So, my answer would be-I didn’t make Holmes my own. Watson has a greater role-and it is the Watson from the text, not the buffoon we see in some of the earlier films of the genre. Sherlock only makes a brief appearance in my book. I needed Watson’s son and Holmes’s daughter’s relationship to be unique. With her own specific obsessions, passions and idiosyncrasies.Įqually as important was the Holmes-Watson dynamic. I tried to recreate but mold that in feminine form. The Holmes demeanor, problem-solving ability, propensity towards excess-on and on. And with my splicing and sewing, adding an X chromosome, all manner of Frankenstein-y comparisons, gave birth to Arabella Holmes. I read and obsessively, watched others portrayals of him. So…I decided not to think about him…too much. The thought of tackling the icon that is Sherlock Holmes was daunting. BUT I am to be discussing, ‘how to make existing character mythology your own.’ Not because they want to, because they have too. (I sound like I’m giving testament at a 12 step program)īut really, that isn’t too far from the truth. Making Existing Character Mythology Your Own And now they must trust their instincts and rely on one another in order to survive and uncover the truth.Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Chapters Indigo! Sent to recover the skeleton, they discover they are the second team to have been deployed and the entire first team is dead. Are the bones from a Neanderthal … or are they living proof of fallen angels, who supposedly mated with humans according to ancient scrolls? Soon, Arabella and Henry are caught in a fight for their lives as scientific debate swirls around them. The two teens are assigned to a most secret exploration, when the hand of a Nephilim is unearthed in upstate New York. An easy task, if he could only get her to speak to him instead of throwing knives in his general direction.īut this is no time for child’s play. Henry Watson arrives at the Mutter Museum with a double assignment–to become a finder of abnormal antiquities and to watch over and keep Arabella Holmes. The museum was Arabella’s dream she was to become a purveyor of abnormal science.

After it became apparent she wouldn’t fit the role of a proper 1900′s lady, her father, Sherlock, called in some lingering favors, and landed her a position at the Mutter Museum. Author: Brynn ChapmanĪrabella Holmes was born different and raised different. Title: BONESEEKER Publication date: JPublisher: Month9Books, LLC.

Boneseeker by Brynn Chapman