Holmes, Sweet Holmes

[rusty_armour]

I realized today that they've started showing commercials for Guy Ritchie's Travesty (a.k.a. his so-called Sherlock Holmes film), so I've decided to follow through with my plan to post something good in terms of Sherlock Holmes every time I'm exposed to that monstrosity. Okay, I was catching up on an episode of The Dollhouse from about a week ago, so the VCR fast-forwarded through the trailer. However, I was still forced to acknowledge that this...this thing is going to be released no matter how many Holmes fans boycott it. Well, thankfully, there are a number of decent productions to cancel out Guy Ritchie's Travesty. One of my favourites is the Granada version of "The Naval Treaty" with Jeremy Brett delivering Holmes's famous speech about the flowers. I'm always very amused by that scene:

"Sherlock Holmes, Naval treaty; Jeremy Brett; Flowers" (Watch on YouTube)

In other news, I'm not dead. Yes, I've been pretty quiet lately, but that's mostly because I got wrapped up with holiday preparations, etc. Last night, I rediscovered writing after too many weeks without it and it was glorious. I enjoyed it so much that I did some more writing today. A part of me is tempted to slow down because I'm working on what I hope will be my last fanfic story, but I'm having too much fun to set it aside. Well, the sooner I finish this, the sooner I can pursue "original" fiction -- something I've been putting off for much too long.

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[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-) I was supposed to start writing original fiction this year, but I fell behind with you-know-what and accidentally wrote a couple of Primeval fics. However, once I finish the last fic I'm working on, I'm going to focus on an idea I have for a novel. I'm still running a lot of details through my head, and I'll need to do some research, but I think it's something I might be able to get off the ground.

I didn't realize that test-driving story ideas and characters was an option with Sing for Your Supper. I'll certainly keep it in mind. At the moment, I'm afraid to share my ideas and characters with anyone as I'm still doing a lot of brainstorming and my idea for a novel is a little...out there. *g* However, at some point, I may find myself following your excellent advice. :-)