Writing Passionates discussion

29 views
Read my Story/Story Help > Life in D Minor--HELP!!!

Comments Showing 1-31 of 31 (31 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Hey everyone,

I'm having some trouble with the next scene of my story, Life in D Minor. I need my MC, an eight-year-old boy named Jonah, to be able to break into a music store at night WITHOUT getting caught. ...And, he has to be able to break in to that store for 9 years after that, STILL without getting caught. How can he do this? Is there any way he can break into a store without setting the alarm off, and without anyone knowing he's doing it? Aggh! Please help me! >.<


message 2: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
okay well i'm guessing he breaks in there to play the guitar, right?? does he necessarily have to break in?

like, idk if you've ever watched Gilmore Girls -- this is just an example -- but rory's friend laine rlly wants to play drums, but her mom won't let her, plus the drums are too expensive. so laine makes an agreement w/the store manager that she can come in and play the drums, w/o actually buying them, for a while every day after the store is closed and all.

and there's a similar situation in the movie "once" where one of the mc's plays the piano but she can't afford one, so the manager of a music store lets her play the piano in the store.

so maybe jonah could make some sort of deal w/the store manager that he can come in and play the guitar once in a while. could that work out instead??


message 3: by Marley (new)

Marley (Marleyme95) | 134 comments Um, fire escape? I'm not sure, I'll think about it, I don't have experiance breaking into places, lol.


message 4: by Sandy (new)

Sandy | 21 comments There should be a hole in the defense- like a glitch in the alarm system that is acesseble from the internet, or school computer. Then, he can find the guard system and whenever they change, sneak through.


message 5: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
he's only eight, though ...


message 6: by Marley (new)

Marley (Marleyme95) | 134 comments I like Brigid's idea!


message 7: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
yay ^_^ *feels smart* lol


message 8: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
♥ Brigid ♥ wrote: "okay well i'm guessing he breaks in there to play the guitar, right?? does he necessarily have to break in?

like, idk if you've ever watched Gilmore Girls -- this is just an example -- but rory's ..."


Oh! That's a good idea, I didn't think of that...maybe I could do that, but I think it's cooler if he breaks in...I don't know why, but I like it that way...hmm, I'll think about it. Agh this is hard! >.<


message 9: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Marley wrote: "Um, fire escape? I'm not sure, I'll think about it, I don't have experiance breaking into places, lol."

Oh, good idea! But...don't they lock the fire escape? I dunno...

Oooh, maybe he can go in through the kitty door!! lol :D Or maybe the back door is left unlocked? OR he could pick the lock or something...


message 10: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
i think breaking in is a little ... i don't know ... over the top maybe?? like, it would be so complicated. and it would be hard to make it believable, since he's such a little kid and all.


message 11: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
♥ Brigid ♥ wrote: "i think breaking in is a little ... i don't know ... over the top maybe?? like, it would be so complicated. and it would be hard to make it believable, since he's such a little kid and all."

yeah, good point...yeah, i've been thinking it was too unrealistic that he kept breaking in every day for nine years, without getting caught...

OMG!! I know what I'm going to do!!! He breaks in the first night, but the manager catches him, and THEN he makes a deal with the manager, and the manager allows him to come in when he wants. yay!!! :D does that sound realistic?


message 12: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
yeah that sounds good!! kinda funny haha XD i like it


message 13: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
yay!!! now i'm not stuck anymore. thanks!! :D


message 14: by Marley (new)

Marley (Marleyme95) | 134 comments Yeah!!


message 15: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Sandy wrote: "There should be a hole in the defense- like a glitch in the alarm system that is acesseble from the internet, or school computer. Then, he can find the guard system and whenever they change, sneak ..."

that's a good idea, but he's only eight. i don't think he'll be able to do all that...lol

so i think that when he breaks in, he'll go through the kitty door or something (the manager keeps a cat in the store). and then, the manager catches him, and yeah...yay :D


message 16: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
awww that's so awesome!!! ^_^ haha can't wait to read it


message 17: by Sandy (new)

Sandy | 21 comments Cool! But then, wat will the manager do?


message 18: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
♥ Brigid ♥ wrote: "awww that's so awesome!!! ^_^ haha can't wait to read it"

haha thanks!! :D


message 19: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Sandy wrote: "Cool! But then, wat will the manager do?"

The manager is mad at first, but then once he hears Jonah's story, he makes a deal with Jonah that he can come in to the store whenever he wants to play the guitar, as long as he's supervised.


message 20: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
that sounds very reasonable ... :)


message 21: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
yay! :D


message 22: by Kenzie (new)

Kenzie | 2838 comments That way his parents won't be all, "WHERE'D YOU GET THAT GUITAR?!!" too. Which is cool. :)


message 23: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 5857 comments Mod
hehe


message 24: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Kenzie wrote: "That way his parents won't be all, "WHERE'D YOU GET THAT GUITAR?!!" too. Which is cool. :)"

oh, if he broke in to the store all the time, he wouldn't actually steal the guitar, he'd just play it there. :D but i like brigid's idea, so yay! :D


message 25: by Kenzie (new)

Kenzie | 2838 comments Oh. I thought you were coming up with a way for him to steal it. *blushes* My bad.


message 26: by S.S. (new)

S.S. (ssrice) | 22 comments I'd have him steal the key, or combination for the lock. That way, he'd be able to use it indefinitely.


message 27: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Kenzie wrote: "Oh. I thought you were coming up with a way for him to steal it. *blushes* My bad."

It's okay. :D


message 28: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
S.S. wrote: "I'd have him steal the key, or combination for the lock. That way, he'd be able to use it indefinitely."

That's a good idea, but if you look at message 11, I already figured out what to do, lol :D


message 29: by S.S. (new)

S.S. (ssrice) | 22 comments Oops! me can't read.


message 30: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Lol, it's okay! :D


message 31: by Sella, ov vey! i haven't checked this group in months. >< (last edited Jun 06, 2009 07:11PM) (new)

Sella Malin | 4530 comments Mod
Okay, I wrote the chapter! Here it is: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/4.... It's actually quite funny - the reason the manager goes back to the store is because she forgot her cat there! lol ;D


back to top