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newmoonstarI've finally finished reading all the Sherlock Holmes stories. *cries*
(And as I predicted, I did feel slightly as though I had cheated on Valley of Fear so I did go back and skim over the flashback, just so I would have closure.)
In my grief, I have now decided to venture into the vast and frightening world of pastiche. Cross your fingers for me.
I've noticed that traces of Sherlock Holmes have been unconciously wending their way into my writing. On going over my first letter to my friend Abby for our game of persona letters, I found a lot of elements from The Sign of Four in it. Even the names! But I don't think Abby's ever read any Holmes, so hopefully she won't notice!
I finally did see Finding Neverland the other day. It was a beautiful film. Everyone in the theater was crying by the end, myself included. But it wasn't syrupy or sentimental, which is always a miracle in Hollywood. And the child actors they got weren't hammy, which is an even greater miracle in Hollywood. And once again I was confirmed in my belief that Kate Winslet is the most beautiful actress on screen today. (And Johnny Depp was quite pretty himself! ;-D)
(And as I predicted, I did feel slightly as though I had cheated on Valley of Fear so I did go back and skim over the flashback, just so I would have closure.)
In my grief, I have now decided to venture into the vast and frightening world of pastiche. Cross your fingers for me.
I've noticed that traces of Sherlock Holmes have been unconciously wending their way into my writing. On going over my first letter to my friend Abby for our game of persona letters, I found a lot of elements from The Sign of Four in it. Even the names! But I don't think Abby's ever read any Holmes, so hopefully she won't notice!
I finally did see Finding Neverland the other day. It was a beautiful film. Everyone in the theater was crying by the end, myself included. But it wasn't syrupy or sentimental, which is always a miracle in Hollywood. And the child actors they got weren't hammy, which is an even greater miracle in Hollywood. And once again I was confirmed in my belief that Kate Winslet is the most beautiful actress on screen today. (And Johnny Depp was quite pretty himself! ;-D)
