#of chrestomanci fans

[eldritchscholar]

We've all Lived, Laughed, and Loved with Gandalf Big Naturals, but even lembas bread cannot keep a man fed forever. There are a wealth of orbs out there yet unpondered, and so with an eye to the future I humbly submit: Christopher Chant Big Naturals. Or, to use the formal address... Breastomanci

[spiritintheinkwell]

My favorite horrible children from Witch Week.

It was a really long time since my last reread of this book, and maaaannn... returning to it after coming out is a totally different experience.

[griseldagimpel]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Mordecai Roberts | Tacroy, Original Female Character(s) Additional Tags: Winter Solstice, Smuggling, Double Agents, Canon Typical Tacroy's Life Being Terrible, Missing Scene, Mention of past relationships Summary:

The story of how Tacroy came to be arrested, as seen from his perspective.

Set during Chapter 16 of The Lives of Christopher Chant.

[quordleona03]

Enchanter without equal

On meeting celebrities where you don't expect them - I met Diana Wynne Jones at a friend's party.

It wasn't so much that she was at the party - fandom is fandom is fandom, writers are also fans and fans are also writers -

it was that we were both in the kitchen, both nursing glasses of red wine, both staring at a man with very white legs in black leather jeans with lacings just separated far enough that a distinct line of white showed all the way up his leg. He was standing sideways on to both of us, talking enthusiastically to a fourth person, and as we both became aware we were both staring, Diana lifted her wine-glass and made as if she were about to pour it down the white line on his leg, without actually doing so.

Our eyes met. I said, charmed "I was just thinking of that!" And she said "Irresistible!" - but resisted. And we had a lovely chat about leather trousers and kilts and men who do and do not have the legs for them, and I didn't actually realise til someone else told me that I had been lost in conversation with Diana Wynne Jones, who wrote The Homeward Bounders and Power of Three and The Spellcoats and Chrestomanci and other books that had furnished my mind.

Diana Wynne Jones 16th August 1934-26th March 2011

[andiatas]

One of my goals for 2024 is to get more people involved in Fandom. I love the communities here on Tumblr & there are so many great & clever people on here who carry so much knowledge. However, that knowledge can & should be shared - at least in my opinion - & an easy way to do that is to get involved on Fandom & their wikis.

Now, I promise, it's not intimidating - if you can create & edit a Tumblr post, you can edit articles & pages on a wiki. Here, you can find an easy step-by-step guide on how to get started with contributing, but you can also message me & maybe I can help guide you through any question marks.

For this first post, I want to highlight some wikis dedicated to children's literature that need some help & love from their fans:

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - the pages linked here need to be expanded, so if you know something, don't be shy :)

Amelia's Notebooks - the pages linked here need to be expanded

The Blackwell Pages - all pages need to be expanded on

Bone - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Boxcar Children - links need to be added to these pages

Children of the Lamp - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Charlie Bone/The Children of the Red King - all pages need to be expanded on

The Chrestomanci Series - links need to be added to these pages

Emily of New Moon - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Endling - links need to be added to these pages

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The Green Ember - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Howl's Moving Castle - all pages need to be expanded on

Jumanji - links need to be added to these pages

Little House on the Prairie - add links from IMDb, TV.com & TV Guide to each episode's page, plus the complete cast & crew for each episode

The Magic Thief - all pages need to be expanded on

The Magic Tree House - links need to be added to these pages

The Magisterium - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Night Speakers - the pages linked here need to be expanded

Ruby Redfort - the pages linked here need to be expanded

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The School for Good and Evil - links need to be added to these pages

Septimus Heap - the pages linked here need to be expanded

The Sisters 8 - all pages need to be expanded on

The Three Investigators - links need to be added to these pages

Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn - all pages need to be expanded on

The Underland Cyclopedia - the pages linked here need to be expanded

The Unwanteds Series - links need to be added to these pages

Warhorse - all pages need to be expanded on

Wonder - pages for the cast and crew of the Wonder film need to be added

Zathura - all pages need to be expanded on

Now, this is quite an extensive list, but if your favourite book or series isn't mentioned here, I suggest checking out the literature page, the book club or go to this page & simply search for your favourite book/series/author.

To repeat what I said at the beginning of this post, there is a step-by-step guide on how to start contributing, but don't be shy to message me if you have any questions :)

[geode-crystal]

Writeblr Interview tag game!

Wooo thanks for the tag @tildeathiwillwrite this looks like fun!

Open tag for anybody else who wants to answer these :)

Short stories, novels, or poems?

Yes, yes, and yes lol.

I tend to write novel-length things purely because I just... keep going XD I usually get more ideas than a short story allows. I do need to work on keeping things to the point sometimes!

