Serial Fiction

So since I started work (all of 3 days ago) I haven't gotten anything else done. Yes, I know my track record wasn't that great before, but I really thought that working would structure my day and therefore make me more productive with the few hours that I did have. I was wrong. Mostly I've wasted them watching tv. I certainly haven't done any writing...I've found it diffcult even to reply to emails. I've got so little motivation, and I can't even think of any good ideas. So, in order to combat the brain killing lethargy, I've taken some steps. First, I've ordered a banjo. Perhaps a strange direction to take, but I like to come at problems sideways so they don't see it coming. Hopefully it'll get here soon - and it'll be something that I can play with for an hour or so which won't kill my soul.

The second thing I was thinking of doing was an idea I discussed with Jack a few weeks ago. We both are really into the webcomic Something Positive by Randy Milholland and I've wanted to do something like it for a long time. Unfortunately, neither one of us can draw, and the (rather amazing) artist that we know will be a senior and VCU and its going to be hard enough to get him to work on the real comic we're doing. (It's pretty bad ass actually - we'll definitely let everyone know when its finished). Anyway, the idea we struck on was that we'd collectively write a fiction version of the comic we wanted to do. There's alot of potential in serial fiction and I think you could do some creative things with different styles (or even different forms...one week fiction the next a play script, or pictures added in, sound files maybe). We need to sit down and hash out some characters and some general plot structure, but potentially this could come out weekly. It would definitely get me writing in general, which is what I need to do. The more writing I do generally, the more I want to do it, and the more creative motivation I have.

So anyway...if anyone still reads this (I know a certain someone bored at work probably will) then let me know what you think. Maybe I'll make you a character, and you can be immortalized in fiction that few people will ever read. On the plus side, if we can really do this, my brother will tell his friends about it, and he has more friends than I do. We could get a readership of almost 10! If we're lucky: cross your fingers.