Shinerdrinker: Blog

Really bad day today. The loss of a parent is a terrible thing. Of course, it happens to everyone eventually but the loved ones left over have a lot of work to do to get past the feelings.

So today we have a funeral.

I'm hoping this weekend I have some time to work on Mayhem. I'll need to make sure I do. Yes, it is a good way to deal with grief.

Right up until I realize I also named the parents as my parents.

R.I.P. Juanita. I'll miss you for eternity and then I'll happily start over again.

Like I said bad news.

Important death in the family and for some reason, the family is counting on me to handle the majority of the details.

I actually am hoping to not miss the NFL Draft this weekend. That's how much of my time has been taken up by the unexpected death.

Ugh.

Never worry, never fear, Chapter 45 will soon be here.

For some reason tonight I was thinking about Bugs Bunny. I dunno why. But at least I wasn't thinkin' about Bugs Bunny dressed up as a girl bunny. Dammit!

Okay, I just wanted to let you few fans know that Chapter 45 of Mayhem in a Pill is with the final outside editor. Once they finish and get it back to me, I get to decide if I go with their changes or leave it as is. I normally use their changes cause I'm pretty sure my editors are smarter than me. And I totally know they could beat me up. I'm not a lover or a fighter, I'm in the guy in the back of the cafeteria selling smokes.

Figure Sunday or maybe Monday for the next chapter. The one after may take a wee bit longer just because a lot of my free time this month is going to be taken up with the final season of Game of Thrones. Then the following week is the NFL Draft. I don't miss any of that. It's a problem. I understand it's mine but I don't wanna be fixed. Then the next weekend is the premiere of Avengers: Endgame. I. WILL. BE. WATCHING. THAT. AS. WELL. I already have tickets for the midnight showing. It's good to know people.

So there goes a lot of my free time I normally use to write. But I usually still find an hour here or there so maybe I can get it written quickly or not. It all depends on if I can get flowing with the writing.

Anywho, next chapter of Mayhem in a Pill is coming up soon. Just wanted to let you all know what was happening and why there might be a delay in chapter 46. I don't want a delay but we'll see.

--Shinerdrinker

Just a quick thank you to everyone reading Mayhem in a Pill. The latest chapter "Blood Brothers" is going to go over 10,000 downloads later on tonight. That is in just under six days. Used to take a month to do that. Now six days.

So I'm hearing y'all loud and clear. I'll work on the next chapter some more tonight. I think I've said it before but a chapter for Mayhem is anywhere between 13-16 pages long in OpenOffice, which is what I use to write.

I'm already halfway through page 9 in what I have written for the next chapter. I guess I can give you guys a little bit of a clue of what this one is about. We go back to young Tim and some of the people he has had to deal with. Something really bad happens to someone he knows. Not well, but he knows.

Dun. Dun. DUUUUNNN!!

-- Shinerdrinker

I'll say that again. Hot Damn!!

Seven Thousand downloads in one day! 7,000!!! Scores are one way to measure the story but the number for this story I feel can improve but I think it is reached its normality. But watching the number of people who access the chapter and then now with the new author followers slowly rising, it is a wonderful way to get feedback on a story.

Thank you all very much. I can still remember when I posted the first chapter and watched the counter rise for the next few days. It was amazing. People were reading my little story and they were liking it! Great feedback and great notes as well. I even got a couple of people offering to be editors. Unfortunately, they fell away and I found the two that I work great with. They make the story sooo much better. It would be complete crap without their work.

So, I wonder how long would it take to get it to ten thousand. I believe the record is like four days but I think that number is gonna fall.

As a reward, I will go ahead and not do my weekly search for MILF porn today and this evening. I will work on the next chapter exclusively!

You guys deserve it. Thanks again!

-- Shinerdrinker