Craft Notes
Teabaggers teach me something about writing: magical thinking
“There are millions of people across the country who wish you ill, and all of those thoughts that are projected on you will materialize into something that’s not very good for you. We don’t have to do anything but sit back and wish.”
There are times when I have a character in a story who I wish and wish and wish ill upon. Unless the crazy, teabagging magical thinker transcribed from the news report above, though, when I’m writing my wishes can come true. I’m an author. I am in control. I am God/a god/etc. here.
Sometimes, though, it might be helpful to ignore that wish. Maybe most of the time. Maybe most of the time, it would be detrimental to the story, to the story’s world, to be the vengeful et cetera.
I mean, nothing will happen to Stupak because millions of people across the country wish him ill. Not from the wishing. Why should I always get what I want just because I’m in control?
Tags: magical thinking, teabaggers
Frightening.
[…] Matthew Simmons talks about Teabaggers and Magical Thinking. […]
IT MUST BE HARD TO READ A TELEPROMPTER
IT MUST BE HARD TO READ A TELEPROMPTER
THERE ARE AT LEAST FOUR MANIACS IN THE UNITED STATES
THERE ARE AT LEAST FOUR MANIACS IN THE UNITED STATES
ZZZZIPP, that’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day. I sit back and wish you well.
I don’t think that the teabaggers wishing it has gotten our president killed, and hopefully it will not.
ZZZZIPP, that’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day. I sit back and wish you well.
I don’t think that the teabaggers wishing it has gotten our president killed, and hopefully it will not.
I had a friend who met stupak one morning after having a conversation with him over the phone the day before (during the obligatory phone campaigning, if you had a question the volunteer on the phone couldn’t answer, he would come on and discuss it with you) stupak came over to his house the next morning and ate eggs with him while discussing policy
what a weird/cool/politically savvy dude
I had a friend who met stupak one morning after having a conversation with him over the phone the day before (during the obligatory phone campaigning, if you had a question the volunteer on the phone couldn’t answer, he would come on and discuss it with you) stupak came over to his house the next morning and ate eggs with him while discussing policy
what a weird/cool/politically savvy dude
that video made me sad and stressed out
that video made me sad and stressed out
i’m pretty sure there are a lot more than that.
i’m pretty sure there are a lot more than that.