September 29, 2015 – Blog Post
The Joker – Part III
Picking up where we left off with the last post:
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at
it, the bruised feelings I’d erroneously nurtured due to my misunderstanding of
constructive criticism resurfaced and planted the seeds of mild revenge. Riding
the rebellious wave, I conceived a plan, which I thought might gain the
attention of my fellow critique partners while simultaneously allowing me to
poke a little fun at them.
Eager to crawl forward with the dastardly deed, I began to
put together a story. However, as the characters and plot unfolded, whenever I
perceived an opportunity I began to exaggerate, writing in a style I considered
over-the-top with the characters behaving in a manner I thought almost comical.
The plan was to demonstrate to the group that I had
understood what they’d been saying, and to show them that, yes, I could write
that way, while at the same time throwing a redeeming comical light on the
whole matter.
A few days later at the meeting, I almost lost my nerve, and
entertained thoughts of telling the members that I hadn’t written anything, but
had come only to listen and learn. Instead, when it came my turn to read, I
went through with it.
Upon completion of my reading, the room hung suspended in
silence. A sick feeling began to form in my stomach. I fully expected to be
excoriated for my insolence, but that didn’t happen. To my surprise, each
member orderly took their turn and showered me with praise and compliments.
As shame and guilt crept over me, I felt so low that I
almost wished that they had assaulted me with insults. At that point, I could
not bring myself to tell them the truth, so I went with it, each week bringing
a new installment. About a year later, I had a rough draft of a novel, which
would eventually become my first book, Twisted Perception.
To be continued.
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