Deborah O'Carroll

Deborah O'Carroll

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Moving Castle, Ingary  ·  Writer, reader, blogger, punctuation enthusiast, Tolkienite, fan of Diana Wynne Jones, avid organizer of bookshelves, secretly an otter.
Deborah O'Carroll
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This is... Me
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This is... Me / Definition of me
On My Blog
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On My Blog / posts from my blog The Road of a Writer http://deborahocarroll.wordpress.com/ (writing/life/general) and from The Page Dreamer http://thepagedreamer.wordpress.com/ (book blog)
Book Reviews
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Book Reviews / Books I've reviewed
Quotes
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Quotes / Words have power
Writers We Be
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Writers We Be / Yo ho, yo ho, a writer's life for me
Once Upon a November {Storyboard}
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Once Upon a November {Storyboard} / Words at Midnight. Contemporary Fantasy Cinderella Fairy Tale Retelling About a Writer During NaNoWriMo. {Possible to write for NaNo 2016}
Storyboard: Kedran's Wood (Series)
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Storyboard: Kedran's Wood (Series) / The local chess club and a mysterious young man in a black leather jacket fight monsters and solve mysteries.
The Other Half of Everything (Storyboard)
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The Other Half of Everything (Storyboard) / Meridian Brownley avoids writers like the plague -- which is unfortunate as she finds herself the housekeeper for a very absentminded young writer with odd relatives and an infuriating habit of forgetting to eat unless Meridian cooks for him. And an even worse habit of disappearing for days. Until one time, he takes Meridian with him.
The Silver Forest (Storyboard)
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The Silver Forest (Storyboard)
The Siren and the Skyship (Storyboard)
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The Siren and the Skyship (Storyboard)
Heartseeker (Storyboard)
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Heartseeker (Storyboard) / (NaNo 2014 and current WIP original-fairytale fantasy novel.) Once upon a time, a princess was to marry a prince. When he says he cannot love her, for his heart was stolen, she sets out on a quest to find his heart and return it to him. But at the end of the road, failure may lurk in the shadows—for how can she find the heart of a man who may be heartless after all?
Heartsinger (Storyboard)
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Heartsinger (Storyboard) / Sequel to Heartseeker, spinoff about Trillum the squire and Reldin the Bard.
Storyboard: The Invisible Mask
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Storyboard: The Invisible Mask / Windswept moors, gentlemen and ladies, carriages and mansions, a murder mystery in the dead of winter, masks and stirring revolution, and at the center of it all, a missing book of secrets, a black tower, hidden identities and a missing prince, and a dark and lonely nobleman who may hold the key to everything except his own heart.
Storyboard: Song of a Pirate
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Storyboard: Song of a Pirate / Fantasy novella. Singing pirate captains. Gypsies. Selkies. A lost prince. A voyage to a forgotten island in search of lost memories.
The Princes of Starrellia (Storyboard)
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The Princes of Starrellia (Storyboard) / Epic Fantasy series I'm writing.
Darkling Reflections (Storyboard)
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Darkling Reflections (Storyboard) / mystery short story I wrote
The Rose and the Raven (Storyboard)
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The Rose and the Raven (Storyboard) / Sleeping Beauty retelling I wrote (novella)
Storyboard: Underground Rainbow
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Storyboard: Underground Rainbow / Life is never that interesting. Or is it? When a teen photographer and his friends are thrown into an adventure involving Gnomes, Leprechauns, Griffins, and Mer-folk, he may have to change his mind about that . . .
Painting Rainbows (Storyboard)
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Painting Rainbows (Storyboard) / Sequel spinoff about Kevin Johnson, the purple-haired painter (ahem; /artist/) from Underground Rainbow. Involves heists and fantasy and all that good stuff. Hopefully he'll find the proverbial pot of gold paint at the end of the rainbow...
Storyboard: Perception (working title)
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Storyboard: Perception (working title) / Futuristic thriller / sci-fi
Storyboard: Far-mark's Dream
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Storyboard: Far-mark's Dream / Fantasy novel. No one can fight against destiny -- but Far-mark is going to try...
Snow in the Greenwood (Storyboard)
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Snow in the Greenwood (Storyboard) / Snow White/Robin Hood crossover
Storyboard: Shadow Dancer
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Storyboard: Shadow Dancer / Fantasy Novella. What if Cinderella was a secret agent, sent to the ball as a spy?
Storyboard: Saddle-ite
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Storyboard: Saddle-ite / Sci fi/Western.
Storyboard - Hidden Truths: A Matter of Time
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Storyboard - Hidden Truths: A Matter of Time / contemporary/time travel
Storyboard: Short Stories
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Storyboard: Short Stories / Inspiration for my varioius short stories. Original fairytales, birds, world-hopping, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, steampunk, and a Doctor Who fanfiction.
Character Inspiration: Ladies
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Character Inspiration: Ladies / Story Inhabitants
Character Inspiration: Guys
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Character Inspiration: Guys / Story Inhabitants
Character Inspiration: Couples
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Character Inspiration: Couples / Story Inhabitants (for a hopeless romantic)
Costumes
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Costumes / Clothing inspiration: gowns and coats and cloaks oh my!
A Time of Muskets
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A Time of Muskets / For my two eighteenth-century-esque-realistic-fantasy-world novels, and my semi-historical 1700s masked man story. And also for general eighteenth century things. Because I love that time period.
Steampunk
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Steampunk / Steampunk, clocks, time-travel... Inspiration for a possible short story.
Modern/Futuristic
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Modern/Futuristic / For things now and future that seem to have a story to tell me
Useful/Interesting
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Useful/Interesting
Storyness (Prompts & Ideas)
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Storyness (Prompts & Ideas) / Ideas and prompts and words and things for storynesses
Inspiration
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Inspiration / Scenes with a story - beautiful epics in tiny pictures. For inspiring my story-filled mind.
Faerie and Fantasy
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Faerie and Fantasy / Otherworldly beauty with a touch of fantasy and the magic of a tale untold.
Whimsy and Picturesque
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Whimsy and Picturesque / Some things demand attention
