Road Kill Pumpkin
When I proposed my book to Penguin publishing, the outline called for a roadkill pumpkin. It was to be a pumpkin that was eating roadkill. It was one of 30 ideas in the proposal. People thought it was OK, not the best, not the worst. Sort of a mid-pack idea that no one thought much about.
Well, one day my editor called and asked what I was going to use for materials for the road kill pumpkin. I told her that I was going to use a pumpkin, some fake blood and a roadkill.
She asked where I was going to get a roadkill, is there an online store that sells fake ones or something? I said "No, I'm just going to drive around with a shovel until I spot one and then grab it."
Well, at that moment I could hear the culture clash happen. It wasn't exactly audible, but there had obviously been a difference in ideas here. I had naturally assumed that the prop would come in the form of a real road kill. That would be extreme. The folks at Penguin had thought that I MUST have some way to fake a roadkill. No one would even dare use a real one!
Well, we settled on a stuffed animal. I went to the salvation army and all they had was a monkey. I bought it anyway. I was hoping for a oppossum or a raccoon, but apparently this pumpkin found himself a monkey and he has started to eat it.
I still haven't ruled out using a real road kill. Write to me if you think that I should or should not use a real road kill in a pumpkin carving.
Well, one day my editor called and asked what I was going to use for materials for the road kill pumpkin. I told her that I was going to use a pumpkin, some fake blood and a roadkill.
She asked where I was going to get a roadkill, is there an online store that sells fake ones or something? I said "No, I'm just going to drive around with a shovel until I spot one and then grab it."
Well, at that moment I could hear the culture clash happen. It wasn't exactly audible, but there had obviously been a difference in ideas here. I had naturally assumed that the prop would come in the form of a real road kill. That would be extreme. The folks at Penguin had thought that I MUST have some way to fake a roadkill. No one would even dare use a real one!
Well, we settled on a stuffed animal. I went to the salvation army and all they had was a monkey. I bought it anyway. I was hoping for a oppossum or a raccoon, but apparently this pumpkin found himself a monkey and he has started to eat it.
I still haven't ruled out using a real road kill. Write to me if you think that I should or should not use a real road kill in a pumpkin carving.
When I am not carving pumpkins, I run the world's most private drugstore. ShopInPrivate.com
Also, last year, my company took over RomanticGifts.com, so if you need a romantic gift for Christmas, a birthday or an anniversary, please consider our wonderful store.
My co-workers and I run the biggest store for bachelorette party items in the world. It is lots of fun. We have fun jobs.
Look everyone, My Book, Extreme Pumpkins - At Amazon
and My Second Book, Extreme Pumpkins II is there too.Ok, this is just getting silly. My books are now at Barnes and Noble's (Extreme Pumpkins and Extreme Pumpkins II, Borders (Extreme Pumpkins and Extreme Pumpkins II), and a ton of independent book stores, (see BookSense.com.)