I've been wracking my brain, trying to remember what this reminds me of. It's been driving me crazy. But I think I've realised that it's not a film or a TV series or a book, but an amalgamation of my early teenage anxieties. Like I've said many times, your writing always feels so familiar to me, and this is no exception.
I'd like to know more about Angie, I think that as a character she's got the potential to be a really interesting side character. I like how there's a lot of backstory alluded to, and it makes me want to know more.
I'd also like to know how she knows what the tenner is for. Because although there's kind of an unspoken understanding, what about this particular act is familiar to her? Do other people pay her? This is heartbreaking and adds another layer of pathos to an already pretty dire situation.
I look forward to the next chapter, and maybe more spin off stories?
Thanks mate. I'm glad you make that observation, because it's exactly what I'm going for. It's an amalgamation of your early teenage anxieties, and mine, and almost everybody else's. That time when danger literally lurked around every corner and everyone was to be regarded with caution. If you ran into a bigger kid and he was bored enough to play with you, you were fucked.
You will definitely be seeing more of and understanding Angie. I've not had time for much writing during the semester, way too much work, but it's given me time to develop these characters in my imagination, they're all going to show themselves intimately through their interactions with the world. After the Angie Boyd trilogy ends, the plan is to start the next trilogy from a different character's point of view. Same world, same characters, different perception.
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It's coming, it's coming!
I've been wracking my brain, trying to remember what this reminds me of. It's been driving me crazy. But I think I've realised that it's not a film or a TV series or a book, but an amalgamation of my early teenage anxieties. Like I've said many times, your writing always feels so familiar to me, and this is no exception.
I'd like to know more about Angie, I think that as a character she's got the potential to be a really interesting side character. I like how there's a lot of backstory alluded to, and it makes me want to know more.
I'd also like to know how she knows what the tenner is for. Because although there's kind of an unspoken understanding, what about this particular act is familiar to her? Do other people pay her? This is heartbreaking and adds another layer of pathos to an already pretty dire situation.
I look forward to the next chapter, and maybe more spin off stories?
Take care mate.
Thanks mate. I'm glad you make that observation, because it's exactly what I'm going for. It's an amalgamation of your early teenage anxieties, and mine, and almost everybody else's. That time when danger literally lurked around every corner and everyone was to be regarded with caution. If you ran into a bigger kid and he was bored enough to play with you, you were fucked.
You will definitely be seeing more of and understanding Angie. I've not had time for much writing during the semester, way too much work, but it's given me time to develop these characters in my imagination, they're all going to show themselves intimately through their interactions with the world. After the Angie Boyd trilogy ends, the plan is to start the next trilogy from a different character's point of view. Same world, same characters, different perception.
Thanks for the feedback, mate. x