Sent off Chance
to Eddie the Agent Wednesday and feel really good about it. Tori
provided some valuable feedback and it's in really good shape. It's
not perfect and Eddie will no doubt have some thoughts on how to make
it better. I look forward to his input.
But
right now I have to put that out of my mind – it's Eddie's problem
for now – and get back to work on other stuff. Most importantly,
time to pick up Scurvy Dogs!
for it's last draft. I've let a little time flow and now it's time to
give it one more whack, make it a rollicking adventure. My style
tends to get a little serious, and I want, well "rollicking."
And
there's the movie treatment. It's a great story, but it's coming to
me in bits and pieces and I don't want to rush it. I was crazy to
think I could knock it out in a couple of weeks as if that's just
what I do.
I've
also got a file I need to keep updating, ideas for other stories.
Sometimes you wrack your brain for an idea when the well's dry. Other
times they flow like the storm drainage canal up the street during a
big rain. You don't want to lose a promising idea, but it's too damn easy to get sidetracked. So I write 'em
down. There's two on the list that date back years – one that dates
back more than 20 years, but it's stilla damn good idea. The only
problem is, it's gonna take some research I'm not quite able to
follow up on yet – including a trip to London to get a feel for the
lay of the land. One of these days, that's just what I'm going to do.
The other I still recall writing an outline for while sitting on the
beach in Oregon about 10 years ago. It just hasn't been the right
time to write it.
But
now, Scurvy Dogs!
fourth and final draft. Who knows, maybe that'll be the one that
finally pays off and make possible that trip to England.
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