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!
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Random Notes, the Process of Writing (So Far)
- A1. Quinella
- A2. Quinella Net = "Q"
- A3. Not Quinella Net
- A4. More Quinella Drama...
- A5. Or Is It Quin Ella Quinella?
- A6. Character Sketches and Plot Outline
- A7. "Ask Ma'am": Q as Underaged Advice Columnist
- A8. Q -- A Young Character at a Pivotal Time in History (Some Back Story and Random Notes)
- A9. Q's Stillborn Twin Brother...
- B10. Ask Ma'am: Quinella Gives Advice to a Reader...
- B11. Quinella It Is...
- B12. Literary Mashup
- B13. OX513A--A Genetically-Engineered Mosquito
- B14. Qeah -- a Younger Sister
- B15. Quinelle -- A Name Change...
- B16. Dear Ma'am: "I Don't Want to Go to College..."
- B17. Dear Momma: Quinelle's Private Letters to Her Mother
- B18. “Shmug”: Letters to a Missing Brother (Quinelle’s Twin)
- B19. Quinelle's Mother Now Has a Name...
- C20. G.I. Dog: The Family Dog and More About Qeah
- C21. Quinelle and Qeah’s Mother: Character Sketch of Godwyna Quinella
- C22. Qanimal: Quinelle’s Letter To Her Mother Which May Explain Qanimal as a Possible Title
- C23. Goodbye Letter to Quinelle From Her Father
- C24. G.I. Dog Will be a St. Bernard
- C25. Quinelle and Qeah’s Father: Josup (Netta) Quinella
- C26. Peep Central: New (Permanent?) Title of NaNo Novel
- C27. Peep Central as the Name of Quinelle’s Forum and the Wayback Machine...
- C28. Working Summary of Peep Central
- C29. Premise of Peep Central: What If?
- D30. Samuel Utt College of Qahog (SUCQ)
- D31. H.J. Ford (HJFord.com) and Querest (Querest.com)
- D32. DrOoze.com -- Dr Ooze
- D33. Quinelle's Mother: Godwyna Quinella (b. 1968)
- D34. UPDATE on Peep Central: "Q" is No Longer a Title Option because of It's Negative Political Connotation
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