Yes, you read that right, I said Damn Prompts and I meant it. The problem is I create the suckers now. I felt I should use some ideas for stories I had but just hadn't had time to get to. Smart idea, right? Wrong.

There is a reason some of these things have launched much longer stories than just the small page to two pages stories they should. My real complaint is that I read Cia's take on one of my prompts and felt inspired to go ahead and write my own take on it. I loved her interplay with the characters, the opposites who are compliments of the other. I figured what could go wrong.

I'll tell you what can go wrong. That two page story got away from me. Cia laughed and said hers was a bit long. Let me tell you, the damn thing spawned a nightmare. I am presently trying to finish Accidents Happen and get going with The Strange Life of Jonas Marks. Well, A Wedding for Seeon sort of sprouted out nothing to force these two projects to the side. In the meantime, Seeon's tale grew, and grew, and grew. Now it is in the hands of one of my editors and is sitting at exactly thirty eight pages. That is thirty eight pages in less than three days while I was working!

Well, now I am just waiting to get to Thursday. That is my day off. Guess who has major writing to try to finish then? When will I learn? Sigh.