It's WRONG, Is All

[bloodyrosemccoy]

An Open Letter To Disgruntled Authors

Please quit hammering on about how your characters are like your children. I realize that your characters are important to you, with a bond that cannot be understood by outsiders, but dammit your simile’s just inaccurate. I have read your books. I know what you do to those poor dopes. Your book is not a nurturing environment.

Therefore, when I hear you say they’re like your children, it makes me want to call child protective services.

C’mon—you can come up with a better comparison. You’re writers. I’m sure you’ll think of something.

Comments

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! And that's the flip side--if they do treat their characters like their children, their books suck.

'S okay. Like I said, it's the week of the extra shifts. I get a few days off for Independence Day, though ...