What's Their Name? Writer's Tag
Hello everyone! Today we're doing something a little different. I was recently tagged to do the "What's Their Name? Writer's Tag"! Isn't that great? I have always wanted to do blogger tags (ever since I read almost all of them on R.M. Archer's website years before I even thought about blogging), and talking about my fictional characters is always something I'm up for. Also, this is the perfect chance for me to introduce my new character, Shea Holmes, to ya'll! Thanks so much to Miley Simmonds for creating this tag, and Blooming Grace for tagging me!
Here are the rules: Don’t take other people’s words or ideasMake sure the story is kid friendlyDon’t be mean or bully others with your postFill out the questions as the characters were at the beginning of the storyYou can tag up to 7 bloggersMake sure to email faithandwriting@gmail.com when you complete the tag!And now, without further ado, let's get to the questions!
What's their name? Shea Locke Morstan-Holmes
What's their role? Technically, her friend Joan Watson is the narrator for Book 1 (Scarlet Studies), but Shea is one of the main characters as well.
Do they love anyone? Being a foster child, Shea didn't receive a lot of love, so she makes sure to give it to everyone who will accept it. She really loves her adopted family, and her friends at college.
Romantically? On paper, not right now, because I've only begun "official" work on Book 1. But I've already thought ahead to the end of the series, when she may or may not (no really, she may not) have a significant other.
Do they have any relatives? Shea's adopted family is really the only family worth talking about. Her adopted dad, Donovan Holmes, is a writer of mystery novels and spends a lot of time birdwatching. Shea's adopted mother, Irene Holmes, works as a cook for the local church and is a freelance wedding photographer. Shea has a biological brother, Mycroft, who is eight years older and works for the FBI as a criminal profiler. Shea and Mycroft don't talk much, due to their huge age gap and lack of similar tastes.
Inspiration for character? Well, I knew I wanted to do a female Sherlock Holmes story, because I've always loved Sherlock Holmes and the one book I know of that has a female Sherlock was kinda meh to me. So I created Shea. Shea's name came out of an attempt to replicate Sherlock's name, and it was thanks to a writing buddy that her middle name came to be.
Backstory? After Shea's mother, Elisabeth Morstan, died when she was six, Calvin Morstan neglected her and Mycroft. By the time their dad lost custody of the kids due to child negligence, Mycroft was 18, but Shea entered the foster care system. She bounced around between several homes before landing in San Diego at the Holmes' residence. There, she found the family she needed and was adopted.
Dreams? Fears? Shea wants to become a detective, whether for the police department or as a private consultant. Her greatest fear is being left behind, either by friends or family, because of her personality.
Friends? Shea is a member of her school's theater club, although she's not much of a thespian. However, this is where she meets Joan Watson, a criminal justice major, Michelle (Mickey) Stanford, a journalism major, and Tobias (Toby) Gregson, a double major criminal justice-psych major. They have all become good friends/part-time detective partners.
What's the story's name? Scarlet Studies
Story blurb? To say that criminal studies major Joan Watson is a fish out of water might be an understatement. After eighteen years of putting up with her grief-stricken family, she moves from a small Detroit suburb to the bustling campus of San Diego State University. When she befriends Shea, a budding detective, and Toby, a cute but reserved theater nerd, she begins to feel like she has found her group of misfits. But when Toby’s precocious roommate is murdered and suspicion falls on his shoulders, Joan and Shea find themselves the next targets of a cold-blooded killer, with their mind bent on one thing: revenge. (This is very subject to change, seeings how I wrote this in less than 30 minutes.)
What are her habits? Shea is super precise about her routine, and so she has a ton of routines I won't list here (mostly because I haven't thought about them XD).
Random fact? Shea often signs to herself when thinking through a case, which is due to the fact that her mother (and later brother) taught her ASL and English as a child. She's kept up her ASL education since being adopted and is very quite fluent (though she doesn't get to show it off very often).
Personality? Introverted and reserved, but enjoys hearing other people's stories. Realist by nature, but wants to be optimistic about life. Is an Enneagram 5w4 on the Enneagram, and an ISTJ (and a Ravenclaw, if she were into the Harry Potter thing.)
Hobbies? Listening to rock music, especially Skillet and Evanescence. Singing, though she rarely gets the opportunity. Playing and listening to piano and violin compositions. Playing violin. Reading mystery novels. Attempting to write mystery novels.
Inspiration for the story? I wanted to write a series about female Sherlock Holmes (see above), in a vein similar to the BBC Sherlock show, but a ton cleaner and with Christian themes. The rest fell into place after that.
