Well, here we are almost two weeks into the new year and it seems that we are doomed to have grey skies each and every day here in my bit of the UK.
If I look back to 2017, I find that I have posted almost 50 items of fiction, be they SOLO's or parts to a multi-part story.
Some have been very well received and some not so. That is life.
So, what is to come for 2018?
I recently posted the last part of 'The things we do for love'. I meant it to be a bit of fun but it didn't seem to go down that well with the readers. Ok, lesson learned.
For the rest of January, there are two singles. One of them I have dragged out of the archives as it is around 10 years since I first had the idea and one that is much more recent.
February and March sees a multi-part story called 'Take Two Girls'.
April sees the first three parts of a serial set somewhere in the flatlands to the east of the Rockies in the USA. If anyone who is from that part of the world and would like to act as an editor then please PM me.
that is followed by another Solo.
After that there are some SOLO's and a two parter.
One of the solo's is called 'The First Time I saw her Face'. It is based upon an encounter (if you can call it that) that happened on 2nd Jan this year in London. The other is called 'The Last Deal'.
There are a few ideas that are being tossed around but for the next month or so, opportunities for writing will be limited as I have to find a care home for my Mother. She'll be 96 in a couple of months and still lives in her own home but the time has come...
Thanks to all those who read my stories and even more thanks to those who take the time to comment.
Samantha
Comments
Sounds like me in some ways. LOL
I didn't start writing on a regular basis until early December of 2016. Before that, I posted only two items, both part of one story.
Since, then, though, I've posted 81 pieces, a few of them solos, but most being parts of a wide range of stories. The longest at this point is currently at a total of just under 72,000 words, with the rest adding a bit over triple that amount between them all.
What I write depends on the ideas that my muse throws at me, some of them seem odd to me, but I make the effort. Some of my pieces feature magic, some feature alternate realities, some feature other worlds, some are science or science fiction oriented.
I'm off to a bit of a slow start this year. Well, it seems slow to me, but I'm on par for adding another eighty this year if I can keep up the pace.
As to what I'll write or when, I rarely know until the muse gives me a kick in my keister to get me going.
Tonight has been rather good, I wrote the second half of one piece, then wrote two other pieces. Three in one night! Wheeeee!!!!!
As for how many kudos a story gets? You'll never know until you post it, honestly. There are pieces I've written that I feel should have a lot more kudos, then I get ones like the two parts of The Artemis Project I've posted here, 212 on the prologue, 160 so far on Chapter 1.
People will give kudos or not, we have no control over it. I may not like it if a story doesn't get a lot, but I can live with it.
Don't Know If It Matters...
>> the flatlands to the east of the Rockies in the USA <<
AFAIK, in both the US and Canada, these are known as the Great Plains (of North America, I guess). The main biomes are the tall grass prairie (Eastern part) and the short grass prairie (Western part); grass height determined by precipitation.
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
I know right?
I mean, there's a LOT of prairie out there. Could you be talking about the front range or the foothills? Is this like, 5 miles away from the range in, say, Denver? If so, that's where I've spent the last 15 years and I could help. Or is it like 500 miles away in Kansas? In which case I hold the entire area in contempt and would would be much less help.
And which Rockies? They spread over four states. If you want East of the Sandias you're in Oklahoma, but East of the Tetons and you're in South Dakota, and they are not the same thing.
Could you give me a state you're trying to work with there?
Sorry for being vague
I was imagining the location of the county to be adjacent to the Colorado State Line but to the east. Possibly the Interstate is I-70 but it could be a bit to the north and the Interstate is I-80. In my mind it is Nebraska but Omaha is a long, long way away both in distance and in the way of life, and possibly Denver is seen as being more local (local is a relative term...)
Yes, the rockies are BIG and cover a lot of territory. My first view of them was when I rode west from Toronto in '77. Ontario was great but the trees virtually ended when we left Ontatio behind. Then it was flat and boring for two and a half long days until we passed Calgary and the Rockies loomed ahead. five and a half days since leaving Toronto, We reached Vancouver very saddle sore. Went down to Seattle where I was carded for the first time! (I was 24).
I've been back many times and driven all over the US bits of the Rockies from White Sands in the south up to the Canadian Border in the north.
Not strictly the Rockies but June in the 'Great Basin National Park'.
Samantha
Here again...
Well I-80 doesn't touch Colorado. If it was happening in/near Colorado your options are I-76 (Nebraska) and I-70 (Kansas). It could be on I-80 and adjacent to Colorado's Northern border, but then you're in Wyoming, and you don't want to be there. No one wants to be there.
I've taken the I-70 corridor more than a few times if that's where you want to put it. Like Limon or Colby? Or are you thinking really small, like Konorado?
To be honest all prairie-folk North of the Mazon/Dixon line are the same. Simple people who will talk your ear off about corn, foot ball, other kinds of corn, and the same kind of foot ball. If you ask about politics they'll parrot exactly what they heard that morning on Fox. If you ask about literature they'll tell you what they saw on TV. Beyond that the conversation gets (and you may find this hard to believe) less interesting.
But most of them are my family, so I would have tons to tell you about them.
You should make it more interesting for you and put them in the back range. I have a lot to say about life in a town like Limon, but a lot more to say about life in Rifle. And does anyone need to hear another "farm boy" story?
Welcome to 2018
wet windy and dark was saying today half way through January already.
I love your stories Samantha, and try to read and comment on them as I try to do with all the stories I read and occasionally PM the author as well.
Real life often takes precedent over our writing so Looking forward to some new stories to share while still developing my literary skills.
Sam
SamanthaAnn
If you climb a step-ladder, you can see three states
On your story taking place in the flatlands (Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma) I live on the East Coast and can point out glaring errors, but not help by being an editor
Karen
Glaring Errors
Karen,
Many thanks for your kind offer. I have sent you a message with some more details
Samantha