Blues in the Night
By Roxyravette
Author Explanations (aka rants):
Purpose: As a response to reviews and emails, I've put this together for all my readers. Basically all of my little notes to everyone combined into one easy to avoid chapter…
1. Did you ever notice my chapter titles? I hate coming up with titles for my chapters but the creative side in me will not let them be just plain old chapter 1. So while I was perusing Anipike for Cowboy Bebop sites, I got inspired. Ever heard of lessons I've learned from Cowboy Bebop? It's a really funny list. All of my chapter titles are like little lessons Faye would learn from events in the chapter…sometimes anyway…most of the time they're just catchy…oh well there goes the first explanation.
2. Ever wanted to know the rest of the joke in Ch. 6? There was a blonde, brunette, and a red head that had escaped from prison. They hid in a barn in large brown sacks. A few minutes later, a police officer pulls up and inspects the barn. He nudges the first sack that has the brunette in it. He figures out they must be apples. He goes to the next sack that has the red head in it. He nudges it and figures out that they must be oranges. Finally he goes to the sack that has the blonde in it. He nudges it and at the top of her lungs the blonde says, "POTATOES!"…well I thought it was funny.
3. What inspired this story? I'm in the band at our school and we were playing this piece called Blues in the Night (I used the female version of course). I had wanted to do a Cowboy Bebop piece for a while and so one day I thought about the song we were practicing and found it was appropriate for my story idea. And viola! Blues in the Night is born!
4. What are the lyrics to Blues in the Night?
My mama done tol' me
When I was in kneepants
My mama done tol' me, Son!
A woman'll sweet talk
And give ya the big eye
But when the sweet talkin's done
A woman's a two-face
A worrisome thing who'll leave ya t' sing the blues in the night
Now the rain's a-fallin'
Hear the train a-callin'
Whoo-ee (My mama done tol' me)
Hear that lonesome whistle
Blowin' 'cross the trestle
Whoo-ee (My mama done tol' me)
A whoo-ee-duh whoo-ee
Ol' clickety clack's a-echoin' back the blues in the night (Hum)
My mama was right, there's blues in the night
5. Ok, you've given us the song lyrics and how you were inspired, but how does Blues in the Night relate to the story at all? How can I say this without insulting somebody's intelligence? Most of the events in my story happen at night and basically if you look at it from Spike's point of view, women are nothing but trouble. I deviated from the actual meaning but you have to admit, it turned out good anyway.
6. Is there going to be a sequel? When? There is going to be a sequel but it's going to be a while. I have neglected my other stories. I've got a few ideas floating around but I am definitely taking a well-deserved break. There is one bright spot though: enjoy the teaser and wait for Have You Ever Seen a Dead Man Walking to be up.
7. Where did Jet come from? Remember when Spike called the spaceport? The clerk sad that he was the fourth to call in for Faye's ship. Faye, Reic, and Spike called in, so who else is left. Jet of course! You know he would never leave Faye hanging.
8. Why didn't you make this story a Spike and Faye romance? After tons of research on both characters and convincing arguments that they would never get together, I decided not to. I love Spike and Faye romances but I didn't want to go there with my story. Let's just say I wanted some character buildup first. My sequel should please you romantics though. Not so much angst but some romantic comedy as well as action and backstabbing galore.
9. Where is everyone else from the Bebop cast? When I first started this story, I decided right away that most characters would not appear. I wanted it to be a purely Spike and Faye interaction. My sequel will most definitely include the other character as well as some original ones.
10. What is up with the crappy formatting? That isn't my fault. I use Word and somehow it looks right when I print it but when I post it it's all screwy. I'm in the process of figuring out why it does this and I'm getting somewhere. What more important anyway, formatting or the actual story?
11. What is up with the lady in the teaser? She's a character in the sequel and also appeared in Ch. 7. All I can say is without giving anything away is that she's very important.
I think that settles about everything. If you have any other questions, email me. I'm pretty good about writing back (I have no life. Doesn't this fic prove it?). Anyway, I'll be glad to answer them and I love constructive criticism. If it makes my writing better it's good. Cya next time bye