Schemes and Dreams
Hey everybody.👋 Welcome to my second story. I'm hard at work on getting things ready for this one. I thought I would go ahead and start the thread and give you an idea what's going on. I'll post occa...
Forum Discussion
@hellohannah2 It’s all good.❤️ I’ve done the same thing. At least it didn’t disappear and you have to write it all over again.? It couldn’t be more different. I’m really stepping outside of my comfort zone for this one and it’s fun. My two biggest concerns are that I’m making my villains a little too over the top, and writing Octavia’s dialogue where she switches and speaks in AAVE. I’m not African American but I want Octavia, Malaika, and Sheniqua to feel real. I want to be sure as I’m writing their parts that above all it’s done respectfully and as authentically as I can possibly make it.
Spoiler
Judith’s biggest problem is she’s never heard the word no. Her mother used Judith as a surrogate to realize her own failed dreams of fame and fortune. In the end she achieved that but she created a monster. Nancy and Malcolm are the dark heart of homophobia and transphobia. At the risk of giving away too much, Nancy will be the one walking away from their confrontation publicly humiliated. Mimi is already up there with Danielle and Londyn as favorites. Mimi has such a fascinating journey ahead. Thorne is all about Thorne. In his warped way he…I wouldn’t say he loves Octavia all that deeply, but he does care about her. He just can’t get over himself to truly love anybody. The two paps hatching their embellished story may not have quite the happy ending they’re expecting.?
