Random thought: How would I solve the ballroom controversy? Just buy bigger pants!
And with that nod to politics and junior high humor, let’s dive in to the Story of the Week. The inspiration for this tale came in the form of a prompt provided by Barbara Siebeneick, which I guess makes this a B.S. prompt. Thanks for sending it my way. Here’s what I came up with.
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When The Win Blows
Hannah wasn’t unlucky in life. Not in most ways, but she was a loser with games of chance. Any game, really.
When she told her bestie she was going to Santa Cruz for the day, Chrissy said, “Skip the boardwalk. You know you always lose.”
Later, Hannah drove down Highway 17 with a giant, tightly-stuffed unicorn riding shotgun. She called Chrissy. “Guess who finally won. Suck it, girl.”
“About time, loser,” Chrissy laughed. “Guess your streak’s over.”
Hannah smiled as a steep curve jammed the unicorn into her steering wheel. Locked, it sent her car straight off the cliff.
Game over.
Prompt: I can’t lose at everything
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Novel News and Notes…
The editing adventure continues. I really thought I could find a way to excise one of my suspects from the next draft of my story. Thought being the operative word. I’ve since changed my mind. Instead, I’m finding lots of places where I can drastically reduce the scene descriptions and setups. If I lean back into my screenwriting days, I truly believe I can trim a lot of the fat without losing the various suspect storylines that I think (and hope) will keep readers interested. At least that’s my current plan.
Wish me luck, and as always …
Thanks for listening!
Scotty out
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