Hello! Welcome to my blog -- which is all about my current writing career. If you're looking for a sillier blog, check out my other, less serious, more fun blog: http://www.meltdownlogic.blogspot.com/ -- fun stuff.
Onto business.
I'm currently growing up in a small town in Minnesota that doesn't have a bookstore. I'm completely serious. And -- stupid italics -- and I actually have yet to graduate high school. I'm currently writing my first book (Technically, second. My first one was lost when our computer crashed last summer). I'm still working on a title, but it's the first book in the 'Fallen Years' series . . . or trilogy. Saga. Whatever.
I'd like to make this evident right away:
I am NOT a "Twi-hard."
I liked the books, up until the "Twi-hards" started cultivating their love of Edward. Then the movie just tipped it over the edge of hatred for me (I do like how the werewolves look for the second one, though). I mean -- it's too horrible to even have a cult following! Instead, all these little girls line up and learn about sex appeal and vampires -- and Twilight's endorsing the fact that in the movie and the book, Edward is an over protective, scary, and potentially abusive boyfriend. Why would they teach young girls that? They're teaching little girls that they always need rescuing. Heh -- not me, I'm a self-rescuing princess (and so is Dresden from my book.)! Girls today need good, emotionally strong, independant female role models -- which Twilight seems to lack. It disgusts me.
I mean, look at the heroines in classic, good movies and books:
Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal(Book & Movie): Clarice Starling is a very independant FBI agent who takes care of her own business without the help of a man (Hannibal himself doesn't count, because he couldn't physically save Clarice like Edward has to physically save Bella).
Cirque Du Freak (Book): Some of the last books in the series (I think it was Allies Of The Night and Killers Of The Dawn by Darren Shan) include Debbie Hemloch, as an adult (As opposed to her as a teen in Tunnels Of Blood) joins the quest for the Vampanese Lord, along with an ex-FBI agent, Alice. They are valuble assets to the quest, and never need any male help. They're good, independant women and know how to kick some Vampanese butt. Crap -- forgot about Arra Sails. Kick-butt vampire lady who can stand up to any dude!
There are a million other examples out there -- in good, actually readable books that don't have big words inserted unnecesarily to make it look like an intelligent book for ditzes to want to look smart and popular. News Flash: I've come to the conclusion that the chances of that are in the negatives. I am serious. I mean, I've been told that my IQ must be off the charts. That I have the vocabulary of a 42 year old, and when I read Twilight, I could feel my brain cells commiting suicide. It was that distasteful. I'd rather be reading 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante. Or The Grapes Of Wrath -- or The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal.
So if you are a twi-hard, please leave now. Please.
For everyone's sake.
