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“When her domineering boyfriend forces her to join the army the Potomac with him, a meek farmgirl fights for the North and for her relationship as she succeeds in battle just as his cowardice grows.”
>> I think there?s something incredibly romantic about the women joining to be with their husbands and the audience wouldn?t struggle to get behind her if she signed up under her own volition. Amen? and amen!? ?I wholeheartedly agree with mikepedley85. Richiev, you have a great story idea hereRead more
>> I think there?s something incredibly romantic about the women joining to be with their husbands and the audience wouldn?t struggle to get behind her if she signed up under her own volition.
Amen? and amen!? ?I wholeheartedly agree with mikepedley85.
Richiev, you have a great story idea here.? And consider who the natural target audience? is:? women.? What will? appeal to them more: a story about a woman who voluntarily enlists out of? true love or one who is coerced into enlisting by bullying?
Make it a love story.
See less“When her domineering boyfriend forces her to join the army the Potomac with him, a meek farmgirl fights for the North and for her relationship as she succeeds in battle just as his cowardice grows.”
Okay, but now your logline begs for an answer to the question of his motivation.? Why would he force her to serve?? That is a most unmanly act for guy to do, no matter how "domineering" he may be.? Especially in the? mileu of those times,? ?Further, if it isn't her choice to serve, it is always herRead more
Okay, but now your logline begs for an answer to the question of his motivation.? Why would he force her to serve?? That is a most unmanly act for guy to do, no matter how “domineering” he may be.? Especially in the? mileu of those times,? ?Further, if it isn’t her choice to serve, it is always her option to blow her cover and foil his scheme. (And how credible is it that she’s too meek to say “No!” to her bully boyfriend but not too meek to fight and kill?)
That setup just doesn’t compute in my mind.? Others’ mileage may differ.? It seems to me it would make more sense, simplify the logline (and through line) and the story would still be just as interesting if she’s not meek, if she disguises herself as a man and enlists of her own volition.
I think there’s a great, untold, incredible but true story to be told here because women actually did manage to enlist and fight in the Civil War.? In fact the few details of an actual case of a woman who served until “unmasked” by her pregnancy is a great pitch in itself .
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See less“When her domineering boyfriend forces her to join the army the Potomac with him, a meek farmgirl fights for the North and for her relationship as she succeeds in battle just as his cowardice grows.”
As women were not allowed to enlist in those days (it was unthinkable, unimaginable), the premise somewhat strain scredibility,However, she could be a meek farm girl who stays to fight to save her livestock and grain during one of Robert E. Lee's incursions into the MD? and PA in 1862 and 1863? afteRead more
As women were not allowed to enlist in those days (it was unthinkable, unimaginable), the premise somewhat strain scredibility,
However, she could be a meek farm girl who stays to fight to save her livestock and grain during one of Robert E. Lee’s incursions into the MD? and PA in 1862 and 1863? after her husband flees.? It was SOP for invading rebel forces to live off the land, confiscating supplies, compensating owners with worthless Confederate currency.? I’ve visited? caves the locals fled to? when the Confederates invaded Maryland in September, 1862 which culminated in the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam? in September, 1862, the single bloodiest day in American military history.
So, I think it quite credible to write a story about a Yankee farm girl who stays to defend her land during a rebel incursion after all the men folk flee.? And gets caught in the crossfire of the ensuing battle at either Sharpsburg or Gettysburg — take your pick.
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