[ previously known as Certh ]

Hello and welcome! Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable. You can call me Effie.
I'm a cat-adoring veterinarian who is addicted to reading; JRR Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Menna van Praag, Kate Morton and Diana Wynne Jones are favourites.
On fanfiction, high fantasy and urban fantasy are my sandboxes of choice, with the latter winning me over as of late.
When writing, I value realism and prefer to steer clear of clichés. The demands of real life, however, cause updates to my fanfics to be infrequent.
On reviewing, I strive to give detailed comments and like to receive the same.

26/12/2020:
Working on From the Sidelines again and at times trying to come up with a good plot for my unnamed Supernatural fic.

19/07/20:
I realised that my interest in writing When Rainclouds Pass has diminished because my main OC seems to have no driving goal. I am planning to rewrite it in order to fix that, so if anyone's still waiting on this story, know that it will be revised.

30/06/2020:
Currently binge-watching Supernatural as of a couple months ago, and writing inspiration for my current WIPs is dwindling. Have already dreamt up an OC, a bunch of details and all.

{My stories on FFN}

In JRR Tolkien's Arda (book-verse)

- The Wings of Blue Butterflies: Complete
- Of Glass and Stars: Complete
- The Sails are Set: Complete
- The Fifth Day: Complete
- Bedtime Stories: Complete
- Hallowed Waters: Complete
- Beyond the North Stair: Complete
- A Bit of History: Complete
- When Rainclouds Pass: On Hiatus; Rewrite Pending (was previously a series of fanfics titled Before the Last Battle, Under Trees of Gold, and Weaving Peace)

The Vampire Diaries fanfiction

- From the Sidelines: In Progress

{My essays on other archives}

- Titles and Forms of Address In JRR Tolkien's Legendarium: www-dot-archiveofourown-dot-org/works/5827498
- Diminutive Name-Forms In Arda: www-dot-archiveofourown-dot-org/works/6162586
- Costume and Armour of the Peoples of Arda: www-dot-archiveofourown-dot-org/works/8684344
- Shieldmaidens In Rohan: www-dot-archiveofourown-dot-org/works/7861276
- Alfirin, Simbelmynë, Uilos: www-dot-archiveofourown-dot-org/works/4758068
- Canonical Trivia: Éothain: www-dot-archiveofourown-dot-org/works/5067376

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Illustrations and titbits relating to When Rainclouds Pass: www-dot-pinterest-dot-com/wordspin/when-rainclouds-pass

A compendium of sorts for From the Sidelines: fromthesidelines-dot-fandom-dot-com

My tumblr, featuring fandom-related bits, as well as non-fandom posts that resonate with me: wordspin-shares-dot-tumblr-dot-com