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Nuts.
Oh well, I kinda tried.
What am I talking about, you might be asking? Well, the Halloween contest, of course. I didn't place in the top three, and my congratulations go out to those three writers and their stories. They are way better than mine. But I digress, for there is a light at the end of the tunnel and this time, it ain't no train.
This idea came about as a bit of a fever dream, and I went with it. Luckily, I still had a bit of a fever when I finished it. I now know a way to continue down this path, and it differs from the original idea I had for lighting the firecracker.
Oh, wait a second, I might have to explain myself a bit here. I submitted an entry in this year's Halloween writing contest. I've done it before, and I'll probably try it again, but I admit I'm not really a Halloween kind of person. So I do it to take myself out of my comfort zone for a bit.
I submitted "A Hollywood Secret."
I'm openly asking my score of fans to go ahead and read it for yourselves, and I'd love to hear what you guys think of it. Let's see if maybe some of you can find yourselves thinking the story can grow the same way I think it can.
Let's explore this new universe. Together.
Tee hee.
-Shinerdrinker
Sorry, real life shit got in the way for the last couple of months, at least. And I've done little to no work on the next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill.
All of that stuff is finished and behind me now. So I'm going to begin working on it for sure, starting today. I got a few days off, and my Cowboys don't play until Monday night, but my Roadrunners did win last night; they weren't supposed to. And they all kinds of won that damn game, I tell you hwhat. But please, don't hold that against me.
I've chosen to use that unforeseen extra time to help all of us find out what happens next to Tim and his friends.
Umm... nothing too pithy in this post. I gotta save some for the chapter, am I right?
Tee hee.
--Shinerdrinker
Okay, lemme try to bring everyone up to date.
First.
I began writing this story mainly because I wanted to see if I could. I can, and if I really wanted to try, I could monetize this and really maybe earn several dollars a year, calling myself an author.
Second.
I understand that many have joined me on this journey. I thank all of you. I mean, that is why I spend nearly all my free time working on making this story the best I possibly can. I'm not a real author, whatever that might be, but I am trying to teach myself how to become one. I understand that criticism comes with the territory. Laz created a usable means for authors to receive that criticism. Some of it hurts. But the vast majority is good, and in many cases, great!
But others use these tools to simply throw stones at those of us who are, rather than try on their own. Fine. But when your vitriol becomes aimed at others who are on the journey. I can't stand by while that happens.
I decided to block someone I know has been reading along almost since the beginning because he was targeting others who were simply trying to defend me. I might keep that block permanent, I may not. I honestly don't know. I can be convinced to overturn it.
But maybe having some of you sit quietly in the corner while the rest of us enjoy the ride will help you learn to focus a little better and send the notes properly, rather than haphazardly.
Okay, that's been my time. I'm going back to see how Tim and his teammates are going to celebrate their state championship. Some of us will no longer be there. And unfortunately, they'll have to figure out a new way to find out how Tim was able to successfully help defend the world versus the alien occupiers... oh wait, did I write that out loud?
Tee hee.
--Shinerdrinker
I've written about this before, but when I write, I'll open an extra tab on the browser and put on something to listen to in the background. When I first started this writing thang, I tried the local radio station, but the commercials easily distracted me, so I set up a list on YouTube and have been using it ever since. I pick the tunes, and don't listen to anything but the original or a remixed version of something from my raving years.
Recently, I've gone down the remixes and extended versions of popular hits. If you genuinely enjoy the songs, this is a great way to experience them.
So picture this, I'm in my writing room. I've got the overhead lights off and the only illumination is the petrifying blankness of an empty page on LibreOffice Writer. Just me, the tunes from the background tabs, and occasionally, whenever the song commands it, like the one I had last night. I'll light a couple of mood candles.
I found a channel that has become an excellent respite, and I decided to create a list based solely on it. It is named 'Euphoric Haggis - Music Soothes the Soul,' a great name that caught my attention first. Then I went down the back list and squealed several times, like a teenage girl getting their first real Valentine's Day present.
For about the fifteenth time since I found it, I've been looping the latest song posted by Pink Floyd, "Welcome to the Machine." I just blew out the candles I had going beside the monitor, and I'm already becoming disgusted with myself.
Mainly because the damned LibreOffice Writer blank page is still taunting me.
I lost a whole damn night. But then again, I did enjoy myself, so the time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. John Lennon was right.
Oh yeah, I also forgot to mention that the gummies I tried kicked in somewhere around the third time I replayed this song.
Tee hee.
--Shinerdrinker
Okay, just announcing that the latest chapter of Mayhem in a Pill has been sent to the editors and should be posted to storiesonline by early in the week.
Just letting y'all know.
--Shinerdrinker
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