Aaaaugh! I have to write a blurb about Gothic Charm School, for my agent to include in the newsletter the agency sends to publishing houses. I, predictably, am drawing a blank on what to say.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Atropa - Aug 13, 2007 12:49:46 pm PDT #9265 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
erikaj - Aug 13, 2007 12:54:38 pm PDT #9266 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
"Witty and elegant" should go in there, Jilli.
Atropa - Aug 13, 2007 12:58:01 pm PDT #9267 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
scribbles notes.
Okay, "Witty and elegant". I have no idea what to come up with for an opening. I'm trying to think of it like a drabble exercise, because it shouldn't be more than 200 words.
erikaj - Aug 13, 2007 1:13:47 pm PDT #9268 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Witty and elegant, hip, but never too cool for the room, Jilli Venters' Gothic Charm School column has been a well-loved addition to the Goth internet since(whenever) and keeps its Mistress buried in e-mail month after month.
DebetEsse - Aug 13, 2007 1:18:08 pm PDT #9269 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
You could also do something with the "being a Black-Clad-Freak didn’t have to mean being depressed and snarly." stuff from the bio page.
Atropa - Aug 13, 2007 1:24:47 pm PDT #9270 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Okay, how's this:
Spooky kids. Morbid teens. They all think they’re vampires. These are just a few of the clichés that people believe about the Gothic subculture. For the past ten years Jillian Venters (writing as the Lady of the Manners) has explained that being a Black-Clad-Freak didn’t have to mean being depressed and snarly. (Witty, sarcastic, and possibly a touch cynical, yes. Mean-spirited, sullen, and rude, no.) Since then, the Lady of the Manners has spent a not-inconsiderable amount of time trying to gently persuade others in her chosen subculture that being a Goth and being polite is much, much more subversive than just wearing black t-shirts with "edgy" sayings on them. GOTHIC CHARM SCHOOL is a look at what life is like as a Goth, and advice on dealing common Goth dilemmas such as people assuming your eccentric wardrobe is a costume, why parents shouldn’t worry if their child starts wearing black velvet and eyeliner, and why friends shouldn’t let friends dress like The Crow.
Beverly - Aug 13, 2007 1:29:47 pm PDT #9271 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Dear heaven, that tag never gets old, does it? Makes me happy every time I hear it, and always makes me think of GCS.
erikaj - Aug 13, 2007 1:40:47 pm PDT #9272 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
nicely done, Jilli.
Deena - Aug 13, 2007 1:44:15 pm PDT #9273 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
It's missing a "with"
dealing --with--common Goth....
Otherwise, it's very good.
Atropa - Aug 13, 2007 1:46:17 pm PDT #9274 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ah-ha! Thank you, Deena! And thank you, DebetEsse, for prompting me to go look at my bio page for part of this.