Dresden

OK, so I just read something about creative excersizes for writers. One of them was to make a diary for a fictional character. So, while on hiatus from writing my book -- long story, it started when something happened between me and a friend, and it's complicated -- I'll be doing this until I can get my mind back to its original state. I'll have to introduce my characters first, though, along with the person they were based off of:



DRESDEN ROMAN: Our awesome protagonist. Growing up in a controlled environment is weird -- and she can tell you about it in detail. Her father died a few years before the story's told. She's a curious person with an addictive persona. Feel free to call her 'Drez.'
(Dresden is loosely based off of myself, with a bunch of aspects thrown in that I like.)



BENJAMIN FROST: Our awesome sub-protagonist. He's the leader of a band of 'rag-tag escapees' as he calls them. He's from a (kinda) far-off village, and came to Dresden's community/city under emergency circumstances with his family. At the moment, he resides under the city with the rest of the crew. Call him 'Ben'. If you call him Benji, he may get mad.
(I stole Ben's name from a friend, but he's the only character only of my sole creation.)


KEENAN JORDISON: Keenan and Colette are vampires. There aren't very many vampires left, but they're two of them. Keenan is the son of a doctor, and he and Colette traveled to the city for as-yet-unknown reasons. Ben found out about them, and inquired about their vampy-ness. He was interested and asked them to join him. They obviously excepted. Just call him 'Keenan.'
(Keenan's based off of my friend Dan who's writing a side series/prequel about Keenan and Colette.)


COLETTE MARKS: Almost total mind-twin of Keenan. Though, that might just be because they're vampires. She's a smart cookie -- and likes cookies, too. Just call her 'Colette.'
(Colette is based off of Dezzy -- Destiny -- who is Dan's mind-twin. She's Dan's Colette equivelant.)


MARYELLE 'ESPERANZA' HALMANN: She's got a similar story to Sparks. She's a runaway, like all of them, actually. She's a sensitive person, but nice to talk to -- she's good at comforting you, no matter what the situation, and always has a good idea. She also lightens the mood easily, she and Dresden do, actually, with their craziness. Feel free to call her either 'Esperanza' or 'Espy.'
(Esperanza is based off of Bekkah -- Rebecca -- and . . . is pretty cool.)


VALENTINE 'SPARKS' LOWE: Sparks and Espy have similar stories . . . each of which will be explained later, and in my book (or in here). Sparks is a red-haired maniac, as Espy would say. He's the kind of person who would pour glue on something because it looked fun. But don't be fooled -- he's smart! All of them are! Behind all of that spaceyness, there lies a ticking brain. 'Sparks' will do for him -- he's not too picky.
(Sparks is based off of my friend Tim, but I stole the name from a Shakespeare play -- 'The Two Men of Verona' -- Well, I stole the name Valentine from that one. 'Sparks' came on its own.)

I don't have any secondary characters as of yet. If I come up with one (or Dan does) I'll introduce them at the beginning of the post they're mentioned in.

Y'know, this might not be a journal, but a little series of side-adventures. Hmm.

Initial information

Hello! Welcome to my blog -- which is all about my current writing career. If you're looking for a sillier blog, check out my other, less serious, more fun blog: http://www.meltdownlogic.blogspot.com/ -- fun stuff.

Onto business.

I'm currently growing up in a small town in Minnesota that doesn't have a bookstore. I'm completely serious. And -- stupid italics -- and I actually have yet to graduate high school. I'm currently writing my first book (Technically, second. My first one was lost when our computer crashed last summer). I'm still working on a title, but it's the first book in the 'Fallen Years' series . . . or trilogy. Saga. Whatever.

I'd like to make this evident right away:

I am NOT a "Twi-hard."

I liked the books, up until the "Twi-hards" started cultivating their love of Edward. Then the movie just tipped it over the edge of hatred for me (I do like how the werewolves look for the second one, though). I mean -- it's too horrible to even have a cult following! Instead, all these little girls line up and learn about sex appeal and vampires -- and Twilight's endorsing the fact that in the movie and the book, Edward is an over protective, scary, and potentially abusive boyfriend. Why would they teach young girls that? They're teaching little girls that they always need rescuing. Heh -- not me, I'm a self-rescuing princess (and so is Dresden from my book.)! Girls today need good, emotionally strong, independant female role models -- which Twilight seems to lack. It disgusts me.

I mean, look at the heroines in classic, good movies and books:

Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal(Book & Movie): Clarice Starling is a very independant FBI agent who takes care of her own business without the help of a man (Hannibal himself doesn't count, because he couldn't physically save Clarice like Edward has to physically save Bella).

Cirque Du Freak (Book): Some of the last books in the series (I think it was Allies Of The Night and Killers Of The Dawn by Darren Shan) include Debbie Hemloch, as an adult (As opposed to her as a teen in Tunnels Of Blood) joins the quest for the Vampanese Lord, along with an ex-FBI agent, Alice. They are valuble assets to the quest, and never need any male help. They're good, independant women and know how to kick some Vampanese butt. Crap -- forgot about Arra Sails. Kick-butt vampire lady who can stand up to any dude!

There are a million other examples out there -- in good, actually readable books that don't have big words inserted unnecesarily to make it look like an intelligent book for ditzes to want to look smart and popular. News Flash: I've come to the conclusion that the chances of that are in the negatives. I am serious. I mean, I've been told that my IQ must be off the charts. That I have the vocabulary of a 42 year old, and when I read Twilight, I could feel my brain cells commiting suicide. It was that distasteful. I'd rather be reading 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante. Or The Grapes Of Wrath -- or The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal.

So if you are a twi-hard, please leave now. Please.

For everyone's sake.