The inspiration is wonderful! When you have all the time in the world you can write all you want in the world. When real life starts again... there's still all this left over inspiration and way too little time to do all of it!!
So I've started a system. Every time we have an idea for something, I write it on a 3x5 card and fold it up, then put it in what I call my idea jar! Then, when we're ready for a new idea, we pull one out and do whatever it is! Right now, we're working on a new Rise of the Guardians fanfic for our FanFiction page. So excited!! The idea jar is kind of empty... but it'll get there. Believe me, we have tons of ideas and very little time to actually do all of them so it'll fill up fast!
On to more updatey thingies... The second chapter of Disney's Reality is up. Yay! Please go read it. Rate. Subscribe. The link is here. We'll love you forever if you do!! Reviews really help to keep going, I'll tell you that. And we LOVE to hear what you have to say anyway! Also, if you're reading that and want to cheat and peek ahead, we update a few paragraphs at a time on Gaia. The link is over in the side bar with the coolio little banner thingy! But don't look at that one if you don't like spoilers! That'll definitely spoil it. lol
Also, we've hit page two of Boom! Exciting stuff, I know!!! ..... Okay, yes, progress on that has been a bit slow... but in my defense, we HAVE been doing a LOT of other stuff. Like PLENTY of posting in Spring. Daily updates are there and on our facebook. You can check those out in the side bar and at the banner above.
Also, for those of you who don't know. If you're curious... The writer on Gaia named "IrelandKiss" is Kiki and the writer names "STAR on CrAcK" well... yeah, that's me. Haha. And you can tell we have out good and bad days, but the gaia posts are rough drafts. All will be rewritten and made awesomer!!!
Thanks for reading today guys! See you tomorrow! -waves-
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Profiles #2
Remember Henry? We met him on Monday. Today meet Henry's wife, Elizabeth. She is the second of four main characters in this week's featured story, Spring. Her appearance is modeled after Nikki Reed, and she is written by me. :) Ladies and Gentlemen -drumroll, please- Elizabeth Toole!
(The following profile was written by Allie before I took over this characters. Apart from a few changes here and there to make the read smoother and the character more accurate, this is Allie's writing.)
Name:
Elizabeth Wisland Toole
Age:
Twenty
Birthday:
May 13th
Race:
Irish, English
Personality:
Elizabeth is definitely not known for being the girl next door. She's a spoiled princess from a rich family, and is used to getting whatever she wants. And, when she doesn't get that, she does whatever she has to do in order to get it. She sometimes can be gentle and welcoming which comes across as being friendly and kind, but she has a horrible temper that easily can get out of control. Outgoing and outspoken, she is not a woman that one would want to doublecross or mess with. She hates to get emotional in front of anyone, in fear of appearing weak, and so doesn't often cry or show that she has much of a heart at all. Perfectionist, neat-freak, and a bit manic depressive... Those who know her would say she's a bit, well, just a little downright crazy.
Biography:
Elizabeth was born in England, raised for two years before her successful father moved the family to Ireland, to avoid an outbreak of the sweating disease. The trip was long, but once they arrived, her father bought a house and they quickly got settled. His business was as good as ever, and soon, Elizabeth was living a life that only few knew in Ireland. She and her family didn't live too far from the Tooles, another wealthy family with a young son only years older than Elizabeth, Henry. They quickly became the best of friends, playing pretend and teasing and chasing one another around their homes.
But there was a family secret, one that Elizabeth herself was too ashamed to tell anyone, even Henry. Her father went to her bed nearly every night since she was a little girl. At first she resisted, but as the beatings got worse and worse she only cried as her father whispered compliments into her ear, how beautiful she was...what a wonderful daughter she was...Elizabeth told her mother, the only person she thought could help, but her mother did nothing. She only glared at Elizabeth as if she were the one responsible...as if she were the one who asked for this. Elizabeth lived alone in a house full of hatred and evil, her father only buying her expensive gifts and surprising her constantly, for her 'good behavior'...She grew to hate the gifts, associating them with the things she was required to do in return, rather than signs of affection. She became bitter and depressed, only putting on a smile when she had to, for appearance sake. All of the men who courted her quickly changed their minds, already tired of her mechanic ways and her lack of true affection toward them.
