Chikat, that is wonderful!!! Congratulations!!!
Actually not needing validation right now, but thank you.
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sj - Nov 12, 2011 4:29:10 am PST #4850 of 6690
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Anne W. - Nov 12, 2011 5:39:04 am PST #4851 of 6690
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Way to go, ChiKat!
Beverly - Nov 12, 2011 7:58:29 am PST #4852 of 6690
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Congratulations, ChiKat! Woot!
erikaj - Nov 12, 2011 9:13:07 am PST #4853 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
Good for you, Chikat!
Amy - Nov 13, 2011 4:57:12 pm PST #4854 of 6690
Because books.
ChiKat, that's so awesome. A playwright! Very cool.
I'm working up the brain to list the four ideas I have to choose from for a new proposal, but in the meantime, for those of you who've read Cold Kiss, I'm doing some outtakes/new scenes for the blog.
What do you think of the scene where Danny cuts Wren's hair? It's a throwaway line early on, but I think it would make a nice outtake. Yes? No? Maybe?
Strix - Nov 13, 2011 5:37:07 pm PST #4855 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yes, I do. Men working with women's hair is always rather intimate, IMO, and could work v. nicely as a snippet.
Amy - Nov 13, 2011 5:38:50 pm PST #4856 of 6690
Because books.
That's what I thought! And a few people wished for more Danny, so this is one way to do it.
Strix - Nov 13, 2011 6:10:42 pm PST #4857 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It's already working out in MY head, so I say go for it!!
Amy - Nov 14, 2011 6:42:26 am PST #4858 of 6690
Because books.
Okay, proposal ideas. Vote for one! Based strictly on what you'd want to read most, I guess.
1) A muse is tired of only inspiring others. When she asks for her own life as a human, her wish is granted -- but life as a human is more difficult than she imagined, and she learns that even if your gifts/talents aren't the ones you wanted, it doesn't mean they're not valuable. (There is also A Boy, of course, and the girl who was her charge as a muse before she became human.)
2) A (fairly spoiled, but also cynical and lonely) boy's father moves them to a house on the beach so he can (write or try photography or something). Boy is angry and resentful -- he feels like he has nothing of his own, not even his own life. (Parents are divorced, half sister and brother don't have a lot of time for him, blah blah). When he discovers a girl on the beach, he falls hard -- and then discovers she's a selkie.
3) Identical triplets are one of the star attractions of a Depression-era carnival. There's nothing actually unusual about them, despite the carnival's claims of their future-telling skills (or something like that), but some evilish person is interested in them for his own purposes. This would be a trilogy, and I'm thinking one book from each girl. (It obviously needs more thought, but I love the era and the triplet angle.)
I thought I had four, but the fourth one needs some more thinking.
So, 1, 2, 3, or tickybox? Thoughts? Help.
Anne W. - Nov 14, 2011 6:48:55 am PST #4859 of 6690
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm drawn most to #3, probably thanks to my love of all things 1930s. Also, it could be pitched as a YA take on Carnivale.