She Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiives!
Alright, so I survived my OH so lovely vacation. And I'm not being sarcastic! I really did LOVE it out there! There were beautiful sandy beaches, and my darling woke me up nearly every morning, there was no little brother minimal dishes, and I got spoiled! Not to mention the wonderful days at the beach, frolicking in the sea, and the tons of money I got to spend on gifts for myself!
New clothes, steampunk goggles, a tea pot, earl grey -- all wonderful things! And I met this really awesome guy on the plane (read: a guy who was actually interesting and had the balls to speak his mind. Some say foot in mouth syndrome. I say, honest. Brutally honest, but honest. That kind of frankness is refreshing. Plus, he too understands that there is a difference between a black person and a n*gger! A favourite topic of mine, but not one very popular with polite company. Pshaw, who needs polite? Political correctness is horrible. And don't get me started on politics...) but what has me the most stoked at the moment is my new book!
I ordered a copy of a book called "Bullies, Bastards & Bitches: How To Write the Bad Guys of Fiction" by Jessica Page Morrell. When my dad saw it, he made some kind of smartass comment of "very appropriate", but I say screw him. You see, no one really knows this yet, but Roger Barger is supposed to be a kind of anti-hero. I mean, seriously. Airship Pirates needs to be a lot darker than it is. Its about fucking pirates for crying out loud! Also, as nice as writing Snape as a sympathetic character is, I want to be able to write badasses that cause as much controversy as he does! I want a character that has an equal number of crazy, self-convinced fangirls as people who want to flay him alive and burn him at the stake, were he a real person. And with how Artemius is turning out (I think he might just drink himself into alcoholism, which is an insanely curious development that I didn't have in mind originally, but it's a fascinating prospect...) I think it would behoove me to be a little practiced in the arena of darker writing. And let's be honest, what good is a Sherlock Holmes without a Moriarity? A Doctor without a Master? Although, even my Doctor and Master are both rather boisterous and funny. I did try to get my Doctor scary like Tennant is, but I don't think it's as strong as I'd like quite yet... and the Master bit was pre-(whatever), so they were both friendly-ish. I'd like to make the Jester or whoever else was in that jelly bellies ficlet to be a bit creepier. Maybe I'll use the Doctor Who fandom to practise these techniques... Hmm...
But, anyway, I was just flipping through (pausing at the Rogue's Galleries -- basically, reference pages for more examples. Some of my favourite characters are on there, unsurprisingly -- Snape as a Bully, House and Monk as antiheroes, Moriarity as a villian... Gatsby was in there, too, and Cruella de Vil and Hannibal Lecter as well (Lecter was on more than one list, though...). I think the psychopath section shall be fun, seeing as Hannibal and the Joker are on there. Man, I love the Joker. To be able to write like that... Damn. Just... damn.
It's my latest aspiration. Suiting, considered my longstanding goal of ACQUIRING STEAMPUNK GOOGLIES!!!!! has finally been accomplished.
And for free, even. Yes, I am that good.
(Nah, God's good. Tony found them. I sort of told him I was keeping them, and he didn't seem to care. His only remark was that they were plastic and needed something to attach them onto something. A mere complication that shall be remedied as soon as possible!)
But, as soon as I get up (and see about the graduation video with Emily...) I shall probably be reading my new book. Odds are I'll expound on it here. You shouldn't be surprised if I do. Oh! And another thing. In honour of Royer (sp? I'll check it later...), I'm starting a new tag: squid! This tag shall constitue pretty much anything having to do with military/servicemen or even particularly my own experiences as/with a military brat. (Dad was in the Navy for 20 years. Poor guy.) And according to my new friend's observations, the real assholes come from New Jersey (Lance the Clown?! I mean, aloof, sure, but he's a clown for Christ's sakes...) and Philly (I do hear that Eagles fans are absolutely batshit insane and cruel fuckers. Like, they'll kill their opponents in cold blood just because you're rooting against them. Mr. Rouse is a huge Redskins fan and went to a game there once, and the Eagles fans about scared the shit out of him. Which is pretty funny, but still...) Curiously enough, he said New Yorkers are cool. And LA folks are cocky, but all insecure about something. Which I could see... But, observations for later. For now... it is nearly one in the morning. I am damn tired. Long flights and what not. I am going to turn in. I shall continue ranting tomorrow.