She turned to Henry for comfort. He was really the only man she could bring herself to trust completely. He had been there from the beginning, and he made the pain of her secret life go away. He made the tears evaporate and turned her frowns back into smiles... When they were seven, she could still remember when he caught her in her backyard crying. He asked what was wrong, and when she told him that someone had hurt her, he had pulled her into a hug and swore to her that he'd protect her. He'd be there to keep her safe. Elizabeth could see herself with Henry... He saw the woman she wished she could be. A sweet, charming young woman who didn't live in fear every night and in bitterness every day. She waited day after day, trying to be that woman, to prove to him upon his return that she was the woman he wanted to be with as well. However, when he brought home another woman with the intention of marriage, she again quickly grew bitter, and had to find a way of making the other woman disappear so that she herself could have Henry, completely. Eventually, it worked. After some manipulation and lying, she was finally able to drive Elena Davlos away, and begged her father to talk to the Tooles about an arranged marriage with Henry. Why not her? He'd known her all his life.
Likes:
Fine Jewelry, Getting Out Of The House, Henry, Nice Things, Shopping, Dinner Parties
Hates:
Her Parents, Her Home, Elena, Night, Bad Hair Days, Thinking About Her Past
Fears:
Her Secret Getting Out, Losing Henry, Bugs, Losing Anything Of Value
The story picks up years later. Elizabeth and Henry are married and they've adopt a baby girl, orphaned and left with Henry's uncle. Unfortunately, the baby is Elena's younger sister. And though she can not bring herself to fully hate the innocent child, Elizabeth can not help but feel as if this baby is Henry's way of staying connected to the woman he truly wanted in the first place. And that, she can not stand! If you'd like to continue reading Henry and Elizabeth's story, just click the 'Spring' link in the side bar. :)
(The following profile was written by Allie before I took over this characters. Apart from a few changes here and there to make the read smoother and the character more accurate, this is Allie's writing.)
Name:
Elizabeth Wisland Toole
Age:
Twenty
Birthday:
May 13th
Race:
Irish, English
Personality:
Elizabeth is definitely not known for being the girl next door. She's a spoiled princess from a rich family, and is used to getting whatever she wants. And, when she doesn't get that, she does whatever she has to do in order to get it. She sometimes can be gentle and welcoming which comes across as being friendly and kind, but she has a horrible temper that easily can get out of control. Outgoing and outspoken, she is not a woman that one would want to doublecross or mess with. She hates to get emotional in front of anyone, in fear of appearing weak, and so doesn't often cry or show that she has much of a heart at all. Perfectionist, neat-freak, and a bit manic depressive... Those who know her would say she's a bit, well, just a little downright crazy.
Biography:
Elizabeth was born in England, raised for two years before her successful father moved the family to Ireland, to avoid an outbreak of the sweating disease. The trip was long, but once they arrived, her father bought a house and they quickly got settled. His business was as good as ever, and soon, Elizabeth was living a life that only few knew in Ireland. She and her family didn't live too far from the Tooles, another wealthy family with a young son only years older than Elizabeth, Henry. They quickly became the best of friends, playing pretend and teasing and chasing one another around their homes.
But there was a family secret, one that Elizabeth herself was too ashamed to tell anyone, even Henry. Her father went to her bed nearly every night since she was a little girl. At first she resisted, but as the beatings got worse and worse she only cried as her father whispered compliments into her ear, how beautiful she was...what a wonderful daughter she was...Elizabeth told her mother, the only person she thought could help, but her mother did nothing. She only glared at Elizabeth as if she were the one responsible...as if she were the one who asked for this. Elizabeth lived alone in a house full of hatred and evil, her father only buying her expensive gifts and surprising her constantly, for her 'good behavior'...She grew to hate the gifts, associating them with the things she was required to do in return, rather than signs of affection. She became bitter and depressed, only putting on a smile when she had to, for appearance sake. All of the men who courted her quickly changed their minds, already tired of her mechanic ways and her lack of true affection toward them.
