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azurelunatic) wrote2010-11-21 11:10 am
azurelunatic) wrote2010-11-21 11:10 am
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Notes, all of which were said elsewhere
# Wednesday, 0135: Hahaha, apparently Mike's exploits at the wedding are so legend that Alex has heard of them; he tells them as an anecdote to Mary in 2.
6:00 PM 11/6/2010
http://geekfeminism.org/2010/11/01/a-word-of-advice-to-urban-fantasy-heroines-cowgirl-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9057
So far, the only multiple relationship drama I’ve got is something happening offscreen: prior to the time our series starts, one of the characters is notable for her philandering (outside of the parameters of the relationship). Her girlfriend gets annoyed, and the local senior wisewoman dispenses the Cluebat of Lovingkindness, and Monogamy Ensues. There’s still some debate about how much of a mention that gets, as neither of those two is the focus character.
There’s also some heterosexual cheating (again, before things start properly, and in equal parts because Mr. Romantic Interest has previously been Crossed in Love, and also because Mr. Romantic Interest is a recovering dipshit and his [former] best friend was a lot more interesting and self-assured around the now-ex-girlfriend than Mr. Romantic Interest was).
There’s definitely room for references to various stably non-monogamous cameo characters, but it’s tough to petition my cast for greater representation of non-monogamous characters, because so many of them have pair-bonded without much in the way of drama.
My heroine and Mr. Romantic Interest have successfully monogamously pair-bonded; there was never a question of a second guy. The romantic conflict was whether they would get together in an unhealthy fashion, get together healthily, or not get together at all. (They’ve been so successful at pairing off that they decided to up and leave for Book 2, and they’re categorically denying it was a honeymoon at present, given that they’re not married and at this point look likely to remain perfectly happily engaged until her roommates’ daughter is old enough to officiate at the wedding.)
I do have a heterosexual woman who’s in a relationship with a bisexual man, and they’ve both got a bit of a thing for a male (presenting, at least; he informs me that it’s complicated, and that it’s just simpler to present as male to Earth folks) demon.
The original seed for the story of book 3 was “a romantic comedy that doesn’t, you know, suck”, and I knew which minor character’s romance it was going to be … just not how, or who with. But if it’s a happy plural relationship with two other women (identities yet to be determined), then maybe, just maybe, that plotline will work itself out too.
4:38 AM 11/5/2010
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3703404
Urban fantasy yet again! So far all of my urban fantasy with a named location has been in Phoenix, AZ, and this is no exception -- it's a sequel to the previous two. I used to live there. (Now I'm in the San Francisco Bay area.)
The city itself isn't very strongly personified in this, but I can't really imagine another place that I could tell the same story. Maybe somewhere in a metropolitan area of Texas? Certainly not Las Vegas. It's hot, it's dry, it's got a lot of cityscape in between the locations, and it's modern.
The series has, after a certain amount of debate, decided that it will allow itself to be called the "Cracked Phoenix" trilogy (though goodness knows what the other books set in the same universe will decide on) -- it wanted "Dark Phoenix Rising" at first, but that was already a comic book series. Woops.
Book 1 (2006): an evil game developer summons demons through his game; two protagonists learn magic. Everything's better when an evil mage has cast a love spell on you, right?
Book 2: (2008): Nice zombies you have there. You don't mind if we use them to allow all Hell to break loose on Earth, right? She's a 2nd grade teacher. He's a demon. Together, they fight crime! ... hell invading Earth counts as "crime", right?
Book 3: (2010): Having battled evil game developers and zombies, Meet The Parents ought to be a cakewalk. Oh shit, what's this problem with a rogue Cult of Venus?
5:08 AM 11/5/2010
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/comment/reply/3701954/4916408#comment-4916408
In a case of fantasy and reality mimicking each other, the kid of one of my friends just got suspended from school for using a (likely non-magical) umbrella to wallop another kid.
The umbrella may have automatically opened, starting the walloping, but the kid continued it on his own (apparently after things got gnarly in some fashion).
