I've tried, really I have. I start out with a simple idea. A Burn the Bitch story among some well-to-do folks in Atlanta. It would be 3, maybe 4, chapters.
When I'm done writing it's 19 chapters long. I admit it got away from me. A tad bit of personal fantasy [ahem] and then the characters got into the act: wanting to tell their own story. Darn them.
And of course, it's a Harry Carton story, so nothing is simple.
Anyway, it's coming out Saturday morning DAT [Daylight Author's Time -- meaning whatever time I wake up]. I'll post one chapter every day for 19 days straight.
Look for 'The Fuck You Announcement.'