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They are satirical novels about different things.

Groucho's Supernova is a fantasy about a boobish guy who starts receiving strange messages in his head and the process/journey of discovering where they are coming from (spoiler alert: outer space). There is a fair bit of commentary on media.

The Collection is a social commentary about suburban life, relationships, addictions, insanity, sex.

A Tough Transparent Plastic covers some of the same ground in a hopefully different way. Suburban life, working for a living, mental health, addictions.
 
Guess I'll find out tomorrow.

It receives phone calls, I know that. The number I gave can be used in that way as well.

Whateva - I'll find out what happened tomorrow (cuz I work with the one guy. Not sure if I mentioned that.)



You know what my problem is? I got too many things I want to do.

I still have my music project which I definitely have to try to sell. Not sure what angle of approach will be best, and I am not particularly optimistic regardless - but it would be ridiculous to not try. But I am already wanting to just leave it behind and get to work on this TV show.

Also, I really do want to write a good novel.

Also I started writing a new country song yesterday. Very good - very commercial ---> will definitely finish that and pitch it around.



It always amazes me when I hear about people who don't know how to occupy themselves.

I'm everywhere.
 
Yeah, no.

It came up in conversation early last week. I said sure I'm good for sometime on the weekend (meaning last weekend).

There has not been another peep right up till this moment.

It's what I always fear in this kind of situation and why I am leery of collaboration. Guys have a burst of initial excitement followed by a petering out. I would expect that excitement spurt to go a bit further - and maybe we will get back at it - but whatever, I am getting busier with music-related stuff.

I don't mind splitting my attentions but I will leave it to them to drive the bus on the rasslin' teleplay project.
 
It is decided then: I am going to write a novel.

Just as I wrote all that music decades ago that I wouldn't really want anyone to know I wrote ---> and now I have written music that I'm proud of, similarly I wrote those novels decades ago that I wouldn't be enthusiastic about sharing ---> and now I will write one I feel unconditionally good about.



Sometime in the not-too-distant future I will have both music and prose I will proudly stand behind and say, "I did that."

Then I can die.


:handshake:
 
You know what though??

No.

I'm not ready to get down to the hard work yet. Not feeling it. My brain is telling me it needs a break.

I need some more time of straight farting around with no particular direction. I've got all the files set up so if there are any particular inspirations, I'll note them.

But as for the 99% perspiration part of the process ---> maybe wait a month or so.
 
I set up files.

Characters
Plot
Ideas
Chapters plans
Writing

From there I do whatever I want. The files feed each other. Plot ideas obviously get plugged into chapter plans. Sometimes that will lead to more detailed character development - which in turn can lead to more plot points. Sometimes an exact wording may occur to me and that will go into the Writing file.

Sometimes I may see a joke I like at gamelive and I'll copy it into the Ideas file and figure out how to use it later.

Material can come from anywhere. I have 3 old novels that I am cannibalizing. There is gamelive. So it can be an active process of reading and deploying. Other times, a brilliant idea will occur to me while I'm in the middle of something at work. Gotta make sure to always be ready to jot down notes.



It's a free-for-all. Any idea I have about anything has a place to go and can develop into anything else. When I'm in the right mood, there is an avalanche effect.

The mood I'm in right now, just kinda flat.
 
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