Murder. And Ren Faires. Hmmmm.... Sunday, September 05, 2004 My father saw a promo for the next doctor Phil show, mostly because his hands were fuull and the remote was too far away. The Doc said something about "Your son has nine of the 14 points (indicators?) of a serial killer. When he told me this, we both got fascinated by the idea...is there a check list? So I searched online. Nothing in the easy seaches (serial + killer + indicators, etc.) But what I did find shocked me. Myabe I'm niave, because I think I knew about this, but there are newsgroups that call themselves fan clubs, devoted to certain killers. Where you're not allowed to attack the killer. There are people who are proud to call themselves fans of these people...and they're not all, like, "Oh, he's innocent." That would probably slide off my bitter ol hide but...these places? They seem to have tons of people signed up, not just one or two dips who got bullied in school and so they hate the world. Usually I don't say things like this because I don't want to take the off chance of insulting someone...but this is sick. And you know, I honestly don't believe that being bullied is a good excuse, by the way...I was bullied. I had a hellish time. It didn't make me want to shoot someone, and I sure as heck don't have any pity for someone who uses that as an excuse. Get a sh*gg*n' life. (Oh. Wait. If there can be an Austin Powers movie called "The Spy that Shagged Me", even though I've been told that it's the UK equivalent to F***, I can use it without the stars.) So, I'm pretty fricked out over a few of the sites I saw. And I've written some pretty brutal stuff...I wonder, then, if I'm to blame, a little? Some people are nodding their heads, but I never believed that violence in media begat violence in life. I do beleive it jades us, and it gives people who were bent that way anyway ideas, but I don't think it makes someone a killer. Ooh, I'm getting off track. Ren Faires...today one of my friends came over just to talk and try on some garb. I've made a few dresses, bodices, etc, and so I let her borrow a green velvet bodice and cotton skirt. They aren't SCA approvable...the skirt has a fine bit cloud of gold flecks on the spnged green background, but she looked fab. I hope she goes garb, I really think she'd like it. Garb makes the experience completely different. I'm going full garb tomorrow, first time in ages, partially because she loved my dress. Well, bnot full. I'm skipping the sleeves and shirt, just wearing the over dress and skirt. I look pretty good, if I do say so myself. If I get a picture taken, I might...might...post it. It might make a good bio page pic. But only if I look *really* good. And not slutty. Wenchy, yes. By the way. I've not gotten the contract yet, but I do believe that I've sold my second book, Balancing Act. So now I've a book coming out 2007 and 2008. Righteously cool, eh? If I hurry up and finish Palace of Bone, which is going pretty good thank God, then finish Water's Edge, I can sell them and maybe have a book a year coming out for the rest of my life. Er. I mean, bank them while I have time before the first book comes out, not that my life's only 6 more years long. I should hurry and finish Pilgrims of the Night, which actually takes place before Balancing Act, but the story's not ready. And I'm not sure how thrilled my editor would be. Hum. I could and might just try and write it before Water's Edge, but I tend to (in theory at least) want to write one Andromeda Pendragon world book, then something unrelated, then go back. Permalink Cindy scribed this at 11:06 PM 0 comments

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