Thoughts of an Aspiring Teenage Writer

Dang, this looks really good. Anyone able to go with me? It looks like it’s gonna be better than the first one. OMG DAKOTA FANNING…hard to believe she’s, like, a year younger than me. o.o REALLY looking forward to her performance.

Well, it’s summer. LOL. I’ve made some progress in my WIPs, ‘Angel’ especially. I think I’m going to name it Amaranth, actually, but I’m not so sure, so for now I’ll call it “Angel”.

Here’s some background info on Amaranth.

Other than “Angel”, I’m also working on a serial killer/victorian era/historical WIP. It’s coming along slower than I expected, largely because I’ve been so busy with “Angel”. Also, I keep wanting to jump to the end (it’s far more exciting, LOL) and have to try to get back to the beginning.

On a random note, here are some anime music videos that I made shortly after summer got out:

Oh, and I recently opened a DA (Deviantart) account, so please feel free to visit

Here are some of the music that I think are part of the book’s soundtrack. Note: I generally don’t pay attention to the lyrics. Most of the songs (ie: The Hamster Dance) are there because of the overall mood.
The last three songs, however, are there b/c the lyrics, too. (There are others, but these are the ones that definitely fit.) The music switches from different point of views…guess which one is who! LOL.

Oh, and the reason why I made this a Youtube thing is b/c some of them are korean songs and I wanted to have subs for them. (Some have the lyric translations in the descriptions, so be sure to look there, too.)But as a result, some have disturbing music videos. I suggest you just not look at the screen for the English ones.

Click here for the playlist. You can just click on “Play All Videos” to keep from having to go back and forth pages.

Okay, after getting off my three-day mania following the end of “East of Eden”, I’ve calmed down substantially and now will go on “author-mode” (meaning, I will try to concise everything so people won’t just ignore it b/c it’s too long AND I’ll get the main points across.)

Things I liked/Interesting Things about “East of Eden” and why I recommend it (if you skip episodes 25ish-40ish b/c they’re all fillers…more on that later)

1.)It was one of those rare stories where there is no definite good or evil, just like real life.
Unlike the many dramas and books out there, you honestly can’t help but sympathize with both the antagonist and the protagonist. They are both human, and not some great hero or astoundingly evil villain.

Shin Tae-Hwan (the villain) IS cruel in many ways, in that he is a ruthless businessman who is willing to kill people (by means of ‘law’ and the korean mafia) so he can have more money, but shows a soft spot when in his grandfatherly love for his grandson. Also, he reveals at the last episode or so, that the main reason he worked so hard as a businessman was to get the “respect and love” that he entirely lacked when he started off as a poor orphan. His desire for this mistaken “respect and love” (which was only a “If you can’t beat them, join them…temporarily” kind of deal) was so strong that he even gave up his true love (which he regrets in his old age) and let himself be corrupted until it was too late. And you can’t help but feel sorry for him, because in the last episode, the “only man that he could trust” betrayed him by giving him up to his enemy…a cruel act that leads in STH’s death. (By the means of a suicidal car plunging down a cliff…driven by the enemy, herself)

On the other side of the spectrum, Lee Dong-Chul (the hero) isn’t…good. I mean, he has very good intentions and he IS one of the nicest guys you’d probably ever meet…but he is NOT very good at forgiving people. He seeks revenge whenever STH or some other villain messes with his family and tries to ruin him. He also, due to rather unfortunate circumstances, becomes this top-dog leader of this clan of Korean mafia. (He was arrested b/c he took the blame for his lil bro, Dong wook (then 5ish year old), who set STH’s bushes on fire) He also has to commit crimes for his family members and girlfriend…and had tremendous bad luck. He also has a hotish temper, and is prone to beating up people…(but only when the bad guys hurt his family) and SHOWS almost absolutely no mercy. (I say almost because he spared STH’s life 2 times…b/c he may beat up people a lot, but isn’t a killer)

2.)AWESOME OST (original sound track). JUST AWESOME. The songs itself can make you cry.
Below are some examples, but I have to admit, the subs don’t do the korean lyrics much justice. And whoever edited the film and put music in did SUCH an excellent job in incorporating the two together. SUCH good chemistry.

(And yes, my “Boys Before Flowers” loving friends, that is Kim Beom who played the younger Dong-Chul…((the teenage boy)) with a very cheesy haircut, I might add.)

((just music, but youtube is more convenient to input in posts))

((MUST LISTEN TO SONG ON 5:47.<<–my fave… You can skip everything before.))

3.) EPIC EPIC stunts. SO much gang war fights (I skipped most of them, but only because there were too many fillers) with such good choreography. I felt really sorry for those stuntmen. But thanks to them, the action was EPIC. It was one of those romancey dramas that I’d actually be ok with guys watching. B/c the explosions and all that… (as the 2nd video above may display) The drama actually got a warning from the Korean government b/c one scene (which I unfortunately/luckily skipped) was too violent. HAH! (But then again, compared to American TV, it’s NOTHING).
((to be continued))