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Post by st.elmo-lover on Jul 9, 2007 20:58:37 GMT -5
Anybody know their names? I'm pretty sure their dad is named Darrel right? But what about the mom?
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Post by Tensleep on Jul 9, 2007 22:02:28 GMT -5
I thought it was kind of symbolic that she never really came right out and called them more than 'Mom' and 'Dad' directly. I mean, they could be anyone's mom and dad until you make the Darrel connection. It's kind of cool in my mind.
But for the purposes of fiction, I called her Eleanor - Ellie. For the sake of a chapter of mine with a will in it - Eleanor Irene Murray-Curtis.
Yeah, I have far too much time on my hands...
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Post by jrc on Jul 10, 2007 3:19:04 GMT -5
I pictured the mom as a Dorris. o.O Darrel and Dorris.
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Post by BlindedxxFalcon on Jul 10, 2007 8:42:32 GMT -5
If you want to use both of their names, you could use Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Curtis, or just Mr. and Mrs. Curtis.
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Post by Keira on Jul 10, 2007 9:58:59 GMT -5
Yeah, since their mom was never officially given a name, in the book, most people just make up a name for her. If doing so, I'd recommend checking out names that would have been common/popular during the time which she was born (early to mid '20s?). It seems more authentic and realistic when people do that, in my opinion anyway. It kind of throws me off when I see a name such as... *thinks of a random name* ... Kristin or Alexis or something more modern than not. Maxine, Thelma, Lenore, etc... are more common names to the era.
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Post by Nittanylizard on Jul 11, 2007 8:22:56 GMT -5
I used Sarah ... timeless and pretty. Well, I think so, anyway. That's my grandmom's name. Incidentally, she was born in 1923. |
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Post by zevie on Jul 11, 2007 11:57:01 GMT -5
I used Sarah ... timeless and pretty. Well, I think so, anyway. Yeah, I like that. Sarah, Elizabeth (Betty), Susan... names like that. But, usually if I write her in it's just Mrs. Curtis cause it's one of the boys' view, or Mom if it's one of the little Curtises' view. |
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Post by BlindedxxFalcon on Jul 11, 2007 12:45:07 GMT -5
Yeah/...Zevie's right....I don't really think you need to know her name, just call her Mom or Mrs. Curtis.
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Post by st.elmo-lover on Jul 11, 2007 18:16:49 GMT -5
Well, I'm doing a one-shot from Pony's POV on the night their parents died. And the cops are, you know, asking them if their parents are Darrel and so and so Curtis. That's why I wanted to see. Cause I didn't want to make her name up if she already had one.
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Post by zevie on Jul 11, 2007 19:14:58 GMT -5
Yeah, plus it's probably good to know, even if you don't use it, if you're writing a bunch of stuff with her in it. I'm a lazy writer, but I know a lot of the good characterizers out there have massive backstory for whoever they write (*cough* mars *cough*). It really shows, sometimes.
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Post by Nittanylizard on Jul 11, 2007 20:24:33 GMT -5
I'm bad with backstory...it distracts me from writing, because I'm so busy making up stuff about everyone. Haha, do you also write fanfic-like stories for your original characters? I sometimes do that, like little one-shots, to get a better feel for something that I'm thinking occured to one of my characters, but that either will only be mentioned in passing, or is something that had some effect on them. About 1/3 of my first novel's first draft ended up being useless stuff that had no impact whatsoever on moving the plot forward and got removed, but I have to say, it did help me develop a great feel for the characters before I started my second draft and really got down to business  . |
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Post by Nittanylizard on Jul 11, 2007 20:37:53 GMT -5
....like I'll be daydreaming and imagine what the character would do if they were doing this or that etc. I imagine it out (and often come up with GREAT lines and then forget them because I don't write them down, thinking they're so awesome how could I ever forget lol) and have all these little moments in my head lol. Yes, I do that all the time! I'm so tempted to get myself a tape recorder, because wow, I come up with my best stuff when I'm washing dishes, driving, in the shower, etc. I have notebooks all over the house filled with a sentence here and there that I find months later. Those little daydreams are often how a completely new story begins formulating in my head, too. |
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Post by fairlane on Jul 11, 2007 20:51:03 GMT -5
I always come up with loads of backstory but I'm never sure how much to include. I do the same thing with imagining stuff in my head and then forgetting it later its so frustrating! I once came up with an entire scene on a long drive, and by the time I got home I couldn't remember any of it. And I'm sure it was totally brilliant - I'm always sure the stuff I forget was lol.
On naming, I have a book of baby names and it's really usefull. It even includes a great section on top ten names for each decade.
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Post by Tensleep on Jul 14, 2007 16:58:54 GMT -5
But, usually if I write her in it's just Mrs. Curtis cause it's one of the boys' view, or Mom if it's one of the little Curtises' view.
I think it feels weird if the parents aren't talking to each other and interacting. So I have to have names! Well, they could do what my Gramma and Grandpa did - They called each other Mom and Dad. Grandpa more than Gramma, but hey.
And yeah. That's my insight!
See ya in the funny papers!!!
Tens
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