Penname: shelikesthesound [Real name: Gretchen
Member Since: 17 Feb 2010
Membership status: Member
Bio:

I'm a wife, mother, friend, writer, and dreamer. How I got into Twilight, and the fandom, is a funny little story. It all started with a trip to Walmart.


The husband and I were in the market for a new horror flick. Yeah, I know. It's kind of leap to go from horror to Twilight, but just bear with me.


Being the unobservant man he his, hubs holds up Twilight and says, "Hey, this has vampires in it. We should get it." I shugged, said okay, and the rest was history. He complained when he saw Edward sparkle, got mad when there wasn't much action or blood, and demanded the time he wasted watching the movie back. I, on the other hand, had found my new obsession.


I devoured the books within 5 days and then read them again. At one time, I could have probably quoted all four books. Now, not so much.


New Moon still makes me mad. The first time I read the break up scene, I threw the book and refused to read it for two days. I felt betrayed. I'm still upset with Edward for making me have to suffer through Bella's depression.


I stumbled onto fanfiction by accident. While looking for a little uncompleted story called, "Midnight Sun", I found a link to the Twilight section for Fanfiction on Stephanie Meyer's site. I figured if she's linking to it, then it must be okay to read.


I was blown away by the talent, not to mention how the characters were used in All Human stories and A/U fics. I'm still in awe with the talent out there.


I've learned, once I tried my hand at writing, it's the best form of therapy there is. Also, I tend to plot out stories I'm working on when I'm...well, let's just say the characters fight for attention in my head.




Forever is a Promise You Keep:


I'm not going to lie. This particular story is going to be angst-ridden. So if it's not your cup of tea, I wish you well. Otherwise, you're in for a ride. I do believe in HEA, but as to what that entails is another story. I can't promise you fluffy bunnies and rainbows at the end. What I will promise is that I will try to be as real as possible. This story is based off of events that happened to my husband in the summer of 2003.


I've posted a blog that will correspond with the story. If you interested, click on the website link below. There will be pictures and teasers on it.


 


*Forever is a Promise You Keep won the Makes Me Cry Award in the Avante Garde Awards.*


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My Betas:


Dinx


JointGifts


Mizzdee


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I can also be contacted via:


Formspring


Twitter  (I live on this site)


Tumblr


The Characters for Forever is a Promise You Keep are on Twitter. If you're into that kind of thing, come follow them. 


Edward @Carsurfingward


Bella @Promisella


Jasper @Drugsper


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Reviews by shelikesthesound
Life In The Balance by mizzdee Rated: NC-17 starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 51]
Summary:

Bella’s hopes, dreams, life and future were violently ripped away. She finally finds the strength to do what it takes to save her sanity but at what price? Can the man hired to help her remain professional long enough to save her life?

Warning:  This story contains violence, abuse and death. If you are sensitive to those issues, this isn’t the story for you.

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Categories: Canon Pairings, Twilight
Characters: Bella/Edward
Genre: Drama
Language: None
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 38 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 266053 Read Count: 14118
[Report This] Published: 17 Nov 2010 Updated: 31 Aug 2014
Reviewer: shelikesthesound Signed
Date: 04 Dec 2010 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - The Party

A very interesting story so far. Really looking forward to finding out how she got into this mess.



Author's Response:

Hey girl. I'm glad you're liking the story. Bella had to deal with so much in her time with him and she got pushed to the edge with no other way out. Thanks for the review hun. Much love to you - D