
The Wannabe Writer: a person that fancies writing but has no dedication to finish a darned thing.
working on: "untitled at the moment" for NaNo 2006
please feel to leave many comments on my inability to spell or make a coherent thought
I have fansI'm so proud. I got it all done in a couple of hours. I had no idea what it was going to be about so I just started writing with Steve getting up the next morning. He ends up having a long talk with his mom. I'm having a hard time reconciling Steve's emotions. In the first part of the story I wrote he tried hard to get his mom to at least listen to Hyde but now that they are getting close he is upset and doesn't want him around. I'm assuming a lot of kids with divorced parents might go through this.
I have no frame of reference. My parents were married until my mom died 5 years ago (they had been together almost 30 years and had been married for about 16 years). I'm just working from my own emotions. I'm thinking if this kid had heard his whole life that his dad had abandonded the family before he was even born that he would be pretty upset about that. But he also wants his mom to be happy and being with this guy is making her happy. So he is very conflicted right now. So I hope I at least showed that in the dialogue.
On to the next chapter. Since Jackie and Steve had thier heart to heart I think it is time for Hyde to talk to his girls about his relationship. When I first thought about the characters of Kelly and Karrie Hyde I wanted them to be kind of quiet and innocent and sweet, like Hyde babied them their whole lives. But the chapter that I introduced Kelly turned her into a bit of a bitch. So I'm kind of keeping with that theme. I didn't want her sounding that way, but I guess it works. Karrie is stll the quiet, sweet one. Kelly has pretty much attatched herself to Shawn and is pulling him away from the rest of the group. I think she is rebelling and will be a big pain for Hyde.
So I was thinking of having Hyde, Jackie, Steve and the girls go out to dinner one night. That should be interesting. Kelly already doesn't like Steve and Steve barely tolerates her. Then I also have the story line of Donna and Eric to work with. I won't say much here in case someone doesn't like spoilers. No, I'm not hooking Hyde and Donna up, but other stuff will happen. Hyde should be moving into Bob's house soon, but not sure if that will play any part in the story. Then there is Steve and Kate. I already had one person suggest they hook up. Steve is 19 and Kate is almost 15. There's about 4 1/2 years between them. I had no intention at first of making them anything but friends but after writing the first scene I knew it could happen and it would so add tension between the Forman's and Hyde & Jackie. But then of course there is Betsy. I mentioned that Steve and Betsy are going out but I haven't introduced that into the story yet. I will get it in there. So Steve might have to break her heart to be with Kate. That should be interesting too.
Well, I have left anyone reading this with a lot to ponder about my story. Not that I'm giving out this info for other people to ponder really. I just need a place to write my thoughts down and clear my head and I like doing it here. Comments are always welcome, though. Do you like the plot so far? Things you think are horrible? (not that I'm going to change them) Things you would like to see happen? (if I like the idea I might add it) Do you just think I am totally insane?
Title: Homecoming, part 2 Chapters: 3 Wordcount: 4623 Days to go: 20