“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” - Sylvia Plath
Three things about me:
- I love reading.
- I love writing.
- I love the bad guy in the story.
I am by no means a professional author – that is merely the distant dream of a lowly university student such as myself. However, if I want to write something BIG, I will have to start small. That is the purpose of Love The Bad Guy.
This is my little slice of the Internet, where I can post my written works and (hopefully) receive some feedback from the readers. Positive comments will show me what I’m doing right; constructive criticism will help me to improve my work. And, of course, if you choose to leave flaming comments of hate and disgust, I will take those on board, too. (Sure, I may cry a little at first, but I shall persevere!)
A majority of my work is in short-story form, and usually fiction – but who knows? With time and practice, I may expand my horizons.
For now, thank you for joining me, and happy reading!
- Love The Bad Guy
UPDATE:
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I started a blog. At the time, I wasn’t sure how it would go or whether or not I would maintain it.
How has it gone? Well, so-so. The traffic isn’t massive, but the few people who have visited my page have always put a smile on my face, and through their comments, I have discovered their own blogs, and the big beautiful cycle continues.
Will I maintain it? I think I can safely answer with a resounding YES. I may not be the most popular blog on the World Wide Web, nor the largest or most interesting, but each time I come to the “Love The Bad Guy” homepage, and remember that it is mine, I feel an incredible surge of satisfaction. My affection for this lil’ blog has grown expansively, so I believe it will be around for quite some time.
My point to all this is: I started this blog with doubts, and so I didn’t feel the need to create myself as a person, but rather as an anonymous figure who infrequently appears with updates. I think it’s time for that to change, and so, here are some solid “real-life” facts about me (who was surprised by this data, I wonder?):
Name: Jess
Gender: Female
Age: Twenty-ish
Occupation: Full-time University Student (a nicer way of saying ”unemployed”)
Them’s the facts. If you have any questions about me or my oh-so fascinating life, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll post the mind-boggling answers right here.
But for now, I am – and forever will be - Love The Bad Guy (a.k.a. “Jess”)
haha….Love your brashness! Have you ever considered doing comedy writing too?
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt” <—-coudln't agree more with this phrase. That's why I think blogs are a great way to express yourself and to get out of being shy /self-conscious about your writing…..The first time I posted something, I was SO concerned that it sucked…now I'm so much more at ease. It's better to be 90% good and published , than 100% good and stuck in your head is how another blogger once put it!…. Plus, if anyone doesn't like what I write–o well—I still have a good amount of people who do like it!
Sylvia Plath did have some insightful moments in her short life, poor girl.
I have dabbled in comedy writing before, but I seem to have a dark sense of humour, according to some of my friends (I have one in particular who tells me I read “depressing” books and that I need to start writing stories about puppies and unicorns and sunshine. But, phhht, who wants to read about that?)
I’m going to try to work my way all the way through your blog in the next couple of weeks, but what from what I’ve read so far, you are very talented!
Wow! Thank you so much! Your kind words have really made my day.
I hope you enjoy browsing through my work.
- Love The Bad Guy
Nice to meet you Jess! I’ve been stalking your book challenge posts – we actually have quite a lot in common and you chose to include some books in your list which I left out last minute. Look forward to perusing your blog further!
Louise
Hooray! A stalker!
Glad you liked my choices – the Challenge was incredibly difficult at times, wasn’t it? But it was definitely a nice way to take a trip down memory lane.
Thanks for
looking atstalking through my blog!Hey, I got scared there for a minute that you were about to say you were packing it in. Whew!
It’s nice to have your own little slice of the Web whether 1 person or a million people visit. Just keep writing so we can keep reading!
Haha, no, I am far too stubborn to pack anything in!
Thanks for the encouragement.
It’s so funny you say that because I wrote a novel and everyone’s favorite character isn’t the hero of the story, it’s his bad boy brother. I’ve yet to figure out why.
‘Tis an age-old question that may never be completely solved… Ahh, the mysteries of life!
But congrats on writing a novel! I’m currently working on what has turned into my longest short-story ever, but I’m not quite at novel-level writing. Well done!
I too have a bad-guy confession to make … I am just finishing writing a novel which started life as harmless fluff, but got hijacked by the villain and evolved, before I could prevent it, into a deeply romantic tale of love, betrayal, redemption and second chances. It refused to do as it was told from Day One, ran totally off-course, turned my pleasant little fluff plot upside-down, and is quite possibly the best thing I have ever written. All because I fell in love with my own villain. Sigh.
Never be fooled into thinking that your villain will remain contently nestled within the pages…
Impressive work, lovethebadguy AKA Jess AKA first-poster-on-Awesome! I will try to make my way through all of your posts as I’m able. Keep on keeping on!
