A few moments ago I was ranting on my other blog and I decided rants belong here.
Making books for kids is so challenging! But there are lots of lovable kids in my family and it would be really sad to say "Sorry you're not old enough to read your aunt's first ever manga.". But I know I can do it! In my could-be-finished-but-isn't-really novel Fairytales and Actors there is a scene where Rian and his friend Luis go on a double date. I had this perfect adult scenario (These ideas come from watching too many weird movies) in my head and then I thought about the message the book was supposed to deliver. It was something about giving people something to beleive in or something but I knew I wanted to write a great fairytale/novel (fairnovel?) that would inspire the world including kids. So I had to water down the scene to make it appropriate which wasn't really that easy because Rian acted more like a 19 year old than a 26 year old. (Which is probably why I constantly write "Mom I'm a 26 year old man!" every few pages)
Here's the summary of Fairytales and Actors:
After writing a few pages of the story I came up with the title. It represents that Rian is on a journey to live/write a fairy tale and all the people around him are actors. His life is almost a fairy tale like movie. Now here's what happens:
Rian Jarred (Maybe I'll change his last name) is a 26 year old chef who's parents pretty much control his life. He meets the princess of his dreams but it turns out she's dating another woman. Rian feels he can never have her but he tries. Eventually his parents think he's gay and continue to not understand him.
I would say more but then I would end up spoiling the whole thing and telling you who the black pegasus is and who breaks who's heart.
Either way I really do hope to capture people's hearts with this book. Maybe that's my goal in life to be remembered for writing the greatest stories that capture people's hearts and make the rest of the world think outside the box. For example in The Girl in Black series I attempted to show the world that all kinds of love is possible and if you die happy then everything will be okay. Or something like that. In Blood Hunter I don't think there's a message since I only wrote one or two paragraphs but I'm pretty sure it will end up making people believe in love and vampires. (In a more violent not twilight-ish way) The rest of my ideas didn't really have much of a meaning but maybe in the future there will be some meaning.
-Just Jane
“The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.”
- Anonymous
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