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Post by Tashni on Oct 12, 2006 23:37:10 GMT -5
WORDCOUNT: 50,444 / 50,000
Okay, so I'm actually including lots of stuff from all sorts of stories I've been meaning to write or am in the middle of writing. However, they are all read or being written by the character of the actul novel, Jaiina Miaax. Here's the info on her and the novel:
"The Life and Times of Jaiina Miaax"
Elarrians have the pleasure of living in a totally advanced, peaceful world hidden from the rest of the galaxy. Jaiina, however, can't seem to stay away from the chaos of the rest of the universe.
Oh, I could EASILY write 50k on Jaiina. She has been an active figment of my imagination for about 6 years. I have in my head hundreds of years of her life. A few decades of history with her hubby, 4 kids, 4 grandkids, 3 son-in-laws and 1 dead son-in-law. Another "adopted" daughter and a dear friend who's in line to be a royal but who can't handle her own life. 7 friends of her youngest daughter, secret missions for the heck of it. And that's only after she got married. Oh I could go on for AGES. So she might be the better WriMo choice.
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Post by Tashni on Oct 12, 2006 23:37:33 GMT -5
- Exerpt From "D.A." - A Neo Story (11-01-06) -
Barlow sighed. Why did they all have to call him Scurvy, anyway? He had lost enough of his dignity as it was. The Pirate Lenny had arrived at Darigan Citadel a little over a year before. It was supposed to be an innocent enough visit. He’d been left with a few dozen crates of earl grey tea that no one wanted until a mariner from Meridell happened to comment that tea did not exist in Meridell. Barlow quickly made his way to Meridell with his novelty, but was quickly shooed off as an evil pirate.
From there, Barlow settled for the next best place: Darigan Citadel. It was a pain to get all that tea up there, but it ended up being worth it. The Citadel’s inhabitants had never seen tea in their lives, but they liked it. They paid such outrageous prices for the stuff that Barlow high-tailed it back to his supplier and returned with several types of tea, and coffee too. That absolutely revolutionized Darigan’s society. No more morning grumps. Barlow often chuckled to himself as he wondered if all those wars could have been prevented if the Dariganians had access to coffee at the time.
It was a sweet gig. But here he found himself over a year later a respectable tavern owner! That was not how a pirate was supposed to live. Yet here he was, Scurvy the Caffeine Guy. The Dariganians had never heard Pirate talk before he came, either. The kids would beg him to talk pirate, and they especially enjoyed the word “scurvy.” Then they started calling him Scurvy. The parents thought the nickname was absolutely adorable and picked it up themselves.
- Exerpt from "Jaiina" (11-01-06) -
Lina’s cell phone rang. She grimaced. Please do not let it be her nutritionist. She looked at the name on the screen. She relaxed again and answered. “Hey Kyle.”
“Jaiina,” he said. She instantly heard bad news in his voice.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
He paused a moment before answering. “Turn on the news.”
She frowned and dug the remote out of a side pocket of the car door. “What channel?”
“Any channel.”
She turned on the TV in the console in front of her. Images of a battle flashed on the screen. Her stomach felt like it had been kneed. The madman had finally done it. He had started World War 3, and the rest of the earth was falling into their places in the war.
She and Kyle would have to leave until the war was over. They would have to go immediately. Their very presence at such a critical point in human development could damage their development. So, they left together.
At least that is what Jaiina wished had happened. Yes, she had been an international celebrity – which is a VERY weird state of life. Yes, she and Kyle had been friends on earth, each other’s only alien, or non-alien if you prefer, confidant. Yes, World War 3 did erupt. But that was not when Jaiina left earth. She did not agree to leave earth with Kyle.
It was all Johnny’s fault, really. Jaiina always had some red carpet thing or movie premier to go to. She usually wrangled up some arm candy. Johnny was definitely that. In the beginning, at least. He was charming. He was thoughtful. He was patient. She felt as though she could tell him who she was. She almost did.
