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IMPORTANT: Since 26 April 2015, all my Sherlock and future fanfics will only be available on my AO3 profile. It's nothing personal; I'm just trying to keep my life as simple as possible. I'm not deleting this journal though because there are links to it all over the internet. I am, however, deleting Life-old-man, so if you still want to keep track of what I'm doing, subscribe to my AO3 profile or to my Facebook Fanpage, Junk Food for Thought. See you there!
Stole it from 
tarklovishki, who in turn took it from earlgreytea68.
Put a number in the comments and I’ll answer accordingly.
The mission for those of us who answer the questions, should we accept it, is to stay positive about our writing and ourselves, but to also be fair about our shortcomings.
1. Of the fic you’ve written, of which are you most proud?
2. Favourite tense
3. Favourite POV
4. What are some themes you love writing about?
5. What inspires you to write?
6. Thoughts on critique
7. Create a character on the spot... NOW!
8. Is there a character you love writing for the most? The least? Why?
9. A passage from a WIP
10. What are your strengths in writing?
11. What are your weaknesses in writing?
12. Anything else that you want to know... (otherwise known as Fill in the Blank)
I'll cross out the questions I've answered - I answer them in the comment section below, so be sure to check it out :)
tarklovishki, who in turn took it from earlgreytea68.Put a number in the comments and I’ll answer accordingly.
The mission for those of us who answer the questions, should we accept it, is to stay positive about our writing and ourselves, but to also be fair about our shortcomings.
1. Of the fic you’ve written, of which are you most proud?
2. Favourite tense
3. Favourite POV
4. What are some themes you love writing about?
5. What inspires you to write?
7. Create a character on the spot... NOW!
9. A passage from a WIP
10. What are your strengths in writing?
12. Anything else that you want to know... (otherwise known as Fill in the Blank)
I'll cross out the questions I've answered - I answer them in the comment section below, so be sure to check it out :)
Ok so I grew tired of my old theme, which has been around for, like, 4 years or so, and I decided to give my LJ a small retouch. Do you like it? :) I still have to put my Sherlock fics in the Master Fic Index, and I'll think about improving the way I announce new stories. I think right the entries are not clear enough.
Just wanted to let you know that I've posted a NYE post on my private journal, take a look if you want to! :) And many inspirations in 2014 :)
http://life-old-man.livejournal.com/36978.html
http://life-old-man.livejournal.com/36978.html
Title: The Christmas Tree Quest
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Characters: Sherlock, Mycroft, their parents
Summary: Father had never let Sherlock ride a real horse until one Christmas Eve when Sherlock was six.
Rating: K, G, whatever, there is absolutely nothing disturbing
Warnings: none except for so much fluff and sweetness that your teeth will need a dentist ;)
Merry Christmas everyone :) That was written for WitchRavenFox, who is one of my most faithful readers. Please comment and tell me what you liked and what you didn't like! :)
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Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Characters: Sherlock, Mycroft, their parents
Summary: Father had never let Sherlock ride a real horse until one Christmas Eve when Sherlock was six.
Rating: K, G, whatever, there is absolutely nothing disturbing
Warnings: none except for so much fluff and sweetness that your teeth will need a dentist ;)
Merry Christmas everyone :) That was written for WitchRavenFox, who is one of my most faithful readers. Please comment and tell me what you liked and what you didn't like! :)
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So I have finished the fic and I miss writing it already.
Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapters 12-14 + Epilogue
STATUS: COMPLETE!!!
Summary of what has happened: John, after a series of disturbing events, is coming to terms with his sexuality; however, Sherlock seems to be eager to destroy his newly regained balance. Or is he? John starts to wonder whether there's more to it than just what his mind suggests. Especially as Sherlock starts to behave in a weird way... In the end John makes up his mind, which leads to even more emotional turmoil, people get killed and John is almost too late, but all ends well.
Pairing: John/Sherlock, more or less one-sided
POV: John's as for now
Genre: Romance + occasional Humour + Angst + Hurt/Comfort...
Rating: M for all the fic because of what happens at the beginning (masturbation and not really graphic sex, just to be on the safe side) and there are swear words, though there is no sex as such
Word count: 1000-ish for chapter 12, 4300-ish for chapter 13, 2100-ish for chapter 13, 850 for chapter 14 and 244 for the Epilogue; the whole story is almost 24k words long!
SPOILERS for episode 3 season 1 and episode 1 season 2 :)
Chapters 8-11
Chapter 7
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
You can also read it on fanfiction.net
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Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapters 12-14 + Epilogue
STATUS: COMPLETE!!!
Summary of what has happened: John, after a series of disturbing events, is coming to terms with his sexuality; however, Sherlock seems to be eager to destroy his newly regained balance. Or is he? John starts to wonder whether there's more to it than just what his mind suggests. Especially as Sherlock starts to behave in a weird way... In the end John makes up his mind, which leads to even more emotional turmoil, people get killed and John is almost too late, but all ends well.
