So recently my cohorts in crime blogged about Fear, Divorcing your Work and Michelle has an upcoming blog on Mistakes in Writing which makes me think I should blog about something writerly-like since, you know, we’re writers.

*scratching head* I’m having a hard time coming up with something sufficiently witty to add to the fray. And to be honest, I’m reluctant to hand out advice like granny hands out Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving, so I think I’ll just sit here and be brutally honest–which will probably get my ass in big trouble but it won’t be the first time…after all I’m just throwing paint on the elephant that everyone ignores so you can all see it for what it is. But something recently happened that left tme thinking some pretty rotten things about…some folks…and reminded me once again of something I already knew.

There’s something rather scary about getting a bunch of women together–YOU KNOW there’s going to be bitch.jpgtrouble. Don’t deny it. It’s funny how they say the world would be such a better place if women ran things but you know what? I think they’re full of shit. I think we’d still have problems if women were the majority in charge instead of men becuase we’re all a bunch of bitches.

I’ll admit I’m a bitch but I tend to be a pretty up-front bitch. I absolutely possitively don’t deal in bullshit and I have a tendancy to view everyone wtih a rather sceptical eye–blame it on being burned one too many times by, you guessed it, a woman.

I’m not sneaky. I don’t like games. So don’t play games and act the bitch on me cause you can damned sure bet I’ll call your ass on it, and call you seven kinds of a bitch in the process. I’m not a schemer, I’m not cunning, but most women are, throw in the competitiveness of the writing industry and you have a bonfire in the making.

A big bonfire!

I have few writer friends, some people I admire, tons of acquaintances and just as many women out there that I’d as soon spit on as trust.

So, is there a point to all of this? I don’t know. I don’t know if my choice to ignore the mean girls has served me well or not, but I DO KNOW for the sake of my mental health, it’s what I’ll continue to do.

Some other tips for preserving your sanity: Exercise, even if it’s just a walk, get plenty of rest and drink lots of water, you’ll need your strength. :) trust me on this. Keep your friends close, and your enemies far FAR away. Trust your gut, even above your friends, trust your gut. Keep an eye on your enemies, but only just enough to make sure they’re not about to plunge a knife into your back, otherwise ignore them. Keep your head down, your nose to the grindstone, and as my friend Mulder says, Trust No One*.

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*not to be taken completely literally