Some basic facts about Q: She was born September 11, 1991.
This date, of course, becomes important only on Q's 10th birthday, which will be a pivotal point in the novel, BUT not the main focus. At this point, Q will not lose a friend or family member, but she will lose a bit of her innocence. (How, I'm not sure yet, BUT no incest stuff--this has become such a cliche by now--yech!)
Q's parents (as of yet, unnamed) have named her Quinella because in early Summer 1991, when her mother was six months pregnant with Q and her twin brother (who dies at birth), Q's father won back-to-back quinellas at a dog track in Florida. In Race 7, he placed a $20.00 bet on 7-8 (two long shots), and won $427.50 (this amount might change), and then turned around and, in Race 8, placed $426 of his winnings on 7-8 again, also long shots. Again, the dogs win, and the Nettas find themselves flush with cash.
However, this windfall becomes their curse, for they never again win such a large amount of cash gambling.
Must run now, but will add some more notes later!
Ciao!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Q, A Young Character at a Pivotal Time in History (Some Back Story and Random Notes)
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9/11
9/11 Anniversary
Advice Columnist
Ask Ma'am
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Book Title
Brainstorming
Central High
Change of Name
Character Sketches
Characteristics
Characters
Current events
Dear Google
Dear Ma'am
Dear Momma
Dear Shmug
domaining
Dr. Ooze
DrOoze.com
Earworms
Family Pet
Family Secrets
Father
Father’s Characteristics
Fiction
Fictional Businesses
Fictional Places
First Names
Forum
Forums
G.I. Dog
genetic modification
George W. Bush
Gidog
GIdog.com
Godwyna
Goodbye Letter to Quinelle From Her Father
H.J. Ford
HJFord.com
Index H
Josup
Josup Quinella
Josup.com
Last Names
Letters to a Missing Brother
Literary Earworms
Literary Mashup
Local College
Ma-am
Ma'am
ma'amster
Main Character
Mashup Online
Mosquito
Names
Nano Novel
National Novel Writing Month
New Blogger
New Title
News
Novel
Novels
Off topic
Old Blogger
OX513A
Peep Central
PeepCentral.com
Peepskin
Peepskin.com
Physical characteristics
Plot Outline
Premise
Presidents
Q
Q: Novel
Qahog
Qahog Central High
Qanimal
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Qeah
Qeah.com
Qnovel
Querest
Querest.com
Questions
Quin Ella
Quin Ella Quinella
Quinella
Quinella Net
Quinella Quinella
Quinelle
Quinelle and Qeah's Mother
Quinelle’s Forum
Quinelle's Private Letters to Her Mother
Random Notes
Saint Bernard
Samuel Utt College of Qahog
Scenario
Shmug
St. Bernard
SUCQ
SUCQ.com
SUCQS
SUCQS.com
Summary
Title
Twin Brother
Twins
What If
Why Quinella Net
Working Summary
YA Fiction
YA Literature
Young Adult
Young Adult Novel
younger sisters
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