Do you ever?

Do you ever just feel random? Do you ever just feel out of place? Do you ever feel at home? Do you ever feel rebellious? Do you ever feel like...

"Tonight's gonna be a good night! Tonight's gonna be a good, good night!" (this part of the song I heard once or twice is currently stuck in my head, but I don't mind. Because I'm feeling like sharing more pieces of dialogue from the Remmington Pirates Series)

So here be some random parts that could go anywhere, well maybe not just anywhere in the Remmington Pirates Series, but I think I have a rough idea as to where though. BUT I will not say, because even I am not entirely certain.

On board a ship...
     "We'll be blowin' to smitherings," said Hobbes (Jacob's pirate, ship cook).
      "Smitherings? We'll not be blowin' to smitherings!" exclaimed Martha Remmington.


Somewhere with a ship or two...
     "Admiral, do we have to call it 'The Naket Lady'?" asked Jacob.
      "Absolutely," said Crazy Lou.
     "Ah. And may I ask why?" Jacob met Lou's eyes confidently.
      "Because..." Lou did not finish, but walked away, leaving Jacob to stare after him with some annoyance.


Somewhere, sometime...
    "If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it cannot by solved, worrying will do no good," said Cook Boris (Crazy Lou's pirate, ship cook).

Trying to figure out the Rest of the Word.

I am working on the mystery of this, which is still a mystery to me how it's going to really play out. ;)
     This journal once belonged to the ancient Pirate of Old or maybe it's not a pirate, maybe he's something else, I don't know yet. I'm still thinking about it. At any rate, this journal helps to find the Ultimate Treasure. It's important. In this scene Alexandra is studying it - after her, Martha, Jane, Gavin, Tom and Jacob had a near death experience in getting it...


      Alexandra opened the old journal. Right away she saw that part of the third page was torn off, leaving the end of a word - "tic" - along with other words.
     "Give me a word that ends with 'tic,'" said Alex.
     “Fine, tragic,” said Gavin. 
      “Poetic,” said Alex.
      “It’s genetic,” said Gavin.
      “Chaotic,” said Tom.
      “Erratic,” said Gavin.
     “Absolutistic,” said Jane.
      “Is that even a word?” asked Tom.
      “Yes,” said Jane as Jacob talked over them.
      “Ecstatic,” said Jacob.
       “Fantastic,” said Gavin.
       “Thank you,” said Alex.
       “Sarcastic,” said Gavin.
      “Psychotic,” said Alex.
      “Characteristic,” said Jacob.   
      “It’s romantic," said Martha. Everyone stared at her.
      “That’s pathetic,” said Alex.  
      “Or charismatic,” said Tom.  
       “Yeah, no, it’s unrealistic,” said Gavin.   
       “That’s drastic,” said Jane.   
       “Dynamistic,” said Jacob. 
       “Fanatic,” said Martha.   
       “That’s dramatic,” said Tom.   
       “Gigantic,” said Jane.   
       “Idealistic,” said Tom.  
        “Idiotic,” said Jane.   
       “Or programmatic,” said Alex.   
        “Irritionalistic,” said Gavin.   
        “That’s not even a word,” said Alex.   
         “Hypnotic,” said Martha.  
        “How would you know?” challenged Gavin.  
        “Naturalistic,” said Tom.    
        “Because it’s unheard of,” said Alex.   
         “Parasitic,” said Jane glaring at Tom.   
         “You need to get out more,” said Gavin.   
         “Problematic,” said Tom glaring at Jane.  
          “Definitely not majestic,” said Jacob.   
         “I do get out, thank you very much!” Alex glared at Gavin.   
         “Optimistic,” said Martha.  
          “Tactic,” said Jacob.   
         “Hmhm, sure you do,” said Gavin.   
         “Militaristic,” said Martha.  
          “Aristocratic!” Tom smiled proudly.   
         “Lunatic,” said Jane.  
          “Mastic,” said Jacob.                      
          “Mystic,” said Martha.   
         “Good grief,” said Dr. B.   
          “Psychotic,” said Tom.  
         “Already have it!” said Alex.  
          “What? Really?” asked Tom.   
         “Were you even listening?” asked Jacob.  
          “Mathematic,” said Gavin.   
         “Yes, of course I was,” said Tom.    
         “Adventuristic,” said Jane.   
         “I doubt it,” said Jacob.  
         “Not a word!” said Alex, writing all the others down on a blank sheet of paper.
           Jane glared at her sister.  
          “Alphabetic,” said Martha proudly.  
          “Sympathetic,” said Jacob.  
          “Brilliant!” said Alex.  
          “Pessimistic,” said Tom.  
          “Have ye a ‘nough words endin’ in ‘tic,’ Miss Alex,” asked Seraphim – a member of Gavin’s crew.



