Reading Year in Review - 2013 Edition

Jan. 2nd, 2014 06:59 pm
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Last New Year's Eve, I made a resolution to read one-hundred books in 2013. I didn't quite realize what I was getting myself into, as this goal amounts to about two books a week, and I have simply not committed that much time to reading since before I was in high school and real life got between me and the collective imagination of great story tellers. However, with some furious calculating and time management, I finally put a good dent in that endless to-be-read pile of mine that often threatens to collapse and give someone a concussion.

So, here's the year of one-hundred books, along with a few random thoughts that hopefully resemble reviews and a list of my favorite books I read this year.

If you want to ask if I think you'll enjoy a certain book, feel free.



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Book Cover Weakness

Jan. 4th, 2013 05:58 am
ninedaysaqueen: (Smallville: Lois)
So, I was recently scrolling through my Goodreads lists, doing a little New Years cyberspace housekeeping, when I noticed a recurring theme in the book covers on both my favorites shelf (202 and counting) and my to-read shelf (329 and counting). Particularly in regards to books I'd decided were omg-I've-gotta-read-that material even before I'd read the summary.


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She Gave More Than I, A Squire's Tales Fanfic

Aug. 30th, 2012 12:19 am
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Title: She Gave More Than I

Author: [livejournal.com profile] ninedaysaqueen


Beta: [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Squire's Tales series. All rights and recreant knights belong to Gerald Morris and his respective publishers.

Spoilers: Books 1-2

Rating: PG/K+

Genre: Drama/Romance/Angst/Pre-canon

Word Count: 1,300

Summary: “Your face is the face of a faery, my son. But your selfless heart is the gift of your mother. As always, she has given more than I.” - From The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady

Author's Notes: We learn very little about Terence's mother in canon, and I've always been curious about the human girl who so enchanted Ganscotter. She's described in the books as being a gentle peasant girl from Yorkshire, but in the tradition of Morris's canon female characters, I aimed to make her just a little bit tougher and more independent than the term gentle might encompass. However, I hope you still enjoy my interpretation. :)

Apologizes for any historical inaccuracies that may or may not be deliberate. Since ST is obviously not a historical series, I went more for simply entertaining than factually precise.

Also, fair warning, this one's a tear-jerker, folks.

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A Future King

Aug. 29th, 2012 10:44 pm
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Title: A Future King

Author: [livejournal.com profile] ninedaysaqueen


Beta: [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Spoilers: Book 1

Rating: G/K

Genre: Fluff/Romance

Word Count: 600

Summary: Sophos may make a terrible heir to the throne, but that may not mean he'd be a terrible future king.

Author's Notes: Written for the [livejournal.com profile] theorangethief, who requested of scene between Helen and Sophos during his stay in the Eddisian court towards the end of The Thief. Hope this is what you had in mind!

Enjoy!

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A Conspiracy of Kings - Fantrailer

Apr. 22nd, 2012 06:40 pm
ninedaysaqueen: (Merlin: Helen-face)
The long awaited Conspiracy of Kings fantrailer. Enjoy!





Music Credit

So Cold by Breaking Benjamin

All previous booktrailers can be found here.

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Broken Mirrors

Mar. 22nd, 2012 05:55 pm
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Title: Broken Mirrors

Author: [livejournal.com profile] ninedaysaqueen


Beta: [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Spoilers: Books 1-3

Rating: PG/K+

Genre: Drama/Fluff/Romance/Angst

Word Count: 1,500

Summary: A mirror may break, but hope is not so easily shattered. For her queen, Phresine hopes. Little moments with Phresine, the queen's senior attendant.

Author's Notes: I ended up going with Phresine, because she deserves some love. Sorry Gen's Mom fans! I will get to more fics for her soon enough! Also... Random, but did you knew there was a famous male ice skater named Eugene Turner? If that's not fonder for crack-fic...

Enjoy!


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You Too Could Be Queen for Nine Days!

Mar. 21st, 2012 11:57 am
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Horrible Histories produced a skit based on my namesake. Gah, I love British TV!




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Eugenides Tribute Video

Feb. 13th, 2012 10:53 am
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Finally getting around to posting my Eugenides tribute video, originally made as my gift for the [livejournal.com profile] qt_secretsanta.

Enjoy!




Image Credits

Opening panel - credit to [livejournal.com profile] thief_alchemist.

Attolis panel - credit to [livejournal.com profile] vaireweaver.

Attolia in red dress - credit to Manderlee/[livejournal.com profile] chubbyleng

Music Credit

Help, I'm Alive by Metric

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Additional "Doctor Who" reference in "Leverage"

Jan. 10th, 2012 03:52 am
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Last sunday's episode of Leverage, The Radio Job, nearly gave me a heart attack. Not to mention a much loved fangirlish Doctor Who reference. Ah, John Rogers... "Let's go steal a time machine!"





