Day 30 - Writing project boxes!!!!

August 30 - Write what came first

The chicken or the egg?
The goose or the gander?
The fiddle or the violin?
The monkey or the banana?
Yes or no?
Adam before Eve
Perfection before sin
The flora before the fauna
And the fauna before the man

     I cannot believe this prompt came so quickly after the article in the other book!  Hilarious!  I feel like I've been asked this question before.  :)

Day 30 - Out of the Box

     Four authors (Spalding Gray, Twyla Tharp, Sherman Alexie, and Jennie Nash) are discussed, who all use boxes to organize their craft, filling a box with "art, photos, research, CDs, news clippings, ... drafts, story ideas, ... jokes" that are related to their memoirs, dance, or writing project.  What a brilliant idea!
     My bigger and older projects (Rae, Lori, Senya) have binders filled with printed and hand written sections of writing, character profiles, research, quotes, pictures that inspire, location references, outfit ideas, and doodles.  Newer, smaller projects (Sam, Robyn, Leona, Z) have folders and folders on my computer (I would die if it did) with pictures of current characters, characters I want to include, locations, outfits, and objects that make me think of the story/character.  Online, which is where I store 95% of my writing now, I have the actual writing, brief character profiles of all those involved, an in depth profile of my MC, and usually a page/doc devoted to related links, references, quotes, or plot bunnies.  And don't get me started on the playlists I have all over!  Windows Media Player, Spotify, YouTube!  Oh my!
     I've bought trinkets that remind me of characters or stories but they don't have 'homes' per se (they don't fit in a binder or online) so they clutter up my desk and window sill, but having a box would solve that.  I see a JoAnns run in my future!  Yay!

Leap 017 - Mah Girlies

Since I'm going to spend Sundays working on my established characters I figured I should introduce them to you.  Without further ado ...

Rayella 'Rae' Cathrine Éowyn McGinty

Fandom:  DC comics
Physical Description:  Reddish-brown hair, grey eyes.  Long, thin face.  5' 5"  Athletic build from working out.  Average, not flat but not uber-curvy.  She has several scars, including one at the base of her hairline that is visible when she has her hair up, as she usually does.
What's so special about her?:  Before birth, her mother messed with her DNA, giving her the ability to communicate with animals, first on an empathic, then telepathic level.  As she ages she continues to learn and gain new abilities, including shapeshifting, limited touch healing with animals, limited touch telepathy with humans, and mental telepathy with humans she's had a great deal of contact with.  Because of these abilities, and her aptitude in gymnastics, she was asked to be a Teen Titan when they encountered her beating up the animal rights group breaking into her father's veterinary practice.  And because of these abilities and her personality, she was selected to be a Guardian of Terran Animals.
Family:  Bruce Edmond McGinty (father), Scarlett Adelle Beauford Warren Talltree McGinty (mother, she's been married a few times), Daniel Christopher (older half-brother), Terra Eleanor (younger sister), Holly Kaelyn (younger sister), Cole Andrew (younger brother), Garth (ex-husband), Audrey (clone), Merlin Adonis (son), Naida Cyrene (daughter), and other family (including cousins named Brian, Patrick and Morgan!)


Alloria 'Lori' Rose Martin

Fandom:  Outsiders
Physical Description:  Red, slightly wavy hair, hazel eyes.  Short and slight with a build that causes most people to assume that she is younger than she really is.  Nose has a light dusting of freckles that come out strongly in the summer.
What's so special about her?:  Lori's father was a lawyer and so she was born into a 'soc' family, but they never stood for such pretensions.  Plus her brother rebelled and joined a gang with Tim Sheppard in high school.  After her father dies from cancer and her brother disappears (presumed dead), Lori, her mother and sister relocate to Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Cue Curtis brothers and friends!  Someday she will marry Darry.  I just know it.  :)
Family:  Andrew James Martin (father), Erin Lily Martin (mother), Alexander Prescott Martin (older brother), Alyssa Hope Martin (younger sister)


Senya Celebrain Von
Fandom:  Star Trek
Physical Description:  Dark reddish brown hair, black eyes, barely rimmed with brown
What's so special about her?:  Being a Betazoid-Vulcan hybrid means that telepathically she is off the charts, physically very strong, and very intelligent.  Her mother is an ex-Starfleet officer which prompts Senya to join Starfleet in time to be classmates of Chakotay, LaForge and Riker.  In the course of her career she serves on the USS Enterprise under Picard, USS Sabre under her aunt Feryl, and on several covert exoanthropology missions before she finally commands her own ship.
Family:  Setek (father), Skye Kor Von (mother), Seleste Nida Von (sister), Sypher Blythe Von (sister), Skon son of Sabek (bond-mate/husband), Feryal Tol Karna (maternal aunt)


I take credit for none of the artwork except the little Senya, which I made on an online doll maker forever ago.