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'''''Contributors''''' was the final part of ''[[Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology)|Burning with Optimism's Flames]]'', comprising of fictional, in-universe biographies of the authors of the anthology. | '''''Contributors''''' was the final part of ''[[Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology)|Burning with Optimism's Flames]]'', comprising of fictional, in-universe biographies of the authors of the anthology. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
=== Elizabeth Evershed === | === Elizabeth Evershed === | ||
[[Elizabeth Evershed ( | [[Elizabeth Evershed (in-universe)|Elizabeth Evershed]] spends her time [[time travel|travelling]] between the [[16th century]] [[Paris]], [[21st century]] [[London]], and the [[25th century]]. When she's not travelling or writing, she lectures at [[Scott College]], [[Antarctica]]. | ||
=== Alan Taylor === | === Alan Taylor === | ||
[[Alan Taylor ( | [[Alan Taylor (in-universe)|Alan Taylor]] has done a lot in his life, travelling across the globe and meeting many celebrities. | ||
=== Cate Gardner === | === Cate Gardner === | ||
[[Cate Gardner ( | [[Cate Gardner (in-universe)|Cate Gardner]] is an author who lives with her pet [[raven]] [[Time (Contributors)|Time]]. One of her [[Fan (Contributors)|readers]] fell into a local river while clutching [[Theatre of Curious Acts|her novella]], who then froze and was preserved as a [[ice sculpture]] at her local [[gallery]]. | ||
=== Daniel Ribot === | === Daniel Ribot === | ||
[[Daniel Ribot ( | [[Daniel Ribot (in-universe)|Daniel Ribot]] has recently written a [[Soviet]] [[vampire]]-hunting [[novel]]. | ||
=== Kelly Hale === | === Kelly Hale === | ||
[[Kelly Hale ( | [[Kelly Hale (in-universe)|Kelly Hale]] lives in [[Stumptown]], where she manages a [[The Pitiful Princess|gentlemen's club]], but has an ambition to write for ''[[Faction Paradox (in-universe series)|Faction Paradox]]'' as her full-time career. | ||
=== Stephen Marley === | === Stephen Marley === | ||
[[Stephen Marley ( | [[Stephen Marley (in-universe)|Stephen Marley]] came it existence fully formed from the head of [[Zeus]] in [[Walsall]] in [[1813]]. He was one of the founders of the [[Rapscallion Club]], but after he was found to be connected to the [[Scarlet Bloomers]] in [[1851]] he was transported to [[Van Diemen's Land]]. Years later, he became an inventor, and he moved to [[New York]] in [[1921]]. There is no photographic evidence of him, and the rumours that he wrote ''[[All the Fun of the Fear (in-universe)|All the Fun of the Fear]]'' is apparently false as it appears a thirteen year old girl [[Gladys Trubshaw]] wrote it. | ||
=== Helen Angove === | === Helen Angove === | ||
[[Helen Angove ( | [[Helen Angove (in-universe)|Helen Angove]] went through several careers including an [[electrical engineer]], and [[pricing analyst]], and a [[priest]] in the [[Church of England]]. She lives with [[Helen Angove's family|her family]] in [[California]], and now pursues a career in writing which many do not consider viable. Many believe Helen to be a [[Jane Austen]] fanatic, however Helen is actually the reincarnation of [[Fanny Knight]], Austen's [[niece]]. | ||
=== James Worrad === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Juliet Kemp === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Simon Bucher-Jones === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Jonathan Dennis === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== 'Aditya Bidikar' === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Sarah Hadley === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Philip Purser-Hallard === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Jay Eales === | |||
