Would Casino, the movie, be useful for getting inspiration? Also Donnie Brasco as well. This is about the extent of my own knowledge in these areas. :-) Remember that DS takes place in Magic Realism land, where half the crime in Chicago is mob-related, all Canadians are polite, et cetera et cetera.
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Theodosia - Sep 20, 2003 3:32:57 pm PDT #6211 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
askye - Sep 20, 2003 3:41:55 pm PDT #6212 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
My knowledge of Las Vegas is currently limited to CSI and 2 crappy Vegas movies CKR was in and Casino and Ocean's 11.
All my mob knowledge comes from bits and pieces gleaned from movies not featuring mobs, Casino, and Due South. I'm not really into mobster movies so I haven't really watched any.
I'll rent Donnie Brasco. I started writing about Vecchio and I ended up going into a different direction and I really like this idea and I want to do it justice.
erikaj - Sep 20, 2003 4:22:15 pm PDT #6213 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
"Brasco" is a good choice, cause the mobster teaches the agent how to act mobster, essentially.I've seen tons of those movies and 2 "Due Souths" You say tomato...
askye - Sep 20, 2003 4:29:32 pm PDT #6214 of 10000
Thrive to spite them
Brasco sounds like what I need to watch, I'll see if Blockbuster has it tomorrow and use that as my reward after getting some of my school work done.
Connie Neil - Sep 20, 2003 5:36:39 pm PDT #6215 of 10000
brillig
Because the fic, she is a virus.
You must be speaking of the virus that causes you to feel momentarily possessed by someone else that desperately needs you to jot down something they have been dying to say.
Cause that's how it felt.
Not in a dramatic way. Just in a normal
Yep, that's the way of it. And I just finished "Career Change," and now I'm in withdrawal. Hell, I've still got to go through and clean up the section breaks, but it hurts knowing this big thing I've spent a couple of years on is done. Thank God I've got the sequel to finish plotting. And then, the writing.
erikaj - Sep 20, 2003 6:30:20 pm PDT #6216 of 10000
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Years! Wow!I get edgy spending more than a few months. It was definitely worth it...
Consuela - Sep 20, 2003 6:39:30 pm PDT #6217 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
You must be speaking of the virus that causes you to feel momentarily possessed by someone else that desperately needs you to jot down something they have been dying to say.
That's the splurt. I miss the splurt. Treasure it, my dear, for it comes more and more infrequently.
::sigh::
erikaj - Sep 20, 2003 7:05:06 pm PDT #6218 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
I have been running on it for weeks but have been unwilling to say anything that would make it go away.
Nicole - Sep 20, 2003 7:09:57 pm PDT #6219 of 10000
I'm getting the pig!
That's the splurt. I miss the splurt. Treasure it, my dear, for it comes more and more infrequently.
AFAIK, my little muse may be a one trick pony. Part of me hopes 'yes' while another part of me hopes 'no'. Time will tell, I suppose.
Possible Stupid Question Alert: What does it mean when ya'll say "beta"?
erikaj - Sep 20, 2003 7:12:05 pm PDT #6220 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
It's a computer term for like a test run...reading a draft over for mistakes, in this context. Or to make sure the voices stay clear and such.