Eric/Deamus
Merchant at Sea
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Mar 11, 2013 12:50:49 GMT -5
Hmm, hello there everyone  It'll be my pleasure to receive all your questions and thoughts and discussions about any issue concerning my fiction. I'll be completely honored by your visits, queries, interest and pondering Though it still like very small prologue, i had wonderful reviews with few questions i'll be extremely happy to respond to. Here too, i'll post some pictures which will help a lot for the coming events, and future adventures. So, as a start let's agree on something, yeah i got few other small ideas about AoS fictions, but i put my interest totally on this one i started or may i say ' these ones' because as i mentioned on FFN this first fic is Part 1. Let's just say it's one BIG adventure that is composed of some phases!! or steps to be accurate, and during these we'll approach the crew and other few characters newly involved in their world. So most of what possibly can be posted of fictions are related to each other, if there'll be something different i'll for sure mention it first to separate it from the main fiction's idea, or if the events occur somehow in time far of the last fiction posted so its time would definitely been mentioned too. Thus, as a start, 'Reunions& Revelations' is the first part And its cover picture is here   Ah, the girl in the middle, you'll ask about,, just wait for the coming updates -in few chapters- things will be revealed ;D ;D just wait for it please, ;D ;D *should admit i never -ever- thought or dreamed i could start this thread, as i never thought i'd write,,,,,,, and for this -as i mentioned on FFN- i owe Tiakisu everything*  |
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Post by MJ on Mar 11, 2013 12:57:43 GMT -5
No disrespect to TK, but honey don't sell yourself short. You did the writing and you got the courage to post it. That's all you! Sure TK's support is invaluable but you did the hard work. You can be proud!
As for questions... I posed a few on FFN, any chance of an answer or two? *looks angelic and innocent*
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Eric/Deamus
Merchant at Sea
"Did you get my flowers?..."
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Mar 11, 2013 13:08:23 GMT -5
So as a start, thanks SO MUCH for your reviews guys,,,, they really really made me way too happy @doubar:yeahhhh, it's online thanks to you  and yup as i start to feel again 'wanna write' i hope i can finish this fiction soon and by it's end -i promise- many secrets will be revealed still my exams limit me though,, but hopefully i'll isA. I'm just excited like you ;D ;D ;D oh, you think i captured them good, that's great witness for me so happy by your words, and you know that's what my interest focus on mainly >>> the characters, so representing them well in the reader's eyes is really a big, very big thing to me,, ah, even greater witness about Doubar coming from you, Doubar ;D ;D glad i could satisfy you ,,, you're playing him for years now and understand/feel him better so your words about him are very precious and any suggestions and discussions about his character is soooooo appreciated,,, you see, this'll make me understand him better, and i don't like to make him act against himself, so i'm looking for how you'll see him in the coming chapters Myth about Samarkand...... hmmm, all i can say regarding to this that the crew is going to have a VERY LONG journey, where? how? ... coming soon ;D ;D ;D  thanks again for both welcome and words,,, as always very encouraging for me,, your review as the first made me fly |
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Mar 11, 2013 13:52:10 GMT -5
No disrespect to TK, but honey don't sell yourself short. You did the writing and you got the courage to post it. That's all you! Sure TK's support is invaluable but you did the hard work. You can be proud! well you see, i wasn't about writing anything in fact,,, i just want to tell her the idea and She was so encouraging and excited for it that made me so encouraged too and inspired, i start to write the idea and in my way to try make something good for her some chapters come to life !!! when i send it to her, she was the one who insist in posting them not me,,,, i should say something here > i couldn't really believe i wrote these things but it wasn't to that level to believe it was something could be shared, approved as a fic, or posted,,,, so it was her the first one who push me forward and makes me believe it does,, this kind of help is priceless really but thanks a lot for your words to me and yup i'm really proud ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D i was about to do so ,,, actually i wanted to answer your questions the first thing so here we go; MJ:yup one of the reasons i wrote the prologue is to tell where they were heading and a hint of why they were going there ;D ;D ooh,, 'Sinbad's not sleeping'.. well ........ you caught me ;D ;D ;D hahahaaaaa,,, yeahhhhh there is QUITE A REASON there, i assure you ;D ;D ;D tell you what, you won't wait too much -me guess- and i think you'll really like it once my next chapter is ready to post it'll satisfy your question  ;D ;D ;D 'Bryn meeting with Caipra' thing .... well i think it'll be better or worse than that 'the mysterious precious cargo' !!!!!!!!!! OMG you have no idea how i like this one yessssss there is one with exactly the same description but real question is what (or who) 'll be this cargo exactly ?!! heheeee suspense........ ;D ;D so, first we should agree on something : it's only one crewmember called "Abu" >> Abu Ali and the other one called Said, while Abu Salim is the merchant from Halab that sent with them the cargo and told Sinbad about the cargo of carpets waiting in Basra to be in its way to Samarkand,,, as a friend of Sinbad he told him about this wealthy business,, the name Abu Salim i heard it in Sham,, used in Syria mainly,,, can't tell for sure its origin,, but it's widely used, may be the Syrians has the habit to add 'Abu' to the male name -especially in older time as i noticed in their shows- like a nikename,,, so using the 'Abu' here was kinda referring the man was Syrian or approving it, as i already mention Halab aahh call me 'complicated person' but i Love the finest details   Back to Abu Ali >>> is very VERY common and widely used in All Arabia in All Times -mostly- as a nickname for Hassan a very lovely name,,, it's very well used everywhere,,, the name Hassan is like the third ranked male name used so commonly and widely in Arabia,,, and everyone love it,, Abu Ali is specifically for Hassan, so if you ever heard or read the name you should know the man called Hassan, while 'Ali' itself is common name too,, so Abu means the father of,,,, meaning Hassan has/will have son called Ali ,,, however it's origin is exactly the opposite,,,, the first man well known and called Hassan and was the one who gain the nickname hadn't son called Ali but his father was Ali,,,, so how people arranged it is complicated,, i believe they joked about he'd have a son and call him after his father,,, after this one,,, few other names gained similar nicknames, but not so common as this one, however as i said in Syria they seem to use this very widely to any name by mean of real sons,,, meaning not all 'Hassan's get/have/will have son called Ali > just a nickname, while in Syria a man pick his son name -i guess- before even have one, i guess since he become adult to be called by him and when he get a son he named him this exact name, if he doesn't get son so no problems, and in either case his name is stuck with him till mostly his so you even forget what was his real name,,,, that was in older time,,, but now i think it changed a lot, yet still some Syrians use it that way,,, ** about the Syrians >>> i noticed it in the shows (all their shows) but as i'm not Syrian myself can't prove it,, finally why i used Abu Ali instead of Hassan, first i suck with names,,, then the name just pop in my head and i found it realistic to the sailors to call each other in their crew by their nicknames,,, they can't call him Hassan unless he is very distant from them -also may be even not in this case as it's already popular name anyway- or the situation is very very serious,, AAAAAHHHHHHHH,,, really ? you think like that ?? GREAT ,, that's exactly my plan, and what i meant,,, to fulfill the gaps and mistakes made in S2 and relate the 2 seasons coherently,, one of my very main aims in the fic so glad you notice the idea behind it,,, and like it,, Again,,, MJ honey,,, THANKS TO NO LIMITS for your review and your interest in this simple work , it's appreciated beyond words .... love you |
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Post by MJ on Mar 11, 2013 14:05:50 GMT -5
Oh that's interesting! I had heard of Ibn being used as 'son of' but not of Abu being used as 'father of' or as a nickname. I like how your research lends itself to a richer, more detailed world in which our heroes live. It makes for a more interesting read! And ooooh, is the cargo that middle girl in the picture? Is it? Is it? ;D Not that I'm curious or anything If you need any more help I've got some time- and I'm not offering because helping you would mean I would get to know more about the story that much sooner ;D Nooo sir, I would never do that |
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Firouz
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Post by Firouz on Mar 11, 2013 14:53:21 GMT -5
Can't wait to red it!
