Ain't No Fool

Hello all, this is a little page telling you how I came up with the character Texas Winston. I'm sure it's probably a little boring to you but I think it's kind of cool. Anyway here it is:

Texas Winston:

The character of Tex came to my mind while I was actually writing for a whole other story. The story was called Since She Went Away. It took place in the future and told about Ponyboy and his teenage daughter loosing his wife. I had a scene with the teenage daughter and Tex but then the thought of a whole new story came to mind. Instantly I deleted the old story and began writing a whole new story...Ain't No Fool.

The Storyline:

Texas Winston was a very interesting character to come up with. I literally just sat at my computer for two hours thinking up the first chapter. Originally, the plot was totally different. I had Tyler, the girl who played D's best friend, be Tex's best friend. In that version I showed a lot more wildness in Tex and Tyler was always there to help.

But as I reread through the story I realized that it sucked. I HATED it and I knew that the people would hate it...so I deleted it.

The very next day in school I came up with an idea for Texas Winston. Texas would be a tough boy with a soft side, his little sister, Dakota. And Tyler would be D's best friend. And after that it all made sense.

Of course I was dead nervous for how people would react to the first chapter because I had never written about Dally before so I didn't know if I'd do a good job.

Plus I had to learn to speak Tex's lingo, greaser lingo. It was hard at first. I had to go back and change all the ing words to n' words like bein' and leavin'. After a few chapters though I got used to it.

Dallas Winston

The chapter that featured Dally for the first time made me soooo nervous! I was afraid that I would get flamed or something because I wasn't portraying him correctly.

But I wasn't. People loved it. And I was VERY pleased with that.

Chick Curtis

Chick was designed to play a very small part in the story that I didn't plan on keeping in too long (no one liked soppy love stories in drama fics) so I nicked her quickly. But she was in another fic that had had written before.

Ain't No Fool, Title:

The title was based on Tex's attitude towards life. He wasn't a fool when it came to the real world. He had seen some things most kids his age have never seen before. And I decided that Ain't No Fool was the perfect name.

The Prequel, Heart Killers

The prequel will take place in the past when Dallas was still in Tulsa with Sylvia and the gang (and the gang will be featured in this story). It will lead up until the point of Dallas leaving. And hopefully Dreamer for lyf will be assisting me with the story. Anyway here is a taste of the new story:

I sat there for a long while just staring at the test. Positive. How could it be POSITIVE? I mean I had ALWAYS been careful...right? What is Dally gonna say? 'Oh Sylvia that's just great!' I don't think so. With my luck I'll get dumped on my flat ass and end up nowhere.

What am I gonna do though? I'm only seventeen! I can barely take care of myself let alone a baby...

Stay Tuned For More

THANKS TO YOU ALL THAT HAVE READ THIS STORY...I LOVE YOU ALL SO MCUH!