Thank you so much! Hope I continue to entertain as you work through some other stories.
Okay so who are some of your favorite bad guys? And does that mean you are one of those gals that dates the bad boyfriends? Hehe had to ask
Ahh, that is a question I’m sure many people were wondering; hence my new blog segment that I have called “Why I Love That Bad Guy”.
So far, I have expressed my adoration for Lord Voldemort (from Harry Potter) and Iago (from Othello). But there are just so many…
(As for the “bad boyfriends”…. They do have a certain indescribable appeal…)
Haha I knew it would be Lord Voldemort. Iago is a bit of a surprise, though. And as for the bad bfs…that’s EVERY girl’s truth! Haha.
Hey Jess,
Great blog! I dare say AWESOME! Really love all your comments. You’re a great writer. Peace and e-love,
Neil
Thank you so much, Neil! Yours was the first blog I ever began following, so your words mean a lot to me.
Your blog is bloody flipping awesome! And I love it. and you’re so talented! Keep it up.
uponatlas
Thank you so much! What a kind thing to say.
I’ll be smiling all day now!
Jess, I was about to nominate you for this until I realised I didn’t have all your details to fill in the form. Luckily you can enter your own blog in the comp, so I think you should have a crack!
Best Australian Blogs 2012 website:
http://www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au/bloggingcomp/index.html
Katy
I’m honoured you would even think to nominate me, Katy! After much deliberation, I have entered my blog — why not, right?
I do hope you’ve entered your own blog, too! I’ll look forward to seeing your name on the list.
Thanks again for letting me know about the comp.
Glad to hear it! And why not, indeed?!
I haven’t entered yet, but I might give it a go too
Aussie bloggers, represent!
I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Blog Award. I love the generous splattering of Voldemort love all over your blog.
The details are on here :http://greenpawpaw.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/avast-ye-devils-snare-i-got-me-some-sunshine/
Thank you so much, Tanya! I’m honoured that you’d share this with me.
I tagged you in my latest post! What have you been writing lately? http://myotherbookisatolstoy.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/lucky-7-challenge/
Hey Jess, nice to ‘meet you’ in this part of the blogging world. I love your about page and your header about loving the bad guy caught me straight away.
What do you study at University if you don’t mind me asking?
Not at all.
I am studying Media and Communications (mostly writing/publishing units), as well as the Italian language.
Very nice to “meet” you, too, beckyday!
Very nice blog, I found this through Trifextra, and I am hooked! Expect me back!
Thank you very much! I’ll keep an eye out for you.
Jess, love your blog. I find blogging very freeing. Just stuff I write down every day. It doesn’t have to be perfect because there’s always tomorrow. I find it very freeing. Wow and you have a very impressive resume so far and here you are just a kid (compared to me that is!) Anyway, happy writing Jess and I look forward to visiting.
Thank you very much for the kind words, Linda! I look forward to reading more of your work, too.
Awesome blog, Jess. And I totally get your unemployed vs full-time student dilemma.
When I was a full-time student on Youth Allowance, I got sick of having to explain the student/casual work/non-employment status to distant family members and seasoned professionals, so whenever I was asked what I did for a living, I’d say – with a completely straight face – that I worked for the government. This made them think twice about pressing for more details about my employment. And it helped that I was living in Canberra at the time. I always told the truth afterwards, but not before I watched them squirm for a few seconds.
The best part was that it wasn’t exactly a lie. Centrelink is a government department, after all.
That is a wonderful response — and yes, most certainly not a lie!
What a nice blog! I love it here…think I will stay awhile
Why, thank you. And please do! Can I get you anything? Tea? Coffee? More short stories and weirdly adoring posts about bad guys? (It’s gonna have to be the latter. I’ve run out of mugs.)
Hey Jess — I’ve nominated you for a couple of blogging awards. If you’re interested, here’s the link:
http://lucidedit.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/id-like-to-thank-the-academy/
Thanks so much, Suzanne!
Thanks for stopping by my blog, because it brought me here. We seem to have so much in common. I appreciate your dark sense of humor and would love to have just an ounce of it! I so wanted to write a humorous blog – but that is not what is happening! I have started down the same blog path as you with much the same experience. I hope I will be able to maintain it as you have.
Unlike you I don’t love the bad guy, but I do have a weak spot for the underdog!
Thank you, Jane! I do hope you continue to blog; it is sometimes hard to find the time, but it is always delightful when people respond to what you write.
And, of course, Trifecta does a wonderful job of joining fellow bloggers together!
I hope to see more of you around my lil’ slice of the Internet, and good luck with your own postings.
Tag – you’re it! http://theimaginator.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/tag-youre-it/
Good luck with your schooling, Jess.