I can't believe I'm back! I thought after Everything's Not Lost, I would swear off fan-fiction for the rest of my existence, at least Titanic fan-fiction. But, I'm back, reeling over a new story, with new characters and old characters alike. The story centers around Lucy (Lucille, if you must) Sullivan, whose a brand-new stewardess with the White Star Line. Despite this irrational fear of water that she has, she boards Titanic. And of course, water and Titanic is a staple. The ship sinks, after all! Anyhow, something happens…Yet again, this is a story, of course something happens, but I started this story differently. The first chapter may not make much sense in the beginning, but as we reach the end, it will…hopefully. No, I'm sure it'll make sense once I get closer to the end, but this first chapter is what I call the desperation chapter. And yet again, I'm using Coldplay as my inspiration for the title. I need to get some new music. I'm not sure how well the song fits into the story, but the whole sea aspect worked. Of course, copyright to them…This is a working title. Hopefully, this title will either get changed or grow on me.
Anyhow, if we can think that far back, there's a scene in Titanic when Thomas Andrews is going down the halls of the ship, making sure everyone's out of their rooms and he stops to speak with this pretty stewardess. He says: "Lucy, for God's sake, put on your lifebelt, set a good example." That's my Lucy. We get to learn about her life, her goals, her passions—all in a tightly-bundled package known as this story. I have no life whatsoever, so I was wondering who Lucy was…and this story was born.
This story is going to be a little different than my first one. Try not to compare it to Ann/Harold, okay? Please, pretty please? It's different! Lucy's crew, she's not a passenger, and we have a lot more characters, who are new, who all seem to have conflicts with one another. She definitely deals with other crew members, who I'm trying to find names for (With the exception of Alan and Maureen, the names of the crew actually existed on the ship. Granted, there will be exceptions!) Either way, let's hope it's okay and not too awful. If it is this bad, I promise I won't torture people with it after a few chapters. Okay?
Anyhow, I know there's a lot of controversy around what actually happened the night of Titanic's sinking, concerning who did what and all of that, and I'm not sure which way I'm going to go with the characters. As a prime example, did William Murdoch shoot himself or in the midst of the panic, did someone think that and it didn't actually happen? I'm not sure, if/when I hit the sinking, what's going to happen, and the last thing I want is for people to say, "Hey, that didn't happen!" I might keep something in for the drama impact of it, or I might take it out for the fact that it wouldn't fit into the main story line. Characters may be out of place at times, but I think I can make it all work. Either way, let's see if we can find a place in our hearts for these characters! And let's pray and maybe, just maybe, God willing, this little story will find a home here.
As usual, I do not own Titanic, the film, or anything that follows under those lines. I mean no disrespect to the passengers and crew of the ship, and this story is being written to keep my sanity in place. (Although my sanity seems to have escaped me now, I'm writing another story!) The characters I've created belong to me and all of that, but other than that really boring beginning, I hope you enjoy and don't get too hyped up, the story may just be bad. (I hope not!) Either way, I always feel like I should be writing and so here I am…back and just as crazy! So, here I am, taking the plunge. Take the plunge with me?
Sincerely yours,
The Author
