Poor Characters

I am writing a novel called Ripple and it is a tribute to the famous The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This story means a lot to me and I am getting quite attached to my characters. The problem with this is that I just had to kill someone off... and I still feel extremely guilty. I haven't killed them yet, because I feel as though that is cruel. But I know that he has to die to make the story flow as smoothly as it can. Still, he was a great character.

This was not an easy thing to do, you know. I had to strategically plan every event and every word to properly describe the event which takes place. And I found that that is hard to do when you become emotionally attached to a character. It is very hard to kill someone, I am beginning to realize.

You end up investing all this time into them and their story and then all of a sudden, they are dead in their kitchen! The kitchen that YOU yourself created! It just seems all so barbaric. Why did he have to die? Really, was it entirely necessary?

And being so attached is a little silly too! He isn't even real and I feel this horrible weight that I have done something utterly terrible to someone. I haven't even killed him yet, he is in the process of dying. J.K Rowling said it was difficult to kill Sirius and now I am finding the same problem with my own character. I didn't really believe her. Now I certainly do.

So word to the wise... If you are going to write a book and kill someone, do not get too attached. It can be devastatingly heartbreaking.

Resolutions

After watching the movie Julia and Julie, I wanted to blog more. I really haven't been very good about that. I guess that is a little strange, since I like to write so much. Aw well, I guess I just have another New Year's resolution.

There are a few resolutions that I am going to make this year:

1. I refuse to get emotionally attached to a guy. They can be so annoying and besides, they cause nothing but trouble. I am going to wait and just let life go along it's course, boy or not.

2. I want to finish one of my novels and try sending it on for publishing. That would be so exciting and it would just make my life. It is something I have wanted to do for a while and it is about time it happens.

3. Hopefully I can travel more and go around to all sorts of different places. i do enjoy a good trip.

4. I want to continue this blog and make it something enjoyable for myself and any readers that I may have.

Peace

Love

Blessings

Elise

Darlin'

The best song to listen to when you are down about a relationship or a person you particularly like has got to be "Darlin'" by Between the Trees. Basically every song they write about love and relationships is precious and innocent. When those songs pop up on my iTunes on shuffle, I want to melt. "Story of a Boy" from their Spain album is adorable and speaks about a boy who falls in love and becomes a man because of it. It is probably one of the reasons I still believe in love.

If every guy/boy/man in the world fit the descriptions and feelings of these songs, every girl would get to be the luckiest. It's too bad we live in a world where men can be pigs or just plain confusing.

Fear not, dear people. There has to be some hope for love, right? I mean, so many people get married and have beautiful bliss-filled lives with one another. So why not the rest of us? We just haven't found that special person yet, or we have, but they haven't caught on just yet.

Even though it seems easier to just give up, there is a chance to experience true love. Whether it comes and goes or stays forever, there is a small flickering hope. Don't blow out the candle yet... this could be the beginning of the most beautiful thing you will ever know.

delirious???

It makes me laugh when people try to reconcile a dead friendship. This one girl, I haven't talked to her since March really, and she decides to text me telling me that she is applying to the college I am attending... why??? Well, I guess God has a plan for this. We shall see where this goes. But for now I am not a fan of surprise attacks like this.

why make a blog??

Hmm... so many people nowadays have blogs; places where they can write their thoughts and get feedback on them. Because I am a writer, I suppose this is a good thing to have.

A little about me, I am attending a Christian college for communications. I want to be a Christian author for teens and write positive books for them. I enjoy art, fall leaves, music, and vintage things. My weakness is chocolate and I really enjoy scarves.

I hope my blog is interesting, and if you read this, sorry for it being a bit boring. Hopefully I am more exciting in the future.