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  1. Public Bookmark 35

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    I frequently reblog writing advice and resource posts on Tumblr, and get semi-frequent asks about writing and related matters. I decided it might be useful to collect all the useful posts here by topic. I may add new chapters and update older chapters as new, related asks and posts appear.

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  2. Rec 53

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    After the Sherrinford events, Mycroft Holmes finds himsellf in the middle of a brutal turmoil. Wasn't he the cause of this immense disaster... ? The British secret service is tapping him, the press is ready to get the case out. The scandal will ruin his career. John Watson, who almost lost his life, saw Sherlock shove a gun down his throat, ready to die to save him again. And all this because of Mycroft Holmes' responsibility.
    One man, one man only , against all odds, is coming to help him. Gregory Lestrade. Not out of duty or friendship. Because of love.
    But neither of the two men knows how far the other will be willing to go...

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    16 Apr 2020

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    Mycroft Holmes is a successful, yet reclusive, mystery writer whose books have topped bestseller lists for years. Mycroft’s agent, Anthea, nearly had to resort to torture to persuade the writer to allow a studio the rights to film one of his books and he only agreed after a section was added to the contract that gave him final say on the choice of actors to play the detective in his novel. The studio wants the highly profitable and extremely sexy Greg Lestrade for the role, but Mycroft isn’t happy with the choice, since Greg’s films don't fit the more cerebral tone of the novel being filmed.

    Greg, however, is desperate for the role, as he’s wanted to break out of the pigeonhole he’s been confined to, acting wise, and truly get the chance to show his skills as a serious actor. The studio finally pulls Greg from a publicity tour for his latest film and sends him to Mycroft’s remote country home to do some persuading. Once there, after getting to know the secretive, brilliant and slightly-eccentric Mycroft Holmes, Greg isn’t certain which ranks higher on his persuading list - him getting a role he dearly wants or him getting a man he dearly wants. One of those however, might be winning by a nose…

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    02 Jul 2019

  4. Public Bookmark 65

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    He's perfectly happy to live out the rest of his life in monastic devotion, feeding John and loving John and provoking John just enough to distract him from what Sherlock did to their kitchen table.

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    24 Apr 2019

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    There had been three days of silence and a funeral. Sherlock had the terrible feeling that whatever happened next would depend, entirely, on him.

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    24 Apr 2019