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alicia_hIn tonight's writing I've made (or revealed that) my main character Nell is the daughter of the main character(s) of my nanowrimo novel last year. I had been considering this for a while and I suppose that's why I left Nell's background vague this time round. It means a bit of jumbling round of dates in what I've written so far but that isn't really a problem. I just have to remember that Nell is 23ish in 1964 rather than 18/19ish. She herself was quite self-concious of acting like a teacher towards her housemate/bandmate Steven's 18 year old pregnant Scottish girlfriend so Nell actually being several years older is not out of the question.
I am amused by how Nell's back story (which wavers between vaguely and more specifically connected to the other novel's characters) has just completely ploughed straight through the middle of the scene I was intending to write. I've both excused it and steered back to the actual scene by saying that the three of them have been deep in thought while drinking tea and chomping biscuits. Adding this aspect to Nell's back story also helps shape her views on adoption a lot more three dimensionally. She knows that it can be a good thing because she's had a settled life with her 'Auntie' Lydia but she has also been left with a lot of questions about her parents. Nell is worried that Steven is going to end up marrying too young (he's probably about 19 or 20) but she can't bear to think of him, his girlfriend, Mary Anne, and their child spending the rest of their lives being tortured with questions similar to those she had growing up.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this aspect of Nell's character and the novel develops, though I'm also curious about how it will affect my perceptions of last year's novel when I pick it up again to finish the first draft. I love the surprises and challenges that nanowrimo writing throws my way. :-)
I am amused by how Nell's back story (which wavers between vaguely and more specifically connected to the other novel's characters) has just completely ploughed straight through the middle of the scene I was intending to write. I've both excused it and steered back to the actual scene by saying that the three of them have been deep in thought while drinking tea and chomping biscuits. Adding this aspect to Nell's back story also helps shape her views on adoption a lot more three dimensionally. She knows that it can be a good thing because she's had a settled life with her 'Auntie' Lydia but she has also been left with a lot of questions about her parents. Nell is worried that Steven is going to end up marrying too young (he's probably about 19 or 20) but she can't bear to think of him, his girlfriend, Mary Anne, and their child spending the rest of their lives being tortured with questions similar to those she had growing up.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this aspect of Nell's character and the novel develops, though I'm also curious about how it will affect my perceptions of last year's novel when I pick it up again to finish the first draft. I love the surprises and challenges that nanowrimo writing throws my way. :-)
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Date: 2012-11-16 11:45 pm (UTC)<3
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Date: 2012-11-18 10:06 pm (UTC)There's the distinct possibility that I'll introduce a storyline of Nell gradually learning more about her parents but that will be something more for the revision I reckon. I'll play about with how much she knows and when she found out what as I carry on with this first draft.
At the moment I'm covering Nell and Steven's friendship, which I did not expect to spend so much time on but now am extremely glad I have. There's some hints of the Quin/Nell/Ian 'love triangle' that will come but she is not aware of it yet. I've been thinking hard about that today and realised that Ian will not confess his love to her until her relationship with Quin reaches a tipping point of one sort or another. Sorry for the vagueness but I'm not entirely sure how it will pan out other than a few bare bones of an outline that seems to work for now. :-P
As for a series, it might not be the most commercial, but from a writing standpoint there's plenty of chance for me to go backwards or forwards for another one. For example, Erica's father probably had an adventure or two in his Royal Flying Corps/WWI days and Nell's children or grandchildren might have their own stories to tell some day.
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Date: 2012-11-18 10:40 pm (UTC)well, i'm already invested in Erica's fortunes and Nell's story has me intrigued...
i look forward to seeing how (and what) things develop :))
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Date: 2012-11-18 10:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-11-18 11:05 pm (UTC)