Post by dawnflemington on May 29, 2012 12:31:43 GMT -5
I hope this is the right place to post this - I may try posting in another area as well...
I'm Dawn Flemington - a writer, who after reading your demolition derby board, was hoping to pick someone's brain on something for a demolition derby scene in the novel my husband and I are currently writing.
First off, let me state that I enjoyed reading your site. I love demolition derbies and grew up in northern Michigan at time where all the local county fairs had them as a main event on Saturday night. Though I am only a fan in the grandstands - your website gave me LOTS of inside information (that I, as a total novice) needed to make the derby scenes factual and believable. And because you did such a great job helping me understand, I am personally reaching out on this next leg of my derby scene...
My major character is in a derby heat. He has done a fair job and has a good chance of advancing to the big final. However, I want something to go wrong... I would like something dangerous to happen to the car (fire? explosion? sparks and smoke? <--- something that alerts the officials that's dangerous) My character will be trapped - perhaps he can't get out of the seat belt, or maybe he got hit hard enough that even with the helmet on, he is knocked out and has to be saved...
Now the kicker here is -- what ever happens - I need the car 'sabotaged' -- it has to be something that was done to the car in advance -- and after a few rounds of hits, the driver would be jeopardized... but I don't want something so severe that it will kill him (I don't mind if he has to go to the hospital - I just don't want him dead or severely disfigured by burns).
Would you have any off hand ideas what I could do to write such a scene? You don't have to go into much detail - just enough that it would be a believable thing to happen - and afterwards, the police could prove that the car had been tampered with before hand...
A little about myself (so you don't think I am a complete wacko here) - I've been a hobby writer for years. In 2009 I started writing book reviews and short stories which where published in various magazines and e-zines. Currently, I have yet to publish a full length book - but I am working on it! My husband decided to co-author with me and we have three works in progress - hoping to have them completed and handed into a publisher before July. We write alternative romance stories - with elements of either suspense or paranormal.
If you do not think you can help me with this request, could you point me in the direction of someone who you think might be able to help me with this particular? Again, I need something tangible enough for the reader to believe - and something that could be proven in the end that the car was indeed (or at least highly suspicious) tampered with...
Thanking you in advance,
Dawn Flemington - romancewiththeflemingtons.blogspot.com or romancewiththeflemingtons@gmail.com
I'm Dawn Flemington - a writer, who after reading your demolition derby board, was hoping to pick someone's brain on something for a demolition derby scene in the novel my husband and I are currently writing.
First off, let me state that I enjoyed reading your site. I love demolition derbies and grew up in northern Michigan at time where all the local county fairs had them as a main event on Saturday night. Though I am only a fan in the grandstands - your website gave me LOTS of inside information (that I, as a total novice) needed to make the derby scenes factual and believable. And because you did such a great job helping me understand, I am personally reaching out on this next leg of my derby scene...
My major character is in a derby heat. He has done a fair job and has a good chance of advancing to the big final. However, I want something to go wrong... I would like something dangerous to happen to the car (fire? explosion? sparks and smoke? <--- something that alerts the officials that's dangerous) My character will be trapped - perhaps he can't get out of the seat belt, or maybe he got hit hard enough that even with the helmet on, he is knocked out and has to be saved...
Now the kicker here is -- what ever happens - I need the car 'sabotaged' -- it has to be something that was done to the car in advance -- and after a few rounds of hits, the driver would be jeopardized... but I don't want something so severe that it will kill him (I don't mind if he has to go to the hospital - I just don't want him dead or severely disfigured by burns).
Would you have any off hand ideas what I could do to write such a scene? You don't have to go into much detail - just enough that it would be a believable thing to happen - and afterwards, the police could prove that the car had been tampered with before hand...
A little about myself (so you don't think I am a complete wacko here) - I've been a hobby writer for years. In 2009 I started writing book reviews and short stories which where published in various magazines and e-zines. Currently, I have yet to publish a full length book - but I am working on it! My husband decided to co-author with me and we have three works in progress - hoping to have them completed and handed into a publisher before July. We write alternative romance stories - with elements of either suspense or paranormal.
If you do not think you can help me with this request, could you point me in the direction of someone who you think might be able to help me with this particular? Again, I need something tangible enough for the reader to believe - and something that could be proven in the end that the car was indeed (or at least highly suspicious) tampered with...
Thanking you in advance,
Dawn Flemington - romancewiththeflemingtons.blogspot.com or romancewiththeflemingtons@gmail.com