These are some old/ancient journals I'm looking at for inspiration of what it might look like...

Fighting Off Bad Guys in My Workout??

I worked out for an hour and a half today! Though I'm counting the hour of walking to and from the grocery store as the half hour part. I feel GREAT! I did not want to stop that hardcore hour! It was fun! practicing fighting off bad guys ;)

Katie, my sister, walked in after her class and saw me do four different kicks in a row and asked if it was one of the forms or if i made it up myself.

I made it up myself (the combination that gets me almost 360 degrees.) It's inside crescent kick then front kick, then pivote to the left to Bob then roundhouse that person, then side-kick the person to the opposite side  then back kick the person behind me! :D

Inside Crescent kick - it's not easy...

Front Kick - keep toes together!

Bob (and weave) - that's what the guy on the left is doing.

Roundhouse

Side-Kick

Back-Kick

Yep, I imagine I'm fighting off multiple attackers and make up combinations to attack back and defend! Just like in the movies!! It makes me feel more confident in being able to defend myself if I actually visualize the actions and the person... :D So I can't wait to workout tomorrow and then the next day and the next and the...yea you get the idea ;)
But that's not ALL I do, I do jumping jacks, high knee jog in place, jump rope, back kicks, skaters, jump twist, a couple different muscle exercises, ab exercises <-- makes it a circuit training type of workout

 AND strectching.

I'm Thinkin' This Is What Book 1 is About

So a midst all my ideas for this Remmington Pirates series and trying to figure out what book one is about, it's not been easy. I'm thus throwing out this pitch. I  mean I'm sharing with you what I'm seriously considering as what for sure the first book is about, with all my subplots for the story that could be the main plot of book one, but they don't see good enough. They only seem brilliant as the subplot, because they don't satisfy me as being the main plot.

Dissatisfied

So!

WHAT BOOK 1 IS ABOUT:

Jane and Alexandra Remmington's father is at risk of losing the family estate and when they learn that Grandmamma's rare sapphire was stolen by a pirate and is a key to finding the Ultimate Treasure, they and their cousin - Martha - want to get it back, hoping the gem will buy them time to avoid a marriage without love and save their family's home. But it's not that easy, because they're not the only ones that want the sapphire.

More Posts Coming Soon

Yes, I miss posting on my blog. Yes, I will post on my blog in the near future???
Yes, I've become an extremely busy university student. Yes, I will survive the stress of being overwhelmed and so will you with whatever you're in the midst of.

So....

MORE POSTS TO COME SOON!!!!

Character Development

I steal things all the time. That's how I write my story. That's how get overloaded with so many sub-plot ideas and just want to put them ALL in the Remmington Pirates Series somehow, some way or another.

One of the things I steal is the things I hear people, I know or don't know, say. And use their personalities and try to think like they would for my character's development. Like I loosely-base some of my main and supporting characters off of someone I know.

I don't actually do that, but sometimes it feels like I'm eavesdropping on someone's words or something, even when I'm talking to them but I'm not.

Do I dare say, who Jane, Martha, and Alexandra Remmington are loosely-based off of? Or Crazy Lou?

And actually, some of my characters, like Jacob and Tom, I start seeing some of my friends in them, like they could be the same person! But they're not, just their personality. It's quite fascinating noticing someone I know or even meeting someone new and seeing alot of similarities with my characters that I've already created.

Explosion In Here - My Poor Brain

Today in my screenwriting class, I learned that it's okay to steal character and conflict ideas (basically) as long as you make it your own! Change the name and whatever else to make it your own.

Because YOU WANT TO OWN IT! Right?

And...what was I going to say...?

