Welcome to Mythica.
"You do not write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say."
--F. Scott Fitzgerald
HI THERE. some people think putting personal info here is dumb or uneccesary or a whole multiude of other things, but there's nothing wrong with getting to know the author of a story you loved, hated, reviewed, or flamed. Often, the bios help weaken your preconcieved judgement of the story you just read, and they can also help a reviewer understand your experience, which can get you a better review. Plus, it's fun getting to know people. I know i love it. i'm done now, onto the info:
Name: Samantha Marie Haven or The Lady Helena, or Helena. I'm Haven Sake on editred.com so you can use that too! i don't know, i have a lot of names, okay? call me whatever you want.
Age: 15. cool, huh? I've always looked forward to being 15 when i was little. it's been real, but it's my birthday soon. This month. October, baby!
Location: somewhere in the USA. You'll never know, i guess.
Likes: writing, reading, music, singing, acting, the forest, the stars and the moon but mostly the stars, dancing, creating, Ireland, medieval stuff (medieval England), celtic stuff, winter, magic, sophomore english class.
Current Obsession: Ayreon's The Human Equation album. (Concept album, metal opera...call it what you will, it is a masterpiece.)
Dislikes: almost every food, School of Devil's Spawn, homework, school, homework, math class, people in my tiny farm town, my tiny farm town (i want to see the world! let's get started)
Daydreaming is second nature for me (uhh, kinda is for everyone, right?). I never really liked being referred to as a dreamer (couldn't tell you why, just always thought it was a bad thing), but I have to accept what I am, and sometimes you just gotta do that. Yes, I am a flutter-brain. I am a dreamer. It's really not good for writeres sometimes, though--i spend too much time imagining scenes that I run out of time in the day to actually write them. And take it from me, you fail chemistry when you're daydreaming all the time.
I decided to put my many strange habits to good use--I write. I also thought I'd let my habit of arranging words to my personal sense of perfection shine through a bit (sometimes a terrible thing, sometimes it's good). I'm crazy with symbolism and words. Not by choice. And I never noticed I went crazy with description until someone in my english class pointed it out. I'm working on that--but I'm sorry, I have such a clear vision of everything I'm writing that I HAVE to write it exactly how I see it. Another habit. I highly enjoy my characters and characters in general. Even more so, I enjoy bashing my characters in, smashing them and ripping them apart until they are battered to pieces mentally and emotionally (physically to an extent, though I meant none of that literally). I don't get pleasure from their pain, but I give them lots of pain to face anyway. I give them more than they can handle, or else they are just biting off more than they can chew. But I believe in them, that's what matters. I know that whether they walk out alive or not, they've grown and learned, and they were the greatest damn imaginary people that will ever live. I owe my understanding and empathy of all kinds of people to my strange talent of observation and thought.
PRESENTLY POSTED WORKS:
Break the Silent Requiem
This is the pending title for the first book in my whole Mythica scheme. It is my only pure fantasy work. I'm not a strict fantasy writer and therefore I cannot really say why I chose this high fantasy adventure to be my biggest priority and focus. It was my first major work, and was officially born when I was thirteen. The characters came first. They always come first for me. The characters decide what to do, and that is how I designed my plot. Of course, there is the occasional back story, which--I cannot lie--is just plain fun to think up.
It's the story of Malcai, Savina, Aiden, and Verity Vadray--four characters whom have been with me for years now. I'm not posting a summary for countless reasons. But I'll let you know that it's filled with violence, romance, dark humor, horror, spirituality. I consider it a very surreal take on the human soul. There will be pain, sorrow, depression, hate, longing, loss and suffering. There will be comfort, comprehension, love, and empathy. There will be loads of violence with romance involved. And there will also be those moments where the four bond like any siblings should, where their lives seem so simple and delicate for the slightest moment until their fragile souls are put to the test yet again. They're reaching the limits of realization of the human soul, and a couple are going beyond that. And of course, I cannot leave out the epic shattered kingdoms and evilly twisted minds, complete with raging magic and glowing eyes. Read the prologue for the hints of the themes. Read the whole thing if you're feeling up to it. I encourage that.
The Slight: The first decent poem I ever wrote. I wrote it for an english class, and it never fails to inspire me as a person in this world. For some reason it does that for me. It's the tale of my personal longing, which I cannot put rightfully into clear, concise words, so I lay it out with the feelings I feel when I look up at the stars.
