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Protagonist Careers

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blgarver:
My dad and my uncle are both truckers.  My uncle is short run, and my dad is over-the-road...which means he goes anywhere and everywhere, from both coasts all the way up to Canada.  I've been on the road with him before.  It is quite the interesting career.  I know a lot about truckers just from those few weeks on the road with dad. 

If you don't know any truckers, I'm sure I could answer some questions for you, and maybe even get you in touch with padre.  That's right, my dad has myspace. :)

Uilos:
Working on my novel, I was wondering what,exactly, my main character did. I knew that he had a love of three things: photography, movies and music. I knew outright that photography was only a hobby and he/I didn't know where to start with the movies. So, going with the Music bit, I made him a freelance DJ...I wanted to hit myself for thinking it. It was a good idea, and I might look into it when/if I do some tooling to the story. But it didn't go anywhere. So, I did the most sensible thing, or at the very least put in a plausible contingency plan: His mentor left him a mansion/inheritance that made him independantly wealthy

Quantus:

--- Quote from: Uilos on January 02, 2008, 07:15:07 AM ---So, I did the most sensible thing, or at the very least put in a plausible contingency plan: His mentor left him a mansion/inheritance that made him independantly wealthy

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There's always the random "lawsuit settlement thats paying out slowly" for a nice source of workless income.  Or you can use the book/song/movie/patent/etc royalties to support a character who does nothing but his hobbies....man, that would be nice.

seradhe:

--- Quote from: Yeratel on December 24, 2007, 03:49:15 PM ---Trucker as protagonist versus supernatural foes?  Check out the DVD of Big Trouble In Little China.

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but this is different! in this one he has to save a girl too  :P

seradhe:
Ok serious reply now. Ask around. not quite an interview but not quite an editor either, just have somebody you can call up/e-mail whenever you're stuck on some detail.

Ever read all the thanks and credits from the authors in the beginning of the book? Half the list are just like "thanks for helping me with this detail" and such.

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