This week's question has two possible translations, I think. What characters would I like to have written. And: What characters would I like to write. Both easy answers. Characters I wish to all the gods I had written? These guys.
Badly enough that my first SFR (which shall never see the light of day) was far too easily identifiable as a Firefly wannabe. When I love something, I'm apparently REALLY good at mimicking the voice of it. Which, turns out, might be the fast track to a copyright infringement suit, not to mention all kinds of wrong. Too bad there's not a living to be made pretending to be one of the writers I love - but they all doing just fine being them.
This then leaves me with what I would like to write. Someday. I would like to do some serious research and then some serious dramatization of this lady's life:
Then Hatshepsut. First queen, and then pharaoh. Her reign was one filled with peace, and prosperity. The arts flourished. So did the economy. But it all clearly came a cost, with many enemies made along the way. I'm fascinated by her and by the questions that arise surrounding her rule - was it a means by which she protected the throne for her son? Or was it a power grab? A clear usurpation that merited the treatment she was given after she died with her name chiseled off monuments? Erased from history and from the afterlife altogether? So many questions beg a huge, long list of stories. She intimidates me for that reason. I don't know if I'll manage her story or not. But I sure would like to.
Great choices, MB. I love the way your mind works.
ReplyDeleteOh good. I'm not the only one. :D Though, with all the missing words in this post, maybe we should put 'works' in quotes when we talk about my mind. O_o
DeleteJayne: "You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here."
ReplyDeleteI totally understand your love of Firefly.
Some of the most fun with characterization via dialogue ever.
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