FanFic Ahoy!

I just finished writing my first fanfiction and I am massively excited, all that's left now is to edit and post. I really can't wait. Don't get me wrong I'm aware there might (likely will be) some very negative comments that will make me cry, but it's a chance to get near instantaneous feedback on my writing and so far it's been a great experience; fun and educational. Having the opportunity to write something without first coming up with characters, location, universe, etc has been really enjoyable and allows me to focus on and practise the storytelling and the actual word by word writing. I even found the story fell out of me much more quickly and easily, probably because I already knew the people (characters) I was working with so well (not as well as their actual creators of course).

The TV series in question is the British show Misfits on channel 4. From the first episode, which I only watched a week ago, I was blown away. It's a gripping, hilarious, beautiful, moving and all round brilliant show. The storytelling is superb (minus the potential for plot holes towards the end of season 2, but IMO that's unavoidable when it comes to time travel) and the realisation of the characters by the main cast and guest actors alike is spot on. I'd be remiss not to mention the soundtrack, love it. I have to say I watch a lot of TV and I mean A LOT, but I haven't been so sucked in by a show since the earlier seasons of Buffy.
The premise of Misfits is a group of five teens (thought they have apparently finished school) doing community service develop superpowers after a freak storm. If you think it sounds AWESOME then you're on the right track, if you think it's corny or downright ridiculous, so did I, give it a chance and just wait for your mind to be blown.

Once I've got my FanFic online I'll post a link and demand right now that check it out :) can't wait.

Christmas Books

Many of my Christmas present this year, and by that I mean last year,  were books and I'm certainly not complaining.

The list is as follows:

Labour Day (Joyce Maynard) - Done and dusted. It's very good, made me cry.

The Light Fantastic (Terry Pratchett) - Very keen.

Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett) - So keen I've already started

Untamed (P.C. and Kristin Cast) - Who doesn't love a mother daughter writing team. This is the fourth book in the House of Night series and the only one a friend I'd been borrowing them from didn't have.

Radiant Shadows (Melissa Marr) - This too is the fourth in a series but instead of vampires it's fairies. Ink Exchange (the second in the series) is so far my favourite.

The Sonnets (Warwick Collins) - I look forward to sinking my teeth into this fictitious tale of Shakespeare's life.

Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones) - Now and animated movie. I saw the movie first and now I'm reading the book, so far so good.


Despite all these wonderful novels stacked up around my room, two of which I've started, I have found myself unable to press on and that is because of one simple thing. Before Christmas I finished reading Northern Lights, the first of Philip Pullman's brilliant trilogy, a novel so good that I had to plunge straight into the next one with little regard for those others I've left only just started. I have no doubt once I have finished The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass I will fall into my other novels one by one with equal delight, but until then I must put them away gently reassuring them that one day soon they too shall be read.

P.S. I read Labour Day whilst away in Melbourne after Christmas before I had the Northern Lights  sequel readily at hand.

V-Day

As I continue to attempt to plunge the depths of the online shopping world, and due to my absolute failure to get anything remotely christmassy made or sold, I've decided to get a jump on the next significant and spiritually relevant holiday and that holiday is, of course... Valentine's Day!
I already have two, count them, two Valentine's themed greeting cards at SarahFallonDesigns over at Etsy.com and I've got to say I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself.
So I ask you humble reader and even those readers that are a little less then humble, head over to http://www.etsy.com/shop/SarahFallonDesigns and pick yourself up a Valentine's Day card, and while you're there why not pick up a few other things too, it couldn't hurt... could it?