Ruckus stuff

[ostarella]

Just been going through Ruckus - watch a bit, stop, take notes, watch some more, take more notes - little bits of conversation, looks, time frame, etc. Then I got to the scene at the fair where Kyle gets "kidnapped" and I had to stop for a while. That whole section always gets to me, like major angst on *my* part; but then, I get that way with books or movies where people are put in situations where they no longer have any choice in what's happening to them - yeah, I know, that's basically *ALL* of Covenant  :p  Maybe that's why the chapters are so hard to write. 

Talked to my son a little while ago - he lives out in Marina del Rey and works in Beverly Hills, and takes the bus to work and back - and tonight he got into it with the bus driver for not picking him up at the first stop and he had to run to the next one. Anyway, long and short of it - the bus driver was this 200-pound, long pony-tailed guy with a dragon tatoo covering one arm - and my son maybe weighs 160 pounds soaking wet, so he knew enough when to finally shut up. He said, "What can I say - I'm your son."  Hmmm...

So...rambling a bit while I decide whether to continue with Ruckus or leave off for the night. I'm almost to the end, so maybe I'll turn back my angst meter and finish it up so I can start planning things out and start writing again. I'm anxious to write this part now, because I've seen so many places where what I've already written works right in with the Ruckus nuances. My biggest obstacle is how to sneak the others guys in there. So far I only have a couple of scenes for them, and I know I have to have more than that.  Although maybe not, because it is Face, after all, and the whole of Ruckus takes place over five days. The real Team part comes after Ruckus anyway. Oh, more to think about...

Comments

[beckyblack]

I've had the same difficulty with Journeys, in fact that's what got me stuck for a while, trying to get Murdock in there. That still needs a lot of work to get the balance right. Don't shoehorn them in those sections if they don't have a good reason to be there. We know they'll be back! :D

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I think you guys are right - the story now has to revolve around Face and Ruckus, and frankly, after reviewing the movie again, I think it's an interesting enough story by itself. And challenging enough from a crossover perspective - telling "Face's" story enough so those who haven't see Ruckus will understand what happens and enjoy the reading, and at the same time, convincing those who have seen it that Covenant's Face could actually be Ruckus' Kyle, without boring them to death.

Oh, I feel a headache coming on LOL

[beckyblack]

I've had a headache all day!

I'm thinking suddenly about Lord of the Rings. Once the fellowship has split up the story stays wih one or the other of the parties for very long stretches. It doesn't cu back and forth between them, the way it does in the movies (different medium of course.) And that works fine, though it was obviously written some decades ago and a modern editor might suggest more cutting back and forth.

I think as well that there's a difference because it's fan ficton. In an original novel if someone disappears for a long time there's a risk the reader will simply forget about them! But nobody is going to forget who the canon characters are. So they can drop out of the story for a while and stroll back in later.

The downside of course is that the canons all have their own fan bases and if "their guy" isn't in it for a while, they might stop reading. But since Face is maybe the most popular anyway I think you're safe! :D

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and really I think it's obvious by now this *is* a Face story ;-) But I do throw a couple very short sequences in, enough to keep "their" storyline alive and well, I think. Kinda have to a bit, or I'm going to be having a huge "this is what they did" at the end.