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Nota bene: It is rare, nay, unprecedented, for mainstream media to dip a toe into SOL’s turbulent waters. Yet, major publications are clamoring to survey a new story in this humble site.
What is drawing all of this international attention? ‘Portraits’ by our very own Paige Hawthorne.
“A gemstone of a tale!” *
“America’s storyteller.” **
“Americas’s greatest storyteller!” ***
“A delicious romp with fully-lived lives, irrepressible sex, and newly-discovered horizons.” ****
* P. Hawthorne — Vatican News
** Paige H. — WSJ
*** P. H. — NYT
**** Anonymous — Kazakhstan Quarterly
David Mamet, the renowned American playwright, has been blunt in advising other authors. He believed in the classic KISS principle -- Keep it Simple, Stupid. "So, what is the one thing your readers want to know?" It's, um, simple -- "What happens next?"
That tenet plays nice with the Lee Child philosophy, "It's the character, stupid." No one remembers plot lines -- but a strong central character, like Jack Reacher, resonates long after the reader has turned the last page.
So, do two 'Stupids' equal a roadmap for would-be writers? Probably, but only talented ones. Keeping the reader curious about a compelling character ain't easy.
You're welcome,
Paige
My current policy is to delete all my stories that score under 8. So, for my three remaining readers … well, you degenerates might want to consider the Download function for ‘Portraits’ — my newest story.
I don’t know why I keep returning to that little Cajun town of Sausalito, Mississippi. Perhaps it’s rooted in the way William Faulkner wrote so lovingly about his own fictional slice of Mississippi — Yoknapatawpha County. Of course, while Billy was a decent enough scrivener, he obviously didn’t have the kind of talent that I do.
In ‘Portraits’, Darlene Pellerin — running both Miss Kitty’s strip club and the restaurant, Contrary Mary’s — is evolving her pussy-management strategy.
These days, Darlene was finding it more interesting to sway the local women with kindness, understanding, and sweetness. However, her goal remained the same. To encourage wives and mothers to perform — and someday come to enjoy — outrageous, sometimes illegal, occasionally incestuous, sex acts that once would have seemed unimaginable to them.
Paige
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.”
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.”
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
“Hasta la vista, baby.”
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”
“I’ll have what she’s having.”
“You talkin’ to me?”
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
“You can’t handle the truth.”
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Hmm... I wonder if any SOL author has penned a line as memorable as these?
Paige
Keep sucking. Even though I deleted my “Real Housewives” stories because of tepid reader appreciation, I find myself returning to that poor, benighted town — Sausalito, Mississippi — once again.
“Portraits” chronicles the lives of six residents as they … well, you’ll see.
Unfortunately, the fate of “Portraits” now resides in the talons of a dubious group of editors. So, no telling when or if, it will see the light at SOL. And, no telling what tattered shreds will remain of my original efforts.
Happy sucking,
Paige
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