into Darkness crossover. Yeah, you don't see that mix too often. The Carmine Conundrum is also up as well but it is still in progress.
There is a Sherlock fic inspired by my sociopathic friend and since she didn't tell me I couldn't stop writing it, I am going to continue it. It is called Deduction and Deception and it is about a second crime solving duo with a little romance involved for the Holmes' boys. You are welcome to read it. Most recent chapter is Chapter 9: Piss Off and it is an interesting little chapter in regards to a certain black car.
In my rather depressed state, I have managed to write up several chapters for Dancing Minds. Will miracles never cease? I hate depression, it's such a waste of time and it makes you tired all the time. I think I'm at the pissed off / I could care less stage. I think friends would help, but who wants to befriend a weirdo like me? Well except for other weirdos and crazy people and sociopaths and why the heck do I draw every last unique or strange person towards me?! Am I some crazy magnet for strangeness?! *face palms* Yeah, if I wasn't crazy before than I am now. Me and my knack for befriending and accepting anyone without prejudice or bias. Well this post turned weird. John's therapist was whacked for suggesting a blog as a therapeutic device.
Okay, I'm shutting up now. Catch you on the flip side, cats.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Sherlock Part I
Hi everyone! It just occurred to me that you might not know about the show I mentioned in my first post: The Beginning.
Sherlock is a British television series that first aired in 2010. It currently has three seasons and will most likely return around Christmas 2014. Now I should tell you that each season only has three episodes per season. What?! You may be saying. Let me explain. An average Sherlock episode without commercials is one hour and twenty nine minutes. The episodes are centered around one particular case until its conclusion. Also Sherlock has a thing for cliffhangers that makes you just want to kill the creators of the show. *cough* Steven Moffat. *cough cough*
Now for the characters you see most often.
Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock is the only consulting detective in the world and solves crimes with the science of deduction. He is not an entirely pleasant fellow and often comes across as arrogant and rude. Fortunately through his friendship with John, his less pleasant attributes have been tempered slightly.
Dr. John Watson - John was recently discharged from military service where he was a medical doctor in Afghanistan. His ex-therapist thought he suffered from PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, but in actuality, John had grown accustomed to being in a battlefield. When he joined up with Sherlock, he discovered his calling.
D.I. Greg Lestrade - Greg is a detective inspector for Scotland Yard. He might not have the brightest mind, but his heart is good and true. Though Greg and Sherlock clash often during cases, Greg holds Sherlock in high respect and views him as a friend.
Mycroft Holmes - Mycroft is Sherlock's elder brother and is an official within the British government. He and Sherlock have been at odds since they were children. Mostly in part to Mycroft's belief that Sherlock is inferior and slow; in other words, an idiot.
Now for characters who pop in whenever they feel like it.
James 'Jim' Moriarty - Jim is the world's only consulting criminal and is considered to be the arch nemesis of Sherlock Holmes. On more than one occasion, Jim has made life hell for Sherlock and John. As of now, he is believed to be dead, but just how long will the consulting criminal remain dead?
Irene Adler - Irene, commonly known as 'The Woman', is a dominatrix and Sherlock's first love (though he never did admit to it out loud). She is both clever and thorough and certainly knows how to push Sherlock's buttons. John and Mycroft believe her to be dead, but in actuality, Sherlock saved her life and faked her execution. Current whereabouts are unknown.
Mary Watson - Mary is John's wife and friend to Sherlock Holmes. Mary, however, has a dark and dangerous past which was once used against her to control Sherlock and John. When her secret was discovered, John put aside her past and accepted her by saying "The problems of your past is your business. The problems of your future is my privilege".
That wraps things up for now. Later cats.
Sherlock is a British television series that first aired in 2010. It currently has three seasons and will most likely return around Christmas 2014. Now I should tell you that each season only has three episodes per season. What?! You may be saying. Let me explain. An average Sherlock episode without commercials is one hour and twenty nine minutes. The episodes are centered around one particular case until its conclusion. Also Sherlock has a thing for cliffhangers that makes you just want to kill the creators of the show. *cough* Steven Moffat. *cough cough*
Now for the characters you see most often.
Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock is the only consulting detective in the world and solves crimes with the science of deduction. He is not an entirely pleasant fellow and often comes across as arrogant and rude. Fortunately through his friendship with John, his less pleasant attributes have been tempered slightly.
Dr. John Watson - John was recently discharged from military service where he was a medical doctor in Afghanistan. His ex-therapist thought he suffered from PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, but in actuality, John had grown accustomed to being in a battlefield. When he joined up with Sherlock, he discovered his calling.
D.I. Greg Lestrade - Greg is a detective inspector for Scotland Yard. He might not have the brightest mind, but his heart is good and true. Though Greg and Sherlock clash often during cases, Greg holds Sherlock in high respect and views him as a friend.
Mycroft Holmes - Mycroft is Sherlock's elder brother and is an official within the British government. He and Sherlock have been at odds since they were children. Mostly in part to Mycroft's belief that Sherlock is inferior and slow; in other words, an idiot.
Now for characters who pop in whenever they feel like it.
James 'Jim' Moriarty - Jim is the world's only consulting criminal and is considered to be the arch nemesis of Sherlock Holmes. On more than one occasion, Jim has made life hell for Sherlock and John. As of now, he is believed to be dead, but just how long will the consulting criminal remain dead?
Irene Adler - Irene, commonly known as 'The Woman', is a dominatrix and Sherlock's first love (though he never did admit to it out loud). She is both clever and thorough and certainly knows how to push Sherlock's buttons. John and Mycroft believe her to be dead, but in actuality, Sherlock saved her life and faked her execution. Current whereabouts are unknown.
Mary Watson - Mary is John's wife and friend to Sherlock Holmes. Mary, however, has a dark and dangerous past which was once used against her to control Sherlock and John. When her secret was discovered, John put aside her past and accepted her by saying "The problems of your past is your business. The problems of your future is my privilege".
That wraps things up for now. Later cats.
Fan Fiction
It's me again! How's everyone doing? Right onto business or lack there of.
Have you ever written fan fiction? It can be quite fun and it's okay if the characters go OOC, out of character. Characters are often interpreted differently depending on a whole list of variables; ethnicity, financial status, neighborhood, personal experiences, beliefs, or if your sane or not. Just kidding on the last one; though I am certain that I am crazy...the good kind at least.
Fan fiction can often help you work out deep seated emotions like fear, anger, loneliness, abandonment, etc. You can also express joy, happiness, excitement, love, etc. Fan fiction allows us to work with characters that have already been established, so we don't have to go to through the pain staking process of creating original characters and locations.
I, myself, write fan fiction. You can usually find me on fanfiction.net as Lady Artimes Blaine or on Hubpages.com as Artimes Blaine. I write a lot anime fan fictions; though because of my recent obsession with Sherlock, I have started writing a fan fiction called Dancing Minds. I'll let you in on a secret. Dancing Minds is just the first installment of this particular Sherlock series. There will also be Imperfect Paradise, Alchemical Romance, Celestial Mayhem, and much further down the road Forget Me Not.
You have to keep it hush hush. I don't want to spoil anything, but you just think about those titles and tell me what you think they are about. Anyways back to the merits of fan fiction.
Now be careful what stories you read, some authors are good, but some are just complete and total rubbish. I have spent many an hour reading fan fiction and often times I wanted to scratch out my eyes at the horribleness I have uncovered. I'm the queen of grammar and spelling, but if the story has a great plot then I overlook any mistakes, but when authors simply push a character OOC and don't have a cause or explanation for it, it makes the entire story choppy and unrealistic.
Uh oh, best stop on that topic before I start ranting. Laters.
Have you ever written fan fiction? It can be quite fun and it's okay if the characters go OOC, out of character. Characters are often interpreted differently depending on a whole list of variables; ethnicity, financial status, neighborhood, personal experiences, beliefs, or if your sane or not. Just kidding on the last one; though I am certain that I am crazy...the good kind at least.
Fan fiction can often help you work out deep seated emotions like fear, anger, loneliness, abandonment, etc. You can also express joy, happiness, excitement, love, etc. Fan fiction allows us to work with characters that have already been established, so we don't have to go to through the pain staking process of creating original characters and locations.