[[Jay Eales (in-universe)|Jay Eales]] used to be a stage [[magician]], [[sales representative]] for the [[Airzone Corporation]], as well as writing [[comic strips|comics]], a [[mangaka]], [[journalist]]. He fought four [[The Doctor|Doctor Whos]] and in past lives, he had been [[Duncan (Contributors)|Duncan the Shining]], a [[god]] of the [[Protoverse]], as well as a "saggy-[[arse]]d [[Cyberman]]". According to a perhaps-not-so-reputable source, he had been the cause of the cancellation of ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' in [[1989]] after he fiendishly edited a [[charity]] fanthology, ''[[Walking in Eternity (in-universe)|Walking in Eternity]],'' in [[2000]]. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Elizabeth Evershed ( | * [[Elizabeth Evershed (in-universe)|Elizabeth Evershed]] | ||
* [[Alan Taylor ( | * [[Alan Taylor (in-universe)|Alan Taylor]] | ||
* [[Alan Taylor's grandmother]] | * [[Alan Taylor's grandmother]] | ||
* [[Cate Gardner ( | * [[Cate Gardner (in-universe)|Cate Gardner]] | ||
* [[Time (Contributors)|Time]] | * [[Time (Contributors)|Time]] | ||
* [[Fan (Contributors)|Fan]] | * [[Fan (Contributors)|Fan]] | ||
* [[Daniel Ribot ( | * [[Daniel Ribot (in-universe)|Daniel Ribot]] | ||
* [[Kelly Hale ( | * [[Kelly Hale (in-universe)|Kelly Hale]] | ||
* [[Stephen Marley ( | * [[Stephen Marley (in-universe)|Stephen Marley]] | ||
* [[Gladys Trubshaw]] | * [[Gladys Trubshaw]] | ||
* [[Helen Angove ( | * [[Helen Angove (in-universe)|Helen Angove]] | ||
* [[Helen Angove's family]] | * [[Helen Angove's family]] | ||
* [[Jane Austen]] | * [[Jane Austen]] | ||
* [[Fanny Knight]] | * [[Fanny Knight]] | ||
* [[James Worrad]] | |||
* [[Juliet Kemp (Contributors)|Juliet Kemp]] | |||
* [[Simon Bucher-Jones (Contributors)|Simon Bucher-Jones]] | |||
* [[Jonathan Dennis (Contributors)|Jonathan Dennis]] | |||
* '[[Aditya Bidikar (Contributors)|Aditya Bidikar]]' | |||
* [[Sarah Hadley (Contributors)|Sarah Hadley]] | |||
* [[Philip Purser-Hallard (Contributors)|Philip Purser-Hallard]] | * [[Philip Purser-Hallard (Contributors)|Philip Purser-Hallard]] | ||
* [[Jay Eales (in-universe)|Jay Eales]] | |||
* [[David Mitchell (Contributors)|Mitchell]] | |||
* [[Robert Webb (Contributors)|Webb]] | |||
* [[Tim Bisley]] | |||
* [[Daisy Steiner]] | |||
* [[Kurt Wagner|Kurt "Nightcrawler" Wagner]] | |||
* [[Alan Moore]] | |||
* [[Al Davison]] | |||
* [[Duncan (Contributors)|Duncan the Shining]] | |||
* [[American correspondent (Contributors)|American correspondent]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Elizabeth Evershed === | === Elizabeth Evershed === | ||
* Elizabeth claims to be a descendant of [[Walter Raleigh]] and the last person to discover [[America]]. | * Elizabeth claims to be a descendant of [[Walter Raleigh]] and the last person to discover [[America]]. | ||
* She's just finished her first [[novel]], and her story ''[[The Socratic Problem]]'' was published in [[Obverse MegaText Conglomerate|Obverse Quarterly]]'s ''[[Tales of the City]]''. | * She's just finished her first [[novel]], and her story ''[[The Socratic Problem (in-universe)|The Socratic Problem]]'' was published in [[Obverse MegaText Conglomerate|Obverse Quarterly]]'s ''[[Tales of the City (in-universe)|Tales of the City]]''. | ||
* Elizabeth lectures focus around [[Elizabethan Factionalism]]. | * Elizabeth lectures focus around [[Elizabethan Factionalism]]. | ||
* She founded the college's [[penguin]] exchange program, [[Books for Birds]]. Several members include [[Marcel Proust]] and [[Anatole France]]. | * She founded the college's [[penguin]] exchange program, [[Books for Birds]]. Several members include [[Marcel Proust]] and [[Anatole France]]. | ||
