The Princess theme continues (Princess Quotes Part 1)

"I never knew such beautiful people existed... Tall, fair skinned, big eyed... living boldly, using her beauty as a weapon. A girl the complete opposite of me. A girl who's just like a Princess." -- Tsukimi, Jellyfish Princess

After my Tangled review I decided to continue with this theme and talk about being a Princess, and what it means to be one. It's a theme in my Nano novel too (at least I think it's a theme in my Nano novel). I also discovered so many Princess Quotes I wanted to share them.

In the beginning of Goosey there is a lot of talk about how a Princess must act and look. Mirth says, "Princesses must be graceful" and "Princesses never cower". They are gentle, decent, and proper. They don't carry weapons (though I think Terrwyn cut that bit from her last letter.)

There is an old fashioned mentality in books and movies about being a Princess. It's expressed really well by this scene from Shrek the Third:

Torture? ( am I seriously considering this? Yes, yes I am)

NaNoWriMo--- November is National Novel Writing Month. The Official Link.

The goal is to write 50,000 word novel, about 176 pages in 30 days.

That's 1667 words per day. That's 12,500 words per week. In a good week I can write 10,000 words no sweat. (Mind you that's a good week)

Creative Cursing

"Oh me, you juggler, you canker-blossom
You thief of love! What, have you come by night
And stol'n my love's heart from him?"
 --Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream

I've recently become very fond of reviewing the four letters we've posted. I seem to be in a pensive, almost reflective mood - that or I'm secretively procrastinating from doing any actual revision work. (gasp, no, am I doing that?)

In any case, I've taken down a list here of the clever words we've used - okay, mostly it's ones that Mirth has used to swear or curse or express her deepest emotions. Anger. Anguish. Fear. Resentment. I've discovered that Ange isn't really the sort of girl who curses or swears. She more the type who will wring her hands together and whine "oh, woe is me". I hope she doesn't come off as too pathetic.

Ange's swearing mainly consist of the following: "Oh bother" "Oh cousin" "oh dear" and in general a lot of "oh" "oh" "oh".

Mirth's are much better: "Insufferable." "Blasted" "Spider's Eyes" (She is very fond of that one.) And "Bugs"

I'm sure there are others I've missed. I should go through the rest of the manuscript and find them all. I'm rather fond of Mirth's colorful language. The fourth letter really nails her voice. The language throughout the letters is a bit old fashioned. Though I'd even call it romanticized. Of course, it's best when the swearing suits the time period. It won't do any good if the girls mouth off like a modern diva or a trash talking hipster. Not that I'm really good at that kind of swearing. I'm much more fond of creative swear words. And in the event that Ange decides to color her language a bit more, I've made a list of the possible words that she might use.

Blast, bell-cry. old bat. Batty. Buck. dung beetle. Drat. Ding dong. Merry. Wretched Knave. Willywisher. Devil. Dox. Doxy. Pie-in-the-sky. Pox. Penny. Pluck. Plucky. Pickle-eater. Fie. Dull. Drum. Posh. Piss. Oh, Spite (Yes, I stole that one from Midsummer Night's Dream, but it's a good one.) Fee Fie Fo Fum. the doldrums. what a lark. Alas. Alack. Flip. Flap. Fury. Frog's legs. Filth. Rip Roar. Flossy. Hog. Tipsy topsy. Tilly. Faith.

Ah, the list could go on and on . . . after all, I'm just making most of them up as I go along. It's quite fun. Have I mentioned before I'm a fan of alliteration? Well, I am.