For my latest book, I am
researching psychopaths. Talk about infusing your dreams with nightmarish faces
and situations! When I was in university, psychology classes were, admittedly,
my favourite. I’d thought English would be my first choice, but it was the
study of human behaviour that interested me most. Maybe that’s because I was a
teacher.
Not that all of the kids I taught
were psychos, but there were a few. Some of them are now either CEO’s of big
companies, living under a bridge, or in jail. The rest I’ve lost track of. A
couple were only sheep in wolves’ clothing, because they turned around and
became responsible citizens. Or maybe they are the ones who hide best. Maybe
they’re like Dexter.
Those kids whose eyes glinted when
they hurt another child, or flashed when you told them to sit down, or became
vacant when you tried to instruct them – those were the ones I found
fascinating.
In the case of my latest tome, the
psychopath is an adult. Someone who manipulates and uses others strictly for
her own comfort and gain. She appears to be caring and sweet on the outside,
but inside…
So I want you to help me! On your
road of life thus far, have you met a psychopath? Has someone completely and
utterly fooled you, used you, discarded you? Or do you know someone who has had
that experience? If so, write to me! Tell me all about it. I promise not to
copy your story. I just want to glean the feelings. And don’t worry if you’re
not a writer. The words don’t matter. The situations and the emotions are what
interest me.
Email me at castolfo.com.
Visit my other psychopaths at The
Bridgeman or Victim.
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