Review: Attack of the Wendigoths
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2012
Wendigoths . . . yes, I said Wendigoths. That's what I've decided to call the fans of the one and only Chuck Wendig. Revenge of the Penmonkey is a conglomeration (or as some of the 1-star reviews say "steaming fetid pile") of blog posts from TerribleMinds. There is also a new foreward where Chuck talks about his life and writing influences (his dad was a natural born story-slinger) and postscripts to each chapter where he updates the info and talks about the reactions to his posts.However, what turns me into a raving Wendigoth, ready to storm the gates of Paris are the posts themselves. They cut to the beating heart of the writing process. Chuck is a drill sargeant at his obnoxious best. I have his footprints up my back and little tap-dancey toe prints on my scalp, and all I can say is, "Please Sir. May I have some more?" That's onaccountacuz Chuck gets me fired up about writing. Even when (sometimes especially when) I see too much of myself in the "SIGNS YOU MAY SUCK" posts.I immediately say, "oh yeah . . ." and run off to my WIP. A thousand words in, I'm cussing Chuck and saying that I'll show him who sucks! "Not me! No sirree!" And Chuck is always yelling at me, "Suck it up Buttercup!" For some reason, he always calls me Buttercup. Shut up already.And then another 500 words later, the realization:O.oI've been had . . .Like a drill sergeant who can make you attack a twenty foot wall like it's a melty pile of fresh nachos (ummm . . . nachos) and then thank him as you pick mud out of your dainty places, Chuck's books make me want it. Even on the days when I think my want it is busted.Now, the obligatory disclaimer. If you have problems with profanity and brain searing metaphors involving things that your mind's eye can't unsee, well then, you are not cut out to be a Wendigoth. Go find the "My Little Pony Guide to Creating Tomes of Poems" and leave the gritty road to us. Out of the way now, I don't want to have to kill you. Actually, I do. However, my probation officer said that last time was the last time. So go. ::twitch::