Anything else? She has jet black straight hair and green eyes. Just thought I'd throw that in there. ;) And then there's the tags! :D
Bree Pembrook at Laughs and Literature
Rebekah Morris at Read Another Page
Issabelle Perry at Into My Writing Journey
Katherine Perry at Katherine Perry
Bethany Willcock at Vintage Volumes
And anyone else who wants to do this tag is totally welcome. That's all for now!
Until next week,
~Cate
Here are the rules: Don’t take other people’s words or ideasMake sure the story is kid friendlyDon’t be mean or bully others with your postFill out the questions as the characters were at the beginning of the storyYou can tag up to 7 bloggersMake sure to email faithandwriting@gmail.com when you complete the tag!And now, without further ado, let's get to the questions!
What's their name? Shea Locke Morstan-Holmes
What's their role? Technically, her friend Joan Watson is the narrator for Book 1 (Scarlet Studies), but Shea is one of the main characters as well.
Do they love anyone? Being a foster child, Shea didn't receive a lot of love, so she makes sure to give it to everyone who will accept it. She really loves her adopted family, and her friends at college.
Romantically? On paper, not right now, because I've only begun "official" work on Book 1. But I've already thought ahead to the end of the series, when she may or may not (no really, she may not) have a significant other.
Do they have any relatives? Shea's adopted family is really the only family worth talking about. Her adopted dad, Donovan Holmes, is a writer of mystery novels and spends a lot of time birdwatching. Shea's adopted mother, Irene Holmes, works as a cook for the local church and is a freelance wedding photographer. Shea has a biological brother, Mycroft, who is eight years older and works for the FBI as a criminal profiler. Shea and Mycroft don't talk much, due to their huge age gap and lack of similar tastes.
Inspiration for character? Well, I knew I wanted to do a female Sherlock Holmes story, because I've always loved Sherlock Holmes and the one book I know of that has a female Sherlock was kinda meh to me. So I created Shea. Shea's name came out of an attempt to replicate Sherlock's name, and it was thanks to a writing buddy that her middle name came to be.
Backstory? After Shea's mother, Elisabeth Morstan, died when she was six, Calvin Morstan neglected her and Mycroft. By the time their dad lost custody of the kids due to child negligence, Mycroft was 18, but Shea entered the foster care system. She bounced around between several homes before landing in San Diego at the Holmes' residence. There, she found the family she needed and was adopted.
Dreams? Fears? Shea wants to become a detective, whether for the police department or as a private consultant. Her greatest fear is being left behind, either by friends or family, because of her personality.
Friends? Shea is a member of her school's theater club, although she's not much of a thespian. However, this is where she meets Joan Watson, a criminal justice major, Michelle (Mickey) Stanford, a journalism major, and Tobias (Toby) Gregson, a double major criminal justice-psych major. They have all become good friends/part-time detective partners.
What's the story's name? Scarlet Studies
Story blurb? To say that criminal studies major Joan Watson is a fish out of water might be an understatement. After eighteen years of putting up with her grief-stricken family, she moves from a small Detroit suburb to the bustling campus of San Diego State University. When she befriends Shea, a budding detective, and Toby, a cute but reserved theater nerd, she begins to feel like she has found her group of misfits. But when Toby’s precocious roommate is murdered and suspicion falls on his shoulders, Joan and Shea find themselves the next targets of a cold-blooded killer, with their mind bent on one thing: revenge. (This is very subject to change, seeings how I wrote this in less than 30 minutes.)
What are her habits? Shea is super precise about her routine, and so she has a ton of routines I won't list here (mostly because I haven't thought about them XD).
Random fact? Shea often signs to herself when thinking through a case, which is due to the fact that her mother (and later brother) taught her ASL and English as a child. She's kept up her ASL education since being adopted and is very quite fluent (though she doesn't get to show it off very often).
Personality? Introverted and reserved, but enjoys hearing other people's stories. Realist by nature, but wants to be optimistic about life. Is an Enneagram 5w4 on the Enneagram, and an ISTJ (and a Ravenclaw, if she were into the Harry Potter thing.)
Hobbies? Listening to rock music, especially Skillet and Evanescence. Singing, though she rarely gets the opportunity. Playing and listening to piano and violin compositions. Playing violin. Reading mystery novels. Attempting to write mystery novels.
Inspiration for the story? I wanted to write a series about female Sherlock Holmes (see above), in a vein similar to the BBC Sherlock show, but a ton cleaner and with Christian themes. The rest fell into place after that.
Anything else? She has jet black straight hair and green eyes. Just thought I'd throw that in there. ;) And then there's the tags! :D
Bree Pembrook at Laughs and Literature
Rebekah Morris at Read Another Page
Issabelle Perry at Into My Writing Journey
Katherine Perry at Katherine Perry
Bethany Willcock at Vintage Volumes
And anyone else who wants to do this tag is totally welcome. That's all for now!
Until next week,
~Cate
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