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Post by Doubar on Mar 12, 2013 13:33:38 GMT -5
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Mar 15, 2013 9:28:12 GMT -5
Oh that's interesting! I had heard of Ibn being used as 'son of' but not of Abu being used as 'father of' or as a nickname. I like how your research lends itself to a richer, more detailed world in which our heroes live. It makes for a more interesting read! aw i'm glad it sound interesting for you i was afraid to seem being ... something like over- precise caring too much for the finest details,,, Heeeheheeee ;D ;D ;D no she isn't exactly the precious one,,, i mean she isn't a cargo right ? i can't deny she isn't coming on board though but let's just say there are more precious- i mean way too precious ... ;D ;D ;D ok, i'm not going any further or i'll give away the whole plot ;D ;D ;D all i can say you'll meet this girl soon I LOVE MYSTERY Hahahaaaaa,, ;D ;D ;D i'm sure of it, don't worry i know you'd never look at the events but only the words ;D ;D ;D heheheeeeee ;D ;D no, really your offer is very appreciated my dear,,, thanks soooo much |
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Mar 15, 2013 9:55:28 GMT -5
*BEAR HUGS BACK* aw and i can't describe both my happiness and excitement, seriously,, i never expected it 'll attract all this attention,, i mean besides the number too, the reviews themselves showed real interest in the story content,,, I SERIOUSLY feel so great feelings everytime i read them,, and everytime i got a lovely surprise of a new one aw yeah,, you see i already almost finished it, except for the last chapter which contains the secrets,, i'm in half way of it,,, so if i stayed one good time on it i think the first part will be finished,, better news, i already had started on part 2 ;D ;D actually it was the first thing i wrote even before 1,, but still not complete yet,,, you can say half way of it as well,, what make it easier that it doesn't contain much events,,, and so it's very shorter *me guess* that i thought at first it'll be only 2 chapters,,, however this may change a little when i start to focus on it and modify it a little,, Big actions start in part 3 while starting from the 4th is the REAL ACTUAL adventures ;D ;D awwww thanks Doubar aahh i just close my eyes and think of both the actors and the characters in the show,, imagining their reactions in different situations in the show,, and how actors did manage them back then ,, you're welcome but this true indeed thanks again for the offer,, that's really very helping,, mmm, waiting how you see Doubar in further actions your words and advises will be very very appreciated yup, me too ;D wanna see everyone how they are finding it hey take it easy,,, no harms done grammar mistakes are kinda expected coz they are very common as English isn't our native language,,, i mean even if it was i make NOW grammar mistakes in my own language, and i already asked help from a friend of mine to revise my Arabic works and check on them,,, those things i wrote back when i was already still studying Arabic and my level in it was excellent, so what about now ? >>>>> terrible mistakes and it's my own language,,, Grammar is always difficult issue -not in studying but in practicing- i guess in all languages and it needs someone who is very specialist in practicing it very often to notice for the very finest details and mistakes,,, so no harms done,, |
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Mar 15, 2013 10:09:15 GMT -5
@firouz,heyyy honey i'm very glad you read it now and very very grateful you reviewed Awwwww you did ? really like it that way ? i'm ....... SOOOOO HAPPYYYYYY you did and though it's very short intro it caught your interest and attention that way hahaaaa,,, Sinbad is sometimes priceless when he tries to look innocent ;D ;D ;D ;D i can't remember he used to do it in situations other than with Maeve in S1 (or rarely with whole crew when teasing him & Maeve, though he usually looked less uneasy than her) ,,, he never *i guess* used it with anyone else ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D but i'm glad i could make him uncomfortable even with his brother *evil me* ;D ;D and now that he used his old strategy it looks like all this times with Maeve were useful after all ;D ;D ;D and concerning the grammar,,, please tell me what are they so i can see what to do thanks for telling about them it's very appreciative Doubs already had corrected SO MANY mistakes that i did, and i never noticed i did all of these mistakes,, she did hard work really on it,, again thanks soooo much for your review Firouz and that you find the little chap worth to be liked hoping to see if you'll like the next one too, though it'll be relatively long one,,
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Apr 2, 2013 8:03:53 GMT -5
heyyyyyy guys can't tell how much i miss you all *BEAR HUG* so, last night i was studying for my today-exam  i was sooooooooooo stressed and then i got inspiration and i wrote a very little piece from my work, this is supposed to be the first thing i wrote since the beginning of the last vacation,, months ago,,, so you can imagine how i'm feeling right now,, and i was thinking of something that may encourage me to return back to the muse and writing thing coz i really want to start my characters here so badly i may post some little parts as teaser here,,, but thing is i can't answer so many questions about it for the sake of the whole story,,, just post little paragraph that won't reveal much but your reactions to it may encourage me to go on ,,, i can't ask you to react to it,, -i'm so mean and selfish i know- as it'll just draw your questions and i won't be able to answer most of them if not all,,, it's not fair for you guys  but you may like the style  ok, anyway R&R is almost done a while ago, just remaining a little part at the end,, but can't post chapter 2 right now,,, so i thought in the mean time till i can post it i may post those little things -which are parts of the same story but future parts or further future ;D - but i promise chapter 2 worth the waiting,,, i can say it's exciting so i'll post here the little piece i wrote last night, and i understand if you'll not be interested in it,, but also appreciate any comment won't say who are the characters in these piece more teasing but for the whole story sake
all i can say about this first one, is that it belongs to one of the very early chapters of Part 3 hope you won't be mad with that |
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Eric/Deamus
Merchant at Sea
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Apr 2, 2013 8:07:15 GMT -5
Teaser
Part 3 : *Story About Us*
"Almost drowning in her troubled thoughts she felt a touch on her shoulder, looking up she met a pair of blue eyes full of supportive shimmering and concern. “Are you sure?” his husky whisper voiced in the silent void of the old cabin.