But I have written short stories and one-shots (mostly as responses to promts) and I am very technically a published poet, since a few of my poems were published in a collection thanks to a writing competition back in high school .

What genre do you prefer reading?

Fantasy, full stop. I also love books that play on fairy tales and folklore.

Are you a planner or a write as I go kind of person?

I usually like to have a general idea of where I'm going, and figure the rest out along the way. Sometimes I make full outlines when projects get Really Big.

What music do you listen to while writing?

I either put on one of my incredibly random playlists or go to youtube and look for "relaxing [insert video game here] music." Pokemon soundtracks are actually really nice to write to.

Favorite books/movies?

Soooo many lol.

I'm a big fan of Disney and Pixar movies (as one of my previous posts made pretty obvious lol), particularly the Disney renaissance. Adore The Princess Bride. Love Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Love Studio Ghibli movies, personal favorite being Castle in the Sky. Of course, we have the classic Muppet Treasure Island as well. And I love every version of Scott Pilgrim out there, the movie, Netflix anime, and graphic novels are all amazing.

And for books... oh my gods there are too many to list here, but shout outs to Catherynne M. Valente's Fairyland series, the Chrestomanci books by Diana Wynne Jones (as well as Howl's Moving Castle), Raybearer and Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko, and the Hero's Guide series by Christopher Healy. Percy Jackson, too.

A lot of my favorite whump moments come from the good old Deltora Quest series by Emily Rhodda and The Mage of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen.

Any current WIPs?

So many. Too many. I need to escape lol.

Do you like incorporating actual people you know into your writing?

I've based a few characters off of people I know before. Mostly my close friends. One of whom I write with a lot, so we've used each other as inspiration several times lol.

Are you kill happy with your characters?

No no no no no, not at all lolol. It's exactly the opposite. I have so much difficulty permanently killing off characters, to the point that my first novel-length project way back in my first year of high school ended with the villain getting polymorphed into a fish instead of dying. XD

I only do permadeath when it is absolutely necessary for the story. But... well, to quote The Return of Jafar: "You'd be surprised what you could live through."

Coffee or Tea while writing?

Don't usually drink or snack while writing.

Slow or fast writer?

Completely depends on the project, but I would say fairly slow. Especially compared to my writing buddy they're an absolute speed demon lol

If you were in a fantasy world, what would you be?

Depends on the fantasy world, really. Definitely some kind of musician and/or storyteller, like a troubador or something. Maybe some kind of minor nobility, with all the "fun" I've had with the burden of expectations. I would love to have some kind of magic, especially if it's music-based. So..... basically a bard!

I'd also be very likely to be something not fully human, be that an elf or fairy or mermaid... or even a changeling.

Most fav book cliche:

There's a long list! But I really like Found Family stuff, and any time magic comes with A Price.

Least favorite cliche:

Characters getting pointlessly killed off just for the sake of Extra Drama.

Favorite scene to write?

Hurt/comfort, both ends! I especially love anything with added Guilt for one or all parties!

Reason for writing?

To paraphrase Brian David Gilbert: stories come to me in my dreams like a prophet receiving visions from an angry god.

I write because I'm always coming up with different ideas. I write because I was basically designed to study and create stories. Even if I don't physically write anything down, I will always find a way to tell some kind of story, be it just piecing together ideas in my head or through singing Broadway-style songs or even just attempting to draw a character. I write because it's just what I do!

[randomingoftherandomness]

What are your favorite books?

Ooo… this one’s a toughie.

Off the top of my head, I am a big fan of the Lacey Flint series by Sharon J. Bolton (her books are just an auto buy for me when I see them in the bookstore), but my favourite books of all time are the Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones. I have been collecting them since I was 10 and I’ve reread every single book in my collection numerous times through the years and it is because of these books that sparked my desire to write. I still feel like the world lost something wonderful when Diana Wynne Jones passed. They hold a very special place in my heart.

On that vein, I think I own every edition of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman out there. So.

For this sake I also have to say the very controversial statement of Ghibli fucking ruined Howl’s Moving Castle. HOW DO YOU FUCK OVER SOMETHING SO PERFECT AS IS. That’s one of my most precious books and that story DID NOT NEED ANY CHANGING OR “FIXING” MIYAZAKI FUCKING RETIRE ALREADY. SOPHIE HATTER WAS PERFECT AS IS. fucking ruined a good character is what they’d done. It is because of this that I have never and will never watch a Ghibli project idc if this makes me sound insane.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is something I read when I was 19 and I can remember just setting it down when I finished and I stared at my bedroom wall for a good hour just trying to process.

