I am hoping we'll get another chapter of DMAN3 again this Christmas. If we do, I promise to make yet another attempt to finish up on "THE FIND".
I try to get back to it, and to finally find my way to an ending, but the creative juices aren't even trickling, let alone flowing.
In any event, here's wishing all of you a very happy holiday season!!
I woke up this morning with more than my usual amount of energy. I was thinking about either running a marathon, or doing some work on cleaning up one of my stories.
Unfortunately for the marathon, I decided on doing some editing. I went through all sixteen chapters of my story "A Shot In The Dark", adding commas and changing the first letters of sentences to Capital letter. While I was at it, I shortened over four hundred paragraphs, by creating an additional eight hundred and thirty seven new ones. I think the story is much easier to read, and to understand now, but I'll let the readers, if any, judge that for themselves.
I do appreciate all the emails I've been receiving. I assure you that I read them all. I seldom reply, but that is more a constraint on my energy, than any willful rudeness on my part.
I'm very close to winding up my final SOL submission. All I need now is an ending. Don't be shy if you have one you'd like to contribute.
I had planned on being back to my story on Friday, but some family business is keeping me away from my computer. I expect to have everything handled over the next three or four days.
At least this delay isn't caused by me having health problems. Sorry for yet another delay.
The readers have spoken, both with their emails and with their votes. The ending satisfied no one, least of all me.
On the other hand, there is one less unfinished and abandoned story on SOL. That has to be a good thing.
This story began with a lot of promise, but I inadvertently painted myself into a corner. I no longer, (if I ever did) have the talent or energy to attempt a complete rewrite.
I can offer an apology to those unhappy and disappointed readers who feel let down by my admittedly poor ending. In consolation to them I can only offer that I will discontinue posting stories once The Find is finalized.
I'm old, ill and extremely tired, and probably was on an ego trip when I decided I had the necessary stamina left to clear out my two last remaining unfinished stories.
Sorry again,
Openbook
I am starting to feel up to doing a little writing again. My health hasn't been good for several years now, but I can't really see it improving much beyond where I know find myself.
At the very least, I expect to be able to finish both stories I left unfinished before becoming too ill to continue.
Part of the reason I've stayed away from finishing these stories has been a lack of energy and creative ideas. Getting ideas for stories used to come easily to me, but that is no longer the case.
I have an improved computer set up now, which should allow me to post fairly frequently. In any event, I do honestly intend to do my best