Beautiful People - Dugan Cealnoor

It took me awhile to decide which character I would use for Beautiful People. I knew I wanted to use a character from the novel I'll be writing for Camp NaNoWriMo, but I was tied between two. Heskith, and his brother Dugan. I finally decided on Dugan, because I've done Heskith before. Although, there is still a ton more about Heskith I'd like to discover, so I'll probably do him next month.

Anyway, Dugan is considered the villain of his novel, although I'd like to point out that he's not the kind of villain who's purely evil. No, more like, misunderstood, and misguided. 

1. If your character could be played by any actor, who would it be? 

Tom Hardy all the way. Down to the tattoos on his arms. Well, Dugan doesn't have the exact same tattoos as Tom Hardy, but he does have tattoos on his arms.

2. Does your character have a specific theme song? 
Blackbird. I know, it's the Beatles song, and I do love it when they sing it, but my all time favorite cover is done by Cameron Mitchell.

3. What's their worst childhood memory? Dugan just tries to forget his childhood. The entire thing is kind of a terrible memory for him. His Father tended to ignore him. When he was noticed, he was yelled at to disappear again. He spent the majority of his time in the woods, by himself. 
4. If your character had a superpower what would it be? Invisibility. He's already got the skills to vanish when he needs to. He would love it if he could literally disappear. 
5. If your character crashed on an island with a bunch of other people, how could your character help the group survive? He wouldn't really care about the other people. He would slip away before they even realized he had survived. He'd take care of himself, and keep an eye on the other survivors, only to keep track of what they're up to. 
6. Are they married? If not, do they someday wish to be? He's not married, and he's never really thought about it. The thought of marriage was brought up once in his life, and the purpose was to marry the princess so he could take the throne. As soon as he realized there was no way he'd be able to win the girls heart from his brother, he rung his hands of the experience and went back to attempting to take the throne in... uh... other ways. 
7. What is a cause they would die for? The attempt to get himself on the throne. He would die to get there. 
8. Would they rather die fighting valiantly, or quietly at home? He doesn't really care. If he gets killed while fighting, then he'll die, if he has a heart attack while he's sleeping, he would die. Doesn't make a difference. 
9. If a stranger walked up to them and told them they were the child of the prophesy, would they believe them? No, not really. Most likely he wouldn't give the stranger time to talk before he would either walk away, or kill them. 
10. Do they prefer the city, or the country? Country. He knows his way around the city, and it doesn't make him uneasy, but while in the country he is truly at ease. He feels peace. 

I'm the Kind of Girl Who...

... cuts herself on barbed wire because she was distracted by singing the Indiana Jones theme song.

... really does enjoy sitting on the sidelines.

... has an opinion on everything.

... gives her dog a theme song.





... loves all things Robin Hood. 
... sets herself impossible writing goals. 
... tends to fall in love with the villain. 
... will most certainly fall in love with the rogue. 
... visits IMDb to many times to count in a day. 
... is learning to laugh in difficult situations. 
... watches bull rider documentaries. 
... can't whistle. 
... would fly around the world in a hot air balloon if she could. 
... isn't crazy about Jane Austen. 
... doesn't like snakes, but wishes she did. 
... doesn't like her feet touched. 
... calls french fries her comfort food. 
... can count her close friends on one hand. 
... isn't understood by many people. 

Beautiful People - February

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here we are, with another month past, and ten more questions posted for Beautiful People.

Beautiful People is a blog thing hosted by Sam and I. Each month we post ten questions for you to answer about the characters you've created. It's designed to help writer's discover even more about the beautiful people they've created.

We try to keep the questions neutral so they can be applied to any genre. However, as my Sam has said, "if you do write fantasy or sci-fi, try to adapt them so that they do fit your genre, or pose the question as if your character was in a modern world."

Moving on to the questions...

1. If your character could be played by an actor, who would it be? 
2. Does your character have a specific theme song? 
3. What's their worst childhood memory? 
4. If your character had a superpower, what would it be? 
5. If your character crashed on an island with a bunch of other people, how could your character help the group survive? 
6. Are they married? If not, do they someday wish to be? 
7. What is a cause they would die for? 
8. Would they rather die fighting valiantly, or quietly at home? 
9. If a stranger walked up to them and told them they were the child of the prophesy, would they believe them? 
10. Do they prefer the country, or the city? 

If you have any suggestions for next months questions, feel free to let us know in a comment on mine, or Sam's blog.

Enjoy, and don't forget to sign the linky!

Life

Every once in a while, I go through these phases where I'm thinking about life. I'm guessing that's pretty normal of anyone out there, so it's not like that in itself is anything special. Actually, the thoughts that go through my head aren't really anything special either. I'm sure they've gone through many a head before.

When I say life, I mean my life. My future life, the life that's whirling around me at this moment, and the life I've already gone through. Life. 

Once again, it's nothing special that I often wonder where I'll end up in the next five years, or even the next year. I guess every kid my age probably wonders the same thing from  time to time. Some of us have plans, a lot of us don't. Some of us are filled with confidence. Some of us aren't. It's the way God made us. It's the way He wanted us to be.

I can't believe what has happened in my life as it is. Where I am at the moment, I never saw coming. Where I'll be in the next year? I can't really see that coming either, but God can. He's got it all planned out. I've just got to follow His voice.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do his good pleasure. -Philippians 2:13

Okay, I'll push post now before I delete these rambling thoughts.

Puppy Dog Eyes

What happens when you finally work up the courage to ask your parents for that puppy you've been wanting? What happens if they say yes?

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You'll spend a lot of money, not only on the puppy, but on everything that comes with it.  

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You'll try to remember what it's like to sleep all the way through the night. 

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You'll find yourself saying "no, bad dog," repeatedly and wonder if you actually know how to say anything else anymore. 

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You'll suddenly become popular and people will ignore your stand-offish manner. You will find yourself talking to strangers, and hear their "baby talk," voice before ever knowing how they really speak. 

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Most of all your heart will melt, and you'll fall madly in love with those perfectly imperfect eyes gazing up at you.