cj CJ By Carlos Hazday - Series Discussion

[Carlos Hazday]

@Clancy59

Have you gotten far on chapter 1? I'm about two thirds of the way on 2 and that one will include sailing, where they stay, the cliff walk, and a clambake.

[Clancy59]

Trying to, but got bogged down with doctor appointments (in fact, we have another one today!) and a visit to the ER when hubby fell and hit his head.  He’s on blood thinners and we were told that if he ever hits his head to get to the ER STAT!  Luckily, there were no clots or fractures., but we were there for several hours.  You know what an ER is like.  That’s not a complaint.  Just a comment.  They were busy, especially with a couple of people who were having cognitive issues.

[Carlos Hazday]

1 minute ago, Clancy59 said:

Trying to, but got bogged down with doctor appointments (in fact, we have another one today!) and a visit to the ER when hubby fell and hit his head.  He’s on blood thinners and we were told that if he ever hits his head to get to the ER STAT!  Luckily, there were no clots or fractures., but we were there for several hours.  You know what an ER is like.  That’s not a complaint.  Just a comment.  They were busy, especially with a couple of people who were having cognitive issues.

Ouch! Hope he's recovering. Doesn't it suck that something like that would have been made fun of? The older I get, the more serious small accidents become.

[Clancy59]

The good news is he got a glowing report.  He doesn’t have to go back for a year!  Yay!

[frosenblum]

Congrats, Carlos. Today's weekly email from GA lists CDMX as the third most read Thriller/Suspense story on GA in the last month.

[Carlos Hazday]

3 minutes ago, frosenblum said:

Congrats, Carlos. Today's weekly email from GA lists CDMX as the third most read Thriller/Suspense story on GA in the last month.

Didn't that story end back in June? I guess it has some legs. 😂 

[Carlos Hazday]

@frosenblum

So, the first Friday in October (SCOTUS has the first Monday locked up ) Flying Circus will go live. Weekly postings should take us to right before Christmas.

Not sure what will happen then.

I am working on the 3rd short story chronicling June 2022 (Key West and Everhope) were the first two, but I'm taking my time.

Out of the three for July and the three for August, I think I want to write at least 1 for each month. Both include monumental events already or soon to be referenced. Ever wonder how Obama made it to the Supreme Court? Or why Brett correctly predicted CJ would be appointed ambassador to Cuba?

I have one multi-chapter story outlined, set in Vegas in 2027, involving 30th birthdays, weddings, relocations, and new ventures. One of those is Chipper pausing his touring to co-star on Broadway for at least a year. The musical, co-written by him and his friend Aslan (Singer) is based on a short story set in Hawaii.

That short story might be fun to write for Premium.

I have at least one chapter outlined for Harley, Patrick, and Tank. I may just write those and ignore the rest of the story. There's also Triple Play about the Robinson triplets, and the remaining 4 stories covering the summer of 2022.

Very much doubt all that will see the light of day.

 

 

[Gary L]

Do you ever sleep?

[Carlos Hazday]

1 hour ago, Gary L said:

Do you ever sleep?

Too much but not all at night. Siestas are common.

Hell, I have more stuff on my outlines and lists than I'll ever get to.

[JACC]

34 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Too much but not all at night. Siestas are common.

Hell, I have more stuff on my outlines and lists than I'll ever get to.

Try starting to write, I know you know how to do it! Can’t wait for “Flying Circus” to start!!!! 

[dughlas]

40 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Too much but not all at night. Siestas are common.

Hell, I have more stuff on my outlines and lists than I'll ever get to.

You need to find some cute young thing to take up the mantle when you're no longer able. Kinda like Tom Clancy's estate has done. 

[Carlos Hazday]

2 minutes ago, dughlas said:

You need to find some cute young thing to take up the mantle when you're no longer able. Kinda like Tom Clancy's estate has done. 

They can be ugly as long as they're younger. But hunky works.