Jaiina had done a lot of stupid things in her life, but Johnny was the stupidest. It was not at all his fault! He had behaved as any gentleman human — human — would. She enjoyed spending time with him. She kept lying to herself, that it was harmless flirtation or that he was just a friend. She knew it wasn’t. By the time she came out of her introverted self, the damage was done. She had hurt him, she could never forgive herself. Life was too hard on earth. She needed to get away, distance herself from the humans she was far too close to. So, she left. Her human self, Lina, died. She hated to do that to her friends. She desperately did not want to. She grappled, trying to find a better way. Simply disappearing would provide no closure. There was no way she could tell any of them the truth. So, she died and ascended to the stars.
Kyle was not leaving earth. Jaiina did not ask him. He was angry with her. She knew he had every right to be. She was abandoning him, fleeing the scene of the crime. She was ashamed of herself, how could she expect Kyle to feel any less?
Lina Parker watched TV. This would be her last night before her car accident. She’d thrown a party a few weeks earlier. Close enough to her death to say goodbye, far enough from her death to keep from looking suspicious. Jaiina had considered developing some fatal illness that would take some time, to allow her friends to say goodbye. But the thought of her friends coming to say goodbye? She could not stomach it.
She heard footsteps. She did not even have to reach out with her mind to know whose steps those were. She did not look up at him.
Kyle sat down in a leather seat opposite her. “You’re really leaving?”
Jaiina nodded.
He nodded back. “Jaiina, I know you’ve had a hard time this last year. But you can’t run from problems.”
She clenched her jaw. “Kyle I cannot stay here.” She looked up into his eyes. “It’s not just the secrets. Haven’t you noticed? We have been here for twenty years now, Kyle. Our friends are getting old. We have to wear old makeup just to keep people from getting suspicious. You know what growing old means, don’t you? It means that our friends will start dying in a few years. Some already have. I can’t do that again, Kyle, I just can’t!”
He shook his head. “Jaiina, I’m not denying that. I’m not saying we can live here forever but you cannot run from this! You cannot run from your friends when the going gets tough.”
“Don’t you tell me that, Kyle,” she said, starting to sound bitter. “I know what it’s like to have rough times. I have been through a lot of them, and I choose not to go through this one.”
He abruptly jumped to his feet. “Jaiina, I don’t want to fight with you.” He walked next to her and squeezed her hand. “I’ll miss you.”
“I’ll miss you too,” she whispered as he walked away.
“Tune in for the eulogies. You will get good reception on Elarrah, I would imagine.”
And she left. And she did not see Kyle again.
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Post by Tashni on Oct 12, 2006 23:37:50 GMT -5
- Outline -
We start with Lina Parker, dancing and singing the finale of an enormous concert. She leaves the stage and emmediately goes backstage for a quick interview with an entertainment network. We find out she's a major singing star. She finishes the interview quickly and is escorted past mobs of fans into her limo. When she is alone, she becomes a much quieter person from the exuberant celeb we were introduced to. She starts thinking to herself about how funny it is that all these people love and adore a person whose real name they don't know, much less her species. She gets a phone call from a man who calls her Jaiina. He tells her to watch the news: war is breaking out.
- Flash back to her first experiences on earth, becoming accustomed to culture. Stumbling accross Kile. Finding the whole concept of celebrity so bizarre, but suddenly becoming one herself. Learning to deal with celebrity by just enjoying it. Meets Johnny, gets too close. -
Back to limo when she's watching the news. Tearfully on the phone with Kile, they both realize they have to leave earth until it's all over. Even though both are Elarrian, they might not see each other for a long time.
Soon after, we see "Lina Parker" whose real name is Jaiina, brooding on the planet Elarrah. It was fun being here the first few months, back home where everything is quiet and perfect. Elarrah is home, she loves it. But she just got used to the fresh chaos of humanity, but the idiots started WW3. She just hoped there would be an earth to go back to. Jaiina always dreamed of the day when she could watch humans fly to the stars, and she could tell them what she was.
