oyster50: Blog

Project season at work. I'm kicking off several projects approved in our 2015 budget, so there's a bunch of occupied neurons out of the writing mode.

Heathwise, I had the left knee 'scoped last fall. No the RIGHT knee is acting up. And the hip. And there's this recurring muscle spasm in the lower back. Geeze, if I knew it had to last this long, I'd've taken better care of it.

So writing has been rather slow. I'm sorry. I'm sure the muse will kick her way back into my head soon enough. I have stories to tell, you know...

Me, I'm confused. I get a million comments about 'break the mold - your guys are too nice' and so I do the first chapter of the new story with a 'cheating' tag and now the OTHER side comes out.

It's a tag. (That's a teaser)

The guy's horny. The girl's horny. Tab A and Slot B, tinted by 'eatin' ain't cheatin'.

And nobody's actually worked on anybody else's sticky bits.

So, there remains the question: Can Oyster write a story about a woman who cheats? (Don't forget Brenda in the archives) Or does he cave in to his own sense of decency?

Inquiring minds might want to pay attention.

(And a chapter of Community is in progress)

January is not a good time in Real Life (TM). At work we cut loose all the 2015 projects, so it's up to my eyeballs in paperwork.

Back's acting up. Doctor's opinion is that it's mostly related to geography - my back's too far from my front.

In spite of external influences, I managed to eke out the opening chapter of a new story. It's at the editor's now. I won't give much away here. Suffice to say that I'm trying to do a 'less nice' guy for a protagonist. Let's see how long I can keep it up.

Dunno how I did it, but I did it. Posted Chapter 56 of Community twice. I have just uploaded the Correct Chapter 55, featuring Cindy as narrator.

I'm working on the opening chapter of a new story. Trying to do something a little different. I don't know if I can make it work. It's a stretch for a guy who hasn't written fiction per assignment since 1968.

Several of you have written me in various levels of panic since I've terminated a few stories.

I have NO plans to end Community at this time. First, I've found myself enraptured with some of my characters. I'm in love with Cindy, fascinated by Terri, tickled by Nikki... You get the picture.

There's a chapter of that story at the editors right now, so we will see what sort of corners I can paint myself into and out of.