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@anne_the_noob14 – Yes, the BBC show with Benedict is set in modern London. I was a bit skeptical at first, but they did an excellent job converting the Victorian era in the books to the present day (Watson and Holmes call each other by their first names, Watson blogs about Holmes’ cases instead of posting them on a newspaper, things like that.)

I personally love the Sherlock Holmes books. I have not seen any of the Sherlock Holmes movies or tv shows though.

I also really enjoy the “Father Brown” mysteries by G.K. Chesterton. I would definitely recommend them.

@vivian-grant It already sounds super cool!! 😀 I’m excited to read it!

@esther-sears

Thank you! It’s a fantasy about a young prison guard and a magic user commissioned to guard a witch.

Here is the link to the page:

And so it begins!

@vivian-grant Those are sooooo helpful, I appreciate it so much!!

I’d love to read your story! What’s it about?

@joshuapior

Oh gosh. I have read very few mysteries XD Like, literally the only mysteries I’ve read are Sherlock Holmes lol. Oh. Actually I take that back. Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a mystery? Cause I’ve read that. And if any of Edgar Allen Poe’s works are mysteries, I’ve read them.

I shall do my best, though! Let’s see. Oh gee. I’m gonna have…[Read more]

@bigideaskc

I love the books! And the movies with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. The ones with Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming are ok too, but I like Basil best. And I’m not a fan of Reginald Owen as Sherlock. At all. I’m sorry, Owen… XD

Woah. RDJ plays Sherlock?? *is not sure about this* Not that I think he’d be bad as Sherlock… but I’m…[Read more]

@esther-sears

I was wondering something. I recently posted the first half of a short story of mine, and though someone read it I was wondering if you would also like to read it before I post the second half?

@esther-sears

You’re welcome! This was a neat brain challenge, and fun besides.

1. There’s the sentence near the beginning ‘As Bjorn and I walked up, I could see that the house was two stories, one of the only ones in the village.’ It’s a little choppy, and it interrupted the flow of the narration. Possible change: ‘As Bjorn and I walked up, I…[Read more]

@vivian-grant Thank you sooo much!! It means so much to hear you say that ^_^ I’m glad to hear you didn’t know what was going to happen right away 🙂

Yes, you are pronouncing Bjorn correctly 😉

That’s a very good point about the ships! Thanks 🙂

Would you mind commenting on the grammer mistakes in the document? I definitely want to get those…[Read more]

@esther-sears

I just finished it. I am rather blown away. The ending was immensely powerful, and well-delivered. Sylas’s descent into maddening jealousy was satisfying, and didn’t feel contrived. I don’t see any blaringly obvious problem with Moira. Early on, it was a 50-50 percent chance that she would go either way, but as Sylas became…[Read more]

@vivian-grant If you can pay special attention to setting, and the girl character (Moira), that would be super helpful!! Although anything you notice and can give me feedback on is great 🙂

@esther-sears

You’re welcome! What do you want me to take note of– character development, plotting, both?

@vivian-grant Yaaaayyy!!! Thank you so much! 😀 Now, it is more or less a tragic love story, so as long as you’re prepared for that… 😉

Here’s the Google Doc!

@esther-sears

Hello! My name is Vivian. I joined this group a couple days ago. I would be willing to beta-read your story! 🙂