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…I updated here semi-regularly. I’m going to get back to that. Starting now. With this little tidbit:

You know you are writing a story about Sherlock Holmes when you need to be sure you’ve used the word “suppurating” correctly.

I did, I have. It means forming pus or fester. You’re welcome and I’m sorry.

June 01, 2018

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irishofnewyork:

Michael D. Higgins, president of Ireland folks…
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Ah, in a perfect world I’d get to interview Mr. Higgins, but for now I’m interviewing Irish and Irish Americans living in and visiting New York for my new podcast Irish of New York, premiering in about a week. Come visit the website!

January 19, 2018

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atlinmerrick:

Wait, what? Could these be my two books of other ways John and Sherlock might have met? Yes!
The Night They Met (romance! true love!)
Paperback: Bookdepository (free shipping worldwide) * Improbable Press * AmazonUK * AmazonUS . Ebook: Kindle * Kobo * iTunes * Nook
The Day They Met (best friends 5eva!)
Paperback: Bookdepository (free shipping worldwide) * MX Publishing * AmazonUK * AmazonUS . Ebook: Kindle * Kobo * iTunes * Nook

December 05, 2017

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pepperoniheteronipizza:

1k words with inspiration: literally 10 minutes or less of writing. a breeze
1k words without inspiration: i will do it. i will take the ring to mordor

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January 14, 2017

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atlinmerrick:

Santa recommends A Murmuring of Beeeees!
Do you want adventure, friendship, and romance between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson? Do you want mystery stories, passion plays, and bees?
Then you may want Improbable Press’ third Sherlock Holmes book, A Murmuring of Bees. While IP is a for-profit press this book is a labour of love, with every writer donating their story so that profits go to the It Gets Better Project. Order Murmuring or our other Sherlock titles from us or from:
AmazonUS
AmazonUK
Bookdepository (free shipping worldwide!)
Barnes & Noble
Ebook (Kindle)
“A Murmuring of Bees” authors include: Amy L Webb (Flawedamythyst), Anarion, Atlin Merrick, Brittany Russ (Kirakira Nanoda), Darcy Lindbergh (Watsonshoneybee), Elinor Gray (Mistyzeo), Hallie Deighton, Jamie Ashbird, Janet A-Nunn, Kerry Greenwood, Kim Le Patourel (Kizzia), Kimber Camacho (Random Nexus), Lucy Jarsdell (Dancinggrimm), Meredith Spies, Morgan Black, Narrelle M Harris (221b_hound), Poppy Alexander, Stacey Albright, Tessa Barding (Lobstergirl), Verena, and Verity Burns

November 14, 2016

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atlinmerrick:

Improbable Press is a for-profit press, publishing Sherlock Holmes romance and erotica and is happy to announce our next book: A Murmuring of Bees, available for pre-order now, out 5 December 2016:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Improbable Press
Ebook & other sites pending!
A labour of love, for this anthology every writer has donated their story so that profits go to the It Gets Better Project. Enjoy stories by:
* Amy L Webb (Flawedamythyst)
* Anarion
* Atlin Merrick (Wendy C Fries)
* Brittany Russ (Kirakira Nanoda)
* Darcy Lindbergh (Watsonshoneybee)
* Elinor Gray (Mistyzeo)
* Hallie Deighton
* Jamie Ashbird
* Janet A-Nunn
* Kerry Greenwood
* Kim Le Patourel (Kizzia)
* Kimber Camacho (Random Nexus)
* Kuuttamo (cover)
* Lucy Jarsdell (Dancinggrimm)
* Meredith Spies
* Morgan Black
* Narrelle M Harris (221b_hound)
* Poppy Alexander
* Stacey Albright
* Tessa Barding (Lobstergirl)
* Verena
* Verity Burns
Think of Sherlock Holmes…
…and you think of mysteries, John Watson, and bees.
While Arthur Conan Doyle sent the great detective to tend hives in retirement, here bees are front and centre in stories of love and romance, war and hope, of honey on the tongue and a sting in the tail.
In tales of secret diaries, rare nectars, and the private language of lovers, bees may be the buzzing heart of the story or as ephemeral as a murmur.
What you’ll find in every tale inside this book are John Watson and Sherlock Holmes helping one another, romancing one another, loving one another.
To encourage a world where such love is seen for the precious thing it is, profits from “A Murmuring of Bees” will be donated to the It Gets Better Project (x).
Buy: Amazon US * Amazon UK * Improbable Press * Ebook & other sites pending!