I forgot what I was going to say. Why? Because I'm tired. I don't have any me time, because I've been trying to keep up with homework, which is 90% of the time sorting and processing through my thousands of sub-plot ideas. They just never end! My head feels likes it's about to explode. I want them all! But then where's the main story exactly? It's going in, it could go in all sort of exciting directions with one main purpose...(to find the Ultimate Treasure).

Yes, I'm working on writing my first book in the Remmington Pirates Series and its movie script! I know! It's so exciting! There's so much pressure! Because I have a deadline! Which is the 14th of December to have all of my story's sub-plots sorted and picked out and good to go! Granted this is just for a class, BUT I do eventually want to get it published and then made into a movie (I being the screenwriter), so I NEED to know exactly what's happening! Yeah?

Oh! I remembered  what I wanted to say earlier, but I will post that later! (as in I will do it now and schedule the post's appearance to be later...) (The post will be called, "Character Development.")

The Romance and Friendship of The Remmington Pirates: Book 1

Throughout the story Alexandra (Alex) meets rich Earl Basil, Jane becomes enemies with Tom, a pirate on Skullblade’s ship. Also Martha (Marty) likes Joshua (Josh), the son of a duke, and secretly Gavin. Josh and Tom like Martha. Gavin, a young pirate captain, and Derrick, a young British Navy Lieutenant, like Jane. Jane likes Jacob and Gavin. Alex doesn't like Gavin. Alex likes Basil and maybe Jacob, a pirate on her uncle’s ship. Basil and Jacob like Alex.

New enemies.

Lots of male conflict!

Gavin, Jacob and Tom are all enemies of each other, who end up allies.



Male Competition.



Forced allies.

 Newfound trusted and old found trusted friendships.

What Are They Saying Exactly

This time, I’m talking about scenes where I know how the character is reacting and even possibly where they’re at and what they’re doing, but I’m not sure what they’re saying yet, because I need to take time and finish the scene. But for me, before I can finish the scene I need to figure out more of what’s happening the story, so that the scene fits in with the story, otherwise what’s the point of the scene?

An incomplete scene, where I know who said it, but I'm not certain of her exact words yet but I know how her manner is...:

Having tea with some important peers or simply standing about the room in a little private party...

During the conversation Jane saw SOMEONE (meaning I need to put someone important's name here) outside (could be in the backyard or on the street or something, I don't know yet) DOING SOMETHING (I don't know what this person is doing yet, so I'm making sure I know that I need to figure that).

      "Will you excuse me?" Jane walked out the open doors to the balcony and looked below yelling SOMETHING DEMANDINGLY OR ANGRILY AT THAT SOMEONE.

      HE SAID SOMETHING BACK.

     "Yes, I know," she snapped back with some more attitude than appropriate.

      From behind her the girls were giving her shock, questioning looks and glances amongst each other.

SOME MORE DIALOGUE/CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS (so eventually Jane will say)

     "Believe me, it will be positively believable." She paused a second. "I do believe."

Another unfinished scene (I'm not sure if it's Jane or Marty...):
The evil captain wanted information from the three pirates (one being Alexandra disguised as a boy, so no one knows she's a girl, the second is an unnamed pirate and the third is either Jane or Martha also in disguise as boys). They are tied up either by their hands and feet and their bodies to a post or just their hands and feet or just their hands behind their backs (I don't know yet, but I will eventually!) They are unwilling to tell...
     Furious the captain yanked out his cutlass and cut out the heart of the middle aged, unnamed pirate next to Alex. She cringed in disgust and discomfort, as the poor man howled in pain. She turned her head away, as did Jane/Marty.
      EVIL then brought the dripping heart just inches from Alex's face. "I will do the same to you, if 'n ye don't tell me _____." He chucked the heart overboard.
     Alex hardened her face with a look of defiance, but said nothing as he threatened her with his eyes.
     "No?" He suddenly aimed his cutlass at Jane/Marty.
     "Wait!" Alex yelled, stopping him from touching her sister/cousin.


