Monsters, big and small.
Many of the monsters I talk about this month will be traditional creepsters in writing guise. Writers all struggle with demons.
A fact well-evidence by the success of my blogger friend Alex Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer's Support Group.

So this is my month of creepy-crawlies, both writerly and not so much. Instead of a once a month Insecure Writer's Support Group post it will be a full on blitz. I'm getting ready to purge my demons, expose them to their core. Maybe with enough sunlight, they'll shrivel up and blow away.
Or maybe I'll discover some new ones.
Which might not be an entirely bad thing. Because, honestly, who wants an angst-free, Pollyanna sunshine writer who produces happy pamphlets of joy.
Well, maybe there's a place for that. One thing I've learned as a writer is there are as many kinds of stories as there are people.
Personally, I like my stories to veer toward things dark and creeping with a side of spiders and a dash of vampire. But we'll talk about that later, after all, we have all month.
18 comments:
Looking forward to a month of creepiness!
And thanks for mentioning the IWSG.
Without the creepy-crawlies, whatever would we write??? :)
Count me in :) I've got enough monsters to fill a few books.
Ooh, I'm gonna love reading these posts. I have lots of monsters already. I'm probably gonna have more now.
Great October theme! And I love how it relates so well to writing. The IWSG is awesome.
Oh man, I was just thinking this morning I'm just as messy as my characters (if not messier).
Bring on the creep. :D
~ Wendy
Ick. Spiders and vampires. Is there anything scarier? I look forward to your posts!
My pleasure, Alex.
Jenny, I have no idea.
Angela, can't wait to hear yours.
Carol, more monsters/writing material=a good thing :)
Barbara, I love it when writing and a theme mesh.
Wendy, I'll do my best.
Thanks Emily!
Monsters, Demons, Vampires... Awww!!! The metaphorical life blood and life drainers of the writer... and, well, the human being. I consider myself lucky to have writing to exorcise my demons... So I look forward to your examination of yours... Maybe we can all find a little inspiration in our insecurities dressed in costumes to fool us into thinking we need them... :-)
Every once in awhile, I get the urge to dig out my old Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual from high school (yes, I still have it), find some really obscure monster, and make it the focus of a plot.
Perhaps you will inspire me this month!
Woo hoo! Bring it, sister!
Oh, crap! *scrunches up happy pamphlets of joy*
Now what am I supposed to write?
Monsters? Too scary.
I'll just watch YOU write, then.
;)
if the vampire is cute, and the spider is not too big...i'm all game!!
Hi, Johanna! Great theme. Monsters, big and small. I look forward to reading all about them throughout October.
The ideas I have for another fiction book involve monsters!
oooh, this is gooood! Yes, release them, lol!
I hear you-I'm a roller coaster of highs n' lows. Funny, was pretty steady till I decided to push the creative button-what a ride!
I look forward to your posts :D
Looking forward to this month! Except the spiders. Ick!
I LOVE dark and creepy. My new WIP is monster related. Yay for Halloween!
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