During this wonderful summer I was looking through the mess that I call my bedroom and stumbled upon something that all of us can love and relate to: books.
From Harry Potter to Pride and Prejudice, I looked at those books and thought about how much fun it would be to go through all those adventures with some of my favourite people again.
Until I stumbled upon one book that is a guilty part of my reading conscience.
Twilight.
Having read it in the 8th grade all I can say is, with the capacity I had to analyze writing back then, the only character that I found partially redeemable in that series was Jacob Black.
I decided to read the first few chapters of the book just for old times sake, and found that I couldn't do it anymore. Seeing as my taste in novels has matured and flourished into something more (uh, how should I put it...) intelligent, I couldn't stomach the simplistic vocabulary or the extremely underdeveloped characters.
It was through this, that I got an idea.
I am going to write my own version of the Twilight series. I want to do this as a summer project, to a) force myself to keep writing and b) so I won't lose what little brain cells I have left from the sun. I figured, it might be interesting to turn this sorry excuse for a novel and turn it into something sarcastic, witty and potentially good. For that I am going to need your help.
I would like you to write a few things you've found if/when you have read these books, from the first to the fourth and final installment. Anything, in my ask or in my submission box, things that you think the characters should be and how they should change, from personality to story line, anything. I will take and consider all of them as I write. Also, I need people to tell me in earnest what they thought when they first read the book.
Now, I still need to keep this in the "Twilight" category, so some things will not change:
- The physical appearances of the characters will not change.
- The physical traits that have been associated with the mythical creatures will not change to be accurate according to Real World Mythology.
- The major chronological events in the original plot line will not change. However, how the events will be triggered can (and will be) changed.
That being said, I need a few more things from you. Since it has been so long since I actually read the series, I don't remember the major events that happened in the story. That, and the only book I actually own of these series is the first one. I need help with references and time lines, as well as supposed history that the story itself is supposed to imply. So references, quotes, history, websites, anything you can provide will be wonderful.
I want to turn this series on its head as a project I can be proud of. If we do this together, I know we'll all be proud of the outcome.
Let's have fun doing this!