tobeatragedy: UNTITLED; AKA PROJECT CLEMENTINE.( an original novel ) “Mom, I have no friends.&
tobeatragedy: UNTITLED; AKA PROJECT CLEMENTINE.( an original novel ) “Mom, I have no friends.” genre: ya contemporary romancestatus: outlining / first draftword goal: 60k-80kpov: first person synopsis: Sixteen-year-old, pessimistic introvert Clementine ‘Emmy’ Simmons’ entire life is online—in the literal sense. Everything, from her first breath to her first period to what she had for breakfast yesterday, is put up on their family vlog channel: The Simmons Clan, readily available to anyone who searches her full name, along with the one and a half million subscribers. Because of her public notoriety, though, she’s always been a little bit different to her peers. She never made any friends for fear that they’d have to be in a video, never had a partner because then they’d be forced into revealing (and potentially outing) themselves, and never let herself dream of being anything less than the perfect, obedient child, because otherwise, her punishment might be broadcasted online. Emmy Simmons’ entire life is online in the metaphorical sense as well. When she was thirteen and got her first phone, and when she was fourteen and got her first laptop, she immediately rejoiced in the amount of freedom she had, and made a tumblr, where she’s under the pseudonym ‘Marigold.’ Online, she has a life: she has friends that are really her friends, complains about her parents without repercussions, and posts audio clips of her playing the bass clarinet without facing ridicule. Online, she’s free. But when she makes the startling realisation that some of her online friends are people she knows in real life, her life is flipped. Suddenly, she’s involved in a jazz band, has more-than-acquaintances-but-less-than-friends in real life, and has to make a choice: her own happiness, or her parents’ expectations? characters: clementine ‘emmy’ simmons: our main protagonist. hella bisexual, extremely pessimistic, and surprisingly sarcastic. goes under the pseudonym ‘marigold.’ william ‘liam’ simmons: emmy’s brother. annoying perfect at everything, and the golden child. feels a bit more trapped then he lets on. briar devlin: emmy’s french tutor. aro-ace, optimistic, and really pretty (like, seriously). goes under the pseudonym ‘rose’ online. wendy ngo: emmy’s somewhat-friend…? a home of sexual, extroverted, and over-sharer. goes under the pseudonym ‘waverly’ online. plays tenor saxophone. omar ???: liam’s boyfriend. taglist (ask to be added or removed): -- source link