I try not to brag about things like this, but so far, it's Day 10 of 2021 and I've been able to keep my New Year's Resolution not to kill anyone this year. Yay me! Although, I admit I've just started writing two new stories and there are several possible candidates if they piss me off.
The first new story is a sequel to Wayzgoose's A Place at the Table. I had a three-hour road trip on Monday and the characters started talking to me. I won't mention what they were saying because you may still be reading the first book and I don't want any spoilers. But I'm pleased with the first chapter I drafted.
The second new story is a sequel to aroslav's Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain. I foresee a pretty bleak second year of college for Jett Blackburn and his harem. But surely there will be a lot of naked models waiting for him to apply paint. That might be one of the problems. I haven't written a chapter yet, but I'm working on the outline and may start the first draft this afternoon. I'm also re-reading the original so I can get the right voice and keep the characters consistent.
Then there's the rewrite I'm working on. By the end of 2020, I was able to finish the first draft of another Swarm Cycle story I'm pretty excited about. It's titled The Assassin and so far, I have five chapters rewritten. And I have two editing projects on my desktop for other authors. Nothing like making my time a premium!
I'm looking forward to an improvement in conditions in 2021, though I don't think we'll ever return to the same 'normal' we knew before the pandemic. Hopefully, it will be a new improved normal.
Carry on. Carry out. Carry over. Carry a tune. It's open carry season.