Nighttime Musings <(")

Here are some random things I wrote down in my notebook on Friday night. They don't make a lot of sense, but I loved them so, here they are!

Crying. The dark can do that to a person. If I just curl up, and close my eyes, and tell myself I'm sad for just a moment, I'll feel as if life isn't worth living anymore.
Then I think of love, and color, of lives, the world and the sky, music, and, dare I say it, myself. Then, in a swirl of brightness and beautiful, glorious sound, I am once again a child, being born again out of possibilities and hope, a new dawn and a new person. And then I fall asleep, only to wake up just another 12 year old.

It is better to cry with someone than to cry alone.
It is good to hug someone, even if no one hugs back.
Let it OUT.

hola frijoles pequenas.

Hello little beans.
Oprah's ending her talk show?!

*ehem...* im getting a really good start to my novel. i recently found these really great methods to developing novel plots. it has really helped me to understand my novel better and start my first bits.
it is basically a 3-step process:
1. Write a one sentence summary of your novel.
2. Expand the sentence into a paragraph.
3. Expand the paragraphy into an essay-type deal. Roughly five paragraphs works.

MY steps (discluding step 3 for obvious reasons [it would be too long;])
1. An abandoned elf is lost in the world of the Fey after living with humans all her life.
2. Plum Dalton lived with humans all her life. Suddenly, when she is fifteen years old, she is transported to the world of the Fey, discovering that she is truly an elf. After meeting her real family and learning about her past, she realizes that she is not ready for life with fairies, centaurs, and nymphs, and must get "home." With the help of her best friend, she finds the wanderer owning the powder needed to change realms. In the end, she lives in both worlds equally and gains a sense of true belonging.

it is a work-in-progress but its getting there.
novel help care of http://advancedfictionwriting.com/art/snowflake.php <-- check it out! in other news, today i witnessed a boy getting dragged BY THE HEAD into a dark hallway. it sounds horrible, but it was the funniest thing! neither kid was in pain; it was all fun. but all i saw was two hands holding this kid's head and dragging him on the floor, with his legs slowly sliding in and mild writhing with shouts of horror. Ha-ha. i know, im terrible. wow this post is long...

Nameless Book

soo... now i'm writing a book about a murder, and this detective has 5 woman suspects, and they are all very different but all have ties to the victim, and a motive. the suspects are a red-haired fotune-teller named Rae Inglewood, a rich blonde shopaholic named Kat Monroe, a black-haired african-american performer named Sugar Dennings, a dark-brunette waitress named Jenna Adele, and an african-american psychologist named Dr. Rachel Fieldings. thats as far as i've gotten...

New story

here's what i have so far:

The ______s were the most powerful, most esurient family in Chicago. Samuel ______ I owned the LaSalle Hotel, but disappeared mysteriously after the LaSalle Hotel fire in 1946. Since he was presumed dead, his son, Samuel _____ II inherited a large estate and millions of dollars. Exactly 20 years later, Sammy II disappeared also, under mysterious circumstances. So, the Great _____ Inheritance went to Samuel _____ III.

a few things id like to know:
1. some suggestions for the last name. i was thinking Ashworth?
2. where do i go from here?

i know what i want to story to be about, a plucky aspriring detective who is Sam III's daughter, wants to learn about her family's mysterious past, discovers what Really happened to her grand/great-grandfather. Mystery. many dangers, maybe- killed by the mob, went into hiding because of a secret, or.... ?