Braydon Turned his Back: A more recent poem. Clocks intrigue me. Tic, another second, Toc, another second wasted away, gone by and never to return. While many of us hate the thought of that, tic toc is the very sound that urges us to take a look around us. To remind us that we will not be standing and walking through the cities forever. Sadly, such a reminder is brutal on certain souls because they forgot what they stand for, what they live for, and they forgot that they have souls to begin with. Braydon is an example of such a person misguided by his steps through the chaos that surrounds him. He cannot see underneath the layer of the terrible, and therefore he doesn't know why he goes on, though he does. Well, I'm rambling because I could ramble forever about things like this. Read and it will hopefully become clear.
A Rythym to Inspire: The result of a pop of inspiration. Literally, the first sentence popped into my head as I was washing the dishes one day this summer. I finished up the dishes as quick as I could, rushed to the computer, and let it pour out of me. I'm not that proud of it, nor am I satisfied with the result, but I think that, aware of the circumstances and reason by which it came about, it's interesting for any reader just to observe. Enjoy it if you'd like.
Reinventing Glass: So far, it's mediocrity at it's best. The idea of a girl who falls in love with someone who works for her dangerous father came to me headstrong. Therefore, the story is headstrong. The characters are unmoral, being who they are, and I planned on just making it a fun wild ride, just for entertainment. this works whenever I'm in the mood to just go for it and type away without having to think hard. I didn't have to think at all while writing these first chapters. The inspiration has sadly died a bit since then, but i plan to post more sometime. The story of Aimee and Abroy. Read away!
My dream with my writing is to have other people enjoy the stories, fall in love with the characters, and feel absolutely like they're IN it. I love reviews!! I'm honored by anyone who reviews my work. I can handle criticism as well, but keep in mind that flames are not criticism. Flames hardly help people improve while decent criticism hopefully does ;) I'll try my hardest to return the R&R favor, because EVERYONE loves getting reviewed, and that includes me. And reviews really help, I've found.
Published Books You Might Enjoy:
Reading is such a huge part of my life, and YES I prefer a really good book over a sitcom. So here's some really really awesome (published) novels i recommend...
The Chocolate War, The Outsiders, Shadows and Strongholds, Wuthering Heights, The Lord of the Flies, The Secret Country Trilogy, The Oran Trilogy, His Dark Materials Trilogy (Go Will Parry!)...I'll recommend some more when I either read them or think of them.
Jobber, from The Oran Trilogy, is my favorite female character of all time, and quite possibly one of my favorite characters ever.
I closely relate with Ponyboy, from The Outsiders,which made the book all the more enjoyable, because he narrates it.
I don't relate with Patrick (from The Secret Country Trilogy) at all, but there is something so drawing about him. Something that just makes you like him, even though not many in the book really do.
Brunin FitzWarin from Shadows and Strongholds is one of my favorite male characters, because I honestly felt like he was my brother by the end, and I didn't want the book to be over because that would be the end of him.
I love the darker characters and the tortured souls. Again, I do not enjoy the fact that they suffer, but their stories are the most engaging and most intense and emotional, and i learn from them the most. Their stories inspire me more than the happy, comedic, triumphant ones.
Movies I've enjoyed:
It takes a lot for me to really say I thoroughly enjoyed a movie in some respect. Many I've liked and would watch again, but it's hard for any movie to make my 'favorite' list. Here are the chosen ones...
The Dark Knight, Titanic, Donnie Darko...that's all i can think of right now.
THAT'S ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY, I SUPPOSE.
Stay golden.
MOST FONDLY~Samantha Marie Haven/Helena/whatever you want to call me
wait wait wait...before I let you go, I thought I'd share some quotes. I'll post more as i remember them or discover them. Enjoy, take them to heart, whatever.
"It's never too late to be what you might've become." -G. Eliot (ah, the day is still quite young, isn't it?)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." -John Lennon
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -don't remember
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Poll: I know no one ever comes onto my profile nevermind reads my stories, but what's the harm in a poll, seriously? So, if you feel like answering, how about I ask this: Who's your favorite character from Break the Silent Requiem? In case you forgot, they are Vote Now!
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