Well, I just saw that Paper Heart poster contest announcement yesterday and it immediately slapped me in the face. I didn't even know that there was a movie called that until yesterday. Soooo, I guess I'm going to have to change my story's title again. And you know what? It's going to stay Paper Heart until I figure it out because titles really make the book interesting. This lady ~kumori-tokage and I had a long conversation about books yesterday and what makes them interest us (even for those of us who don't normally read books in their spare time).

How books catch my attention
1. The cover
--I know it's wrong to judge a book by its cover, but c'mon. I know that's how you do it too.
2. Its title
--I like books that have epic titles that can really give me an idea what it could be about, or what could possibly been in the story. For example: Star Girl. That was her nickname. :]
3. The back/inside
--Finally I judge the book by what the summary has to say or whatever.

That's how my brain runs, so there. D8

I filled these out so hopefully you'll learn more about some of my characters OC or not.

NAME: Jack-o-Lantern Jacques-Jonathan-Joseph-Allen Moore
Gender: Male 
AGE: Sixteen
HEIGHT:  5'7
WEIGHT:  135?
BIRTH DATE:  October 31st        
HAIR: Crimson and fades into black at the bottom.
EYES: Green
BIRTHPLACE: In a hospital in Whoville
Favorite Food: Strawberries
Favorite Drink: Strawberry smoothie

If I were a month, I would be: October 
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Saturday
If I were a time of day, I would be: Midnight
If I were a planet, I would be: Saturn
If I were a direction, I would be: North
If I were a tree, I would be: A strawberry tree (Those are real, they just aren’t actual strawberries . . . but don’t tell Jack that)
If I were a type of weather, I would be: Sunshine
If I were a season I would be: Fall
If I were an emotion, I would be: . . . a mix of all of them?
If I were a sound, I would be: A heartbeat 
If I were an element, I would be: Earth 
If I were a word, I would be: Bipolar

OTHER FACIAL FEATURES/OTHER APPEARANCE DETAILS: Pointed, catlike nose | thin eyebrows | slim frame | pale furred face | green, wide eyes | bangs that fall in his eyes/wraps around cheeks | slim arms/forearms | long, slender feet | crooked stitchy grin | messy fur |

DRESS (Style, colors): Black and white fur

DESCRIPTION OF HOME: A Who-ish two story house with four bedrooms | three bathrooms | large kitchen | medium-sized dining room | living room | basement | attic | laundry room | garage | spacious backyard that’s practically a forest

CHARACTER TRAITS: Curious | confused | happy-go-lucky | lonely | understanding | gentle | creative music-wise | confident | inactive | spastic | obsessive | childish | slow | open-minded

FRIENDS: Nikki | JoJo | Casey | Jackie | Zoey | his other cousins

ENEMIES and WHY: Gregory -- He's simply a self-centered jock that bullies Jack
And now I can't remember anyone . . . else. *fail*


FAMILY: Jiya | Jeevan | Jackie | Aunt Nirvana “Tawnie” | Aunt Mindy | Bon Bon | Bramwell | Winry | Ying (Piper) | Yang “Harper” | Jatt

Sees self as: Someone who’s not good enough for everyone | one who can easily be tricked | has a open mind to everything | a complete goof normally, but a serious guy when he needs to be | someone who can make some people laugh if he tries hard enough
  
Temper: Usually goes off when his sister is annoying him | when people bring up the pills he should be taking | when Casey pokes at him about “NikNack”.

Basic nature: Eager | warmhearted | goofy | clumsy | awkward | happy-go-lucky

Ambitions: Tried to be “normal” enough for some people, but has given up | tries to cheer people up | learn how to play the guitar better | eventually get married to Nikki

Educational background: He says that whenever he knows the answer he’ll raise his hand and not get called on . . . and then when he doesn’t know the answer the teacher calls on him. But then again, how often does he raise his hand?

Work experience: He’s never actually had a job.

Philosophy of life: "It needs to be lived to the fullest.”

Habits: Bites his lip | bites his knuckles | scratches the back of his neck | raises his eyebrow | stutters | blushes

Talents (when character looks good): Singing | drumming | lyric writing | smoothie-skill making | and then I guess he fails at everything else.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH CHARACTER 
(responses in his/her own voice)

OCCUPATION: “My occupation? Uh . . . being Nikki’s boyfriend? ”

CURRENT HOME: "It’s on a hill . . . and me and my family live in it . . . yeah. D8

MARITAL STATUS: “I’m taken--”
Casey: BY NIKKI! 8D

CHILDREN: "C-Children?”  

