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a lesson from the tortoise

Journal Entry: Thu Jul 24, 2008, 5:43 PM





the slow and steady wins the race


I've really been taking my time with Purity. With my last couple of updates, I hadn't written in a long time before, then when I wrote them, I was on a total roll. Then, for a short while afterwards, I couldn't get myself to write again. I've really got a horrible attention span when it comes to writing recently.

On that note, however, I am definitely nearing the end. Woot. I've got... like, one big thing to do still, and I'm getting pretty darn close.

I'll give you a hint: I'm hoping for more tears.

Of course, that probably won't happen except for a special few - aka me and my other friend. I practically cry thinking about it, and I'm not an overly emotional person. My friend freaked out when I told her what was happening.

:evillaugh:

My sadism is emerging again.


out of curiosity...


... does anybody out there get bored sometimes and wonder what it would be like if their story was made into a movie, or am I the only one who does that?

My earlier mentioned friend, also with the name Jessica, brought that up when she was at my house a while ago. I told her I often thought of scenes in Purity in "movie-mode". Then, on MSN, she asked which actors I thought would best portray my characters.

It was a tough decision.

After a lot, and I mean a lot of consideration, it finally hit me who could play Fane.

Richard Roxburgh! :heart:

In other words, Dracula from Van Helsing (which I'm so watching RIGHT NOW). :aww: I adore him in Van Helsing, and he's already got experience playing sexy vampires.

I kinda forget who'd play anyone else. I couldn't think of really anyone who would be good for Caitlyn. Any thoughts?

So, the question here is, does anybody else go into "movie-mode" for their novels? If so, have you chosen actors for your characters? Feel like sharing?

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I haven't but that is a good thought to ponder. I'll think over it if I have the time and I'll share. Sometimes with a few character I put myself in their place to see how the story can advance but I've never thought who might be best for my characters. I like the challenge of thinking over it though.

--
When you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss
also gazes back.

-Friedrich Nietzsche
Yeah, when my friend asked me about actors it was definitely hard to think of who would be best. Unfortunately, all I can think up are really big-name actors - I know Richard Roxburgh, Hugh Jackman, Angelina Jolie and Kate Beckinsale came to mind

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× amor est v i t a e essentia,
I don't really know who would play the roles in the stories of mine that would do that. I don't even know who would play the voice overs for The Bloodlines. ^^ Of course when in comes to my profile's namesake and her hord of friends I don't think anyone in this world could play them. But then that is a creator/mother's opinion.

--
When you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss
also gazes back.

-Friedrich Nietzsche
Yeah, that's the problem with trying to think up movies for stories. Once someone is portraying characters, the image of the character in mind is pretty much killed.

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× amor est v i t a e essentia,
True. A few of the books that they have turned to movies killed the character's looked. Yet still few other have went beyond what I could imagine in my mind. It is about the actor portrays the character and if the make-up artist do a good job when it comes to the looks.

--
When you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss
also gazes back.

-Friedrich Nietzsche
In Harry Potter, I had the perfect image of Sirius Black, and as soon as I saw the movie, it was gone, and I can't even remember it anymore. But that's true, if an actor is good enough, they can really get into it and make their image of the character into something everyone can agree on

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× amor est v i t a e essentia,
^^ I never really got a good picture of Sirius in my head but like the infamous trio, they picked rather swell actors for the parts.

--
When you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss
also gazes back.

-Friedrich Nietzsche
Aww, someone is going to die. I know it. :(

As for the movie-mode, I imagine it that way with my scenes. Except for no actor is good enough for my characters. I can name a few musicians that suit my characters, but not actors/actresses. But then again I don't feed off of celebrity news, and I can barely name any off the top of my head.
you're very perceptive

aw, poor actors. What musicians then?

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× amor est v i t a e essentia,
I think there's about five for Demetri. They all kind of have the look, but still don't have the right face or something. =/

But the two contenders for Demetri I can think of right now would be something like Peter Steele from Type O Negative (without his ugly mustache-beard thing, ugh), or Jyrki from 69 eyes, even though Jyrki's hair varies from pic to pic...

Alexander can be portrayed by quite a few people in bands that I can't really remember right now...

And Zak's hair is the exact shade of the guitarist in White Rose Movement, if he cut it a little.

As for Cassie, I can't think right now.

Sorry for the band/musician obsession. >_<

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8 deviants said falling and waking up as soon as I'm about to hit the ground.
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5 deviants said scary movies I've seen or scary books I've read.
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5 deviants said my phobia, like spiders, drowning, being locked in a tiny space, etc.
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4 deviants said monsters. all kinds of monsters. childish, but scary as fuck.
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2 deviants said teeth. breaking teeth, losing teeth, cracking teeth, chipping teeth... :noes:
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