I, myself, write fan fiction. You can usually find me on fanfiction.net as Lady Artimes Blaine or on Hubpages.com as Artimes Blaine. I write a lot anime fan fictions; though because of my recent obsession with Sherlock, I have started writing a fan fiction called Dancing Minds. I'll let you in on a secret. Dancing Minds is just the first installment of this particular Sherlock series. There will also be Imperfect Paradise, Alchemical Romance, Celestial Mayhem, and much further down the road Forget Me Not.
You have to keep it hush hush. I don't want to spoil anything, but you just think about those titles and tell me what you think they are about. Anyways back to the merits of fan fiction.
Now be careful what stories you read, some authors are good, but some are just complete and total rubbish. I have spent many an hour reading fan fiction and often times I wanted to scratch out my eyes at the horribleness I have uncovered. I'm the queen of grammar and spelling, but if the story has a great plot then I overlook any mistakes, but when authors simply push a character OOC and don't have a cause or explanation for it, it makes the entire story choppy and unrealistic.
Uh oh, best stop on that topic before I start ranting. Laters.
The Beginning
My name is Tina Craven and I thought it was about time to create a personal blog. After watching the hit TV series Sherlock, I figured I should take a leaf from John Watson's book. Now onto some clarifying details.
Age: 25 (currently)
Job: Freelance Writer
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Forest Green
See that wasn't too boring. Now for a few words of wisdom.
Life is hard, but you have to keep going and never give up. The world has indeed gone crazy; though I'm pretty certain it was crazy to start with. Unemployment has reached an all time high in the US, making it difficult for average people like me to get what people coin as 'A Proper Job'. I intend to prove everybody wrong and make a successful career in freelance writing which includes fan fiction, stories written by fans for TV shows, movies, books, etc.
Don't tell me I cannot do something, because I will make it my personal mission to prove you wrong. I am a dragon in the Chinese zodiac and a Capricorn, both very stubborn. I am the master of Jiggery Pokery, the art of creative solutions. Basically, if it doesn't work one way, I will use all my power of imagination to make it work another way.
When it comes to the darkness that lurks in the hearts of humans, that darkness can be banished with kindness. I speak from experience on that one. I see the best in people and nurture the light within and if there isn't any light then I will create it. Humanity spends so much time being driven by the lust for power and the all consuming greed, but if even a handful of people were to believe in ideals like honor, valor, and nobility, the world would be a much better place.
I know that such concepts are considered ancient ideals in this modern world, but I still believe in them and I try my best to instill them in others through my kindness. I help as many as I can. I am only one person, so I can't effect the world, but I can change people...one at a time. Maybe one day the world will get its head out of its butt and start working towards the betterment of mankind rather than its destruction.
Whoops, that turned into a bit of a speech. Sorry about that. *smiles sheepishly* Till next time.
Age: 25 (currently)
Job: Freelance Writer
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Forest Green
See that wasn't too boring. Now for a few words of wisdom.
Life is hard, but you have to keep going and never give up. The world has indeed gone crazy; though I'm pretty certain it was crazy to start with. Unemployment has reached an all time high in the US, making it difficult for average people like me to get what people coin as 'A Proper Job'. I intend to prove everybody wrong and make a successful career in freelance writing which includes fan fiction, stories written by fans for TV shows, movies, books, etc.
Don't tell me I cannot do something, because I will make it my personal mission to prove you wrong. I am a dragon in the Chinese zodiac and a Capricorn, both very stubborn. I am the master of Jiggery Pokery, the art of creative solutions. Basically, if it doesn't work one way, I will use all my power of imagination to make it work another way.
When it comes to the darkness that lurks in the hearts of humans, that darkness can be banished with kindness. I speak from experience on that one. I see the best in people and nurture the light within and if there isn't any light then I will create it. Humanity spends so much time being driven by the lust for power and the all consuming greed, but if even a handful of people were to believe in ideals like honor, valor, and nobility, the world would be a much better place.
I know that such concepts are considered ancient ideals in this modern world, but I still believe in them and I try my best to instill them in others through my kindness. I help as many as I can. I am only one person, so I can't effect the world, but I can change people...one at a time. Maybe one day the world will get its head out of its butt and start working towards the betterment of mankind rather than its destruction.
Whoops, that turned into a bit of a speech. Sorry about that. *smiles sheepishly* Till next time.
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