FAVORITE PIG OUT FOOD: "Strawberries . . . and yeah, it’s possible to pig out on fruit. ”  

I WISH I COULD STOP: “Biting my lip. It’s starting to hurt.”  

I'M A SUCKER FOR: "Anything strawberry related and or Halloween related.”

THE WORST PART OF MY LIFE IS: ". . . it’s actually really empty when I’m just at the house. Well, not literally, it’s just that I feel really lonely inside our house, but I’m really outgoing and fine outside of . . . it. Sometimes it just feels like I just want to know that some people care.”

I WANT TO TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT: "The Boogeyman is not scary, but very polite.”

A GOOD TIME FOR ME IS: "Anywhere around Nikki and other people that I’m good friends with . . . and strawberries would make it . . . a giant smidge better.”

THE WORST ADVICE THAT MY MOTHER GAVE ME WAS: "Girls are nothing to be afraid of.”  

WHEN I FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF I: "I sit in my room or in my closet with my legs to my chest, bury my head in my knees and just . . . tell myself how stupid I am. Basically I just sit and lay around thinking about how I could have done something differently.”

MY PET PEEVE IS: Frilly, self-centered girls | tree/nature haters| bullies | pushy people | guys that look at Nikki in a non-friendly way | when people I don’t know think my family is weird | blueberry flavored food/drinks/candies |

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NAME: Casey Lynn La'key (I'mma change her first and middle name eventually, ladeh, so shut up) 
Gender: Female                 
AGE: Thirteen
HEIGHT:  5'2
WEIGHT:  128
BIRTH DATE:  October 21st               
HAIR: Dark Brown
EYES:  Brown        
BIRTHPLACE:  Ohio (Shush >:U) 
Favorite Food: Apples
Favorite Drink: Water

If I were a month, I would be: October 
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Saturday
If I were a time of day, I would be: Midnight
If I were a planet, I would be: luto, despite the fact that it isn't a planet.
If I were a direction, I would be: East
If I were a liquid, I would be: Water
If I were a tree, I would be: A cherry blossom
If I were a type of weather, I would be: A thunderstorm
If I were a season I would be: Fall
If I were an emotion, I would be: Ambiguity
If I were a sound, I would be: The patter of feet on cobble 
If I were an element, I would be: Air 
If I were a word, I would be: Inimitable

OTHER FACIAL FEATURES/OTHER APPEARANCE DETAILS:Skinny, curved, round-ended nose | low cheekbones | narrow jaw | thin eyebrows | average body type | pale skinned | thin lips/small mouth | almond eyes | bangs that fall in her eyes/cover her forehead | hair that comes down to about her shoulder blades | split ends | slim arms/forearms | slender torso/upper half | curvy calves | larger built bottom-half | short, broken nails | slim feet | 

DRESS (Style, colors): Black or blue jeans/long shorts | white/green/black/pink/purple etc. T-shirts/sweatshirts | Black Converse shoes | checkered wristband | silver crown barrette | lime green/black flapped hat

DESCRIPTION OF HOME: Simple ranch house | three bedroom | two bathroom | kitchen | dining room | confined laundry room | warm living room | jam-packed garage | spacious backyard

CHARACTER TRAITS: Hushed | selfish | heartless | curious | bitter | longing | creative | discreet | discouraged | imaginative | inactive | mature | loner 

FRIENDS: Gizmo, "other Zane", Faiy (Eventually) Zane Farell

ENEMIES and WHY: Carson -- Merely sibling rivalry
Paige -- Casey and this girl are exact opposites and are both very well aware of it. Each of them realize that they just aren't going to get along.

FAMILY: Carson (brother) | her mom | dad | Gizmo | grandma (makes a slight appearance)

Sees self as: Someone who is easily misunderstood | one who holds minimum words | has a broad, but underestimated mind | completely average on the outside, but capable on the inside
  
Temper: Usually goes off when someone immediately judges her | goes off when her brother does anything irritating

Basic nature: Composed | shy | annoyed | silent

Ambitions: To at least try to step out into the crowd | become an illustrator for children's books | make some "real" friends

Educational background: Knows bits and pieces of the subjects, but chooses not to spill any of her knowledge unless asked upon

Work experience: Has no job besides babysitting her brother and younger cousins

Philosophy of life: "Something that's too complex to grasp." 