An unfinished scene (I'm not sure if it's Jacob or Tom):
    Alexandra leaned on the railing with Tom/Jacob. They looked out over the sun setting on the vast blue horizon.
     LOT'S OF OR A LITTLE BIT OF DIALOGUE
     "_____," said Tom/Jacob turning toward her.
      "_____." Alex turned to face him. He looked in her eyes and it took her breath away. What was she doing? She can't fall in love with a pirate. She had to think of her family.
     Looking at his face, she could sense that he wanted to kiss her. She felt turmoil rise up in her like a giant wave threatening to do something dangerous or exciting. Or maybe it was threatening to warn her of what the damage of falling in love with him would be.
    He leaned his face toward hers ______.

An unfinished scene:
     "So, according to Miss Alex, if you tell me where the ____ island is, you'd have to kill me," said Tom.
    "Yeah," said Gavin.
    "So don't tell me. Let's be honest. You couldn't kill me if you wanted too."
    "Yeah?"
    "Yeah!"
    "Try me."
    "Already did. Back in the arena and you banged yourself right into the crowd."
     "That was just a game."
     "Ah! A game right. I won that game, though did I not?" Tom smirked.
     "One more minute-"
     "One more minute, and you'd both be dead," said Alexandra. "Niether of you won, and your plan was a half-basted disaster. Had it not been for the stampede, we would be pushing up daisies."


An unfinished scene:
   Martha looked down then met his eyes. "Jacob..." She wished she did not need his help, but he was her only hope. "When we get to the Eye's Cave ____..."
    He raised a brow. "You're at that tale again? Come on, Marty! You know how many have already died trying to get to that place?"
    "I know, but it's my destiny."
     "Destiny? Marty-"
    "Jacob, please! If we don't get to the treasure before EVIL, then the treasure will destroy us all." (I don't know if that's true or not...yet)


An unfinished scene (I'm not sure which girl yet...I want more of the story to unfold before me first...):
Late at night, Julie/Marty/Alex/Jane was walking when suddenly someone landed behind her and no sooner had his arm around her neck threatening with a creepy, sinister whisper next to her ear. "If you scream I will cut out you tongue." He presented a dager with his free hand.
     Julie/Alex/Marty/Jane's heart beat rapidly and her breathing came in rapidly, as she subtly began to shake in fear.
     "And if you try anything else, expect something worse."
      Gulping she asked, "What do you want with me?" She closed her eyes, as she heard him breathe in heavily then exhale noisily.
      "_______," said he.
     She felt every hair on her body rise, as she heard a smile creep with his spine-chilling whisper. She begged, "Please. Please, don't take me with you." She felt her eyes begin to water then streak her rosy cheeks.
    "No?" He fingered her loose hair. "That's now what you really want."
     "Wha-what d-do you mean?" She stuttered tearfully.
     "Don't try to soften me with your tears, princess."
      "____, HER NAME, ____!" They heard a male/female voice calling. "_____! Where are you?"
     "Go through the bushes," he ordered losing his grip on her neck for her wrist, while still holding a blade near her.
     Right before he pushed her through the bushes to their right, she yanked off her necklace and dropped it on the pathway then stumbled behind.

NOTE that all of these scenes do not have a specific spot in the entire series, so I don't even know when they happen yet. I mean I have an idea, but I'm still deciding!

Who Said That?

Sometimes I randomly hear characters talking in my head. At first I'm not sure which character said that. OR I just get some idea for a random conversation and then I have to figure which characters should say that. Who does it sound like would say that?
And if I'm crunched for time I might just leave it blank or put in capitalized letters HE or SHE or EVIL said so that I know to finish figuring out the character and the situation...

For instance - I will give you some examples of characters talking in my head...

A line (where I don't know who said it yet):
     "These people will say anything!" said HE about the English court.

A bit o' conversation (I've given myself three options for each person's line):
    "Have you been shot?" asked Marty/Jane/Alex.
    "Not lately," said Gavin/Tom/Jacob.

A line:
    "May God have mercy on Jane's soul," said HE (who said that??? I'm imagining an English lord of the sort)

A bit o' conversation:
    "I need to speak to Captian Lou," said Marty/Jane/Alex.
     "To see the captain, we will have to cross the island," said HE (a pirate).
     "Well, who told me to be brought to this side of the island?"

A line:
    "How can one woman do so much damage?" asked HE.

A bit o' conversation between two male characters:
    "Pirates! Muslime pirates!"
    "This is what I call a timely interruption! Though what'll come of it - the devil himself only knows."