She turned to Henry for comfort. He was really the only man she could bring herself to trust completely. He had been there from the beginning, and he made the pain of her secret life go away. He made the tears evaporate and turned her frowns back into smiles... When they were seven, she could still remember when he caught her in her backyard crying. He asked what was wrong, and when she told him that someone had hurt her, he had pulled her into a hug and swore to her that he'd protect her. He'd be there to keep her safe. Elizabeth could see herself with Henry... He saw the woman she wished she could be. A sweet, charming young woman who didn't live in fear every night and in bitterness every day. She waited day after day, trying to be that woman, to prove to him upon his return that she was the woman he wanted to be with as well. However, when he brought home another woman with the intention of marriage, she again quickly grew bitter, and had to find a way of making the other woman disappear so that she herself could have Henry, completely. Eventually, it worked. After some manipulation and lying, she was finally able to drive Elena Davlos away, and begged her father to talk to the Tooles about an arranged marriage with Henry. Why not her? He'd known her all his life.
Likes:
Fine Jewelry, Getting Out Of The House, Henry, Nice Things, Shopping, Dinner Parties
Hates:
Her Parents, Her Home, Elena, Night, Bad Hair Days, Thinking About Her Past
Fears:
Her Secret Getting Out, Losing Henry, Bugs, Losing Anything Of Value
The story picks up years later. Elizabeth and Henry are married and they've adopt a baby girl, orphaned and left with Henry's uncle. Unfortunately, the baby is Elena's younger sister. And though she can not bring herself to fully hate the innocent child, Elizabeth can not help but feel as if this baby is Henry's way of staying connected to the woman he truly wanted in the first place. And that, she can not stand! If you'd like to continue reading Henry and Elizabeth's story, just click the 'Spring' link in the side bar. :)
Monday, February 25, 2013
Profiles! #1
Today meet Henry. He is the first of four main characters in this week's featured story, Spring. His appearance is modeled after Chris Pratt, and he is written by the magnificent Kiki! Ladies and Gentlemen -drumroll, please- Henry Toole!
Name:
Henry Toole
Age:
Twenty-Two
Birthday:
July 4
Race:
Irish, English
Personality:
Henry is by nature a very gentle, outgoing, friendly sort of man. He firmly beleives in giving respect in order to earn it, and though he was raised with wealth and privliege, Henry does not rely on his good background to get him what he wants in life. He may be just a little bit spoiled, however, he has a confidant streak that enables him to feel comfortable going after whatever - and whoever - he desires. Don't mistake this for arrogance, though. Henry knows what he has can be taken away just as quickly, and so proves to be a most loyal and faithful companion to friends and family. He is the kind of man that no one can really find fault in, except for perhaps a hint of too much pride and vanity, and is considered one of the "popular" people. Every woman has her eye on him for her daughter - some for themselves - but Henry has no interest in an arranged marriage. He wishes to marry only for love, and may be considered by some a bit of a hopeless romantic. Aside from this, Henry can be a bit of a neat-freak. When things are not in their proper place, he has to find it and put it there, and one of his worst nightmares would be to get his clothes dirty.
Biography:
Henry was born to an English mother and an Irish father, who was the wealthiest landowner in all of Ireland. His mother's family had come over to Ireland when she was a child, and with it being his father's native land, Henry's upbringing was something of a mix between high society and wild free-spiritedness encouraged by the natural world around him. As a result, Henry has retained a sense of respect for the working classes. They must earn their bread, while his is handed to him on a platter, and Henry finds a good deal to respect in those people even though others of his class look down on them. As a child, Henry was given the best education possible. He had the best tutors who taught him everything he would be expected to know as a young man of good society, and by the time he was sixteen, he was considered the catch of the entire wedding market. Trained to take over his father's business from an early age, however, Henry was smart enough to know that he was only desired by so many women for his large inheritance. Not for himself. So he decided early on in his life that he would only marry for love. Nothing else would persuade him into matrimony.
So, when he reached twenty-one without finding a pure-hearted woman to marry, Henry decided his true love would not come from the society beauties paraded under his nose. He left to spend the winter with his uncle in a small village one day's journey from his home. It was there that he met and quickly fell in love with an exotic beauty by the name of Elena Davlos. She returned his feelings, and after some miscommunications and encouragments from her family, she accepted his proposal and returned with him to his home. They planned to marry in the spring, which would give her time to adjust to his lifestyle, and though Henry thought they were happy, she saw things differently. Mere weeks before their wedding, only a few days before her family was due to arrive for it, Elena finally admitted to him her unhappiness here. She said it could never work; they were from two different worlds, and no matter how much pretending she did, she did not belong in his. She would hinder his future as a successful businessman, and overall she said, she loved him enough to let him go. Henry could not dissaude her. She left the following morning, returning to her family in the little village and promising to write to him as his lifelong friend.
