AND AN ANT SHALL LEAD THE WAY...

Tonight's muse.

I added a couple thousand words to the ol' story tonight. Not a bad bit. Speeding toward the finish line now that I've finally pushed through the story problem that was holding me back. A first for me, I actually wrote from the POV of an ant tonight. Odd, but interesting. Time to push away for the evening. A little TV then off to bed. I'm planning to add more to this thing tomorrow.

Sweet dreams.

Bobby

Hello, Deadlines... Nice to see ya.

I had a nice late lunch out with my dad and brother. That was nice. We so rarely go out to eat together these days. Now, back in the writing office where I plan to barricade myself for the rest of the day so I can make a dent in my deadlines. Happy Friday!
#amwriting

Bobby

WHEN INSPIRATION STRIKES... AT THE WRONG TIME!

Do not attempt to adjust your monitor. It's blurry on purpose.

Well, hello there sci fi novella series idea. So nice to make your acquaintance. Unfortunately, I cannot stop what I'm doing to work on you and your freshly formed stories because, y'know, deadlines and stuff. I'll just jot down your deets and get back to you later, okay? Cool. It's a date. A later date.

#InspirationStrikesAtTheMostInopportuneMoments #inspirationstrikes #deadlines #amwriting 

Or, as my buddy, Mike likes to say-- #ProlificProblems

I love it when inspiration strikes, but it always seems to happen at the most inopportune moments. I've added these notes to the to do file and have added this to my open projects board so I can get it scheduled. It's been a while since I did a sci fi story. This new idea has me excited. Hopefully, it will still be as exciting when I can get to it.

Bobby

DON'T FEEL LIKE WRITING TODAY...

But I'm writing anyway.

Deadlines wait for no one.

Bobby

THE TWO GREATEST WORDS A WRITER CAN TYPE.

The End.

There's nothing quite like the feeling of reaching the end of a story and typing those two magical little words. I did a rewrite on the story I was working on, which made it better, I think. Just finished up the polish tonight and sent it off to the editor. Whew. Thanks again to my editor for allowing me a couple extra days past the deadline to do this rewrite. It is much appreciated.

Here's a taste of the story. Be aware that this one is a little more adult than some of my other stories so there is adult subject matter and adult language. Definitely not for the kiddies. You've been warned.

Also, until I get the go ahead from the publisher to actively promote it, I've redacted the character's names as this is a story based on existing characters. Enjoy.

He handed over a small envelope of cash to cover her fee.

She took it, flipped through the bills, then handed it back.

“Problem?”

“This one’s on the house,” she said. “I got no love for anybody that turns out kids like this. I’m happy to help stomp on this asshole for free. Call it a Christmas present.”

“I appreciate it,” [The p.i.] said as he tucked the envelope back in his pocket. “So does my landlord. She might actually get her rent on time this month.”

“Miracle of miracles.”

“’Tis the season. So, who is this guy?” he asked, pointing the conversation back toward business.

“Name’s Jerry Frank. 

“Two first names, huh?” [The p.i.] snorted. “My old man told me never trust a man with two first names.”

“His middle name’s Alan,” Irma added with a smirk.

“Three first names? Yeah, this sick fuck needs to be put down today,” [The p.i.] said. “What do we know about this punk?”

“More than I want to. Jerry likes to think of himself as a talent scout. He has a real gift for finding wannabe actresses desperate enough to fall for his bullshit come on lines. He tells ‘em at first that it’s just a few tasteful nude snapshots for ads then it moves up to not so tasteful photos for private collectors. From there, with a little help from ‘something to help take the edge off’ it’s a short leap to soft core porn vids and an even shorter jump from there to hardcore.”

“Sounds like a real swell guy. He got a record?”

“What do you think?” [The bounty hunter] said.


He nodded. “I’m not surprised.”

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Tomorrow, I'm back to work on Ghost Gal. There's still a lot of writing to do before the end of the year.

Bobby