Note--1962 is the year just before the original Doctor Who series premiered. And yes, that is the original theme song playing in the background.
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Five Untitled Comment Fics

Dec. 15th, 2011 05:32 am
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Title: Five Untitled Comment Fics

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Spoilers: Books 1-4

Rating: PG/K+

Genre: Romance/Angst/Friendship/Humor

Word Count: 1,000

Summary: Five untitled comment fics from a prompt-fic party started by [livejournal.com profile] agh_4.


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Writing Updates - December, 2011

Dec. 15th, 2011 02:08 am
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. More writing updates for what I'm cooking up for next year.


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Love Stories, Prompts 6-10

Dec. 13th, 2011 05:37 am
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Title: Love Stories, Prompts 6-10

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Beta: [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Spoilers: Books 1-4

Rating: PG/K+

Genre: Romance/Drama/Humor/Angst/Fluff

Word Count: 2,700

Summary: Five ships, five songs, five requests, and what comes of it! Dedicated to all the romances of the QT world. - They are at war. Prompts 1-5 are here.

Author's Notes: Written for [livejournal.com profile] theorangethief, [livejournal.com profile] elle_winters, [livejournal.com profile] amolegere, and Annalibelle.

Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] freenarnian for the roof dancing idea!


Enjoy!


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Heart of the Tanglewood - Chapter Six

Dec. 6th, 2011 09:08 pm
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Title: Heart of the Tanglewood

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Betas: [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket & [livejournal.com profile] earthstar_moon – Always a pleasure.

Rating: PG/K+

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Summary: Forests are full of danger and deep at its roots, the Tanglewood hides many secrets. What happens to young boys who never learn to stay out of the woods?

Author's Note: The song featured in this chapter is a traditional Irish folksong, dating back to the 17th century. You can listen here.

Enjoy!


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Heart of the Tanglewood - Chapter Five

Dec. 6th, 2011 04:08 pm
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Title: Heart of the Tanglewood

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Betas: [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket & [livejournal.com profile] earthstar_moon – Always a pleasure.

Rating: PG/K+

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Summary: Forests are full of danger and deep at its roots, the Tanglewood hides many secrets. What happens to young boys who never learn to stay out of the woods?

Author's Notes: Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] aged_crone for answering my question about leather armor terminology.

Though I've taken pains to make the sword battle scene as accurate as possible, I'm far from an expert and a certain amount of creative license must be taken in non-historical settings. Longsword stances are the English translations of stances used in German schools.

Enjoy!


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Heart of the Tanglewood - Booktrailer

Dec. 5th, 2011 08:41 pm
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Here's booktrailer to promote my QT AU series, Heart of the Tanglewood.

Enjoy!


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Love Stories - Prompts 1-5

Nov. 23rd, 2011 11:49 pm
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Title: Love Stories, Prompts 1-5

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Betas: openedlocket

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Spoilers: Books 1-4

Rating: PG/K+

Genre: Romance/Drama/Humor/Angst/Fluff

Word Count: 3,000

Summary: Five ships, five songs, five requests, and what comes of it! Dedicated to all the romances of the QT world. - They don't have dances like this in Sounis.

Author's Notes: Written for [livejournal.com profile] styromgalleries, [livejournal.com profile] openedlocket, [livejournal.com profile] tiegirl, and [livejournal.com profile] bookishbabe.

All but two of prompts 6-10 have been written. The remaining prompts will be completed and published shortly. I've split this collection into two parts largely because of size. I apologize profusely for the wait! I would love to hear from everyone on their prompts!

Enjoy!


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Yay for PDFs!

Nov. 23rd, 2011 02:42 am
ninedaysaqueen: (SB: angel Kyoko)
Yay! I figured out how to upload files! *does a let's-pretend-I'm-tech-savvy dance* Coffee and Cats is now available for reading in PDF format HERE from megaupload. I'll do the same with Heart of the Tanglewood as soon as it is finished!

Hope this makes reading my longer stories a little more convenient.
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Coffee and Cats - Part Three

Nov. 18th, 2011 01:48 am
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Title: Coffee and Cats

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Beta: openedlocket

Rating: PG/K+

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Summary: AU college setting. At the coffee shop where Eugenides usually spends his afternoons, he repeatedly encounters a stormy-eyed woman who peaks his interests.

Author's Note: I am always nervous about posting conclusions. I hope this meets all your expectations! Now, please excuse me while I hide behind the sofa.

Enjoy!


Chapter Index


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Coffee and Cats - Part Two

Nov. 17th, 2011 03:14 am
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Title: Coffee and Cats

Author: ninedaysaqueen


Beta: openedlocket

Rating: PG/K+

Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, nor of any characters, locations, and elephants contained within. All rights of the Queen's Thief series belong exclusively to Megan Whalen Turner and her respective publishers.

Summary: AU college setting. At the coffee shop where Eugenides usually spends his afternoons, he repeatedly encounters a stormy-eyed woman who peaks his interests.

Enjoy!


Chapter Index


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TV Meme

Nov. 16th, 2011 10:10 am
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Snagging memes from [livejournal.com profile] who_in_whoville again.


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