People fascinate me. I love to people watch and create stories for them. I imagine many other writers do the same, which is why we're able to create these incredible worlds and characters. They're so vivid in our imaginations and bursting to get out, that if we don't write it down they'll get lost in the crowd never to be seen again.
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The Duggars:
One of their cousins totally worked at the library with me...
he never really talked to them |
The perfect compliment to people watching is the TLC channel on satellite/cable. Seriously- it's full of interesting people to study to our hearts content. There's little people, families with 20 kids, abnormally tall families, political people who erm..kill elk in Alaska, women who don't know they're pregnant, and of course polygamists. It's all there- take your pick. From series shows to specials, usually there is something on that will catch your eye and make you go "what the..." But then it's like a train wreck and you can't stop watching. I'm not saying those shows are bad, or what the people are doing or what the believe is wrong...it's just...even if I'm annoyed by it, I have to watch this totally nerdy dude marry his fourth wife.
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| Sister Wives: yeah...he's totally creepy |
I think something like that in a novel makes it interesting, or would make a reader nod her head and go "Oh...okay" but in a good way. It keeps the reader wanting to know more, and wanting to find out every little thing about this character or thing that's a little...weird. Just like I want to find out just how many hours a day the Duggars as a whole spend in the bathroom, or now that Nerdy Dude has a 4th wife- how will his sleeping schedule adjust? And seriously, what kind of fungus is probably growing in the Roloff twins' room?
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The Roloffs:
Little People: Messed up Family |
Do you have anything odd, or some kind of unconventional or interesting tidbit in your writing that breaks the mold? Something that will make the reader do a double take, or read it over again just to make sure they read it right? And I have to ask: do you have a favorite TLC show?
