Okay, not really. But for whatever it's worth, the reason it's been so quiet here lately is because I was HOPING that I'd get an acceptance, or some other good news, that I could use as a nice commemoration of this historic post. Unfortunately, all I got was a rejection, and a bunch of crickets. Oh well.
I know the official check-in for W1S1 is tomorrow, but I do want to share that after a pair of so-so weeks, production wise, I've bounced back with a pair of stories this time around. I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to have them both ready to SUB by tomorrow, but both are drafted, and the first of the two (entitled "Mirrors") will definitely meet Mr. Slushy before the deadline.
I don't know what happened this week. The past couple of weeks have been rife with broken stories, bad ideas, or no ideas at all, and all of sudden I have more ideas than I know what to do with. Literally, I've written two stories this week, and if not for the "sub 1" aspect of the challenge, it's entirely possible I'd be well on my way to a third, since I already have it on deck and ready to bat.
Simon Kewin told me that the weekly challenge sometimes felt like being on a treadmill, so I wonder if maybe my muse is finally trained for this kind of work. I guess the best judge of that will be next week, won't it?
Sounds like you're hitting your stride, Joe. Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb! Yeah, I'm actually in a bit of a groove.
ReplyDeleteSounds like things are clicking there, Joe. I find inspiration comes and goes, too. Sometimes my fingers can't keep up, other times I just have to fiddle around and maybe edit and redraft something I've already written.
ReplyDeleteVery best of luck with all the stories - rejections suck, obviously, but they make the acceptances all the sweeter.
D'aww, thanks Simon!
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