I'm trying to be optimistic -- even with my aches and pains and multiple stressors...
That's why I'm so happy to have the Insecure Writing Support Group! I get step away from reality for a bit to think about writing and share new story ideas and hear from my writer friends. Hope you all had happy holidays and are looking forward to beginning again.
Here are a couple of story ideas I fleshed out in my notebooks over the holiday break... totally loving the sci-fantasy!
Space Princess - It's time for a new anti-princess novella.
Disguised Princess Lai's daring, rebellious space adventure is like a mashup of Guardians of the Galaxy and Flash Gordon! I'm thoroughly enjoying the rough draft.
Wonka 3000 - No groaning. This one came to me in a dream, and I ran with it.
In the distant future, robots "help" humans with peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, good old London is as dreary as ever--adults are assigned jobs according to their skill set, and children are sent to edu-camps to mold their minds in the "proper" way as their aptitudes are determined and developed.
Wilhelmina Wonka's parents are highly intelligent scientists who made her a special nano-bot pet. Together, Mina and Oompa get into loads of trouble as they discover the value of chocolate and try to spread happiness to the masses.
As for my WIPs from this summer, they're just too big and involved for me to get back into over the short breaks. Soon, I may have a lot more time to devote to the craft... For now, I jot down ideas and outlines as well as read, read, read.
BTW, I was honored to be my school's Feature Teacher in December. Here's a link to the article. It was so nice to be highlighted!
Hope you all are writing, or at least thinking about writing!
Look alive in 2025!
5 comments:
Congrats on the Future Teacher article. What a great way to end one year and start another! https://cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/short-story-wednesdayagain
Congrats on being Future Teacher! Guardians and Flash Gordon are both so fun...a mashup of the two sounds awesome!
Feature Teacher! Well done. Better than feature creature.
That second story sounds like a riot.
Congratulations on your award, and best of luck with your writing this year!
Congratulations! Have fun writing those two stories.
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