July 20, 2016

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mid0nz:

http://powers-of-expression.com PLEASE REBLOG!
BEHIND THE SCENES with Sherlock cinematographer Steve Lawes
“The Great Game Frame by Frame” by Mary Jo Watts @mid0nz and Steve Lawes
I desperately wanted to learn to speak cinematographer. Steve agreed to teach me…
FEATURES
“How to Set Yourself on Fire” by Wendy C. Fries (@atlinmerrick)
Writing about John Watson and Sherlock Holmes in love and lust made me happy. Giddy happy. Excited happy. Run round the room fist-bumping myself happy…
“The Motivating Power of Fannish Love” by Finn Upham @fffinnagain
Fandom inspires us to create. You don’t need to construct replica sets or write fan fiction to be a fan, but many of us take up new projects and learn new skills because of these favorite things. So how does enthusiasm for a show, team, or celebrity push us into action?
“Wallpaper Made of Light” an interview with Corinne Portman @stepfordgeek and Marcella Kligman @221beemine about their photo series “Projections”
They decided to combine their interests in a photo shoot celebrating the distinctive wallpapers of Sherlock and its innovative cinematography…
“Let’s Start with the Riding Crop” by Penny Armstrong @pennypaperbrain
In the onscreen context of Sherlock the crop can only be used to make coy hints at possible meanings, because of the cultural obligation to present it within a frame of conventional titillation…
“The Adventure of the Desperate Draftsperson” by Anke Eissmann @khorazir
I remember actually yelling at the computer in frustration when the credits of “The Great Game” were rolling. …
“However Improbable” by Atlin Merrick @atlinmerrick
What follows contains no euphemisms. What follows talks about erections, damp knickers, and arousal…
“The Joys of Writing Fan Fiction” by @skyefullofstars | illustration by Helen McIvor
There is a process so completely, devastatingly Real that you have no choice but to begin writing fan fiction and keep on writing for as long as you wish. Trust me; this works. Here it is. Four little words. You fall in love…
“How Dare You Take My Reason?” an interview with Penny Armstrong @pennypaperbrain by Jude Ellison @jumperbisexual about Four Corners of the Western World
“In a way I wanted to make a bipolar Sherlock as a companion for myself. He regards brainfail with absolute disdain, yet absolutely without self-pity. Which is something to aspire to. He was my way of expressing my huge anger against the disease – how dare you take my reason?”…
“Minding the Gaps: Reimagining the Women of Sherlock” by @shinysherlock | illustration by @naturalshocks
Being an ardent fan of Sherlock (or any text) can be like playing a game of deduction; using the data you already have on the characters, you must often extrapolate and theorize if you want to know more about them…
“Setlock: The Scientific Use of the Imagination” by @cupidford | photos by @Copper_Beech221
Setlock. A Sherlockian-style adventure of looking for clues, deductions and mysteries to make even the greatest consulting detective’s head spin. But what actually is it, who takes part, and why?
“Those Were Different Times: The Sexual Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by @vulgarweed | illustration by @ladymeggieman
…Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were there, in proud X-rated glory, thanks to a California leatherman with a knack for pseudo-Victorian prose…
“Those Misty Centuries: Unfinished Tales of Sherlock Holmes’s Early Life” [An Ode to The Cold Song by @eldritch-horrors] by Mary Jo Watts @mid0nz | illustrations by Kit Mills @kitmillsdraws
Do you remember what Darwin says about music? He claims that the power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood. - Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet

Learn about filmmaking, about fandom, find fuel for your creative fire — and more — with this new Sherlockian online magazine! (P.S. I’m in it tooooo!)

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April 18, 2016

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**Buy The Day They Met from me and, to quote me, “Get some nice wee stuff!”**

If you’d like some little bits of London ephemera and mah book (signed), drop me a message here please.

You’ll get a small map of central London, a Union Jack postcard, a tube map, a Sherlock Holmes business card from the Sherlock Holmes museum, and a play card for a Sherlock actor on stage in London—possibly right now!

If you want to order it without shipping charges or as an e-book — do that here.

September 03, 2015

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The Day They Met is Wendy’s First Book. In it are 47 brand new stories of how John and Sherlock might have otherwise met. Wendy (that would be me) would be thrilled to at least ten pieces if you wanted it.

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July 22, 2015

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Chiara Codecà invited me—indirectly—to Crete with her. What a wonderful creature Chiara is.

Now let’s get in that water, missy!