Pairing: John/Sherlock, more or less one-sided
POV: John's as for now
Genre: Romance + occasional Humour + Angst + Hurt/Comfort...
Rating: M for all the fic because of what happens at the beginning (masturbation and not really graphic sex, just to be on the safe side) and there are swear words, though there is no sex as such
Word count: 1000-ish for chapter 12, 4300-ish for chapter 13, 2100-ish for chapter 13, 850 for chapter 14 and 244 for the Epilogue; the whole story is almost 24k words long!
SPOILERS for episode 3 season 1 and episode 1 season 2 :)
Chapters 8-11
Chapter 7
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
You can also read it on fanfiction.net
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I profited a bit from the long weekend in Poland.
Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapters 8-11
Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapters 8-11
Summary of what has happened: John, after a series of disturbing events, is coming to terms with his sexuality; however, Sherlock seems to be eager to destroy his newly regained balance. Or is he? John starts to wonder whether there's more to it than just what his mind suggests. Especially as Sherlock starts to behave in a weird way...
Pairing: John/Sherlock, more or less one-sided as for now
POV: John's as for now
Genre: Romance/Humor with occasional darker parts (come on we're all human), actually it has turned out darker than I expected
Rating: M for all the fic, but most of the chapters are K or T because of a few swear words; this one is relatively safe
Word count: 1400-ish for chapter 8, 1200-ish for chapter 9, 2100-ish for chapter 10, 2500 for chapter 11; the whole story will probably be around 21k long.
SPOILERS for episode 3 season 1, so if you haven't seen it yet, you might want to read this chapter when you have :)
Chapter 7
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
You can also read it on fanfiction.net
Enjoy! And please comment - I've been working on Chapter 11 since I started writing the fic, so it's important for me to know what worked and what didn't!
A new chapter of Tricks of the Mind! I've been having quite a busy time lately as I got a job as an English language teacher (not exactly my dream job, but it brings money). So please enjoy :)
Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapter 7
Summary of what has happened: John, after a series of disturbing events, is coming to terms with his sexuality; however, Sherlock seems to be eager to destroy his newly regained balance. Or is he? John starts to wonder whether there's more to it than just what his mind suggests. Especially as Sherlock starts to behave in a weird way...
Pairing: John/Sherlock, more or less one-sided as for now
POV: John's as for now
Genre: Romance/Humor with occasional darker parts (come on we're all human)
Rating: M for all the fic, but this chapter's K because there's nothing happening.
Word count: 1500-ish for this chapter, around 10k overall as for now
SPOILERS for episode 3 season 1, so if you haven't seen it yet, you might want to read this chapter when you have :)
Previous chapters:
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
Please enjoy and comment! If you don't comment I start thinking that it's not worth continuing :(
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Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapter 7
Summary of what has happened: John, after a series of disturbing events, is coming to terms with his sexuality; however, Sherlock seems to be eager to destroy his newly regained balance. Or is he? John starts to wonder whether there's more to it than just what his mind suggests. Especially as Sherlock starts to behave in a weird way...
Pairing: John/Sherlock, more or less one-sided as for now
POV: John's as for now
Genre: Romance/Humor with occasional darker parts (come on we're all human)
Rating: M for all the fic, but this chapter's K because there's nothing happening.
Word count: 1500-ish for this chapter, around 10k overall as for now
SPOILERS for episode 3 season 1, so if you haven't seen it yet, you might want to read this chapter when you have :)
Previous chapters:
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
Please enjoy and comment! If you don't comment I start thinking that it's not worth continuing :(
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Title: Tricks of the Mind, chapter 6
Summary of what has happened: John, after a series of disturbing events, is coming to terms with his sexuality; however, Sherlock seems to be eager to destroy his newly regained balance. Or is he? John starts to wonder whether there's more to it than just what his mind suggests.
Pairing: John/Sherlock, more or less one-sided as for now
POV: John's as for now
Genre: Romance/Humor with occasional darker parts (come on we're all human)
Rating: M for all the fic, but this chapter's T or even K because there is like one swear word so yeah.
Word count: 2000-ish for this chapter, around 8,5k overall as for now
SPOILERS for episode 3 season 1, so if you haven't seen it yet, you might want to read this chapter when you have :)
BTW if you read chapter 5 before 10/20/2013, you might want to re-read it as I changed the second half. Explanation is at the top of the said chapter.
Previous chapters:
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
( click hereCollapse )BTW if you read chapter 5 before 10/20/2013, you might want to re-read it as I changed the second half. Explanation is at the top of the said chapter.
Previous chapters:
Chapter 5
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
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