is it just me or does everyone else want to know why Castle became a murder writer?? DISCUSS PLEASE!!

This is my intake..he DID witness someone getting killed like a best friend (relative is too close to Beckett's story)

ANYTHING ELSE?

Maybe he read something in a newspaper and then got an ideas is in head ok I read something like that on a fanfiction website. Who knows?

hmm I wonder if Beckett has ever done fanfiction since she was a huge "Derek Storm" fan.

Knowing Castle well I dont know probably hide it would probably be too embarrsing.

1892Rojas said:

To me it's clear he's a mystery writer out of a need to bring order into a chaotic world, this is what mysteries do and what attracts people to mysteries. We can assume then that this is what he interpreted his life with Martha to be; he was, in a way, rebelling backwards so to speak, almost like but a little more vicariously than his daughter. What is really intriguing, not to say inexplicable, is why Beckett is such a big fan of his; given her developed empathy for victims and her serious-as-a-heart-attack attitude. Given all that, she shouldn't be interested in living vicariously through his imagined world of crime. Or, if she were, his imaginary murders wouldn't be things that she finds in everyday life. It's not a super big deal but they need to iron out the logic on that a little bit. 

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I remember the episode (Nanny McDead, I think) where he says he spent a lot of time at the public library since his mother worked and left him with the alcoholic nannies.  I kind of envision him  getting engrossed in books and reading, then as a natural reaction to all he read, wanting to write on his own.  Or rewrite what he was reading into something he liked more.  He seems pretty imaginative and reading books truly does feed the imagination.  Once the imagination takes off, his writing soon followed.  

Regarding why Beckett likes his books, I'd guess two reasons: 1)In the Derek Storm novels, until Storm Falls, they all  had a happy ending, the bad guys got caught, justice is served and all is good with the world, probably quite unlike what she sees in her job and obviously experienced in her life.  2) She's fascinated by the minds of the criminal and wants to see what motivates criminals, so a little research for her job.   That's just my speculation.

Geez Deb,

It's so good to learn that I'm not the only person plagued by plot bunnies!  Granted, my plot bunnies usually sport fangs and are of a Vampiric nature, but they still manage to find joy in the carnal world of mankind.   They can always find trouble in the form of a woman.   ( For anyone who wonders what I mean, I tend to write in the form of the Harlequin 'Blaze' style books.  And yes, I have a desire to publish someday.)  I blog with a bunch of Harlequin authors and I take my inspiration form them. They are truly a group of wonderful women with incredible minds!  I have the desire to be just like them when I grow up… LOL…(read this as when I'm 80) as I am still a child at 41.  "you can make my body age, BUT I REFUSE TO GROW UP!" And that I feel, is the mantra of Richard Castle.  That being said lazer tag anyone?

 

What was said about episode 2 is true, but I was going for his inner motivation. Library trips explain a motivation to write, not necessarily to write crime – though you can extrapolate. But while it is pretty fair to say his interest in mystery comes, generally speaking, from the same that attracts crime readers – a sense of order, closure (and which, I think, requires very little or no real exposure to crime), what is intriguing, and perhaps not so well explained, is her interest in the same. 

In the spirit of providing solution rather than just posing questions, I'd say it would be logical if she empathizes with his imagined scenarios as if from a real-life colleague. It can't be vicarious living because she doesn't need that- which could be if she were occupied with more boring cases. I don't think this is what is being envisioned, but any other option, I feel, is very weak — except — that she is fascinated by things other than the crime element in his stories. That would mean, then, that she is fascinated by his art, his vision of life, the very 'childish' spirit that appears to rub her off the wrong way — which would make her more of a kindred spirit than what we are led to believe, altered by tragedy, but yearning for those carefree days. Of course this doesn't quite square with his side as a family man of sorts, but I've always seen this as a 'softener' for his character more than anything else. That it has taken more of a life of its own is inevitable but is also because I feel this other side of the equation is not quite crystal-clear — even if the superficial dynamics (the quick repartee, the button-pushing one-upmanship meant to convey sexual tension) are well executed. Sorry for the long rants, guys. 

yea…i'm just curious…we know why Beckett became a cop but i thought it would be kinda interesting to know why Castle became a writer

I think I agree with 1892Rojas here a little bit, if I'm interpreting the post correctly, about how we don't really get to see Castle's other side–his more artistic/inspired writer-y side that much.  I'm kind of missing how we got to see it a little bit in season one, and maybe a glimpse in "A Rose for Everafter, when Kyra talks about the young Rick writing in his notebook while she pretended to study.

 

But I think revealing part of that side may reveal why Castle became a writer–what inspired him?  What made him want to put his thoughts and ideas into stories?  Why mystery/crime novels? Why the macabre? What gave him the plot bunnies?!!  At this point, I think it's something from his past, maybe not monumental, but a something (or somethings) that left him with a strong impression, negative or positive. Maybe it was something he witnessed. Maybe it has to do with his dad, and not knowing who he was. Maybe it stemmed from a need, as mentioned before, to bring order to a rather hectic life with Martha.  This could be a reason why he's always there for Alexis.  And I can totally see his imagination taking off at the library as a young boy, and with all the Bond stuff…

 

Anyway, I think it will be interesting to see what happens on the show as far as all this is concerned, if it's addressed and how it's addressed.  Sorry for all the gabbing.

castle_lover45 said:

If I may add my two cents, I would say that maybe when Beckett asked him where his "fascination with murder came from" and he gave some goofy made up story, it was because there really insn't a dramatic tale behind it. I mean, maybe he just likes puzzles and writing and that's what he's good at so that's what he decided to do. Granted that's not a very interesting expaination and as far as backstory for his character and the fact that it is a tv show, I would probably guess this is not the case, but I like the idea for some reason.

As far as Beckett being a fan of his…well…I'll try to make this make sense cause I haven't actually completed the thought in my own head. But anyway, we know from A Rose for Ever After that he was "fresh off his first best seller" when he was with Kyra. Now, unless I missed something we don't know exactly when that was but I'm guessing from their comments on the roof that she at least was still in college. I'm thinking this was probably pre-Alexis? So, if that's the case, and he's been a famous author for over 16 years then it could be very plausible that Beckett was a fan before she became a cop. I get the impression that she's a reader anyway and so maybe when she was in college she was a fan. Then when her mom died ten years ago and she decided to become a cop, like Will said, his books helped her through. So what I'm trying to say is this, it might not make sense for her, being a cop, to want to go read murder fiction just for fun. However, if she was already reading it long before she became a cop, it might seem more likely. Uh….yeah. That's my take, hope it made sense.

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Makes sense to me!  That's kind of the way I saw it, that she read his books before becoming a cop.  Btw, love the avatar!