Shinerdrinker: Blog

So here I am, getting ready to start another of these damnable Mondays, when I took a quick glance at our favorite website. Lo and behold, I'm number one on the Ongoing Serials list of the Most Popular.

I'm sure it won't last that long, but I'll watch it with a little joy and maybe even a little pride.

Whew. That was nice. Now, back to the writing. My slave drivers tend to really like Mondays, which is why they have earned the name slave drivers.

Tee hee and tally ho!

--Shinerdrinker

Okay, I just wanted to let y'all know that I've sent the next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill to the editors, and it'll take a couple of days for them to come down from the ecclesiastical feelings after reading such thought-provoking words.

Yeah, I know, but at least you are all entertained!

Tee hee.

--Shinerdrinker

Okay, a few people have left messages and sent emails, and there was even one annoying incident with a carrier pigeon. But I digress.

Basically, people are wondering why Tim freaked out about a wallet while at the store with his mother and sister. This is becoming a bit of a thing. I mean, I've used cliffhangers before, and while I got a few people wondering what was going on, I didn't think this would be so much of a thing.

So, if you don't read the attached comments, I show you one of the most recent discussions.

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@s7a5r6n

Just a sec... are you reading my notes? (Checks notes again.)

Oh, no, you aren't. Good guess, though. I wonder how many more people we could get to guess what set Tim off.

Tee hee. If I were really diabolical about getting people to reread my story just to boost the numbers artificially, I'd tell everyone that the answer is in there; it's just a back chapter that has it.

Tee hee. It's a good thing I'm not as diabolical as that.

--Shinerdrinker

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Maybe I am diabolical and just never noticed it. Of course, you could go back and reread the story from the beginning in hopes of finding it, or you could be one of the people desperately hoping I will answer it in the following posted chapter.

It could happen, or maybe not.

I dunno.

Seems diabolical.

For those of you who think you know, please don't ruin it for everyone else.

For those who would willingly wait for the answer to be given, I thank you.

Or you could be one of those kids who tore open presents on Christmas Eve instead of waiting to shake your parents outta bed too damned early in the morning to open them only to pass out atop the trash now strewn about the living room.

I dunno why that just came out. Oh well, maybe it's diabolical.

Tee Hee.

--Shinerdrinker

Okay, I know we were expecting to post the next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill earlier in the week. But as I was reminded, we are still way ahead of schedule on this. So, rather than having the chapter ready on like Monday or Tuesday, we decided to hold back and make it really good. At least, I hope we did. I liked it, and I guess that's what really counts.

We'll be posting the new chapter sometime on Friday morning. The exact times depend on the vaunted SOL guardians. Hopefully.

I hope y'all like it as much as I do.

Tee hee.

--Shinerdrinker

Hey all.

I'm just writing to let y'all know the next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill has been sent into the editing world. When they finish marking it all up, I'll read over their notes and wonder aloud, what is wrong with some people?

Then I'll go ahead and wonder, what in the hell was I thinking when I wrote all that?

And then, we'll go ahead and put the new, corrected version up for your amusement.

Nothing really pithy for this blog, I'm just not in a pithy kind of mood.

The next chapter will probably go up on SOL at the beginning of next week. No exact time because, well, I dunno when I'll fix what they fix or when will they fix what I need fixing.

Yeah, that's right.

See you soon.

--Shinerdrinker