Over the past couple of years, I’ve come up with numerous
ideas for writing projects that I’d like to complete. Progress has generally been slow, but some of
these projects are starting to take shape and I think at least one or two of
them will be completed by the end of 2016. Here’s what I’ve been thinking of.
1. Micro Weird 2: Another collection of short, weird, flash
fiction. I’ve got three or four stories ready for this but, as you can imagine,
the total word count is still pretty small.
2. Dream stories: I’ve been toying with the idea of putting
together a short collection of horror stories that are basically
straightforward retellings of some of my dreams. I’ve only got a couple such
stories completed but I have another four or five outlined. I’m going to work
on one of these tales next, as soon as I finish an anthology project. The new
tale will be entitled “Thump, Thump, Thump.”
3. A literary collection. Contrary to popular conceptions, I
don’t write all blood and gore. I have several literary stories that have been
published that I’m thinking about putting into a small collection. The working
title right now is “Down Home and Other Stories.”
4. A “lessons” from Classic Trek. Honestly, this is a
longgggg way from being completed. I’ve outlined some ideas and rough drafted a
paragraph or two but this will be a low priority project for me.
5. The Scarred One: This is a western novella, about halfway
completed.
6. Title Tales: I’ve been toying with the idea for a
collection of horror stories in which all the tales would be inspired by the
titles of rock and metal music, such as “Fairies Wear Boots,” “Hell’s Bells,” “Immigrant
Song,” and many others. I have several pieces of this completed in rough draft
form. However, I need to find out if I have to get permissions to use these
titles. If so, I probably won’t use them.
7. A series of three longish western stories featuring “The
Man from Colt Creek.” Two of these are about halfway done. The third is just a
basic outline.
So, no one can accuse me of not having enough writing plans.
Now I’ve got to get the words down.