The Road Goes Ever On...
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The Road Goes Ever On... / The road now leads onward as far as can be...
Scenery
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Scenery / Open my eyes to places of beauty... far and wide, in worlds unknown.
Castles 'n' Such
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Castles 'n' Such / "Guys, I want a castle."
Portals Etc.
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Portals Etc. / Lovely Architecture: Gates, portals, doors, archways, windows, stairs etc. ...places that may lead to other worlds...
Awesomeness
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Awesomeness / For really cool things
Things - Pretty!
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Things - Pretty! / Beautiful things
Animals - Adorable and Awesome
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Animals - Adorable and Awesome / So much adorbz!
Awww! ^_^
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Awww! ^_^ / When the Adorbz factor is too much to handle.
I HAVE NO BOARD FOR THIS AWESOMENESS
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I HAVE NO BOARD FOR THIS AWESOMENESS
Just For Laughs
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Just For Laughs / All da funnies
GIF Arsenal
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GIF Arsenal / Sometimes we need gifs to react for us...
In the Armory
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In the Armory / Weaponry inspiration for my stories -- "Everyone needs a good sword."
In the Library
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In the Library / Lost between pages, and between shelves... Libraries are the home of books, and books are the home of worlds.
Celtic
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Celtic / This dweller of a Celtic forest loves her some Celtic beauty and mystery.
Arthurian Legend
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Arthurian Legend / Because King Arthur. That is all.
Fairy Tales
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Fairy Tales / My favorite.
Twelve Dancing Princesses
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Twelve Dancing Princesses / My favorite fairytale. I'm going to read every retelling I can get my hands on. And write a retelling or two of my own...
Retold Twelve Dancing Princesses
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Retold Twelve Dancing Princesses
Books I'm Excited About!
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Books I'm Excited About! / Books I simply cannot wait to get my hands on and read! (And/or books I've loved or reviewed!)
From the Page
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From the Page / Either quotes from books, or pictures that remind me of a scene or character from books I've read - stories coming to life.
Music
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Music / A song for my heart.
Diana Wynne Jones
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Diana Wynne Jones / Fanart and quotes and books. For my favorite author besides Tolkien. <3
Middle-earth: Beautiful Epic
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Middle-earth: Beautiful Epic / Because Tolkien. (Otherwise known as "Fangirling over Faramir and Thranduil". But hush.)
Middle-earth Humor
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Middle-earth Humor / Because everyone knows that MY fandom is the most hilarious. ;)
From the Screen
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From the Screen / Fandoms and movies and TV, oh my! Otherwise titled: "Fangirl About All the Things!" (LotR/The Hobbit, Avengers, Sherlock Holmes, Leverage, Doctor Who, Firefly, and Crossovers, all have their own boards...)
Mix 'n' Match
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Mix 'n' Match / CROSSOVERS GALORE - MIX ALL THE THINGS!
Fandomish & Other Insanity
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Fandomish & Other Insanity / Fangirls Anonymous
You Can't Take the Sky From Me
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You Can't Take the Sky From Me
It's a Very DISTINCTIVE...
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It's a Very DISTINCTIVE...
221B
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221B
It Goes Ding When There's Stuff
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It Goes Ding When There's Stuff
Avengers, All!
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Avengers, All!
Fandom: Characters of Mirriam Neal
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Fandom: Characters of Mirriam Neal / Yes, I did it. I couldn't help myself. Because Mirri is a smoosh factory. *smooshes them all* (http://mirriamneal.com/ - Go there, oh uninformed ones, and learn of wondrous character peoples. <3)
The Pack
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The Pack / She-wolves. Fierce and funny, brave and beautiful, we hold the dreams of the future in cupped palms and blow gently, kindling creativity into a fire of rainbows.
Purple Elephants Dancing Through Time
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Purple Elephants Dancing Through Time / Purple Elephanty stuff - whether it be elephants, purpleisms, or nostalgic memories and gifs or anything reminiscent of the good ol' days/current times of the NaNo PEs! ^_^ Fellow PEs: If you'd like to be able to pin on this group board, just comment or message me and I'll add you! :)
THAW: Winter's Child
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THAW: Winter's Child / Photoboard for fans of the THAW: novella, "Winter's Child". Please share anything that reminds you of the setting, characters, symbols... anything, just have fun! I'm really excited to see what other brilliant pinners share here. I'd love to hear why, too, so do put a few words in to capture your thoughts!! ! :-) (If you're a fan and would like to be able to add to this board, just message me!)
THAW: Winter Queen
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THAW: Winter Queen / Photoboard for fans of the THAW: novel, "Winter Queen". Please share anything that reminds you of the setting, characters, symbols... anything, just have fun! I'm really excited to see what other brilliant pinners share here. I'd love to hear why, too, so do put a few words in to capture your thoughts!! ! :-) (If you're a fan and would like to be able to add to this board, just message me!)
THAW: Prince of Demargen
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THAW: Prince of Demargen / Photoboard for fans of the THAW: novel, "Prince of Demargen". Please share anything that reminds you of the setting, characters, symbols... anything, just have fun! I'm really excited to see what other brilliant pinners share here. I'd love to hear why, too, so do put a few words in to capture your thoughts!! ! :-) (If you're a fan and would like to be able to add to this board, just message me!)
Reminds Me
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Reminds Me
IDIA Group Board
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IDIA Group Board / A group for Twinepathy fans to party (and by that, we mean read books). Join us! We have bacon chocolate chip cookies...
Wintertale {Short Story} Storyboard
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Wintertale {Short Story} Storyboard
Randomness
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Randomness
More ideas from Deborah
chrestomanci | Tumblr
Christopher Chant and Howell Jenkins Chrestomanci and Howl Pendragon I’ve always wanted a crossover with these two. They’d either get along famously or try to destroy each other out of vanity,... <-- End up constantly trying to one up or impress the other in a weirdly competitive/weirdly not competitive friendship.