So additional bonus points if the sentient magical umbrella starts the fight in which it is used as a weapon.
6:00 PM 11/6/2010
http://geekfeminism.org/2010/11/01/a-word-of-advice-to-urban-fantasy-heroines-cowgirl-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9057
So far, the only multiple relationship drama I’ve got is something happening offscreen: prior to the time our series starts, one of the characters is notable for her philandering (outside of the parameters of the relationship). Her girlfriend gets annoyed, and the local senior wisewoman dispenses the Cluebat of Lovingkindness, and Monogamy Ensues. There’s still some debate about how much of a mention that gets, as neither of those two is the focus character.
There’s also some heterosexual cheating (again, before things start properly, and in equal parts because Mr. Romantic Interest has previously been Crossed in Love, and also because Mr. Romantic Interest is a recovering dipshit and his [former] best friend was a lot more interesting and self-assured around the now-ex-girlfriend than Mr. Romantic Interest was).
There’s definitely room for references to various stably non-monogamous cameo characters, but it’s tough to petition my cast for greater representation of non-monogamous characters, because so many of them have pair-bonded without much in the way of drama.
My heroine and Mr. Romantic Interest have successfully monogamously pair-bonded; there was never a question of a second guy. The romantic conflict was whether they would get together in an unhealthy fashion, get together healthily, or not get together at all. (They’ve been so successful at pairing off that they decided to up and leave for Book 2, and they’re categorically denying it was a honeymoon at present, given that they’re not married and at this point look likely to remain perfectly happily engaged until her roommates’ daughter is old enough to officiate at the wedding.)
I do have a heterosexual woman who’s in a relationship with a bisexual man, and they’ve both got a bit of a thing for a male (presenting, at least; he informs me that it’s complicated, and that it’s just simpler to present as male to Earth folks) demon.
The original seed for the story of book 3 was “a romantic comedy that doesn’t, you know, suck”, and I knew which minor character’s romance it was going to be … just not how, or who with. But if it’s a happy plural relationship with two other women (identities yet to be determined), then maybe, just maybe, that plotline will work itself out too.
4:38 AM 11/5/2010
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3703404
Urban fantasy yet again! So far all of my urban fantasy with a named location has been in Phoenix, AZ, and this is no exception -- it's a sequel to the previous two. I used to live there. (Now I'm in the San Francisco Bay area.)
The city itself isn't very strongly personified in this, but I can't really imagine another place that I could tell the same story. Maybe somewhere in a metropolitan area of Texas? Certainly not Las Vegas. It's hot, it's dry, it's got a lot of cityscape in between the locations, and it's modern.
The series has, after a certain amount of debate, decided that it will allow itself to be called the "Cracked Phoenix" trilogy (though goodness knows what the other books set in the same universe will decide on) -- it wanted "Dark Phoenix Rising" at first, but that was already a comic book series. Woops.
Book 1 (2006): an evil game developer summons demons through his game; two protagonists learn magic. Everything's better when an evil mage has cast a love spell on you, right?
Book 2: (2008): Nice zombies you have there. You don't mind if we use them to allow all Hell to break loose on Earth, right? She's a 2nd grade teacher. He's a demon. Together, they fight crime! ... hell invading Earth counts as "crime", right?
Book 3: (2010): Having battled evil game developers and zombies, Meet The Parents ought to be a cakewalk. Oh shit, what's this problem with a rogue Cult of Venus?
5:08 AM 11/5/2010
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/comment/reply/3701954/4916408#comment-4916408
Points if a character owns a magical umbrella.
BP if it can be used as a weapon.
DBP if it's sentient.
TBP if it can talk.
In a case of fantasy and reality mimicking each other, the kid of one of my friends just got suspended from school for using a (likely non-magical) umbrella to wallop another kid.
The umbrella may have automatically opened, starting the walloping, but the kid continued it on his own (apparently after things got gnarly in some fashion).
So additional bonus points if the sentient magical umbrella starts the fight in which it is used as a weapon.