Blog flog: judge her not by the size of her... event

[pith]

Blog Flog: STRANGE CANDY (so important, it needs all caps, baby!)
Link: http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/2006/10/strange-candy.html

LKH in bold.



Jon and I dressed up. He did a suit and I even did stiletto heels.

I admit it. I initially misread that as "Jon did a slut" and then told myself to be nice.

Although "did" should not be the verb of choice for "stiletto heels" in LKH's world, because you never know when it's literal.

people just didn't feel compelled to come out and play. Or it maybe that this is the third event we've had in St. Louis this year.

Or maybe people are just getting sick of your theatrics. Even her drama isn't anything new, so if you've already seen her once at an event, why go again? Oh, black wardrobe! Oh, bodyguards! Oh, the doting Jon! Take a picture and instead of going to the event, look at the pic. It's cheaper.

So many familiar faces remarked over and over

Maybe because you're really not attracting that many new readers. I don't care what "the numbers" say. Most supernatural fans I've talked to in my area are ashamed that LKH is in the genre.

I suppose there are writers that would have been upset at a smaller crowd, but they have to be writers that have not done four hundred, or more people night after night.

I don't even have to say it, do I?

We'll do some place warm where we won't get snowed in.

Along with "meat" and "spill", I vote that LKH is henceforth banned from using "do".

Comments

[rantingmule.livejournal.com]

I suppose there are writers that would have been upset at a smaller crowd, but they have to be writers that have not done four hundred, or more people night after night.

I don't even have to say it, do I?

The Ronnie's-fucksticks-in-triple-digits thing comes to mind.

EW, pass the brain soap please. O.O

And I second your vote. NO MORE DOING FOR HER.

[scarbie.livejournal.com]

The Ronnie's-fucksticks-in-triple-digits thing comes to mind.

When I read that in DM I was appalled. Not because Ronnie had hit the triple digits but because LKH was dragging yet another decent character through the mud to make Anita look better. It was like saying, "Oh if you think that Anita is a ho... check this out."

*hands you brain soap* Sorry that there's so little left.

[rantingmule.livejournal.com]

Yeah, LKH made sure to hammer THAT into us (pun intended) more than once. It frankly pissed me off. I mean, really, why would they need to LIST THE NUMBER and shit????

[zgirl714.livejournal.com]

What?!?

[rantingmule.livejournal.com]

Yep. Scary, eh?

[zgirl714.livejournal.com]

But she's RONNIE!

[rantingmule.livejournal.com]

Yup, meaning that she's a THREAT to Anita because Ronnie is a strong-willed female who isn't...yanno...ANITA. Or that's the way LKH acts.

[zgirl714.livejournal.com]

THat is upsetting.

[nimuethegray.livejournal.com]

"The Ronnie's-fucksticks-in-triple-digits thing comes to mind. "

Damn, she really wrote that? Didn't she say the same thing about RAZ? I have a hard time imagine that's even possible unless you try really, really, really hard or is addicted to one-night stands.. How easy is it to even find 100 persons you are resonable attracted to and want casual sex? I mean, my family tends to sleep around but none of them even had over 30.. Doesn't this woman ever think things through?

[dwg.livejournal.com]

I did the math - it's possible of you do a different guy every week for nearly two years.

Given that Ronnie's been in a relationship - a serious relationship with Louie for around about the last year or so in book-time, it would mean that Ronnie would have had to have been either A) cheating on him mercilessly, in which case Anita would have gotten on her high horse about it, or B) whoring herself out without Anita's knowledge back when they were BFF and Ronnie was as happily single as Anita, though a little bit bitter about her previous marriage.