Here are the story ideas. They have been in my head for years. I plan them, go over them verbally, while washing dishes, driving in the car, taking a bath. I tell everyone about them. BUT they have yet to make it out of my head...
There are 6 actually:
3 adult books (sounds a bit like porn)
3 children's stories
First the grown-up stuff. The 'adult' books are about my life in foreign countries, and one murder mystery (which is not autobiographical!)
I lived in France for a year as a student. EVERYTHING that could have gone wrong did. I have kept guests at dinner parties entertained with these stories for years.
No one understood my accent. I found my French was not as good as I thought. After an entrance test, I was put in the lowest grammar class. Ridiculous host family situations. The First Gulf War started. Bomb threats on the Metro. Soldiers and police armed with submachine guns outside every important ediface. People were searched before entering any public building. Guards at the university gates. I was pickpocketed. My passport, what little money I had, credit cards and all ID stolen. Couldn't get into classes, banks or post office as I had no ID. That's the tip of the iceberg. But some great stuff happened, too. It was a year of peaks and valleys. Imagine my life as a stock chart.
I also lived in Japan. Shizouka Prefecture, blessed with beautiful nature. Home of Mount Fuji.
I went to teach English. I went out of curiosity, spite and because of a boy. I went for one year and ended up staying for three. I worked for the town Board of Education and taught English to kindergardeners, primary and middle school students, and evening classes for housewives, businessmen and pensioners. I was 'the town foreigner'. Everyone was wonderful. I still miss them.
The murder mystery was dreamt up to relieve tension, stress, frustration while studying for my Master's degree. Kill someone off, and everyone has a reason to do it because the person was so annoying!!
Sunday, 2 August 2009
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All of your "adult" book ideas sound intriguing. Do you have a favorite? Start with that one.
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