Absolute Write Blog Chain for April 2010

I am writing this entry as a part of Absolute Write Blog Chain. This time, the topic is: What would it be like to meet your novel characters?

I have written a novel but could not publish it yet. It is written in my own language (Bengali) and I sometimes read it. It is basically a love story between two persons. Since almost all the blog participants are from America or Europe, I felt that I should change the names of these two characters so that all of you feel comfortable. So, I am giving their names as Simon and Julia.

Simon is 28 years old and he finished his Masters 3 years ago. He comes from a very ordinary family and he is the only son of his family. His elder sister just got married a few months ago and lives with her husband in another country. Simon lives with his father and mother which is the natural thing to do for a son in our society. He is a journalist and works in one of the leading dailies in the city. He does not earn a lot of money but he has no problem to maintain a middle class lifestyle. Middle class lifestyle in my city means having no car, washing machine or Air Conditioner. He is more or less happy in his life but his life changes after meeting Julia.

Julia is 23 years old and she also lives with her parents. Her father is a high official in a multinational company and they are quite well off. They have a nice house, a car and some other gadgets and devices that rich people have in our society. Julia’s two elder sisters got married and they are housewives. One sister got married with the owner of a Garments factory while the other got married with the owner of a shopping mall. Julia’s only brother got married with the daughter of the owner of a real estate company. The brother has become a director in his father-in-law’s company.

Julia is unhappy for many years because somehow she cannot adjust with her family members, relatives and even her friends. She met Simon through a friend and started to spend time with her. Their favorite place is a library as both of them love to read. They gradually fall in love and then life becomes very complicated for her. She is determiner to marry Simon after finishing her studies but no one in her family likes Simon. The only exception is her father who thinks that Simon can be a good life partner for Julia. Even Julia’s friends cannot accept Simon because there is something in Simon they don’t like at all.

Simon is not ready to show any respect to the family members and friends of Julia just because they are rich. On the other, they feel that Simon is nothing more than a beggar and Julia is a foolish girl who does not know what is best for her. So, they think that it is their divine duty to ensure what is best for her and Julia must leave Simon as soon as possible. So, they make fun of Simon in every possible way but Simon is not foolish. He fights back and he can offend them with his worst in the best way. This creates more bitterness and tings become very complicated for Julia. Julia knows that someday she has to lose either her family or Simon.

Simon is a good man but he has some problems. He is too obstinate and it sometimes becomes tough for Julia to follow him.

Well, I should not make the story longer as I am afraid that some of you may already get bored with the narration. If I met them in real life, I would request both of them to be tough and flexible at the same time. I personally think that in life we need both of them. We need to believe in our ideas strongly but at the same time, we must have the flexibility to respect at least the ideas of our life partner.

In the end, they got married but before that they had to face many problems.

Now, it is your turn to give some advice to Julia and Simon. The comment section of the blog is waiting for you.

The list of participants in the blog chain:

Proach (me): http://desstories.blogspot.com
RavenCorinnCarluk:http://ravencorinncarluk.blogspot.com
AuburnAssassin: http://clairegillian.wordpress.com
DavidZahir: http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/
xcomplex: http://arielemerald.blogspot.com/
Frodo: http://annvevera.blogspot.com/
FreshHell: http://freshhell.wordpress.com
Aimeelaine: http://www.aimeelaine.com/writing/blog/
Anarchicq: http://www.anarchicq.com/
*RomanceWriter*:http://staceyespino.blogspot.com
Forbidden Snowflake: http://www.alleslinks.com/
razibahmed: http://www.southasiablog.com/
CScottMorris: http://cscottmorrisbooks.com/
Aheila: http://thewriteaholicblog.wordpress.com/
LadyMage: http://www.katherinegilraine.com
leah Raeder: http://words.leahraeder.com/