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PRAISE for Jess C Scott “Dear Jess, I just wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed your writing: your writing reflects something genuine, something real, about our generation that few writers have had the talent or the courage to uncover. Thank you.” — Reader/Customer Email, 2010 * * * “Ever since I came across Jess C Scott’s teenage blog novel, EyeLeash, I’ve known that some very talented writers will emerge from the epublishing revolution.” — Joseph Grinton, October 2011 * * * “Just read Real Love Versus Romance...loved the ideas & compilation of ideas...great!! :) i agreed with many of the points of how romance has been commercialized for effect instead of portraying the actual depth of true romance...i roll my eyes at what is considered “love stories” nowadays...even being a guy (haha), i can appreciate a story that portrays real love & shows depth in what romance is (means)....a lot has been lost to appease a tween generation or to generally confuse people of all ages on the expectations of romance...” — P.H. / Chesapeake, OH, April 2012 * * * BAD ROMANCE: WALKTHROUGH By JESS C SCOTT Published by jessINK | Smashwords Edition Copyright © 2012 by Jess C Scott. Cover Image © 2012 by Orangeya. Jess’s Website: www.jessINK.com Orangeya’s Website: www.flickr.com/people/0rangeya 1. Education—Reference 2. Social Science—Popular Culture Summary: In this promotional eBook, Jess C Scott talks about the themes and inspirations behind her (unintentionally satirical) Bad Romance “7 Deadly Sins” Anthology. # # # # # TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface I. Introduction II. Excerpts + Commentaries 1. Blind Leading Another (Lust) 2. Literary Heroin: A Twilight Parody (Gluttony) 3. The Champion (Sloth) 4. “I’m Pretty” (Envy) 5. Poor Little Rich Dude (Greed) 6. Heart’s Blood (Anger) 7. Never Gonna Give [You] Up (Pride) III. Bad Romance “7 Deadly Sins” Anthology Teen Guide Interview Other Books Author Bio # # # # # BAD ROMANCE: WALKTHROUGH Preface: The Bad Romance anthology by Jess C Scott is a pop culture inspired short story collection, which links star-crossed lovers to each of the seven deadly sins. Bad Romance: Walkthrough is a freebie mini compilation. In this promotional eBook, Jess talks about the themes and inspirations behind her (unintentionally satirical) project. P.S. The “deadly sins” definitions in my commentary were kindly provided by Adam at DeadlySins.com * * * Introduction: Hello, my name is Jess and I’m an author/artist/non-conformist. I’m also the founder of jessINK, an innovative publishing company that focuses on substance over current fads and marketing hype. I’m in my mid-twenties at the time of this writing. There are some things in life that have always fascinated me: love, sex, writing, the mass media, pop culture, so on and so forth (anything that has to do with society and/or the “human condition”). The impetus for the Bad Romance anthology actually stemmed from the severing of a pseudo- relationship I’d been in for about ten years. The range of negative emotions I felt throughout that (rather toxic) relationship got me thinking about the concept of the “seven deadly sins,” a concept I’ve always found intriguing—much more intriguing than the seven heavenly virtues. That being said, I’m currently working on a seven virtues short story collection in order to “cleanse” my mind from the material in Bad Romance. Bad Romance is pop culture inspired (it’s contemporary, realistic, and makes many media references). I’ve had a longtime interest in pop culture and the mass media as I’ve always been aware of the massive influence and power of the media. It’s both amazing and troubling to see real values being compromised in the name of commoditization (where literally life and everything is a popularity or hype contest, regardless of any intrinsic merit or true underlying substance). I do find the “sheeple programming” of media conglomerates to be disturbing. Another thing I find annoying is how the sordid and prurient tales often get more media coverage than decent and/or principled people who actually do good things. One would think the pervasive and powerful mass media would have “nobler” aspirations, than to use sensationalism to appeal to the baser instincts of people for ratings. For the Bad Romance anthology, I wove in the element of “star-crossed lovers” to each story to keep to the “bad romance” theme. Often, it is the “bad” person in a relationship that drags the other person down with them. Perhaps Bad Romance was an authentic exploration of the dark side of human nature. The sins are the seven “deadly” sins after all. I wanted to keep to a concept and storylines where the characters did not receive redemption, and were “rewarded” accordingly