“Never have been like now.” Surprised by her own words that escaped from her hold she realized that her heart‘s feelings were stronger than her mind’s fear and anxiety. Her yearning to finally find the port for her heart to anchor to, the land for her soul to belong to; her longing to satisfy her thirst to identity, to pertinence had overwhelmed her worries and panic of what might come up and been revealed from the hidden past. It wasn’t the curiosity anymore that steered the battle between her inside then but her intricate emotions, unrecognizable to her.
A firm grip on her hand startled her out of her lost thoughts, again. This time her eyes were captured by the blue orbs that glimmered with the most sincere and strong support mixed with dancing shadows –that she couldn’t help but felt them- of a profound melancholy and pain mirroring the loneliness of the oceans at their most far drear depth. And for a split of second her rumination shifted to when she asked herself once why these pair staring at her right now always reminded her of the seas!
But this intense stare that was showing much care was sending her unspoken words as well that she could sensed instantly. She knew he’d never leave her alone through this by anyway. She always knew that whenever the time comes he’d be closely by her side facing it.
Reading the decision in his eyes, a silent agreement was set between brown and blue. They’d go through this together, no matter what might happen. She nodded slightly as her eyes showed her distinct determination which matched with the one radiating from his oceanic depths at the same time.
Finally she could hear him voicing their sole conception through his order as his grasp tightened warmly on her hand: “Then, no better time than now. Let’s go through it for once and for all. Ready?” "
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Apr 2, 2013 11:23:31 GMT -5
i know there are a LOT of fatal mistakes here and there, but please i just wrote it last night and my excitement was extreme ;D so, sorry for any mistakes you may find |
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Apr 3, 2013 7:24:56 GMT -5
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand to make it up to you,,,, ;D ;D the first one who knows the characters in the any little paragraph posted will be rewarded by a very simple prize well, let's just say not instantly as i'll be working on it, but for sure the little gift will be hers right now i'm still stuck into my exams but sure can make out something and it should be the guess of all the characters in the piece not only one of them, also be prepared that on future pieces there may be new characters, but i'll make sure -so sure- not make it that difficult, if this can happened it'll be for SURE one that i had mentioned before here onboard,,, so many of you could be familiar with this specific character,,, other than this character i'll make sure not to include it,,, so you can easily guess who,, anyway, when it happens that a new one is there i'll mention it for sure,,, other than that the characters are those whom you know from the show,, as a starting,,, this little paragraph posted above, doesn't contain any new character, and the two there are too familiar from the show also i'll be interested to hear your thoughts, about it,, it may inspire me more,, on the other hand, i've been thinking about the chapters ,,, i mean when i post a new one,,, i may do something like this,, of course the characters are obviously mentioned, but i 'm quite sure that 'll be some things hidden in the between of the lines,, which may attract some people attention or just pass by them,, there i'll give one question of my own, and the one who'll guess the right answer the first will be rewarded too ;D ;D but it won't happen in all chapters so who agree with the last idea, about the chapters ? |
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Eric/Deamus
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Post by Eric/Deamus on Apr 3, 2013 7:30:41 GMT -5
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i was sooooooooooo stressed and then i got inspiration and i wrote a very little piece from my work,
