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Vampire is Just a Way of Saying, “You Kinda Freak Me Out, Man”

October 2, 2012 by

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Rick: Pirates? Me: Pirates. Vampires. Thieves. Smugglers. Whatever. Rick: I remember you telling me about vampires. Me: Same thing. Rick: How does that work? Vampires can’t be pirates. Pirates are uncouth, vampires are… well they are couth. Me: That’s a stereotype. You don’t think I’m writing about stereotypes, do you? Rick: I’m guessing the answer […]

Girls Versus Boys

August 22, 2012 by

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I’m sort of a disaster at writing girls. Not that I can’t write them, I just… don’t. I think the default character in my head is male. It’s weird actually, because my head certainly doesn’t default when it comes to race* or sexuality**. Anyway. Boys. Maybe it’s because in my formative years (well, formative writing […]