as to how they decided to live their lives. I’ve written a few short commentaries to accompany each deadly sin that features in the Bad Romance anthology. In each section, I elaborate on the choice of characters and setting in each of the stories that’s linked to a specific deadly sin. Stories in the Bad Romance Anthology 1. Blind Leading Another (Lust) 2. Literary Heroin: A Twilight Parody (Gluttony) 3. The Champion (Sloth) 4. “I’m Pretty” (Envy) 5. Poor Little Rich Dude (Greed) 6. Heart’s Blood (Anger) 7. Never Gonna Give [You] Up (Pride) These stories are available as individual eBook novelettes, or collectively as an anthology (print + digital editions available). I hope you enjoy the Bad Romance: Walkthrough I’ve put together. Maybe you will see a little bit of yourself too, through some of the perspectives I’d explored while navigating the seven deadly sins. After all, the deadly sins cover the base side of human nature, which wall of us mortals shouldn’t have too much trouble identifying with. Thanks to all of you who are checking this out—both new and old readers :) – Jess C Scott / jessINK, May 2012 * * * Excerpts + Commentaries: 1. Blind Leading Another (LUST) a) Summary: A high-schooler getting gangbanged is unaware her secret crush is one of the participants. b) Excerpt: Cast: Loralei (The Star) Dimitri Toby Hyun Jung Charles Amin Fabian ===== Scene 1: The Gangbang [Loralei (The Star)]: Dimitri said I was “lousy in bed”—he doesn’t have the skills or STAMINA to satisfy a woman. Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh PLEASURE TIMES FIVE! Dimitri said, “You take too long to warm up.” Motherfucking prick, that’s why we’re filming THIS right now. MIT—Most International Team, baby. Just take a look around—one cock in my cunt, one drilling my ass God that hits the spot, a peen in my mouth while my two hands are wrapped around a juicy dick each. I’m just a whore pleasuring dicks. What’s wrong with being a slut? Rush Limbaugh called a female uni student a “slut” for speaking out as a birth control activist. Oh yeah, I call him out for being a “hypocrite” and an arrogant, ill mannered narcissistic blowhard closed minded attention whore. c) Jess’s Comments: Lust is defined as “an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.” I wrote my first erotic anthology, 4:Play, in mid-2009. I had the idea for one of the stories to be about a “gang bang,” though I wanted the story to be able to stand on its own without graphic depictions of the actual sexual activity going on (not that my erotic fiction is all that graphic to begin with, though that’s another story for another time...). As a writer, I’ve been described as a “relationship-smart person who writes about the subject of authentic feelings and genuine connection in all of [my] fiction.” I decided to go with an unrestrained writing style for Blind Leading Another (Lust), in order to capture the frenzied nature of the gang bang set up. I realized the stories were going to be a bit more challenging than I initially expected, because the theme and subject had to be evident throughout the entire story. Sure, this story was about the deadly sin of “lust,” but what about it? In Blind Leading Another, I wanted to capture the attitude and spirit of “sexual promiscuity,” where sex is purely a commodity and/or something that’s part of a person’s physical entertainment repertoire. In real life, I’ve slowly come to realize and appreciate love and sex going together. Maybe “love” is too much to ask for (depending on one’s level of jadedness), but I think I’ve learned along the way that I personally can’t be satisfied with any kind of sex just for the sake of some physical action. There’s a difference between a loving, respectful, mature, informed, knowledgeable, and skillful sexuality, versus sexuality that is cheapened or devalued (for whatever purpose/s). Blind Leading Another focuses on the latter type of sexuality, where the main character (Loralei) uses her “naughty bits” as her ticket to fame and fortune. Does it end well? It might, on the surface. But all things come at a cost. As Fabian (one of the characters) states halfway through the story: “There is nothing worse than being a whore. No one wants a whore. Except other whores.” * * * 2. Literary Heroin: A Twilight Parody (GLUTTONY) a) Summary: Isobel’s fanfiction dream comes true when Edwin and Jacobus materialize out of thin air. But the two hunks secretly have the hots for each other... b) Excerpt: Ms. Isobel Swann, the English teacher, looked at her star pupil. “So, what did you think of Twue Wuv?” Isobel asked with a sweet smile. “I learned that it’s okay to feel the way I do: that my life has no meaning unless I have a boyfriend,” gushed Stephenie, Renesmee’s BFF.

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