=== Alan Taylor === | === Alan Taylor === | ||
* Alan has swum with [[dolphin]]s. | * Alan has swum with [[dolphin]]s. | ||
* He has presented [[award]]s at a [[football stadium]] in [[Vietnam]]. | * He has presented [[award]]s at a [[football stadium]] in [[Vietnam]]. | ||
* Millionaires have tried to [[marry]] him, and celebrities have tried to preposition him. | * Millionaires have tried to [[marry]] him, and celebrities have tried to preposition him. | ||
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* Alan has met [[Scarlett Johansson]]. | * Alan has met [[Scarlett Johansson]]. | ||
* He can make [[lasagne]]. | * He can make [[lasagne]]. | ||
=== Cate Gardner === | === Cate Gardner === | ||
* Cate lives in [[Cate Gardner's flat|a flat]] above a [[costume shop]]. | * Cate lives in [[Cate Gardner's flat|a flat]] above a [[costume shop]]. | ||
* She wrote a novella, ''[[Theatre of Curious Acts]]'', whose fans sent Cate [[Barbed Wire Hearts]]. | * She wrote a novella, ''[[Theatre of Curious Acts]]'', whose fans sent Cate [[Barbed Wire Hearts]]. | ||
=== Daniel Ribot === | === Daniel Ribot === | ||
* Daniel is a construct of [[wetwear]], [[Mexican]] [[wrestling mask]]s, [[New Zealand]] [[Paua]] shells, [[Catalan caganer]]s, and [[mud]]. | * Daniel is a construct of [[wetwear]], [[Mexican]] [[wrestling mask]]s, [[New Zealand]] [[Paua]] shells, [[Catalan caganer]]s, and [[mud]]. | ||
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* His novel is published by [[Omnium Gatherum Press]]. | * His novel is published by [[Omnium Gatherum Press]]. | ||
* Daniel is a member of [[The Speculators]] writing group. | * Daniel is a member of [[The Speculators]] writing group. | ||
=== Kelly Hale === | === Kelly Hale === | ||
* Stumptown's streets are paved with [[espresso]] [[coffee|beans]], and the [[rubbish]] [[recycle]]s itself. | * Stumptown's streets are paved with [[espresso]] [[coffee|beans]], and the [[rubbish]] [[recycle]]s itself. | ||
* The gentlemen's club Kelly works in is called [[The Pitiful Princess]]. | * The gentlemen's club Kelly works in is called [[The Pitiful Princess]]. | ||
* She makes [[artisanal bread]]s from [[bone]]s, and creates skin care products from locally sourced [[virgin]]'s [[blood]]. | * She makes [[artisanal bread]]s from [[bone]]s, and creates skin care products from locally sourced [[virgin]]'s [[blood]]. | ||
* She co-[[author]]ed a [[Grimm Reality|TV tie-in novel]] from ''[[Doctor Who ( | * She co-[[author]]ed a [[Grimm Reality (in-universe)|TV tie-in novel]] from ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Erasing Sherlock (in-universe)|Erasing Sherlock]]'', a play, several [[short story|short stories]], and a novella. | ||
** ''Erasing Sherlock'' is available on [[Amazon Kindle]]. | ** ''Erasing Sherlock'' is available on [[Amazon Kindle (in-universe)|Amazon Kindle]]. | ||
=== Stephen Marley === | === Stephen Marley === | ||
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* In [[1954]], the [[Madame Sosostris Circle of Higher Being]] claimed to have taken an [[ectoplasmic]] photograph of Stephen's animal [[soul]]. | * In [[1954]], the [[Madame Sosostris Circle of Higher Being]] claimed to have taken an [[ectoplasmic]] photograph of Stephen's animal [[soul]]. | ||
* Gladys is a schoolgirl who lives in [[Grimsby]]. | * Gladys is a schoolgirl who lives in [[Grimsby]]. | ||
=== Helen Angove === | |||
* Helen began her career as an [[electrical engineer]] on the south coast of [[England]]. | |||