Eventually, Jaiina can go back to earth. She is so jazzed, but must change her name and hair color. She meets up with humans who are actually building a ship capable of interplanetary travel! (Enter the Star Trek universe, Cochraine and all that jazz. Note to Trekkies/ers: This is the pre-borg version of how humans achieved space flight, okay?)
She watches humanity venture off into the galaxy, and her human friends grow old and die. This kills her, but she wants to see humans grow. Due to Elarrian regulations, she can't even attempt to go on one of the two human spaceships entering the galaxy, so Jaiina stays on earth to pave the way for Elarrian contact with earth. (She's still masquerading as human.)
Eventually, Elarrians make contact with the humans. (Here's where I start to modify the Trek universe for my own purposes.) Jaiina has to leave earth for awhile, seeing as the government isn't terribly happy with her "infiltrating" their ranks.
Jaiina bums around the galaxy for awhile, and we discover that she was in the Elarrian Exploration and Defense Service, where she learned to fight pretty good. It's more art to her than fighting, and she decides to help them out with some problems they're having. An Elarrian outpost is being attacked, and Jaiina is asked to go help them out along with several other volunteers. Jaiina goes, there's battle. She tries to help a family escape, but the parents die, leaving their baby girl orphaned, with no close living relatives. The baby's grandparents and great grandparents left Elarrah centuries ago after the "Division." Jaiina decides to adopt little Tenka.
Jaiina goes home to introduce Tenka to Jaiina's mother, Vivani. Vivani is, needless to say, stunned at the adoption. Dashni, (yes, I recycle names, so sue me,) Jaiina's sister shows up. Old animosities flare up, and hints of what happened at the "Division" are given. (I'm not giving you spoilers of THAT!)
Jaiina raises Tenka on Elarrah. I'm going to give a kind of collage of what happens as Tenka is raised. Including the time when Tenka asks about her birth parents and grapples with her current family. Later, Tenka's induction into the Elarrian Consciousness, which will give insight into the inner workings of Elarrians. Tenka decides she wants to enter the Elarrian Exploration and Defence Service to explore the galaxy--a desire Jaiina instilled in her since birth. There will also be a few training sessions where Jaiina is teaching Tenka how to fight.
When Tenka enters the EEDS, Jaiina suffers a bit of the empty nest syndrome. She isn't sure what she wants to do. She misses watching humanity's progress and asks Starfleet (enter my version of the Star Trek universe) if they'll let her in. Starfleet has had increasing, but still limited contact with Elarrah and agrees to let her join up. She takes a re-entrance exam and joins . . . The Enterprsie!!! (Cap'n Kirk.) (Oh, I wasn't going to go into this part for fear of becoming cheesy, but there are some PRICELESS moments I have in there, like when she meets Captain Kirk.) I have some "missions" I want her to go on, and then ... something I'm not going to tell you about that launches her into a whole new phase of her life.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2006 22:22:38 GMT -5
Heya, Tashni. ^_^
The first idea piques my interest, but anything with chaos in it will grab it, too.
I kinda get the impression that, maybe, you could take Jaiina's tale and weave it into a collection of shorter stories making up a larger work, like a group of memoirs or a journal of sorts. Is that what you have in mind, or is it different?
Needless to say, I wish you good luck!
