Okay, I’m running out of material. But I’ve got an idea I hope that people will accept.
It’s not that I’m done with the story. It’s that I’m stuck. This story has gone to places my very many ideations never went to. Essentially, this was supposed to be a standard John Ringo ends the world story and I built a world that Mike doesn’t want destroyed.
So I have to figure out how Mike keeps it from being destroyed. And that was never part of the original ideations.
But… When people read the first book, some of them mentioned ‘This feels like a sequel.’
That’s because I’d ideated Mike’s life in the ghetto very thoroughly. THOSE stories are just sitting in the back burner.
So, while I’m percolating how Mike is going to save at least the US from Behemoths, what I propose is giving you wonderful people who, seriously, are keeping my rent paid some of THOSE stories. What happened with the Tres Muertos? Who is Preacher Henry and why is he important to Mike’s development? Who is ‘Mama’/Miss Cherise and how did she influence Mike to be the person he is?
What happened with the Lords? How does an ELEVEN YEAR OLD kill most of a drug gang? That’s… sorry, that’s flipping impossible… Oh… That… sort of makes sense?
I’m hoping that will fulfill what people consider to be my contractual obligation in this arrangement while I try to figure out how one Journeyman Vishnu is supposed to save at least what’s left of the United States from something that’s exquisitely designed to wipe out cities.
I also need to determine if I go the way I’d originally intended with China.
And if that’s not your cuppa you can get a refund. That’s called ‘equitable contract resolution.’ About which there is discussion in the upcoming story Titled: When MS13 came to Baltimore.
Though it should be titled ‘Part One’ because it’s going to be at least a two-parter.
Comments are open to all.
Boss, your "contractual obligation" is to write what you want to. You cost me less than a Big Mac a month and give me so much more value for the money. Figure out what you want to put out into public view, and I'm good with that. Hells, if you want to write about the Human/Rangora teamup against the Ogut "surprise safety inspection" I would have no problem with that, either. I'll not even mention Emperor Roger.
Just write. I'm good with whatever.
Isn't it great when the character you've created has a few words to say?
'John Ringo wants to destroy the WORLD!'
'But one young man aims to stop him!!'
:-)