Well, whadda you know? I finished that Ben Parks story. I still remember coming up with it while mowing the back lawn at my dad's house (this would've been 2018), and being excited enough that I ran inside and made notes about it before I drove up to my cousin's.
Of course, it's also the same story I considered writing back in 2015, when Big Anklevich first suggested I write a follow-up to "Birth of a Sidekick." So, that's kind of nice.* Better late than never?
I saw this on Instagram today, and loved it. Still do.
After finishing, I figured I had done fine for the day. But I sat myself down and wrote a few more words on the horror story I started the other day (and hadn't worked on since the 19th). I got 838 words, and then jotted down a couple ideas for the Little Caesar's story I pitched to Big A. a decade or so ago (and that he remembers more than I do). It's a story that is missing something, mostly about the dissolution of a friendship, and I can't figure out if there should be a B-story going on at the same time, or if the friendship should be the B-story. Either way, I'm not ready to write it yet, darn it.
If and when I finish my Horror story (which could be as soon as tomorrow, if I have another crazy writing day in me), maybe I should turn to that one.
There's only a few days left in the month. Hopefully, March will be productive too.
Words Today: 2,440
Words Total: 42,273
*All I gotta do is format it, read it over again, and take a picture of my nephew wearing a cowboy hat for a cover, and I've got another lil "Sidekick" story I can sell. Oh, and I've got to title it. I'm not sure if "A Sidekick's First Mission" is quite what I'm looking for.
2 comments:
How about "A Sidekick's Second Chance," since this is his first official mission after the Lean Rider died.
That's what I wanted to call "A Sidekick's Journey," and always regretted not finding a word that means "second chance."
This one is a much lesser story than that, and not an official mission at all (just a chance to tag along on one). Is there a word that means "proving?" Like "A Sidekick Proves Himself?"
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