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I've been contemplating writing a very angsty and bittersweet Danish romance story that details Dana finding out she has cancer, telling Alice, and then the two of them rebuilding their friendship and romance. It would be angsty because it would follow the most grim outcome of the disease and Dana dying from the cancer and her spending the final days of her life with the woman she loves.
Writing stories like this tends to be emotionally draining and a very involved task. If I did write it I would set it up much like Neither Angels Nor Demons and have the story be a longer one shot novel. I'm wavering on writing it because although all the women in my family, father and mother's side, have died of various forms of cancer I really don't know the technicalities of treatment and I'm not looking forward to doing research. I would have to do research because if you're going to write something you should write it correctly. Especially about something this serious.
Maybe I could write the story and only focus minimally on the cancer treatment. Towards the end I was going to have Dana and Alice living together in a house on the beach they rent because Dana has always wanted to live by the beach. At that point I was going to have her refusing to go back to the chemotherapy because it's become futile and she wants to spend her last days in what appears to be relative health with Alice instead of hooked up to machines in the hospital.
I might be prejudicial since that's what all the women in my family have done. Then again, I would or will do the same most likely. Dying in a hospital is so very... I don't know. Cold and clinical somehow. Especially when you know the death is coming.
Should I write the story I'm going to name it All The White Horses which is a lyric from the song Winter by Tori Amos. I would also use that song as the theme for the story as well. If you want to listen here's a link:
http://s55.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SG4AMXYS7WHX0RIHNMXK9N6HN
While I'm not too fond of writing utterly dramatic and emotionally draining stories like this one would be, I'm leaning towards writing it just because I have this awful feeling that Alice and Dana's romance along with Dana's illness is not going to be written in a very developed and I suppose poignant manner. Not that I think I'm a genius when it comes to writing such things. I just want to see it written in close to that manner and I doubt it will be which angers me and makes me want to write it myself, you know?
Writing stories like this tends to be emotionally draining and a very involved task. If I did write it I would set it up much like Neither Angels Nor Demons and have the story be a longer one shot novel. I'm wavering on writing it because although all the women in my family, father and mother's side, have died of various forms of cancer I really don't know the technicalities of treatment and I'm not looking forward to doing research. I would have to do research because if you're going to write something you should write it correctly. Especially about something this serious.
Maybe I could write the story and only focus minimally on the cancer treatment. Towards the end I was going to have Dana and Alice living together in a house on the beach they rent because Dana has always wanted to live by the beach. At that point I was going to have her refusing to go back to the chemotherapy because it's become futile and she wants to spend her last days in what appears to be relative health with Alice instead of hooked up to machines in the hospital.
I might be prejudicial since that's what all the women in my family have done. Then again, I would or will do the same most likely. Dying in a hospital is so very... I don't know. Cold and clinical somehow. Especially when you know the death is coming.
Should I write the story I'm going to name it All The White Horses which is a lyric from the song Winter by Tori Amos. I would also use that song as the theme for the story as well. If you want to listen here's a link:
http://s55.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SG4AMXYS7WHX0RIHNMXK9N6HN
While I'm not too fond of writing utterly dramatic and emotionally draining stories like this one would be, I'm leaning towards writing it just because I have this awful feeling that Alice and Dana's romance along with Dana's illness is not going to be written in a very developed and I suppose poignant manner. Not that I think I'm a genius when it comes to writing such things. I just want to see it written in close to that manner and I doubt it will be which angers me and makes me want to write it myself, you know?
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I have been a fan of your writing for a long time and think that you could do a fabulous job writing this story about Alice and Dana. One thought that I had was that you can keep their sense of humour and sarcasm intact so that the piece isnt too emotionally draining... I mean look at the way Alice comforts Dana after she comes out to her parents... makes a prank phone call to her mom... (heh.. gotta love Alice) Anyway.. if you feel that this piece will be too hard don't do it, but you will do a superb job if you decide to.
Rock on,
Mika