A little bit about the stories

We’re through one-third of April, and I’ve got another 19 stories to write for this challenge before returning to the novels-in-progress.  And what have I learned?

1 – I don’t always know what I’m going to write when I sit down.  This does not necessarily mean I won’t like what comes out.

2 – It also doesn’t mean I’ll like it.  I definitely have a couple of stories I would’ve just jettisoned, on any other day.  But that’s not part of this project/challenge/thing.

3 – Even when I know what I’m going to do doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll like it.

4 – My two favorites, thus far, are a combination: one was planned, one was not.

I’ve also learned that, on a project like this, I crave feedback.  Tell me what I’m doing right, what I’m doing wrong, if you’d like to see a character again, if you think you’ve seen this character before.  (Hint: at least two people I’ve written about this month have appeared in other stories I’ve written; at least one of those stories has been published.)

I have two friends also taking this challenge, though not in so public a way.  One has missed a day, and plans to make it up.  That’s fine, though it wouldn’t work for me.  (Note: my challenge is to complete a story every day; this means I may start some early and finish them later, but it also does mean that I have to have something by midnight.)

I’ve also started playing Scrabble on Facebook, and seem to be roundly defeating one friend and neck-and-neck with another.  That’s only two games.  If you and I are friends on Facebook, go ahead and challenge me.  During the work week, I may not get to it too frequently, but I’ll be playing at least once a day.