Welcome to Mythica.

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.

-Anaïs Nin

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

-E.L. Doctorow

HI THERE (if you don't like long profiles, I suggest you skip down to the list of stories, unless you want to know about me).

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: 16 (b-day: October 19th)

Location: somewhere in the USA. New England. That's as far as I'm going, you stalker.

Likes: writing while listening to music, listening to music while writing, singing on stage, singing in the shower, singing at 2 in the morning, acting in serious roles (blah comedy), getting lost in forests, stargazing/touching the stars with my thoughts, dancing, creating, Ireland, medieval stuff, celtic stuff, reveling in winter, the magic of winter, my sophomore english class, nighttime (better than day!)

Current Obsession: "The Boy Who Wanted to be a Real Puppet" and "Caleb" both songs by Sonata Arctica

Dislikes: almost every food (go die, vegetables. gosh i'm such a kid), 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)

A Link for you to Visit: The Mighty Collab. A story I'm writing with two friends (who also have accounts here) >>>>http://www.fictionpress.com/u/646827/Meghyn_Rose_Haven

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, but I think it's a bad thing), but I have to accept what I am, and sometimes you just gotta do that. Yes, I am a flutter-brain. It's really not good for writers 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 mind is always on something else--things that invariably matter more, of course.

I decided to put my many strange habits to good use--I write. 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--things may get waaay too descriptive or just wordy. There is a happy medium, people. I just haven't found it yet. 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. 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 Observation and Thought.

PRESENTLY/SOON TO BE POSTED WORKS: (Skip to the list at the bottom of the page if you'd rather just READ already)

Haven Unbound: This is part of the 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 as my biggest priority and focus. It was my first major work, and was officially born when I was thirteen. The four main characters are the four pieces of my soul. I'll be writing this story till i'm dead, but as of right now, it's a work in progress. I won't be posting for a while, because I'm re-developing and basically in the process of rewriting everything that's already posted. As always, though, my plea for reviews is highest on this one.

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 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.

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. Teenagers and love and death. I lean toward tragic love stories and don't know why.

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 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--bring it on ;) 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...

Gone, The Chocolate War, Shadows and Strongholds, Wuthering Heights, The Lord of the Flies, The Secret Country Trilogy, The Oran Trilogy, His Dark Materials Trilogy, The Name of the Wind, The Glass Castle, Lords of the White Castle, ...I'll recommend some more when I either read them or think of them.

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 or funny or triumphant ones.

THAT'S ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY, I SUPPOSE.

DUDE THIS PROFILE THING IS LONG ENOUGH...YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ME FOR NOW, I'D SAY