Behind the Scenes of "George!"
"George!" was supposed to be a horror story based in Fort Apache. Usually my fictions turn horror, but this time my horror turned fiction. The character George was supposed to be one of those people too smart for their own good. He was annoying, self centered, prideful and pompous. The Fort Apache Reservation is situated right next to rich whites who live in a country club. I have to mess with their prejudice and pomposity all the time. George had all their flaws. In the end, George was supposed to die and add to the ghost stories marinating the old boarding school. But as I wrote, I began to realize that my horror story really wasn't a horror story at all, but a vent. And vents are no good. So I really took a look at George without my anger. He was already stupid, but he had the potential to be very funny. I didn't want to hate him anymore so I got rid of his tight country club attitude and turned him into an idiot with preconceived notions, but who was willing t...