Another book that was an unexpected pleasure is The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack. Til this day I cannot listen to Florence and The Machine’s Queen of Peace without thinking about how I had it on repeat while I was reading this book.

I have two quotes from Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman tattooed on me and frankly speaking, I think I left my heart somewhere in Northern Italy in the 80s.

There’s also something magically poignant and bittersweet about Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr, and the point in my life when I read them. I think these books shaped a part of how I viewed certain things about the world.

As for graphic novels, my heart will always belong to Batman’s Court of Owls run. That was an experience and one day I’ll pluck up enough courage to own the omnibus that I’ve been eyeing since I was in Uni.

In terms of web novels, I’m big on Married to a Salted Fish Thrice (cried like a baby and I honestly have been haunted by the experience; 10/10 recommend), Loneliness (also cried; the smut was very good 👍🏼), Special Fondness (my heart twisted so good), After I Married the Disabled Tyrant (bear with me I know the title is a bit tetchy but it’s good! I promise!)

Can’t have a list of Recs without Lord Seventh, Golden Stage, Sha Po Lang, 2Ha, and SVSSS. There’s a reason why people love these.

There’s probably a lot more that I haven’t mentioned haha

[crestomancer-art]

Sorry for the weird question, but is your username inspired by the chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones?

Hello! Lol yes you are spot-on! 😄 I'm not very good at coming up with usernames, but i've been a fan of Diana Wynne Jones' writing since i was a kid so this came to mind back when i was making this account 💕

[grecoromanyaoi]

I WAS SUCH A CHRESTOMANCI FAN AS A KID which ones were your favourite books in the series? mine are the obvious choices, Charmed Life and Lives of Christopher Chant :0 they were so good

YEAH THOSE and tbf they only translated charmed life + christopher chant + witch week and not the others cjsosiekodkddkd

[windsroad]

Chrestomanci will see a mistreated young magic user, ask “is anyone going to tell them they are talented and valuable and teach them how to use their gifts” and then not wait for an answer

[rincat21]

I have been rereading the Chrestomanci series and after rereading I was suddenly possessed to start write a fanfic. I haven’t wrote fic... in like a decade. 

[bellaroles]

Well I'm daydreaming of when Cat finally grow up and has to fulfill my dream by drawing.

Haven't draw with a pen in long while. Gotta settle with that for now since I've moved on from a phone with s pen. Drawing on ipad is unfamiliar to me.

Also on the upper left is Christopher doing whatever he's doing with some magical artefact.

[spiritintheinkwell]

Charmed Life doodle

[griseldagimpel]

Yuletide Nominations

I'm nominating The Magnus Protocol (Sam, Celia, Nigel, Bonzo), Camp Here and There (Sydney, Elijah, Jed, Marisol), Piranesi (Matthew, James, 16, the Other), and The Chronicles of Chrestomanci (Tacroy, Rosalie, Christopher, and Millie).

[xcziel]

Thank you for the tag @foxofninetales ! I'm stealing one of yours bc I just can't leave it out (I'd also steal Tang Fan and Chrestomanci but I don't want to just copy your list)

10 Characters, 10 Fandoms, 10 Tags

Murderbot - The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Vlad Taltos - The Dragaeran Cycle by Steven Brust

Liu Sang - Daomu Biji

Midnighter - The Authority, Vertigo comics

Dutch (Yalena Yardeen) - Killjoys

Aelliana Caylon - The Liaden Chronicles

Sam Vimes - Discworld by Terry Pratchett

Diana Tregarde - Mercedes Lackey

Black - Not Me the series

Rodney McKay - Stargate Atlantis

(btw @fox, have you read the Liaden books? bc i was unpacking my copies just now and it occured to me they might be right up your alley)

tagging @mejomonster @thewindsofsong @hesayshesgotboyfriend @heymeowmao @nope4ever @lockedinabookstore @justawanderingbabbit @moonlovingvampire @humanlighthouse @likeinfinitea

[foxofninetales]

Thank you for the tag, @hedvig-ulrika!

10 Characters, 10 Fandoms, 10 Tags

Wang Pangzi (Damou Biji) Tang Fan (The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty) Jamie McCrimmon (Doctor Who) Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells) Eomer (Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien) Emma Peel (The Avengers - the spy one, not the superheroes) Psmith (Psmith books, P. G. Wodehouse) Norman Clegg (Last of the Summer Wine) Eugenides (The Queen's Thief, Megan Whalen Turner) Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci series, Diana Wynne Jones)

Tagging @staidwaters @thesporkidentity @thelaithlyworm @merinnan @xcziel @hils79 @unforth @the-gail @aurawolfgirl2000 @alxina