Habits: Bites her nails | bites the inside of her cheeks | picks at the right side of her thumb with what's left of her index finger's nail | taps her pencil when pondering | blows her bangs out of her face | brings her hand up to her face to adjust her glasses when they're not there | pulls at the flaps of her hat | fidgets with her hands when talking

Talents (when character looks good): According to Zane Farell, drawing/writing | poetry | cooking | kicking her brother out of her room | organizing the objects on her desk | climbing trees | 

PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH CHARACTER 
(responses in his/her own voice)

OCCUPATION: ". . . I do whatever I want to do if it's necessary and I don't do certain things unless it's for a grade or is to my advantage."

CURRENT HOME: "A one-story house that's occupied by the people I have to call 'my family'."

MARITAL STATUS:  "I'm single and I'm going to stay that way until further notice."

CHILDREN: "None, thank you very much." 

FAVORITE PIG OUT FOOD: "Oreos and milk, I guess?" 

I WISH I COULD STOP: ". . . biting my nails." 

I'M A SUCKER FOR: "'Clicky pens', scarves, and hats." 

THE WORST PART OF MY LIFE IS: "Nobody really knows me nor sees that something could possibly be wrong. And I'm definitely not going to talk to some random person, or worse, my parents." 

I WANT TO TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT: "What makes you assume that I'll even have children?"  

A GOOD TIME FOR ME IS: "In the backyard with my dog, a sketchbook, some mechanical pencils, and in peace." 

THE WORST ADVICE THAT MY MOTHER GAVE ME WAS: "You should stop thinking that you're always right." 

WHEN I FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF I: "I distract myself and try to realize that I'm worthless for thinking like that." 

MY PET PEEVE IS: Stereotypes | disgusting public bathrooms | people that talk loudly | people that chew food with their mouth open | pushy people | when the Internet's slow | when people think that they're absolutely great at something and let everyone know that they think so.

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NAME: Other Zane (the drawing, not the person who first appears in the story)  
AGE: Around fifteen/sixteen
HEIGHT:  5'8                               
WEIGHT:  144
BIRTH DATE:  June 15th
HAIR: Jet Black
EYES: Right--Silver/light blue Left--Dark blue 
BIRTHPLACE:  N/A
Favorite Food: Pears
Favorite Drink: Water

If I were a month, I would be: December
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Monday
If I were a time of day, I would be: Twilight
If I were a planet, I would be: Saturn
If I were a direction, I would be: West
If I were a liquid, I would be: Water
If I were a tree, I would be: A weeping willow
If I were a type of weather, I would be: A hurricane
If I were a season I would be: Winter
If I were an emotion, I would be: Anguish
If I were a sound, I would be: The silence 
If I were an element, I would be: Earth 
If I were a word, I would be: Ache

OTHER FACIAL FEATURES/OTHER APPEARANCE DETAILS: Wide, straight, round-ended nose | high cheekbones | scar below his left eye | visible scars on his arms | wide jaw | thin lips | almond eyes | slightly tanned | messy hair that wisps at the ends/gets in his eyes | hair that stops at the middle of his neck at the back | hair hides his ears/cheeks | slim arms/forearms | slender torso/lower half | slim calves | average body type | short nails | wide feet 

DRESS (Style, colors): Black/white shirt | black shorts/jeans | multiple checkered/solid belts | black and white arm bands/warmers | red and white striped scarf | black shoes

DESCRIPTION OF HOME: Lives off the land or at other peoples' residences, otherwise he doesn’t necessarily have one.

CHARACTER TRAITS: Silent | mellow | bitter | curious | yearning | unenthusiastic | outsider | dependable

FRIENDS: Casey, Faiy, other beings in the Dream Realm

ENEMIES and WHY: Anyone/any nightmare that is willing to harm the Dream Realm and its people. He's willing to fight against these enemies of his because it's his job. 

FAMILY: Casey and Faiy

Sees self as: A protector to his people in the Dream Realm
  
Temper: Normally doesn't go off on anybody unless Casey or Faiy get on his nerves. 

Basic nature: Composed | mature | defensive

Ambitions: Protect the people who aren't a threat | find a deeper meaning to what's been going on in the Dream Realm

Educational background: He knows little about the "Outside World", so his education on that subject is very limited. 

Work experience: His job is to protect the people of the Dream Realm. 

Philosophy of life: Well, his life is devoted to protecting his friends. 

Habits: Pulls at his scarf | stares off in thought | scratches the back of his neck | rolls his eyes instantaneously |

Talents (when character looks good): When he is forced to use his magic to protect himself/friends |

Likes: Kitties

Will die happy when: He knows his friends are safe.