Rodger Sauer asked: Regarding
The Lady Vanishes (1938 version): There were so many distinct and
colorful characters. Which one was your favorite, and why?
Since he’s my dad, he has privileged information like this,
knowing what movies I watch and the like. Except when I’m being moody and
watching cheesy chick-flicks in my room with my dog. He usually doesn’t know
about those. He just knows it’s a good time to make me tea and tell me he loves
me.
Anyway! Yes, that movie certainly does have a lot of great
characters. And, choosing a favorite is hard. But, I have managed to rise to
the task.
My favorite character is Michael Redgrave’s character
Gilbert, for several reasons:
For one, he plays the clarinet. Need I say more? I mean,
that in and of itself is awesome. I really love at the beginning when he’s got
the thing slung across his back with a strap and he’s walking around with it
and yeah, it’s awesome. I also love that in the first three scene we see him he’s
playing his clarinet. The only thing that could have made it better would have
been if he had had the thing for the whole movie and played randomly
throughout. Hm… character idea right there…
Two, he’s the love interest and while they have some tension
at the beginning, when he sees the main character on the train and she tells
him about her predicament, he’s more than willing to help her. No, he doesn’t
believe her right away, but he’s still willing to drop everything and help her
when he sees she’s in trouble.
And, for three, he’s kind of ridiculous and he makes me
laugh. Characters who make me laugh are good. Oh, wait.., most of the
characters in the movie fall under that category… anyway! That’s still a reason
why he’s my favorite. He has a very engaging personality that just kind of
makes me like him.
So, yup! Gilbert the clarinet player. He’s my favorite.
Nancy Sauer
asked: I have been going through old
letters from you and your family so I was wondering if you have heard
anything from Periwinkle Jones recently? And do you think she will ever
get in touch with you again?
Oh!! Oh!!! Oh!!! This question makes me really excited,
because unlike my dad, my grandma doesn’t live with me so she doesn’t have privilege
information.
So, she has no way of knowing what I happen to be working on
right now.
The short answer to this question is: Yup. I actually wrote
about her today. And, the day I got the question. And the days leading up to
when I received the question.
The long answer (since I always have to give a long answer):
I recently started working lengthening a short story I wrote. Originally, it
was going to be a series of short stories but I decided it made more sense to
length it into a novella and mash the first two stories ideas into one. The
second story’s plot (which is now part of the novella’s plot) featured a girl
who moved into the farm by the main characters. The girl’s name? Periwinkle
Jones.
She’s a bit different than the original Periwinkle (and she’s
no longer the main character) but a lot of the essence of her and what I had
hoped to do with her is the same. She still has the brothers, though their
names are changed and I added one (or, rather, I made the character who I had
planned on being her best friend be both her best friend and her brother).
But, she’s the same blue-eyed, freckle-faced young woman I
created all those years ago.
Since I only just started working on this story about a week
or so. Which is why it’s totally crazy why this question was asked now and not
a while ago. But, also why the question totally made my day when I got it!
And, there you have it. If you have a question you want
answered make sure you send it in before Friday. Can’t wait to see what you
cook up for me to answer!
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