The Word Nerd

So, I'm at a point in writing my novel that I'm really just grasping at anything. I'm trying to create something beautiful and whatever, but I'm also trying to fill some pages. And to fill those pages I'm going to use words, just about any words I can find.

I do enjoy Chuck Palahniuk books, but sometimes he's a little much. Just sort of random info dumping that makes the reader say, "Why is it important that the character knows this random tidbit and why is it important that I know that the character knows this." Some of Palahniuk's factoids are very interesting, but a lot of it is Wocka Wocka Wocka. But now I understand, as I try to pump this novel beyond 150 pages, I'm ready to plug in everything I can.

So, I got this little idea about Key Parties, and I thought it'd be interesting to go into key parties and where they started--the history of key parties--but the information doesn't exist. I completely expected to google "Key Party" and find that it was invented by Wilford Brimley and Don Ameche. Where did the fish bowl come from? Maybe, Jacques Cousteau? Bea Arthur was there. That would have been exciting info, but alas it was not to be. Mostly people talking about The Ice Storm. Maybe, it's for the better, I obviously had some vision of flappy old person flesh, maybe, that doesn't need to shared with the world.

So... no key parties, no simple keys, no novel, no liver spot on liver spot action, no nothing.

Currently reading: What is the What by Dave Eggers