=== James Worrad === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Juliet Kemp === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Simon Bucher-Jones === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Jonathan Dennis === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== 'Aditya Bidikar' === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Sarah Hadley === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Philip Purser-Hallard === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Jay Eales === | |||
* As a magician, Jay rivalled [[David Mitchell|Mitchell]] and [[Robert Webb|Webb]]. | |||
* Jay once ate dinner with [[Tim Bisley]] and [[Daisy Steiner]]. | |||
* He fought four Doctor Whos with help from [[Kurt Wagner|Kurt "Nightcrawler" Wagner]]. | |||
* Jay was once a [[head]] in a [[jar]], but he recovered. | |||
* He co-wrote comics with [[Alan Moore]] and [[Al Davison]]. He also wrote comics for ''[[American Splendor]]''. | |||
* The claim that Jay was responsible for the cancellation of ''Doctor Who'' in 1989 was from an [[American correspondent (Contributors)|American correspondent]]. | |||
* Jay had been shortlisted for the [[British Fantasy Award]] twice. He is also the recipient of the [[Adamtine Badge for Extreme Clever-Cloggery]]. | |||
* He works for [[MiniJust]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* ''to be added'' | * ''to be added'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
Jay later attended [[Brenda Soobie]]'s party in [[Las Vegas]] with [[Lawrence Burton (in-universe)|Lawrence]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Party Fears Two (short story)|Party Fears Two]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 3 December 2024
Contributors was the final part of Burning with Optimism's Flames, comprising of fictional, in-universe biographies of the authors of the anthology.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Elizabeth Evershed[[edit] | [edit source]]
Elizabeth Evershed spends her time travelling between the 16th century Paris, 21st century London, and the 25th century. When she's not travelling or writing, she lectures at Scott College, Antarctica.
Alan Taylor[[edit] | [edit source]]
Alan Taylor has done a lot in his life, travelling across the globe and meeting many celebrities.
Cate Gardner[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cate Gardner is an author who lives with her pet raven Time. One of her readers fell into a local river while clutching her novella, who then froze and was preserved as a ice sculpture at her local gallery.
Daniel Ribot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Daniel Ribot has recently written a Soviet vampire-hunting novel.
Kelly Hale[[edit] | [edit source]]
Kelly Hale lives in Stumptown, where she manages a gentlemen's club, but has an ambition to write for Faction Paradox as her full-time career.
Stephen Marley[[edit] | [edit source]]
Stephen Marley came it existence fully formed from the head of Zeus in Walsall in 1813. He was one of the founders of the Rapscallion Club, but after he was found to be connected to the Scarlet Bloomers in 1851 he was transported to Van Diemen's Land. Years later, he became an inventor, and he moved to New York in 1921. There is no photographic evidence of him, and the rumours that he wrote All the Fun of the Fear is apparently false as it appears a thirteen year old girl Gladys Trubshaw wrote it.
Helen Angove[[edit] | [edit source]]
Helen Angove went through several careers including an electrical engineer, and pricing analyst, and a priest in the Church of England. She lives with her family in California, and now pursues a career in writing which many do not consider viable. Many believe Helen to be a Jane Austen fanatic, however Helen is actually the reincarnation of Fanny Knight, Austen's niece.
