by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Not sense I was working on the original ROKon Magazine with the late Annie Shapiro back in the day has something so consumed my mental faculties as this novel has. It’s warped my perception of the world to the point that it is very, very difficult for me to consume anyone else’s media.
I have become a storytelling snob in the extreme and only very few stories are “good enough” for my time. I can’t help but pick apart the editorial choices made in any content I consume. In fact, I know I may get hooked with some TV or movie if that is NOT act the forefront of my mind.
Most of the time, I just roll my eyes at how dumb a story is — even if everyone else thinks it’s great.
The last time I saw a TV show that I really liked was Fleabag. It’s perfect when it comes to character creation. All the characters — especially Fleabag — are very, very well crafted and understood by their creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. (Whom I still think should play in a series of movies about Dr. Susan Calvin, robot psychologist.)
Anyway. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out going forward. I hope to be a professional — and successful — creative type the rest of my life, starting with selling my first novel in the next few years.
