'Last night, I turned to my boyfriend in bed and calmly asked him 'where would you put a human finger?' Once he had checked none of his were missing, he asked me why I wanted to know. I told him that my character was going to find one, but I wasn't sure where, so he suggested in a jar of pickles. So, that's what I've gone for.
It could have been worse. The other night I asked him what a kick in the dangle bag felt like. I can't print his reply!
Tales and thoughts from the coal face of writing and life from Scottish crime writer Jennifer Lee Thomson.
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The correct answer of course is to wrap the finger in cling film, then insert it into a freshly caught Mackeral before freezing it.
ReplyDeleteThat's where I keep my spare fingers anyways.
I am slightly disturbed that you gave that such thought. If you kill anyone else, please change your MO or the cops will get ya.
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