A bit o' conversation between a male and one of the main female characters:
     "Grab the linstock!" ordered HE.
     "The what?" She gave him a confused look.
     "The forked staff holding the lighted material used to fire a cannon."

A bit o' conversation:
   "Don't eat that!" He pulled her hand away from her mouth. "It's baneful."
     She froze then quickly tossed THE FORK/SPOON on the ground. "Good heavens! Who would poison my food?"

A bit o' conversation:
    "Look, the lady can manage arms."
     "She can wield weapons?"
    "That's what I said!"
    "Which ones?"

A bit o' conversation:
    "Your smothering host will die."
    "What?"
    "Your amy. Will die."

A bit o' conversation:
     "Such a partnership requires sober thought. My poor head has been dancing with run this whole week past," said Gavin/Tom.
     Jane/Alex/Marty rolled her eyes.

A line:
   "All this time I've been packing ice around my heart. How do I make it melt?" asked Alex/Marty.

A bit o' conversation:
     HE growled and made one powerful slice with his sword that cut the table clean through. He turned and pointed his blade at Tom.
    Tom grinned innocently. "How are you?"
    "You fool! Did you really think I wouldn't know?" HE growled.

A line said to Marty or Jane or Alex:
   "Bring one's arse to anchor," said HE. "It means sit down."

 

NOTE that all of these lines and conversations do not have a specific spot in the entire series, so I don't even know when they happen yet. I mean I have an idea, but I'm still deciding!

Inspiration From My Life

Every now and then someone will say something or something will happen or a memory of something specific comes back to me and I can't help but think of how to use it in my books, because when I hear or remember those things from around my life it starts to form itself into my books' life, taking on a different setting that's appropriate to the eighteenth century.

A random old street in Venice, Italy.

Here's a piece that will go in one of the books following book 1:
      "So what are we looking for?" asked Alexandra.
      "A cat," answered HE. (I don't know who said it yet).
      "I beg your pardon, but did you say, 'cat'?" asked Martha.
       "You will find this male cat in Venice," said HE.
      "Venice?" asked Jane with disbelief.
     "Yes, he is basically brown," said HE.
     "Does he have a name?" asked Marty - Martha's nickname.
     "No-" started HE.
     "What part of Venice exactly?" Jane inquired.
      He opened his mouth to answer, but was cut off.
      "And could you be more specific as to what kind of brown he is?" asked Alex - Alexandra's nickname.
       He sighed. "No, I will not. Now, do you want the rest of your instructions?"
     The girls exchanged glances of surprise, and Marty answered, "Sorry. Please go on." She smiled ruefully.
     "He will be drinking milk from a female cat with her kittens." The gave him an odd look, as he contintued, "The male cat will then go to his owner. So you must follow the cat from a distance. If he knows he's being followed he will not take you to Fabio."
      "Fabio?" SHE questioned. (I don't know which of the girls said this yet...)


You are probably thinking how odd - a male cat drinking milk from a female cat with her kittens. How ridiculous! And unreal!

Actually, it really happened. I grew up on a farm with cats, dogs, horses, cows, and pigs. We had one  adult cat named "Tigger," you know like from Winnie the Pooh.
I had gone out to the barn one day (I was probably around 10 or younger or older), and I saw him in the midst of baby kittens drinking milk from a female cat - the mother cat. It was the strangest sight I'd ever seen. I don't remember if my sister or mum saw it with me or not, but there you have it! That memory had come back to me about a year ago, screaming to go in my book somehow.

No this is not actually Tigger, but it's almost what he looked like. Our Tigger died of old age several years ago, but we've got pictures of him somewhere at home...

Here's another piece that will go somewhere in the series:
      "Alex! Will you get me some bullets?" yelled Jane.
      "Where are the bullets?" asked Alex.
     "I have no idea," said Jane.
     "NAME, where did you put the bullets when you cleaned the room?" asked Alex. (I don't know who she's talking to yet.)
      "In the ______," said HE. (I don't know where he put them yet either.)
       "Why are they in there, you psycho person," said Alex retrieving them. "We need them up front."