Christopher Chant and Howell Jenkins Chrestomanci and Howl Pendragon I’ve always wanted a crossover with these two. They’d either get along famously or try to destroy each other out of vanity,.

Howl said, "I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more eventful than any story made it sound, though she was determined to try. "It should be hair-raising," added Howl. "And you'll exploit me," Sophie said. "And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me," said Howl.
"I love how in the book, you can always tell how honest Howl is by his hair color. There is literally a whole emotional arc tied to the state of his hairdo -- that's just how this book rolls." So: Tinted, immaculate hair == he's lying / hiding. Messy bird's nest == HE LOVES YOU. For serious!

All quotes taken straight from Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, God rest her soul. This book has more awesome lines in it than any other child. Evolution of Howl's Hair

Is that not the way to react to falling in love?
Howl in the book

I love both versions, book and movie. Obviously the book has so much more than the movie and you get to know the characters so much more in depth.like any Studio Ghibli movie.

Howl's Moving Castle book
I saw the movie first and am love with it but it is vastly different from the book

I saw the movie first and am love with it but it is vastly different from the book

Delightful things in Howl's Moving Castle (book) part two

Delightful things in Howl's Moving Castle (book) part two. I definitely need to reread this book again.

Book Howl and Sophie. HMC

Castles, Chateaus, Forts

Castles, Chateaus, Forts

The books always have more details, meaningful or not but more details!! •Howl's Moving Castle/Studio Ghibli•
Wow. That is pretty much the plot, and it makes the book/film sound way lamer than the actually are...