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Post by Tashni on Oct 13, 2006 22:41:08 GMT -5
Heya, Tashni. ^_^ The first idea piques my interest, but anything with chaos in it will grab it, too. The first idea would DEFINITELY make a better novel, but I don't know I could handle that much concentration for 30 days. Nope, you got it. It would be MUCH easier for WriMo because I could jump around real easily. Heh, I even briefly weaved Jaiina's life into the Star Trek universe. That's fun. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2006 22:45:17 GMT -5
I kinda get the impression that, maybe, you could take Jaiina's tale and weave it into a collection of shorter stories making up a larger work, like a group of memoirs or a journal of sorts. Is that what you have in mind, or is it different? Nope, you got it. It would be MUCH easier for WriMo because I could jump around real easily. Heh, I even briefly weaved Jaiina's life into the Star Trek universe. That's fun. The writer...endlessly weaving loopholes for themself... lol. My plan, with my WriMo, is that everytime I find myself getting bored, to switch the part of the story I'm writing, to keep it fresh for thirty days! (gosh...that sounded an awful lot like a toilet bowl cleaner advertisement...lol). |
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Post by Tashni on Oct 13, 2006 22:49:31 GMT -5
Nope, you got it. It would be MUCH easier for WriMo because I could jump around real easily. Heh, I even briefly weaved Jaiina's life into the Star Trek universe. That's fun. The writer...endlessly weaving loopholes for themself... lol. My plan, with my WriMo, is that everytime I find myself getting bored, to switch the part of the story I'm writing, to keep it fresh for thirty days! (gosh...that sounded an awful lot like a toilet bowl cleaner advertisement...lol). ... Do you mind if I use that as my Random Quote of the Undefined Period of Time? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2006 0:53:12 GMT -5
The writer...endlessly weaving loopholes for themself... lol. My plan, with my WriMo, is that everytime I find myself getting bored, to switch the part of the story I'm writing, to keep it fresh for thirty days! (gosh...that sounded an awful lot like a toilet bowl cleaner advertisement...lol). ... Do you mind if I use that as my Random Quote of the Undefined Period of Time? What's that...? Um...and...I don't think I would mind... |
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Post by Tashni on Oct 14, 2006 19:46:20 GMT -5
Okay, I'm going with Idea #2. If I decide I ever want to write Idea #1, I can always have Jaiina start writing a novel. I have an "Outline" post above that highlights what's going on.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2006 16:24:01 GMT -5
That's a really cool outline! Well, as cool as outlines can be...I think I'd call it more of a synopsis, but...whatever, technicalities. ^_^
It sounds chaotic.
But chaotic is good.
I love chaotic.
But maybe not when it gets too real.
I've never been a fan of Star Wars Trek, but that's not to say I've never wanted to watch it. I just have neither the time nor the knowledge of when it is on. And...Klingon reminds me of a term we, that is, my family, use when referring to the consequences of my puppy eating string... BUT, let's not go there. ^_^ ;D
I'd beg for an excerpt...but I'd hate to force cheating. lol.
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Post by Tashni on Oct 15, 2006 16:48:35 GMT -5
It sounds chaotic. But chaotic is good. I love chaotic. But maybe not when it gets too real. There will be happy-go-lucky bits of chaos and few places in "the eye of the storm," so to speak. Times of relative calm, left for internal reflection and emotion. *gasp* You blaspheme! I was speaking of Star Trek. ;P I SO did not need to know that. I can't wait to start! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2006 17:32:04 GMT -5
You're right...I so completely wrote the wrong thing... *edited*
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Post by Tashni on Oct 31, 2006 2:24:43 GMT -5
*sigh* I'm going to buckle down and write "Temath" instead. If I can't write it anymore, I'll pretend that Jaiina was writing it and delve into her life a little. I have 24 hours to write an outline. o_0
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2006 17:14:42 GMT -5
*sigh* I'm going to buckle down and write "Temath" instead. If I can't write it anymore, I'll pretend that Jaiina was writing it and delve into her life a little. I have 24 hours to write an outline. o_0 May I ask why the sudden change? Well, nevertheless, lots of good luck! |
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Post by Tashni on Oct 31, 2006 21:56:14 GMT -5
*sigh* I'm going to buckle down and write "Temath" instead. If I can't write it anymore, I'll pretend that Jaiina was writing it and delve into her life a little. I have 24 hours to write an outline. o_0 May I ask why the sudden change? Well, nevertheless, lots of good luck! Changed my mind again. Still writing Jaiina, but I'll probably have her write several shorter stories throughout, also probably some of the fantasy story. *sigh* I'm indecisive, so sue me. |
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