Shinerdrinker: Blog

That was without a doubt my worst bout of writer's block I'd ever gone through.

It's not that I couldn't write, the problem was actually the exact opposite. I was writing all kinds of stuff but it was pretty much all turrible (insert Charles Barkley voice.)

If I'd kept all I wrote in the last couple of months, it would equal about 6-8 more chapters. But then again I didn't want to have the storyline morph into the alien invasion where they would leave the planet alone if we can win against them in a football game!

I know, you should see some of the bad stuff I wrote.

So anyway, just wanted to let everyone know I just sent the next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill to the editors. I expect to have them returned and I should be able to post this weekend or maybe early next week.

So at least there is that.

Thank you again for your support. (read with Bartles and Jaymes voice)

Welcome back to The Senator!

I for one am applauding the inevitable return of the great The Senator! I will read the new version obsessively!

Now if you could just call Cold Creek and 2020 would have been worth it!

I was just reading an interview with Ernest Cline about his new book "Ready Player Two." He had a great quote that I've found I should probably let others around here read.

Well, I got some good advice from a teacher I had in high school,
who told me that you shouldn't take criticism from anybody
that you wouldn't take advice from.
- Ernest Cline


I think it is pretty good advice and something I should probably take to heart. I never realized it before but I was already doing this subconsciously without having to be told. So when emails come in from other authors I enjoy, I will really pay attention to what they say. Hopefully, they have something really useful to say and so far, I've been extremely lucky on that path.

Okay, back to the writer's room!

--Shinerdrinker

Something I came across today online.

Roosevelt beat Judson in the first round of the state playoffs last week. Check this out if you are interested...

https://youtu.be/Axd3HtfUC4w

Just something fun!

Lemme just go ahead and offer everyone a Happy Thanksgiving this week. I realize SOL is available worldwide and not everyone celebrates this particular holiday. But I can fairly say with confidence that everyone enjoys the idea of a nice holiday. Just for the idea of a day off from the monotony.

And now for the apology.

I am nowhere near ready with the next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill. I have not had much time to even think about it and what little time I did have to work on Mayhem during this last month or so, I spent on my other story "A New Quiver for Cupid." It was written for the Halloween 2020 story contest and though it did not place, I still like it. Of course, the more I look at it, the more I see where it could be improved. I feel I will probably do that sometime in the future. I have already plotted an outline of what I want to improve and add to the story. I'll definitely leave the current version alone and most likely just go ahead and repost a new version with an obligatory 2.0 at the end.

But that is a ways off. I have not given up on Mayhem and I will go until I can't continue. I can see taking the story much farther than where it is now. The likelihood of a couple of other books is a strong possibility. Hell, considering the amount of feedback from other readers wondering where they can purchase the entire story is enough of an incentive for me to go through a re-edit from the start, separate the two storylines and delineate for separate books. (I gotta get paid, amirite?)

Okay. So no new chapter for Mayhem until after this holiday week for sure. More than likely the second week of December for the next updated chapter of Mayhem. But then the chance of the following chapter soon after is very real.

So, just wanted to let y'all know.

--Shinerdrinker