Shinerdrinker: Blog

Hey there, kiddos.

As the title suggests, I have some bad news. But it ain't terrible news.

I know I was trying to complete the third chapter of Mayhem in a Pill within the final month of the year, but I fell a little bit short of that goal. Sorry.

However, I am only a couple of pages short of finishing the chapter, so I figured I'd take a few days to finish it, and then I would be able to get it to the editors, at least.

However, since I missed my made-up deadline, I'll hang on to the new chapter and fix a few problems that drifted into the text because of my need for speed. Of course, the editors would have probably caught them and then beat me with a wet noodle for messing up. But hey, sometimes, that noodle stings.

So, um, what's going on with you?

No, wait. I better not ask. I'll get too involved and then start offering advice, which no one needs.

I'll just finish off the games for today and then get back into the chapter. You know what? It turns out that when you are writing football scenes, it really helps to watch football! At least that is what I've been claiming to watch: the pro games, college games (I'll call them semi-pro.), and the high school games.

Why didn't someone tell me this sooner!!?

--Shinerdrinker

First, thank you for reading the story and for liking it enough to point out what you think is a flaw. Don't worry — you're probably right about the length. However, I do have an outline for the overall story; unfortunately, the outline has several lines, such as "filler of da story goez in heer."

I treat "filler" as fluffing out the insides of a story and/or character and their life in the story. It might not be super important for some of it, but I think it needs to be there to flesh out the characters fully. Otherwise, you are in danger of leaving them as cardboard cutouts and not memorable characters.

I admit I made one big mistake, which I may correct in a future "Bookapy" version. (That'll actually be a perfect way to make the one for purchase different from the one everyone would have read. Let me write that down really quickly. I hope I don't lose that Post-it note!) I killed off A-Train waaaay too quickly. I should have left him as a problem instead of having him be killed off. I apparently also did a poor job of fleshing out Tommy to be an equal combatant for Tim in the future. I'll DEFINITELY be fixing that in a later revision.

Now, I also don't think the second semester will be that extensive of a story because the popularity of football in Texas is a story character all on its own. Texas is king. God, family, Texas, and football... true Texans follow that covenant, but many others move the order around as needed.

Once again, thank you for reading the story and, mainly, for taking the time to write out what you felt was necessary to point out. You were correct; it was necessary to be pointed out.

For now, it's back to the MILF porn for me since I spent a large chunk of the night writing.

--Shinerdrinker

It's your pal, ol' Shinerdrinker!

I just wanted to let you all know that, yes, what you are seeing is not a figment of your imagination. I did post another chapter in Mayhem in a Pill.

Don't worry. The world ain't coming to an end just yet. I just found myself in the middle of a writing spurt, and it was good stuff. So, a little spit and polish, and it was deemed worthy of posting. I also think it takes the story along as well.

Hopefully.

Okay, that's it. I'm working on the next chapter, and I'm about halfway through it, so keep those thoughts for good writing coming because I think it's working.

Oh yeah, one last thing... whichever one of you has created a voodoo doll of me, can you please scratch my left butt cheek. That's a mean itch on there... NO, not inside! On the fleshy area, that bulbous, fleshy area. Ah. Thank you.

Tee hee.

--Shinerdrinker

The number one question I get asked is why can't I get these chapters out faster. (Yeah, I also ask myself the same question.)

I've given the same basic answer... these chapters are both long, and I'd like to think they are pretty decent.

It does take a little longer than normal to bring out. Especially since I don't have a lot of free time. I mean, there's football, and like college football, and now even more high school football, and like MILF porn. There's almost not enough time for the football.

Tee hee.

I'm working on it. I've given myself a challenge, and hopefully, I can get this one. I'm trying to get Chapter 88 of Mayhem in a Pill out before the end of the year. Chapter 87 is currently with the editors, who are giddy and anticipating how people will react to the next chapters. But then again, they have always been giddy and anticipating how people will react to the next chapters.

-- Shinerdrinker

I've been recently receiving notes wondering about the continuation of the "Future Tim" storyline.

Member... you guys, remember.

Tim came back after visiting himself in the past, and the times changed completely differently than he had imagined.

I have, in fact, left that storyline by the wayside. I have NOT abandoned it. I just felt like I had written myself into a corner and saw no good way out of it. Let me repeat... I AM NOT ABANDONING THAT STORYLINE. I can see that storyline becoming an entire book when this one is finished.

So I will return to it. (I have new ideas for it, and now I can outline them into a tighter book.)

I've explained in the past how that entire timeline was a last-second addition on my part that I thought was a cool idea. It was and still is. I just had no idea where it was going to go. I have remedied that since then. But I've listened to the far greater number of people who would like to see this "Teen Tim" storyline wind down to some sort of stopping point rather than continuing ad nauseum. (As would I.)

So be patient, please. I will come around to it. But until then, lemme end this with some good news. Most chapters of Mayhem in a Pill are about 17-20 pages long in LibreOffice. The next chapter is coming along nicely, and I expect to send it to the editors this weekend!

I know. I know. Set up plans and watch what happens. I know I'm tempting fate, but I had to do something since there was no hard-core belief on my part for any of the professional football games for me this weekend. My team played earlier on the holiday and they play later this following week. So I got the time.

However, I did find some high school football on the TV, and that scratched the itch I didn't realize was even there!

So, a quick recap: The "Future Tim" storyline is not abandoned; it is just placed on the back burner. Besides, I need to have something to pump you guys for some cash with a new story, eventually, don't I? The next chapter of MIAP is well ahead of schedule, and of course, I still have the greatest score of fans in the world!!!

Tee hee.

--Shinerdrinker