Taking Back the Feminine

List five ideas or plots for stories you'll probably never write, and why you won't write them.

(I doubt Min is going to mind if I yanked this from her.)


1. (Gemmy) Follow up story to Eden.
It won't happen for two reasons. The first being that I completely screwed my own timeline writing Eden in the first place (it was actually supposed to work with Dracula 2000), and second, the amount of research it would require is too enormous. Although I did once have a good plot idea...*stares wistfully into the distance*

2. (Gemmy) Sequel to Bittersweet.
The trouble with Bittersweet is that it's meant to stand alone. I never intended a follow up, and I'll probably never do one.

3. (SW) A story where Obi-wan discovers a way to save Qui-Gon, and in doing so, changes the future.
While this is an excellent idea (and certainly not one I birthed on my own), it's simply too large of a story to do. It would wind up being like Cassandra Claire's famous Draco trilogy. I've seen this type of story done in bites; Anne Higgins is well-known for her Bonding series, but she only deals with the Phantom Menance and stops.

I would want to change everything, from Qui-Gon alive, to Anakin NOT turning to the Dark Side, to Padme and Ani's marriage, to the birth of Luke and Leia, to the Jedi Temple remaining alive and well, to Leia meeting Han, and Luke meeting Mara, to the birth of all THEIR children...but the research required would be incredible, not to metion all the plot twists and holes you'd have to avoid. I'm toying with the idea of working with it up to and including the rearing of Luke and Leia (they would be definably different, I think), but I'm not sure yet.

4. (Original) The OT3 get married.
While I love the idea to bits, the way the Silver Alliance is set up...it ain't possible. There will be heartbreak and some pathos and probably some wangst. I've thought about writing an AU...but honestly, that's cheating. Writing an AU on your own original is just lame. So no happy marriage...although it seems the twins will still make an appearance. Now I've got figure out HOW.

5. (Star Moon:AU) Something with a goddamn plot.
Since Aakii hasn't been around in months (and months), I'm seriously considering shutting the project down. I'm not feeling her, and I turned her into a bitch from the very beginning (which was not my intention), and now I'm caught up with TSA (and uni work). So I very much doubt that I'll be writing anything about her soon.

...And told my parents I was going out with friends. The truth? I went to see POTO for the FIFTH time. I am truly obsessed. *shrugs*

While I was there, I met three lovely ladies, who had seen the play...in Indiana, I think. It was out of state, I know. Anyway, they all liked the movie a lot better, and one of them wanted to know where to get the soundtrack.

Ladies and gentlemen, give me cheers. I have successfully converted three more people (elderly ladies, to boot) into Phantomism! Go me!

I also have to burn a copy of the soundtrack for Iris. She's so sweet, letting me in free all the time, so I'll give her a copy of the music. My music...*sings softly*

Ahem. Today is Tuesday, right? Yeah. Okay. Just checking. The day feels weird.

I suppose it might help if I got out of the darkened theater every now and then...but...my music...my Gerard and my Emmy...I NEED them so!

Realizing that "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" would be a perfect accompianment to the next chapter of Unspoken Secrets,
Me

EEEEEE! The DVD of Phantom is coming out April 28th! THANK GOD. I could not have waited until 2006, I would have gone insane and kicked off to the big opera house in the sky.

Okay...I have not yet written the next part of Unspoken Secrets, There's No Returning My Blood.

I spent a ton of today studying my Anatomy for the exam on Tuesday, and so I was totally worn out by the time I came home for work. But I do have a strong sense of the story, and I should have it written tommrrow, although I may not be able to post it til late that night, as I have to work from 3-9.

Oh! Today at work, I lost like, 6 quarts of blood. No kidding. Why, you ask? Well, contrary to popular belief, I was not juggling knives, threatening an assassin, or attempting to resurrect the Witch of the Golden Pond. (Don't ask). My nose bled for an hour and a half today. Because of that, I don't feel so hot.

Okay, actually I feel very warm, and I think I'll be going to bed soon. But you know what I mean.

In the meantime...Finding Neverland has finally shown up around here, and I'm going to see it with a friend on Sunday. We'll just pretend I haven't seen it twice already, shall we?

And I believe I have found a writer better than Gaston Leroux. You can find her in my memories, and she has written The Phantom of the Opera from Christine's point of view, which is very different. Needless to say, Christine and Erik wind up together. But this woman has an excellent grasp of the Victorian tongue, and I suggest you read it even if you're only interested in Victorian culture.

Okay. Now that I have that out of the way...I'm trying to write more. Believe me, lack of ideas isn't the problem. It's more like...the ideas make no sense to anyone but me. Which just sucks. It really really does.

Like this ( case )

I was lost on my English assignment, and this little thing popped into my head. I am the biggest feminist, I swear. And I STILL don't approve of women on the front lines in combat. Alexander will hate me for this, I know.
He will call me up and probably start swearing (in French, nonetheless) and demand to know why I'm not urging women into combat.

*rolls eyes* I love my gay men. I do. But when did they stop being boys and become men? *sighs*

Anyway, I want to write a story about a coffee shop and a college student, and her experiences. Any advice on kickass starting lines?

I love you all!

(And just for the record, I am NOT high on drugs, as a certain boy suggested).