[dughlas]

1 minute ago, Carlos Hazday said:

They can be ugly as long as they're younger. But hunky works.

Bro most of 'em are younger ...

[Carlos Hazday]

Just now, dughlas said:

Bro most of 'em are younger ...

I've been getting early birthday greetings with lunch invites. Companies promising all sort of things when I turn 65 and get Medicare.

[dughlas]

10 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

I've been getting early birthday greetings with lunch invites. Companies promising all sort of things when I turn 65 and get Medicare.

Fun stuff, I started getting them at the start of the year. I'll be glad when January arrives and they stop. They do stop when we 65 don't they?

[Carlos Hazday]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Fun stuff, I started getting them at the start of the year. I'll be glad when January arrives and they stop. They do stop when we 65 don't they?

Those might disappear but I bet the ones for pre-planned funerals increase.

[tabaqui]

14 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Too much but not all at night. Siestas are common.

Hell, I have more stuff on my outlines and lists than I'll ever get to.

damn are you already that old

No pressure to create stories from all those outlines and list, just keep posting stuff here sometimes.

Really starting to wondering how big your files with notes and dates are....

[Carlos Hazday]

2 minutes ago, tabaqui said:

damn are you already that old

No pressure to create stories from all those outlines and list, just keep posting stuff here sometimes.

Really starting to wondering how big your files with notes and dates are....

380KB LOL

That's the size of my Excel file. I've recently deleted a bunch of stuff no longer relevant to current stories, but the cast list and timeline sheets are huge. They do come in handy, though. In the story I'm working on now, I recycle a couple of characters and one of them only had a cameo in one of the Georgetown stories. I wrote that what? 5, 6 years ago. Even back then I knew I'd use Paul again and how. Finally getting to it.

[Carlos Hazday]

BTW, in case anyone's wondering... the celebrant in Loving Anniversary was Father Patrick Thomas Kennedy. Uncle Paddy to Liebe while she grew up.

[dughlas]

18 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

BTW, in case anyone's wondering... the celebrant in Loving Anniversary was Father Patrick Thomas Kennedy. Uncle Paddy to Liebe while she grew up.

And you didn't think to mention that leaving us to think it was just some no name ... hmpf.

[Carlos Hazday]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

And you didn't think to mention that leaving us to think it was just some no name ... hmpf.

LOL

One of the problems I encountered writing Loving Anniversary was how to make the story accessible to non CJ followers. Once I settled on the plot, I had to decide who to include. Of course, I had to do some extrapolation about the characters I did mention.

That means mostly that group of Liebe contemporaries. But there's an entire second batch of cousins who didn't make the cut. They're about 10 years younger than the trouble-making sailors. Ritch and Lucy have a boy and a girl (Falcon and Aurora). Harley and Kim had two girls (Lily and Rose). Brad and Cristina at least one girl (Scarlett).

Oh, well. It is what it is. Maybe that younger assistant/collaborator can one day write their stories.

[Gary L]

On 9/23/2022 at 11:33 PM, Carlos Hazday said:

I've been getting early birthday greetings with lunch invites. Companies promising all sort of things when I turn 65 and get Medicare.

I hit the 65 in a month. Sadly, no chance of retirement yet….. no lunch invites either 👿👿👿👿

[Carlos Hazday]

4 hours ago, Gary L said:

I hit the 65 in a month. Sadly, no chance of retirement yet….. no lunch invites either 👿👿👿👿

In the US, 65's no longer retirement age, but it is when we become eligible for Medicare health insurance. And considering how broken our health care delivery system is...

[chris191070]

10 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

In the US, 65's no longer retirement age, but it is when we become eligible for Medicare health insurance. And considering how broken our health care delivery system is...

Retirement age in the UK is 67. I have another 15 years at work till I reach that.

[Carlos Hazday]

@pvtguy, @kbois, and all other Floridians living north of me. Please be careful and stay safe. Ian looks like a nasty piece of work.