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8:20 pm
July 22, 2009
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akajb
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I really hope in season 2 we get some more clues about Castle's childhood and how he became the man he is. There were a few mentions in the first season that set him up as not being a super cool kid when he was little. Maybe he changed around high school though.
The few things we know are:
- he had multiple nannies with whom he watched soap operas
- he almost failed fifth(?) grade because his mom took him on tour with her
- he spent a lot of time in the library
- and he has lots of "inappropriate" stories that he can't tell his daughter
Does anyone remember any other mentions?
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9:34 pm
July 22, 2009
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Aicha
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I don't remember any other mentions at the moment, but plan on 'looking into it' (read, watching more Castle!) once the weekend rolls around.
LIES! I just remember that Castle said he got the plot of his first novel from One Life to Live (?), so this happened presumably while said nannies were around? This leads me to what's been bugging me for a while now: how did Castle become a writer, why, and when was he first published. I'm just wondering because he couldn't have been very old when Alexis was born (she's about 15, so he would have been in his early twenties), and to be dating a very materialistic actress he must have had some money already. So, was he a young superstar on the mystery scene (see, it sort of ties in to the childhood bit!) or did Martha have enough money (Castle alluded that her husband ran away with all her money, that's why she's living with them) that he was able to write 'for fun' until he made a name for himself.
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10:40 pm
July 22, 2009
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lilmac41319
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I don't know about anyone else but I always saw Castle as being in his late thirties. I think he started writing when he was around pre-teen (12-13) but didn't get published until he was 19-20. Assuming his first few books were "not his best works" as he said in the pilot, he developed Derrick Storm in his early twenties. That's when he met Meredith. They were just a fling item until she accidentally got pregnant and Castle being responsible (shocking I know right lol) he married Meredith believing they could make their little instant family work. Then Meredith ran off, leaving Castle to raise Alexis on his own. Gina was just a quick marriage, in which I suspect she proposed to Castle, because she spotted his rising talent in Black Pawn and saw him as an easy ticket to a fortune. Castle ultimately decided to divorce her and moved on to kill off Derrick Storm. Which is where we meet him 
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11:45 pm
July 22, 2009
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Aicha
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I agree, I always just assumed that Castle was supposed to be Nathan's age.The timeline fits, but isn't early twenties still really young to be successfully published? I guess if he was really good (which we know he is) then it makes sense but I still want to hear the story.
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9:26 am
July 23, 2009
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lilmac41319
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Me too. I'm just going by the little glimse that we saw in Flowers For Your Grave. "It's the books the killer choose. Hell Hath No Fury? Flowers For Your Grave? Truly my lesser works." It makes me believe that he wrote the murder mystery books since the beginning but it wasn't until the Derrick Storm series that his fame really sky rocketed.
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11:10 am
July 23, 2009
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akajb
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He also says that he's written 26 best sellers. Just because something is your lesser work doesn't mean it's not a best seller.
Gordon Korman, an awesome writer of young adult books, published his first book when he was about 12 as a school assigment. While it's rare to be a young writer, it's not impossible.
I agree that Castle is probably suppose to be mid to late 30's. Which puts him in his early/mid twenties when he had Alexis. I don't think he necessairly was well off when he first had Alexis, just that he had already started his career as a writer and that's why he got custody – he was home all day and not travelling like Meredith. It's not clear that Meredith was always like she is. Probably she was, but she was also probably starting out as an actor when they first met. I also got the impression that Meredith was never an A-list actress.
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11:47 am
July 23, 2009
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lilmac41319
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Me either but in her mind she is the best lol
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