James Worrad[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Juliet Kemp[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Simon Bucher-Jones[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Jonathan Dennis[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
'Aditya Bidikar'[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Sarah Hadley[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Philip Purser-Hallard[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Jay Eales[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jay Eales used to be a stage magician, sales representative for the Airzone Corporation, as well as writing comics, a mangaka, journalist. He fought four Doctor Whos and in past lives, he had been Duncan the Shining, a god of the Protoverse, as well as a "saggy-arsed Cyberman". According to a perhaps-not-so-reputable source, he had been the cause of the cancellation of Doctor Who in 1989 after he fiendishly edited a charity fanthology, Walking in Eternity, in 2000.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Elizabeth Evershed
- Alan Taylor
- Alan Taylor's grandmother
- Cate Gardner
- Time
- Fan
- Daniel Ribot
- Kelly Hale
- Stephen Marley
- Gladys Trubshaw
- Helen Angove
- Helen Angove's family
- Jane Austen
- Fanny Knight
- James Worrad
- Juliet Kemp
- Simon Bucher-Jones
- Jonathan Dennis
- 'Aditya Bidikar'
- Sarah Hadley
- Philip Purser-Hallard
- Jay Eales
- Mitchell
- Webb
- Tim Bisley
- Daisy Steiner
- Kurt "Nightcrawler" Wagner
- Alan Moore
- Al Davison
- Duncan the Shining
- American correspondent
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Elizabeth Evershed[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Elizabeth claims to be a descendant of Walter Raleigh and the last person to discover America.
- She's just finished her first novel, and her story The Socratic Problem was published in Obverse Quarterly's Tales of the City.
- Elizabeth lectures focus around Elizabethan Factionalism.
- She founded the college's penguin exchange program, Books for Birds. Several members include Marcel Proust and Anatole France.
Alan Taylor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Alan has swum with dolphins.
- He has presented awards at a football stadium in Vietnam.
- Millionaires have tried to marry him, and celebrities have tried to preposition him.
- He works in an office.
- He has drunk Cuba Libres in Havana, and cocktails in Hong Kong Harbour.
- Alan has met Scarlett Johansson.
- He can make lasagne.
Cate Gardner[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cate lives in a flat above a costume shop.
- She wrote a novella, Theatre of Curious Acts, whose fans sent Cate Barbed Wire Hearts.
Daniel Ribot[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Daniel is a construct of wetwear, Mexican wrestling masks, New Zealand Paua shells, Catalan caganers, and mud.
- Frog Island is in Leicester.
- His novel is published by Omnium Gatherum Press.
- Daniel is a member of The Speculators writing group.
Kelly Hale[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Stumptown's streets are paved with espresso beans, and the rubbish recycles itself.
- The gentlemen's club Kelly works in is called The Pitiful Princess.
- She makes artisanal breads from bones, and creates skin care products from locally sourced virgin's blood.
- She co-authored a TV tie-in novel from Doctor Who, Erasing Sherlock, a play, several short stories, and a novella.
- Erasing Sherlock is available on Amazon Kindle.
Stephen Marley[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Stephen died in 1967.
- The Rapscallion Club is located in Upper Gadding in Dorset.
- He invented the steam-powered wristwatch and the backward-flying rocket.
- Stephen lived in a log cabin on Madison Avenue.
- In 1954, the Madame Sosostris Circle of Higher Being claimed to have taken an ectoplasmic photograph of Stephen's animal soul.
- Gladys is a schoolgirl who lives in Grimsby.
Helen Angove[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Helen began her career as an electrical engineer on the south coast of England.
James Worrad[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Juliet Kemp[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Simon Bucher-Jones[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Jonathan Dennis[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
'Aditya Bidikar'[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Sarah Hadley[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Philip Purser-Hallard[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Jay Eales[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As a magician, Jay rivalled Mitchell and Webb.
- Jay once ate dinner with Tim Bisley and Daisy Steiner.
- He fought four Doctor Whos with help from Kurt "Nightcrawler" Wagner.
- Jay was once a head in a jar, but he recovered.
- He co-wrote comics with Alan Moore and Al Davison. He also wrote comics for American Splendor.
- The claim that Jay was responsible for the cancellation of Doctor Who in 1989 was from an American correspondent.
- Jay had been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award twice. He is also the recipient of the Adamtine Badge for Extreme Clever-Cloggery.
- He works for MiniJust.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jay later attended Brenda Soobie's party in Las Vegas with Lawrence. (PROSE: Party Fears Two)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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