The Human Behind the Bar Maid

I should actually be sleeping instead of listening to the radio and typing on the laptop. Late nights are not uncommon for this simple Sookie. Unlike the character I play on Twitter RP my late nights rarely involve Vampires. They generally involve homework or working on a website or even just doing my job as an Moderator for my RP and lurking.

Why did I join Twitter RP? This seems to be a very common question that I assume we not only ask ourselves but each other constantly. Honestly, I stumbled across it a little more than a month ago. Since then I have witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly and I'm sure there are extremes in each of those areas I have yet to discover.

I stumbled across the idea of Twitter RP while doing research for a book I am in the process of writing. I never really got the appeal of Twitter. I had an account, but I doubt I really used it. I created my account and of course I chose the character I knew best...Sookie. I have read all the books several times...in fact I even have audio copies of them to listen to while I make the hour long drive to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA. Yes, that is correct I live in Louisiana. Central Louisiana to be exact and let me tell you, Charlaine Harris paints a pretty picture, but it is way too idolistic for my taste.

It took me a day to get my bearings. I was completely sure of the rules and I'm sure I stepped on a few toes that first day. Hell, I still don't know all the rules. -laughing- I started befriending people and I wound up making a Sam account so I wasn't always alone at work and with those accounts I started to make connections and reach out. I, of course wasn't aware of the lurkers, stalkers and of course our favorite drama llamas. I also didn't know that as I was forced to make a decoy Bill and Eric to protect my Sookie from uncomfortable advances from a determined player, that someone was watching and observing me. I know that sounds paranoid but I am not being paranoid. She has since mentioned watching me....To Be Continued...