Previous Post Well, that’s really all we have time for, readers… by which I mean that this story has done what my Parodyverse stories often do and sprawled out more than I had expected. I estimate that it will take another seven chapters to complete, in another ‘issue’ of Untold Tales. At the moment I have two and a half of those chapters written. But, having put December aside as a ‘holiday’ from other projects, including writing that now forms a handy second income for me, I should now be getting back to work. I don’t really want to leave the story at this point, especially because there’s a lot of it only in my head that will get flushed away as soon as I start to proofread one of the several manuscripts awaiting my attention or writing the next prose I have due (a Sherlock Holmes short story about what happens in 221a Baker Street). It is bad discipline to stop part way. But on the other hand, writing PVB stories for myself and an audience numbering in single digits is very self-indulgent. So do I give myself an extra week’s holiday and finish what I started? Or should I shelve things for a better time? I'm really in two minds, so any comments might help.

I woke up this morning wanting to write PVB stuff, so I did. I've made a deal with family, clients, and myself to keep on this until Wednesday and try and finish up by then. That's four days, four chapters, right? Admittedly, the four hardest chapters, but I did want to set myself a writing challenge so I can hardly cry when it proves challenging.

So hang on and keep particpating for a bit longer and we'll try and hit the finish line before we sink!