Feature Friday: Cassandra Clare

If, like me, you happen to be a major fantasy novel fan, then you've probably heard of Cassandra Clare and her works. Recently wrapped was her Mortal Instruments series, which, word has it, will be turned into a movie!

Earlier this week, I've been thinking about who to feature this week. Well, this week being Halloween and all, I figured this would be the perfect time to feature her work! If you remember my last literature feature (that inspired a photoshoot), well, her books are on its way there. Casting's proving to be a bit of a challenge, but I'm finding ways to interpret the story into photos.

Long story short, I read all three books of The Mortal Instruments series, and wrote about it here. I love how she infused fantasy with (pseudo) reality, and created a different world that won't make any references, dead or alive, roll in their graves. It was a beautiful series. And for the love of vampires, lycans, and everything else fantasy, pick up her books and find out for yourself why Cassie Clare and her TMI books are on the spotlight this week. Also, she has another series in the works, The Infernal Devices. Go see her websites for more info on that, and the links below to know more about her awesomeness.

Cassandra Clare | The Mortal Instruments | Infernal Devices | Twitter

Feature Friday: The Fanfic that sparked a photoshoot

Just in time for Friday. The past few weeks have been quite hectic, involving sleepless, bath-less days, working. And since there's zero internet connection at work, everything has to be done late at night. Also, this Friday is a double feature!

I normally feature artists, but this time, I'm featuring a fan fiction piece that inspired me to have this photoshoot. After all, Feature Friday's all about inspiration.

Gin 04, originally uploaded by henri.villegas.
Character inspired by Jasper Whitlock.

It's based on a Twilight fanfic by jandco, called Scotch, Gin, and The New Girl. Now normally, I don't read fanfics. Actually, I've never heard of it before, until twitter happened, and I had people on my home page raving about this. I never regretted reading it. I actually enjoyed it a lot. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to have a photoshoot inspired by a character off the fanfic! Jasper's one of my favorite characters because he's just beaming with so much personality and style. Note the signature fedora, and suspenders. There's more that's missing, but that'll be for you to find out. I'd give this a do-over in a heart beat, I promise you that.

What I love about it is that the characters are so alive, and very interesting. It's just so exciting to just think of bringing them to life in one way or another. I've had a photoshoot once, and trust me. Once I get hold of my resources, I'd have one stellar shoot based on each chapter. That, is how fun this fanfic is. Give it a read as well, if you haven't already. It just might inspire you.