I love when I get to talk about myself!

[wednes]

That meme where you ask people to ask you questions is going around again. Anyone who follows me on Facebook knows I can't get enough of the questions. groovesinorbit asked me the following:

1. How do feel about Voltaire now that you've seen him?

He is a fine performer. I enjoyed his show very much.

You know how when you love someone's work, you do this mental thing where you want to like them personally even know you don't actually know them? Yeah, well that is a recipe for huge let-down. Such was the case here. I'm a big fan of the work, but my Epic Squeee for Voltaire is rapidly waning. Just as well, as H was becoming progressively more annoyed with the whole thing.

2. Vampire Ball, would you go again? Do you think other events like this would be good to get your name out?

Well, the Vampire Ball was not really specific enough for me. My books are not about Vampires. The one vampire short story I wrote (specifically for absinthofheart) she did not like very much. Not enough undead sex, I imagine. ;-]
I'm having considerable difficulty getting my name out. I shouldn't be, as my name is very memorable. I really need to get to podcasting and giving more stuff away for free.
But yes, I do plan to go again provided I'll be able to see Voltaire.

3. If you're not in the mood for horror films, what films do you like to watch the most?

I tend to watch reruns of Sunday Night Fox cartoons and South Park. I also enjoy classics, and comedies that have good scripts. Zoolander, Anchorman, and anything by Tim Burton are my staples.

4. How goes the poem writing?

Slow. I'm having trouble escaping the feeling that poetry is for the overtly self-indulgent. I have rebooted the challenge and started again, hoping to finish around Feb 10th, just in time for ny new book to come out. Details are, of course, at wednes_writes

5. What first got you interested in serial killers?

When I was a kid, there was a guy called the Oakland County Child Killer. Not the most original name for a serial killer, but it scared the crap out of us 70's kids. My mom was FRANTIC about the guy, and when I volunteered to go door-to-door for three blocks to deliver the school newsletter, my mom insisted on following me in the car.
She later told me during one of her many psychotic episodes that my biological father was one of the suspects and that maybe I was just like him. Like many of her rantings, that stuck with me for a long time, and I used to worry that I would become a killer and there'd be nothing I could do about it. So far though, she is off target.

--end meme

Because I'm not doing the NaNoWriMo this year, I feel compelled to link you all to flemco's insightful observations on this annual event. He is a tad more vitriolic and passionate than I am about it. But the basic ideas cover most of what bugs me about the NaNo, and why I have bascially avoided the forums for forever. Here it is. And if you're grossly offended by it, please bring that to me, not to him. It's a pretty old post, but still relevant. Enjoy!

Comments

[jeffpalmatier.livejournal.com]

There was also this guy in our neck of the woods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_murders

I read a copy of The Michigan Murders that I got from a box of paperbacks from my brother's wife's family. What I found weird about the book was that the author didn't give the killer's real name or the real names of his victims. It wasn't until years later when I thought to try an internet search that I found out who this guy really was.

I'm getting ready to write a novel, but I doubt I would do it as a part of NaNo. Just as I tend to be slow reader, I'm usually a slow writer. I would probably produce gibberish (or even worse gibberish than usual!) if I tried to write that quickly.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I happen to have the Serial Killer Trading card of the Michigan Murders guy.

All of my published novels started out as NaNo's, mainly because I tend to be low on self confidence and somewhat unmotivated toward completion depending on what my bi-polar is doing that week. Still, I hate the other "writers" I'm expected to network with. Someone who has tried multiple times and never manaaged to even meet the word quota, much less write something decent is not what I'm looking for in a mentor.

[jeffpalmatier.livejournal.com]

Still, I hate the other "writers" I'm expected to network with. Someone who has tried multiple times and never manaaged to even meet the word quota, much less write something decent is not what I'm looking for in a mentor.

Groan. When I worked in a bookstore for a while, I ran into a number aspiring writers. Writing does seem to attract a number of flakes. I personally don't care. That's their business if they want to call themselves a writer, but never seem to actually do anything. However, I wouldn't want to have to interact with them in terms of my own writing.

Re: Vis-a-vis NaNoWriMo rant.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Admittedly, it's pretty harsh. I do find it funny, and largely accurate in terms of the most annoying types over at the NaNo forums.

Since he enjoys my work, which is largely NaNo'd, he is aware that there are exceptions.

Vis-a-vis NaNoWriMo rant.

[vomit-maggots.livejournal.com]

Wow. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I fail to see how that dude is insightful. He's just vulgar and mean. If you don't want to be a part of Nano, no one is forcing you. Likewise with associating with people who actually enjoy Nano. I personally think my time is better spent doing things I enjoy than ranting about things I don't.