Okay, so originally this was a conversation between me, my sister and my brother, I don't remember what was being asked for, but it was something that did not exist in the 18th century and he had put them in some closet I think. Haha, I don't remember, but you get the idea!?!?!

So it's a work a progress, being adapted to the 18th century! ;)

When Did I Start Writing the Pirate Saga?

I started writing "The Remmington Pirates Saga" in autumn-winter of 2009. I KNOW it's been forming and transforming for YEARS! I'm almost embarrassed, but what can I say? I'm learning about being a writer and experimenting and discovering what I like.

And the saga was orginally going to be one book and one main character (well two actually with the hero and heroine) and then a month later it became a trilogy with three main characters (or six rather, because of the heroes and heroines).

But as the story started taking on a bigger and more interesting shape, I realized that three books was not enough. I have so many ideas and plots and plot twists. It get soo complicated and exciting! AAH!

Because I personally don't like to read giant fat books, over 500 or 600 pages. Who can hold that for hours?
Ok, that's not my reason for not liking giant fat books, my reason is: IT'S INTIMIDATING!

So my books will PROBABLY be between 300 and 500 pages. (My max and minimum.) ;)

What is My Genre?

Every writer has a genre, right?

I don't know. Wait! Yes, I do. And yes, every writer has a genre.

C.S. Lewis - fantasy, action adventure
J.R.R. Tolkien - fantasy, action adventure
Stephanie Meyer - fantasy, romance
Rick Riordan - fantasy, action adventure (romance? nah...)
Linda Lee Chaikin - historical fiction, romance, contemporary fiction, amish, drama
J.K. Rowling - fantasy (action adventure?)
Cathy Marie Hake - historical fiction, romance
Gilbert Morris - historical fiction, romance
Christopher Paulini - fantasy, action adventure
Ian Fleming - spy fiction, action adventure

You get the idea. I like action, adventure, fantasy, romance, fiction and historical.

Originally, my "Remmington Pirates Series" was going to strictly be a historical action, romance type of thing, but over the years - because I wanted to add more adventure to it, like Indiana Jones - I decided to touch on fantasy, but still be as close to historically accurate as possible.

And now I'm thinkin', why hold back? I still want to be close to historically accurate, but history is really people's re-creation of what they think it was like back then, granted if we're lucky, we've got evidence from journals and books and artifacts and what-not to help us "re-create" history. (This statement was based off of what my UK "Early Modern England" professor told us in our lecture/class at the beginning of the autumn semester of 2012.)

So I'm writing a fable or an allegory.
Fable means: "a story about supernatural, mythological, or legendary characters and events."
Fable (also) means: "a false or improbable account of something."
Fable synonyms: story, allegory, tale, legend, myth, parable

Allegory means: "a work in which the characters and events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual or moral meaning."
Allegory (also) means: "the symbolic expression of a deeper meaning through a story or scene action out by human, animal, or mythical characters."
Allegory (also) means: "allegories considered as a literary or artistic genre."
Allegory (also) means: "a symbolic representation of something."
Allegory synonyms: parable, fable, metaphor, symbol, story, tale

Now I wanted to know, what movies are allegories?
I googled and got a variety...(some of them happen to also be books made into movies):
Batman: The Dark Knight
X-Men
X2: X-Men United
Fight Club
Wizard of Oz
Spiderman
Iron Man 2
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and 2
The Matrix
District 9
The Tree of Life
The Planet of Apes
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Ghostbusters 2
Chronicles of Narnia movies
Captain America
Kill Bill: Vol 1
The Lord of the Rings
Air Force One
X-Men: First Class
Eragon
Elektra
Tron movies
Puss in Boots
Heartless
Safe House
Columbiana
John Carter
The Secret of NIMH
The Wedding Date
Man on a Ledge
Superman
Dracula
Frankenstein Monster
Jaws
Godzilla
Werewolf
Alien 3
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gladiator
The Lion King
King Kong
THe Ninth Configuration
The Proposition
Total Recall
The Secret Gardan
The Hunger Games
The Christmas Carol
The Sixth Sense
Home Alone
Meet the Parents
The Number 23

(I have NOT seen all of these, only some...)

But honestly, I think every story has meaning behind it. Why else write it?

SO. My genre is action, adventure, fantasy, historical with romance of course. ;)