Likes:
Nature, reading, children, dancing, music, his family, his friends, animals, snow, sunshine, gambling (a guilty pleasure)
Hates:
Being betrayed by those he loves, being punished for something he is not guilty to, messes, dirt, bugs, getting lost in memories, having his loved ones threatened in any way, not knowing what has become of Elena and why she felt they could not work
Fears:
Losing those he loves, never finding the woman to spend his life with, war coming to Ireland, and birds for some odd reason
The story picks up years later. His first love did not keep her promise to write but he found love again in a wealthy young Irish woman named Elizabeth. Charming when she wants to be but at fault in her pride. He marries her and they adopt a baby girl, orphaned and left with his uncle. If you'd like to continue reading Henry's story, just click the 'Spring' link in the side bar. :)
Name:
Henry Toole
Age:
Twenty-Two
Birthday:
July 4
Race:
Irish, English
Personality:
Henry is by nature a very gentle, outgoing, friendly sort of man. He firmly beleives in giving respect in order to earn it, and though he was raised with wealth and privliege, Henry does not rely on his good background to get him what he wants in life. He may be just a little bit spoiled, however, he has a confidant streak that enables him to feel comfortable going after whatever - and whoever - he desires. Don't mistake this for arrogance, though. Henry knows what he has can be taken away just as quickly, and so proves to be a most loyal and faithful companion to friends and family. He is the kind of man that no one can really find fault in, except for perhaps a hint of too much pride and vanity, and is considered one of the "popular" people. Every woman has her eye on him for her daughter - some for themselves - but Henry has no interest in an arranged marriage. He wishes to marry only for love, and may be considered by some a bit of a hopeless romantic. Aside from this, Henry can be a bit of a neat-freak. When things are not in their proper place, he has to find it and put it there, and one of his worst nightmares would be to get his clothes dirty.
Biography:
Henry was born to an English mother and an Irish father, who was the wealthiest landowner in all of Ireland. His mother's family had come over to Ireland when she was a child, and with it being his father's native land, Henry's upbringing was something of a mix between high society and wild free-spiritedness encouraged by the natural world around him. As a result, Henry has retained a sense of respect for the working classes. They must earn their bread, while his is handed to him on a platter, and Henry finds a good deal to respect in those people even though others of his class look down on them. As a child, Henry was given the best education possible. He had the best tutors who taught him everything he would be expected to know as a young man of good society, and by the time he was sixteen, he was considered the catch of the entire wedding market. Trained to take over his father's business from an early age, however, Henry was smart enough to know that he was only desired by so many women for his large inheritance. Not for himself. So he decided early on in his life that he would only marry for love. Nothing else would persuade him into matrimony.
So, when he reached twenty-one without finding a pure-hearted woman to marry, Henry decided his true love would not come from the society beauties paraded under his nose. He left to spend the winter with his uncle in a small village one day's journey from his home. It was there that he met and quickly fell in love with an exotic beauty by the name of Elena Davlos. She returned his feelings, and after some miscommunications and encouragments from her family, she accepted his proposal and returned with him to his home. They planned to marry in the spring, which would give her time to adjust to his lifestyle, and though Henry thought they were happy, she saw things differently. Mere weeks before their wedding, only a few days before her family was due to arrive for it, Elena finally admitted to him her unhappiness here. She said it could never work; they were from two different worlds, and no matter how much pretending she did, she did not belong in his. She would hinder his future as a successful businessman, and overall she said, she loved him enough to let him go. Henry could not dissaude her. She left the following morning, returning to her family in the little village and promising to write to him as his lifelong friend.
Likes:
Nature, reading, children, dancing, music, his family, his friends, animals, snow, sunshine, gambling (a guilty pleasure)
Hates:
Being betrayed by those he loves, being punished for something he is not guilty to, messes, dirt, bugs, getting lost in memories, having his loved ones threatened in any way, not knowing what has become of Elena and why she felt they could not work
Fears:
Losing those he loves, never finding the woman to spend his life with, war coming to Ireland, and birds for some odd reason
The story picks up years later. His first love did not keep her promise to write but he found love again in a wealthy young Irish woman named Elizabeth. Charming when she wants to be but at fault in her pride. He marries her and they adopt a baby girl, orphaned and left with his uncle. If you'd like to continue reading Henry's story, just click the 'Spring' link in the side bar. :)
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