Nicktion Ain't Fiction

Yesterday, I posted Episode 1, Scene 1 of "The Adventures of Winky" at WordPress. This afternoon, I finished and posted scenes 2 and 3. Episode one is now complete. Think of it as a soap opera. To tell the truth, it picks up the story several months after I began writing it. It didn't seem appropriate, however, to resume on a new blog host, having slightly changed some of the characters' names and start with "The last time we saw (our hero) he had gotten himself into a bit of a pickle with the law . . ." or some such introduction.

Our hero is a mentally disabled gothic horror writer who thinks his writing is flawless. Brian Keene, Ray Garton, Poppy Z. Brite, Mary SanGiovanni, and others of their ilk cannot hold a candle to the genius of Winky Patches. They do not adhere to the style of Poe or Lovecraft that Winky so reveres. He hates all of them. He stalks anyone else who comments negatively about his myriad misspellings and atrocious grammar. That's where I enter the picture.

I'll try to fill in any necessary backstory as I proceed. On a positive note, Janrae Frank has left me comments that she has enjoyed reading the story over the months. She is a published dark fantasy author with a real agent and publishing house. She used to be an editrix herself.

I've noticed that a number of "real" horror writers have given my parody nods of approval in one way or another over the past year. It's merely a statement that they know I'm not a writer by trade, and am no threat to their livelihood, but can be entertaining for 10 minutes at a time. It's the equivalent of patting a dog on the head. What we have in common is being the focus of Winky Patches' email and online stalking and death threats.

Dear Winky,

Start with an unabridged dictionary and a Strunk and White. You can add Roget's later. Failing that, at least run a spell check before you post your drivel.

Love,
Froggie