Comments | paradisa: 7 notebooks filled; written/action

ectobabble in paradisa

7 notebooks filled; written/action

Apr 26, 2011 10:38

[this morning finds Ray in the lobby, a pile of books beside him on the couch as he watches everyone mill around. occasionally, he'll scribble in a notebook in his lap if someone particularly interesting wanders past ... he's collecting character descriptions. after a minute, he'll reach for one of the other books, meaning to grab his plot ( Read more... )

ray stantz

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ilu truthin_bones April 26 2011, 14:57:07 UTC

Rationally speaking, we still do not know if it is magic that controls strange events here, Ray.

ilu2 ectobabble April 26 2011, 18:22:32 UTC

Maybe it doesn't control the events, Bren, but it still exists! You can't deny that. It's everywhere in this place. And besides, it'll give some great flavor to my new book!

truthin_bones April 26 2011, 18:34:44 UTC

Have you considered keeping it more logical and pragmatic? It would certainly keep it apart from everyday life in Paradisa.

ectobabble April 27 2011, 03:20:22 UTC

I guess, but ... there are plenty of books like that in the library. I figured it might be a nice change of pace for residents to see a book written just for them. Somethin' that captures what it's really like around here, but wraps it all up and gives it a nice, solid happy ending.

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thisisprogress April 26 2011, 15:06:04 UTC

...Never knew you were a fiction writer, Ray. You sure you want to ruin the plot for everyone?

ectobabble April 26 2011, 18:21:32 UTC

I never told you? I've had like, two books published back home ... sort've ...

Wait, what do you mean, rui--- OH, NO. I ... crud, this was supposed to go in my other notebook ...!

thisisprogress April 26 2011, 18:26:19 UTC

Really? What sort of books?

[A laugh.] You'd better watch where you put things, Ray.

ectobabble April 27 2011, 03:21:51 UTC

Mysteries, mostly! Crime fiction, that sorta thing ...

Sorry. Won't happen again ...

Action teds_up April 26 2011, 16:28:42 UTC

[Heads up, Ray. Ted's drunk. Very drunk.]

What is UP man? [He strolls over, flopping on the couch next to Ray.] Making some words?

ectobabble April 26 2011, 18:20:27 UTC

Oh, hi! ... Yeah, I'm ... I was a novelist back home, so I figured I'd keep it goin', here. ...

Whoooo, hit the liquid bread a little hard this morning, did we, buddy?

teds_up April 26 2011, 18:52:36 UTC

Novelist? Sweet. [Head nodding up in down in approval.]

Oh man. You would have, too, if yooou'd been in my shoes. [The reason he doesn't sound so traumatized right now? Well.]

ectobabble April 27 2011, 03:22:32 UTC

Why, what happened? [proper notebook and pencil at the ready - EVERYTHING is novel fodder. ev. er. y. thing.]

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explorationist April 26 2011, 20:25:38 UTC

[Hey, Ray, there's a blue-haired chick staring at you right nowww]

...What're you doing?

ectobabble April 27 2011, 03:22:59 UTC

Oh, hey, Coraline! I'm working on my novel! How're you?

explorationist April 27 2011, 21:24:17 UTC

You're writing a novel? [Head tiltt] I'm, uh, good.

ectobabble May 4 2011, 19:05:37 UTC

Yeah, this is my ... fourth, I think. Fourth or fifth. Some people don't really count The Story of Sarah Bathory since it was more of a novella thing ...

breakmychest April 26 2011, 20:52:37 UTC

...what heroine? Why are you writing about Fred?

ectobabble April 27 2011, 03:23:50 UTC

The heroine of my next nov --- oh. Oh, whoops, that wasn't supposed to be in the journal. .... Phew. Thanks for pointing it out before I got to the notes about the murderer! I'd hate to have spoiled it for everyone!

breakmychest April 27 2011, 11:08:08 UTC

Yeah, wouldn't want that. [Can you hear the sarcasm? Spike doesn't care about your novel.]

ectobabble May 4 2011, 19:06:18 UTC

But I'm not writing anything bad about her, promise. She's just inspiration. You know, like a muse!