Love this. Love this. Love love LOVE this!!!!!! Oh my goodness, this is just so fabulous!! Little Cayo, I just want to take him home and feed him, precious baby. He is too sweet!!!! I don't know if that was your goal with the character, but reading about this fella, I went right into mom mode. This is such an imaginative yet simple concept. And your voice for him is so keenly apparent. I cannot wait for more!!!!
This feels so great coming from you! Thank you so much. Although I think you feel that way because I think he said his "planet has revolved around its star for 11 years". In my character notes though while there aren't much information on the alien,
*SPOILER* he'll note that his planet revolves twice longer than Earth. Which would make him technically 22. And the body he inhabited was that of a 22 year old man. But still he's so innocent that he probably has the comprehension of a 5-11 year old human trying to learn things and being in awe of everything.
So it's a great feeling to know that you got his innocent voice from how he was written. I'm feeling a lot of pressure from the great reception this story had. We all just have to wait until it becomes a full screenplay. Or maybe I should continue it as a novel? Ahh.
@Alef Magnus, Aw!! I'm so glad my comment made you feel good about this! Its a fabulous premise, I hope you continue it! Don't feel stress, just enjoy it. Work on it when you feel like it. I sincerely hope you do!
And I would have gone into mom mode with or without knowing his age. My maternal instinct has always been on high alert, even before I had my daughter. Regardless of age, if I think someone needs to be mommmed....they will be mommmed....whether they like it or not (:
*SPOILER* he'll note that his planet revolves twice longer than Earth. Which would make him technically 22. And the body he inhabited was that of a 22 year old man. But still he's so innocent that he probably has the comprehension of a 5-11 year old human trying to learn things and being in awe of everything.
So it's a great feeling to know that you got his innocent voice from how he was written. I'm feeling a lot of pressure from the great reception this story had. We all just have to wait until it becomes a full screenplay. Or maybe I should continue it as a novel? Ahh.
And I would have gone into mom mode with or without knowing his age. My maternal instinct has always been on high alert, even before I had my daughter. Regardless of age, if I think someone needs to be mommmed....they will be mommmed....whether they like it or not (: