So, my dear lady, you’re going out on a date with a writer?
Let us wax poetic on the differences between what you anticipate, and what you will get.
“Dream Date with a Writer, versus Your Date”, by:
- Dream Date:
Writes novels about an Old West Sheriff saving damsels in distress.- Your Date:
Writes gory novels about serial killers.- Dream Date:
Dating women so he can empathize with his dashing Old West Sheriff protagonist.- Your Date:
Dating women takes his mind off his ex-wife, so he won’t empathize with his serial killer protagonist.- Dream Date:
Takes you for a sunset drive on a scenic mountain road–- Your Date:
–at 100+ mph, so you “really get the feel” of his climactic car chase scene.- Dream Date:
Learned Spanish to deepen his appreciation of foreign films–- Your Date:
— or so he could insult janitors in their native tongue.
- Dream Date:
Brings you flowers–- Your Date:
–that he was going to give to his ex-wife, until he decided not to bother apologizing to her.- Dream Date:
Keeps up with popular culture for story ideas and research purposes.- Your Date:
“Kill Your T.V.” cultural elitist who considers you beneath pond scum because you admitted that you watched “Jersey Shore” once.- Dream Date:
Published in hardcover- Your Date:
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