Back in the
year 2000, the folks of Austin, Texas launched a “Keep Austin Weird” campaign.
Apparently, everything is indeed bigger
in Texas — including the weirdo population.
Then a
splinter group (weirdos, I’m betting) decided to go national by decreeing that
September 9th would be known forevermore as Wonderful Weirdos Day.
And that’s
great news for us!
Weirdos make the best characters, after all.
Think of
it…
Willy Wonka
Luna
Lovegood
Tom
Bombadil
The Phantom
Caractacus
Potts
The Mad
Hatter
Mr. Toad
Yep.
Complete weirdos.
Of course,
as writers and artists, we tend to walk on the weird side as well.
And that’s certainly
wonderful, too!
PROMPT: Celebrate your own weird self today!
Then create a quirky character and plot his or her (or its!) wild adventure. After
all, who wants to waste precious life moments reading about “normal” people? I
mean, that would be weird.
What are you trying to say? Ha! It's true: we do tend to walk on the weird side. :)
ReplyDeleteI love quirky characters! They're fun to write and read. Luna Lovegood is one of my faves--and one of the first to come to mind for me.
I would NEVER accuse you of being weird, Dawn. After all, EVERY adult I know wears a Captain Underpants Hypno-Ring. ;)
DeleteNot every adult--only the coolest ones. :)
ReplyDeleteSo true. So true. :)
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