You: Hey Shawna, you haven't posted in a long while, how's it going ?
Me:
In the Trenches
You guys I have been in the trenches...with Vice2 (which will get a pretty name at some point). I'd been messing around with it some, but out of nowhere the voice and story just came to me. It's still super fuzzy, but I got some down. Right now, Vice has 5,000 usable words.
Let me tell you, I've decided Vice2 is going to be grittier and darker than Vice. I mean, ish is going to get real.
As for HMLIS, I think I may have shot myself in the foot by outlining because it's giving me so much trouble. I just can't stick to the outline and the chapters have gotten out of whack, but I'm excited for where it's going. It's fun to write characters who actually make jokes that aren't dark humor. Not being able to finish this has been hard for me because I know exactly how it ends.
I really didn't want to post until I was further along, but I think I needed this to force me into gear.
I really didn't want to post until I was further along, but I think I needed this to force me into gear.
Research
I mentioned in my last post I had to do more research for this serial than any of the other ones (except, maybe Ivy Boys). For Vice I really do a lot of rule of cool and handwaving but because this is based in the real world I'd like to be as accurate as I can. Also, sometimes figuring out how things are IRL it's easier than making stuff up. So, I've looked through my Googles and these are the things I've looked up
- Weirdest College Mascots (I wanted an injoke for Eastham to have a lame mascot, but couldn't think of one)
- Average record for triathalon ( I had to find a time to give Ethan in Chapter 3)
- Long Starbucks order
- I wanted Corinne to have international students for roomates, so I needed to find countries where international students typically came from, then I had to find names for them.
A few other things, but they are spoilery, so moving on (TM) !
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 link
Brief Recap: Eastham College freshman Jonah and Corinne are the only ones who can see Abigail, a girl who died and has no memory, but desperatley wants her identity. Corinne suggests they look in old school papers for Abigail's identity and Jonah knows just the person to give them access. But before they can do anything Corrine's boyfriend, Phillip is arrested for stealing his estranged father's credit card and after she takes him home they break up,
- Weirdest College Mascots (I wanted an injoke for Eastham to have a lame mascot, but couldn't think of one)
- Average record for triathalon ( I had to find a time to give Ethan in Chapter 3)
- Long Starbucks order
- I wanted Corinne to have international students for roomates, so I needed to find countries where international students typically came from, then I had to find names for them.
A few other things, but they are spoilery, so moving on (TM) !
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 link
Brief Recap: Eastham College freshman Jonah and Corinne are the only ones who can see Abigail, a girl who died and has no memory, but desperatley wants her identity. Corinne suggests they look in old school papers for Abigail's identity and Jonah knows just the person to give them access. But before they can do anything Corrine's boyfriend, Phillip is arrested for stealing his estranged father's credit card and after she takes him home they break up,
-1- Dream a Little Dream by Yiruma
-2- Lego House by Boyce Avenue
-3- Say by Vitamin Piano Quartet
-2- Lego House by Boyce Avenue
-3- Say by Vitamin Piano Quartet
Oh, SH I can't wait for more Vice. It's very aspirational.
ReplyDelete*tries to find a trench* ):
lol, I meant inspirational. If it was aspirational that would be odd.
DeleteLol, I was so confused for a minute!
Delete*makes room in trench*
*googles lamest mascots* How has buzzfeed not gotten on to this ?
ReplyDeleteThey totally dissapointed me ! I guess the prize for oddest mascot goes to the Greendale Human Beings
DeleteI wonder if maybe Abigail was run over on that street or somewhere close by.
ReplyDeleteMaybe....
DeleteGrr, I was hoping we'd make it to the archives in this chapter. I was like NEED MOAR SCROLLING
ReplyDeleteWe will get there, I promise.
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ReplyDeleteHave we learned Corrine's major yet ?
Next chapter !
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ReplyDeleteMaybe Matty has something to do with her death. . . but I'm betting on Mr. Morrow, I mean why else would his wife leave . . .
Oh, and not the brother who goes through girlfriends. Just sayin'
DeleteOoooh...hmm...interesting thoughts here.
DeleteAh, you mentioned IVYB I got all nostalgic.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking a lot about IVB lately, I mean I can't do it again but I do have a little flashfic I've been thinking about.
DeleteI love the humor in HMLIS. The humor in Vice is like the nervous "is this funny ? I can laught a this right ?" type humor. LOL
ReplyDeleteI KNOW ! And as I'm thinking about Vice2 I know it's going to have a lot of that dark humor, which I feel bad about writing.
DeleteDid you also have to research how much Violins cost ? I can't belive that price !!!
ReplyDeleteYes,I did. I was originally going to say like $500 or something but then I looked it up and it's like $2400 ! Who knew.
DeleteOh, so Jonah might a singer ? He certainly is a taker.
ReplyDeleteWhich begs the question. . . why is Jonah single ?
DeleteWhich begs the question. . . why is Jonah single ?
DeleteDo we know if Jonah is straight or not ? I don't think we ever considered this. . .
DeleteI've tried to reply to these comments three times, but I feel like I'm spoiling things so I'll just say: You all ask some good questions.
DeleteSo, bets on which Katy Perry song Matty was trying to get Jonah to sing ?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking Teenage Dream
I was thinking Roar but Matty seems like the type to make him sing I Kissed A Girl
DeleteHmm, I hadn't thought about it, but probably Unconditionally (since they are in a coffee shop that plays coffee shop-ish music).
DeleteOf course this takes place in 2012, so that song wasn't out....
Darcy said it before and I'll say it again So, HMLIS is just made of awesome one liners. This chapter goes between
ReplyDeleteMatty takes out his cane, which designates him as The Other Blind Guy on campus
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“Yeah, but don’t be concerned if I leave you in the mental ward.”
That last one was more of an awkward ending is awkward.
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ReplyDeleteI want the ISH to hit the fan !!! Okay okay 5000 usuable words, that's a chapter. WE CAN WORK WITH THAT (:
Not to over sell it, but ish will get real. Higher stakes, general antiheroness and the smexy.
DeleteI also have about 2,000 additional "scrap" words, that may get deleted, so I'm making progress. It's honestly just turning into a huge thing because I'm trying to break some of the rules I usually put on myself in writing. IDK...I think Vice2 will be my summer project
I was afraid when you said you didn't want to post more that there wouldn't be an update ! I can't wait to find out what is going down with Corrine. Although something tells me she is taking the break up hard.
ReplyDeleteI totally see them getting back together. I mean she was with him for almost a year and the fight was over something kind of small.
DeleteMaybe. I think it was a boiling up of all the issues with his fraud, depression and drugs.
DeleteTrichelle is on track with it being a lot of issues. Also, Phillip and Corinne are still learning how to not be long distance.
Delete. . . so . . .any updates on this OHG reboot that was hinted at earlier ?
ReplyDeleteYes. I've decided it will not be a reboot, but maybe a short story type thing. I also have the smallest plot bunny for a (this is random) AU United Light short story.
DeleteCan we get just a snippet from next chapter. Do they make it to the archives ? Inquiring minds must know !
ReplyDeleteI really want to say, but I can't. I'm considering a double chapter post, because one of the next couple chapters is a filler.
Deletehmm, so Jonah lives at home. Does he have to take care of his dad any ?
ReplyDeleteThis gets explored a little bit later.
DeleteMaybe Abigail wasn't a student since she didn't know about the SEX competition.
ReplyDeleteHmmm...
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