That's the title of my story that I'm going to write for NaNo.
Either that or The R.O.M.E.O.'s. I haven't decided if I want the periods in there or not. We'll see when its all said and done.
A bit of the plot for y'all.
R.O.M.E.O. stands for "Retired Old Men Eating Out". Got the idea from a patient that I was going to make an appointment for. He could come in one day "because I have a meeting with the ROMEO's." Of course I had to ask, and so formed the idea. That was well over a year ago. I can't even remember the patients name to give him a proper thanks, but that's probably for the best, considering the HIPPA (HIPAA??) rules.
Ok, a little about each character*.
Russell Staines: Russell means the "red-haired one". He is just your average retired guy with a wife that he's been married to for 49 years. I'm gonna have to think of soemthing interesting for him.
Oscar Towers: Oscar means "divine spear; divine spear-man." I just needed a name beginning with an 'O'. Oscar is widow and he's always running late, usually thanks to his neighbor.
Macon Rutgers: Macon means "the Maker". He's widowed and having a hard time with everything, refusing help from his daughter.
Eddy Quentin: Eddy of course is short for Edwin, which means "prosperous friend". Eddy is a widow as well who has recently moved in with his son and daught-in-law. He's just found out he's about to become a grandfather.
Orlando Landers: Orlando means "from the famous land." His wife is dying from cancer and he's having a hard time coming to gripes with reality.
Each guy will have his tale to tell and I'm looking forward to hearing it. Let's all hope this comes together nicely for a good 50,000+ word novel that might someday get published.
*All character names and descriptions are subject to change as author deems fit.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
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I'm very excited for you! Just don't forget your friends for the whole month! LOL If I can help in any way, let me know. P.S. Just remember me when you're rich and famous! Who knows, maybe even from this book! Good Luck! Pat
You go girl! I wish you the best of luck with your novel and hope you become a rich and famous author. I like the names...storyline is "different" than I would've imagined your first novel to be, but I have faith you can pull it off and make it be something we'll never wanna stop reading. Enjoy writing it! LOVE YA ~Krysta
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