WTFWIT: Charlotte & Me

I started "Charlotte & Me" when I read the one chapter of "A Bird's Eye View" by BreakawayRepublic. First of all, it's off to a fantastic start, so check it out and follow it. At any rate, it sparked some ideas that just wouldn't go away, so I figured I should just get it all out before I went even more nuts than I already am.

One of the guest commenters was happy that I set the story in what has come to be known as "Lovecraft Country." The quick and dirty response is that H.P. Lovecraft is one of my favorite authors, so of course I'll use his settings, which he's given his blessing to others to use. I was born, raised, and will likely die in New England, so the regional peculiarities are familiar, and dear to my heart. Plus, it's always easier to write in a town that doesn't really exist. But the more I thought of it, "Charlotte & Me" has many traits of classic Lovecraft. Our protagonist, Sam Foster, stumbles upon something in the basement of a long-abandoned house beyond human comprehension which changes his life irrevocably. His life after meeting Charlotte can never go back to the way it used to be. Lovecraft has also deftly explored the themes of alienation and "otherness," something our protagonists know about all too well.

This being said, the likelihood of me exploring eldritch themes in this story is very, very slim. Simply put, it's not what "Charlotte & Me" is about. Sure, I'll make slight references to his stories in future chapters, but that's as far as I'll go. If anything, "Charlotte & Me" will have more in common with Let the Right One In, which is an amazing movie that you all should see.

"Charlotte & Me" is a Coming of Age story, nothing more.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

PROGRESS REPORT 1

Things are progressing fairly steadily. I've been bouncing back and forth between Chapter 2 of "Charlotte & Me" and Chapter 2 of PHILIA. I've been dealing with some depressive issues, which was starting to show in "Charlotte," so I moved over to 'PHILIA' to get it out of my system, since that one is intended to be a dark story. I suppose that's one of the advantages to writing three different stories in three different genres with three different moods.  I'm at a point where I can take a breather from "Daily Life of a Bicycle Cop." All six girls are now in the Nakamura household. I've got a few ideas of where I'm going to take the story, but right now, I need to concentrate on the other two stories, with 'PHILIA' ultimately taking priority. I also have a musical project that I've been neglecting lately in favor of my writing. I'm starting to wonder which one I enjoy doing more and which one I'm b...
Read more

WTFWIT: Beautiful Sentinels: PHILIA

So, I've mentioned 'Beautiful Sentinels: PHILIA' a couple of times on my FB page, but I've said nothing on what it's about. The short version is that it's a mix of Japanese idols, Magical Girls, and Cthulhu. So here's What the Fuck I Was Thinking: I was sitting and binge watching Smile Pretty Cure (I like the show, don't judge me), and it got me to thinking about how the monsters on the more popular Magical Girl shows are more goofy than threatening. I'm sure that a good deal of other Magical Girl shows have scarier monsters, but that's neither here nor there. I also noticed that the monsters in Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! (again, don't judge me) are also way too goofy looking, although it's clear that their appearance was intentional, given that the show parodies the genre. Anyways, it got me to wondering how a group of Magical Girls would do if faced off against Cthulhu. That sent my mind down the rabbit hole, and ...
Read more