To be continued. Next time: Robert Brown doodles (read: = Boredom + Fangirlishess + Proneness to Motion Sickness When Reading In Moving Vehicle), Pushing Tin, Parrotheads and music in general
New clothes, steampunk goggles, a tea pot, earl grey -- all wonderful things! And I met this really awesome guy on the plane (read: a guy who was actually interesting and had the balls to speak his mind. Some say foot in mouth syndrome. I say, honest. Brutally honest, but honest. That kind of frankness is refreshing. Plus, he too understands that there is a difference between a black person and a n*gger! A favourite topic of mine, but not one very popular with polite company. Pshaw, who needs polite? Political correctness is horrible. And don't get me started on politics...) but what has me the most stoked at the moment is my new book!
I ordered a copy of a book called "Bullies, Bastards & Bitches: How To Write the Bad Guys of Fiction" by Jessica Page Morrell. When my dad saw it, he made some kind of smartass comment of "very appropriate", but I say screw him. You see, no one really knows this yet, but Roger Barger is supposed to be a kind of anti-hero. I mean, seriously. Airship Pirates needs to be a lot darker than it is. Its about fucking pirates for crying out loud! Also, as nice as writing Snape as a sympathetic character is, I want to be able to write badasses that cause as much controversy as he does! I want a character that has an equal number of crazy, self-convinced fangirls as people who want to flay him alive and burn him at the stake, were he a real person. And with how Artemius is turning out (I think he might just drink himself into alcoholism, which is an insanely curious development that I didn't have in mind originally, but it's a fascinating prospect...) I think it would behoove me to be a little practiced in the arena of darker writing. And let's be honest, what good is a Sherlock Holmes without a Moriarity? A Doctor without a Master? Although, even my Doctor and Master are both rather boisterous and funny. I did try to get my Doctor scary like Tennant is, but I don't think it's as strong as I'd like quite yet... and the Master bit was pre-(whatever), so they were both friendly-ish. I'd like to make the Jester or whoever else was in that jelly bellies ficlet to be a bit creepier. Maybe I'll use the Doctor Who fandom to practise these techniques... Hmm...
But, anyway, I was just flipping through (pausing at the Rogue's Galleries -- basically, reference pages for more examples. Some of my favourite characters are on there, unsurprisingly -- Snape as a Bully, House and Monk as antiheroes, Moriarity as a villian... Gatsby was in there, too, and Cruella de Vil and Hannibal Lecter as well (Lecter was on more than one list, though...). I think the psychopath section shall be fun, seeing as Hannibal and the Joker are on there. Man, I love the Joker. To be able to write like that... Damn. Just... damn.
It's my latest aspiration. Suiting, considered my longstanding goal of ACQUIRING STEAMPUNK GOOGLIES!!!!! has finally been accomplished.
And for free, even. Yes, I am that good.
(Nah, God's good. Tony found them. I sort of told him I was keeping them, and he didn't seem to care. His only remark was that they were plastic and needed something to attach them onto something. A mere complication that shall be remedied as soon as possible!)
But, as soon as I get up (and see about the graduation video with Emily...) I shall probably be reading my new book. Odds are I'll expound on it here. You shouldn't be surprised if I do. Oh! And another thing. In honour of Royer (sp? I'll check it later...), I'm starting a new tag: squid! This tag shall constitue pretty much anything having to do with military/servicemen or even particularly my own experiences as/with a military brat. (Dad was in the Navy for 20 years. Poor guy.) And according to my new friend's observations, the real assholes come from New Jersey (Lance the Clown?! I mean, aloof, sure, but he's a clown for Christ's sakes...) and Philly (I do hear that Eagles fans are absolutely batshit insane and cruel fuckers. Like, they'll kill their opponents in cold blood just because you're rooting against them. Mr. Rouse is a huge Redskins fan and went to a game there once, and the Eagles fans about scared the shit out of him. Which is pretty funny, but still...) Curiously enough, he said New Yorkers are cool. And LA folks are cocky, but all insecure about something. Which I could see... But, observations for later. For now... it is nearly one in the morning. I am damn tired. Long flights and what not. I am going to turn in. I shall continue ranting tomorrow.
To be continued. Next time: Robert Brown doodles (read: = Boredom + Fangirlishess + Proneness to Motion Sickness When Reading In Moving Vehicle), Pushing Tin, Parrotheads and music in general