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stunt_muppet at 05:33pm on 17/03/2007 under fanfics
stunt_muppet at 05:33pm on 17/03/2007 under fanficsOi! Livejournal! It's a Saturday afternoon! I'm bored! MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.
I think I make writing Miami fic more difficult than it has to be.
See, in writing Little Brother, I end up writing about certain important events in the lives of the Brothers Caine, such as the deaths of their parents, Ray's wedding, Horatio moving to Miami, the birth of Ray Jr., H joining the bomb squad and then the crime lab, etc. Trouble is it's never adequately defined when these occurred, or even in what order they occurred.
This opens the door to all kinds of writing problems. Actually, the biggest wrinkle in here is when they moved to Miami. Was it before or after their Dad died? Before or after Ray married Yelina (it could be either - Miami isn't the only place on the planet that has a Latino population)? How old were they at the time? Did they move at the same time or was there a time when they were seperated? Did they stay in contact while they were in Miami?
I've been trying to put together a timeline of events so that I can keep everything straight, and so far I have an order that I think could work, but there's just not enough to go on. I have no idea when anything happened. TWTB, a little help, please.
Wikipedia has been of little to no help. All I managed to get from that is that Ray's first "death" occurred in 1999. But the rest? Heck, we don't even get how old Ray Jr. is. Or how old Ray Sr. is, for that matter.
Also, I refuse to believe that (as Wikipedia tells me) Horatio was born in 1950 and is therefore 57 years old. For starters, hello? Wikipedia? Last week you told me it was 1960. wtf.
Also, the fact that I'm attracted to someone who's edging on 60 (yes, yes, I know, David's only 51 so it doesn't really count) makes me feel sort of icky. No more icky then I felt having to explain my Munchlove to Mom, but still. Sometimes I think there's something a bit wrong with me.
Le sigh. I suppose I could tell show canon to jump in a lake and just write events the way I think they should progress. Heck, the people who write this show barely pay attention to show canon; why should I worry about it?
See, in writing Little Brother, I end up writing about certain important events in the lives of the Brothers Caine, such as the deaths of their parents, Ray's wedding, Horatio moving to Miami, the birth of Ray Jr., H joining the bomb squad and then the crime lab, etc. Trouble is it's never adequately defined when these occurred, or even in what order they occurred.
This opens the door to all kinds of writing problems. Actually, the biggest wrinkle in here is when they moved to Miami. Was it before or after their Dad died? Before or after Ray married Yelina (it could be either - Miami isn't the only place on the planet that has a Latino population)? How old were they at the time? Did they move at the same time or was there a time when they were seperated? Did they stay in contact while they were in Miami?
I've been trying to put together a timeline of events so that I can keep everything straight, and so far I have an order that I think could work, but there's just not enough to go on. I have no idea when anything happened. TWTB, a little help, please.
Wikipedia has been of little to no help. All I managed to get from that is that Ray's first "death" occurred in 1999. But the rest? Heck, we don't even get how old Ray Jr. is. Or how old Ray Sr. is, for that matter.
Also, I refuse to believe that (as Wikipedia tells me) Horatio was born in 1950 and is therefore 57 years old. For starters, hello? Wikipedia? Last week you told me it was 1960. wtf.
Also, the fact that I'm attracted to someone who's edging on 60 (yes, yes, I know, David's only 51 so it doesn't really count) makes me feel sort of icky. No more icky then I felt having to explain my Munchlove to Mom, but still. Sometimes I think there's something a bit wrong with me.
Le sigh. I suppose I could tell show canon to jump in a lake and just write events the way I think they should progress. Heck, the people who write this show barely pay attention to show canon; why should I worry about it?
frustrated
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