Due to the fact that I accidentally (or purposely, if you can blame a person for falling asleep at the wrong time) fell asleep at about six o’clock and woke up at nine thinking that it was morning,, it’s now 2 o’clock in the morning (so good morning peeps) and I am up watching Korean dramas…which have been a great influence for my writing.
So I figured since I was bored and on and the episode I’m currently watching (Episode 10 of “East of Eden” woot!) is sort of a slump after the other episodes (well actually, it’s really not a slump, because two of the characters just got involved in a car accident…but the scene doesn’t include my favorite character so I’m only half-heartedly watching it.), I decided to take this moment to list some of the life (or plot, depending on what it is) lessons I learned from them.
1.)Childhood is very important. EPICLY important. A person with a disturbing/tragic childhood will almost certainly live a disturbing/tragic life…
Example of this in “East of Eden”: The main character (and my personal favorite) Lee Dong-Chul, witnesses the explosion of a coal mine that his dad was working in. AND he sees the body of his dad when they were pulling the bodies out. (OMG OMG OMG I CRIED SO MUCH…Barney, this is the scene I told you about in Webmastering…you know, the little kid trying to warn everyone but not being able to run fast enough on his little legs and resorting to just crying out: “DAD! DON’T DIE!!! NOOO!” just moments before the explosion…? Epic.)
which leads me to my life lesson: Be nice to kids. Period. Even if they are annoying sometimes, don’t abuse them/yell at them/pick on them…they might return to abuse/yell/pick on you back PLUS tis not good for your conscious.
Plot lesson: OMG DISTURBING/TRAGIC childhoods make SUCH an AWESOME plot-structure/cause for a person to become…mentally unstable! I LOVE IT SO MUCH when they incorporate childhood flashbacks in dramas,movies, and books alike. (Like wolverine 
if you haven’t watched the trailer yet, you’re square. D: )
Ways I have incorporated this into my writing so far:
Sebastian. Sebastian. Sebastian. He’s like my first attempt at a tragic character, so his development may be a little rough at times…but my goal is to make him as awesome as the ones I’ve seen in korean dramas. In V. Fia, I’ve included more ‘flashbacks’ of how…abused he was by Lucius and other stuff like that.
2.) And speaking of childhood, childhood grudges go very far…VERY VERY VERY far. Fears and pleasant memories too.
Example of this in “East of Eden”: Lee Dong Chul and his bro (who has also set his mind on vengeance) are like, what, 20-something now (?) and are still pursuing the multi-billionaire who plotted to get rid of their dad because, like, he was leading this worker rebellion (that was actually very much justified because they were working in such poor conditions…oh and btw, five-year-old Dong-Chul finds out about all this because he just HAPPENED to be looking for a ball or some toy behind this pile of logs when the billionaire suddenly came in and started like ordering his thugs to blow up the mine and make it look like an ‘accident’)…I LOVE it how the billionaire is all like: “YOU AGAIN! LEE DONG CHUL! D:< ” whenever Dong-chul reveals himself. (Like the time he beats him up ((apparently it’s a stereotype that rich boys can’t fight. lol)) but fails to kill him because he is such a good guy. Haha. Priceless. Who knew the little five-year-old had such a fiery spirit, huh, Shin Tae Hwan? -elbow nudge- (Shin Tae Hwan is the name of the billionaire)
2 Life Lessons: 1.) Again. Dude. Be nice to kids. and 2.) if you’re gonna plot against someone and possibily get them blown up (but even in circumstances less epic than that), secure the area FIRST. You never know when a little pair of ears might be listening.
Plot: DUDE. Who knew little kids could have such good memories? Awesome tool to use whenever you want to develop a character/just give a reason to why the character acted in such and such way.
Ways I incoporated this in plot: Grudges = Sebastian, and Fears= Fia. Guess what Fia is afraid of…WATER! I include a little flashback of why she’s all “I HATE WATER. HATE IT. HATE IT!!” in V. Fia because I figured just having her hate water because she’s the fire element (which is what I did previously) is just lame and shallow.
((Okay, things have just got more interesting/I think I’ll have to get at least an hour of sleep in order to NOT be a living zombie later this morning…so I’ll continue this post later.
