My characters are having a field day
with the upcoming elections. One is telling me which candidates
remind him of which former world leaders – including Stalin and
Hitler -and laughed at the Muppet's meme that went around social
media. Another is finding England's departure from the EU fascinating
and making comparisons to the USA Revolution. And then there's Jess.
Who's Jess? Jess is my first and most
beloved character. She's wildly independent, stubborn, unfetterd and
doesn't give a damn what others think. My kinda girl! She's the one
who forced me (she wouldn't shut up, especially at 3:00 a.m.) to
write her story. Jess also swears like a sailor and loves picking up
new insulting terms. She's having a field day with all of the
mud-slinging, name calling, and fear mongering this election round.
New terms are being flung around my
brain like so much confetti. She keeps repeating her favorites over
and over, terms like “butt trumpet” keep popping up at
inappropriate times. This is distracting at best, inconvenient at
worst as she makes me laugh in the middle of conference calls or
while troubleshooting an issue for a client.
Her BFF isn't much help as he
admonishes her for her rancid mouth and penchant for speaking in a
bad British accent when using her newly discovered phrases. As soon
as Paul starts in Jess ramps it up, getting more foul until he throws
his hands up in disgust and walks away. This of course has me belly
laughing uncontrollably while my husband threatens to dial the local
psych ward.
I'm not sure if this is normal behavior
for characters or not, it is certainly normal for mine.
