In Leu of a new story, I'll inform you all of forth coming stories:

The currently untitled story where Catherine visits the Lair Mansion is still forth coming. I'm toying with the idea of doing an interlude story where she goes & visits her Grandfather. This visit also would help me set up a future story I have planned. Not sure I'll do it, but the visitation to the Mansion will happen. It's most likely my next story to be written.

I have a few Chad & Ronnie centric ideas rattling around in my mind. One recent development is that I finally figured out who Chad's mother is. I've had who Ronnie's parents are, even a possible sister for awhile but with The Swiss' there was just a major block in coming up with who they were. Recently it just popped into my head. It was so obvious, I don't know why I didn't think of it before. At the moment I'm trying to come up with the right ways to induce all people. I don't want to just plop them into a story with really no reason for them to be there other then have them in a story. I've got an idea of how the Beeslyhuxtoys' come into the picture but the Swiss' are still unknown. Having the families show up also brings me a few steps closer to revealing an origin for the duo. I've had an partial origin for them for years but recently I've thought of altering it a bit. Not sure I will, the alteration sort of cheapens who Chad & Ronnie are. Plus, it sort of says everything you knew about them is lie.

Once this time of the year comes around I start to think of the holidays & one such holiday comes to mind: Chrismahannaqwanza. Does anyone a story based around this story this year? Almost every time beyond the initial story, I never finish it for various reason but I think if I start it now I should at least be able to finish it around Christmas or at least New Years.

Lastly, again Chad & Ronnie related: awhile ago I introduced the idea of a "Chad & Ronnie cult" but then it looks to be that I dropped the idea: I have not, I just haven't gotten around to it. I started a prologue for it but then got sidetracked on other things. I might get back to it by the end of this year, sort of thinking of folding this into a Chrismahannaqwanza story but not sure about that. I will get to the Cult in 2009, maybe.

On a sidenote: I'm taking a fiction writing class. It lasts for a few saturdays (starting this weekend) & is for a few hours each time. Hopefully it will make me a better writer or at least give me a few ideas.

-Brian/L!