G Younger: Blog

After the Dramatic Turn was announced on April Fools Day where David becomes a ... werewolf! My Editors tracked me down and explained why that was a bad idea.

I even had suggestions from readers about how we could turn Lincoln High into a bastion for zombies and vampires ... maybe some witches too ... Tracy has to be something,right!? It almost writes itself. I can see it now, Tami has to choose between Mike (vampire) and David (werewolf). We could pick teams ... Of course I would be on Team David. Wimpy vampires...

Anyways, my evil editors (BlackIrish, Askepot, grisbuff and Jim7) told me I had to follow the script of a small town boy who plays a little football and all the girls who complicate his life.

The big news is how will David survive the Steroid Scandal that is about to hit and get off the JV Team if he wants to win a State Championship ... while his best friend is off to the UK. I wish I new...


So be looking for another Stupid Boy book tomorrow.

Here is what I figured out from the almost continuous emails today.

Little Tony
1) In general people liked it... but it is no Stupid Boy.

2) Too short - People like more character development than they can get in the short story. They also felt like I left them hanging with some lose ends.

3) Some wanted to continue. A few thought it was a complete waist of their time and that if I did a serial I would end up having to escalate each book to the point of using nuclear weapons... You all should try writing and see the fun feedback you get ;-)

Do Over Story
1) There is a group that really likes them and had some good suggestions. Frankly I was going in a different direction, but hey... not bad ideas.

Sword & Magic
1) WOW! It won hands down... not even close for second place (Do Over).

I have the beginning of the three choices... now it is time to write.

Stupid Boy and I need a break from each other. Book 3 - Sophomore Year will be released on June 6. The editors are working on the last few chapters and we should be ready for you on time.

The plan is to let the timeline catch up. I don't plan on starting Junior Year until at least the first of the year. So that leaves me seven months of writing time...

I just posted Little Tony. The purpose of that story was to see if I could write a short story. Wow, it was much harder than writing an epic length novel. The whole story was about the same length as a chapter of Stupid Boy.

So, I am asking the readers what they want next... and I will give you three choices (of course write ins are welcome - except Stupid Boy).

1) Turn Little Tony into a serial of shorter stories.

2) Getting it Right. A do over story, but not focused on getting rich or famous, but a better life. There will of course be some science fiction aspects to it and I am thinking of tackling basketball.

3) The Third Son - Swords and Magic adventure where the third son (who can't inherit) has to forge a life of his own... while everyone tries to kill him.

Let me know which idea you like best.

Finally, the reviews are starting to come in from the people who bought the pre-view version of Stupid Boy - Sophomore Year and they seem to really like it. I actually found myself laughing out loud as I was editing a section about a squirrel causing havoc.

Thanks for your responses in advance.

G Younger

I have a new story coming out in a couple of weeks. It is a coming of age story... and it is short. I know many of you won't believe I can do something that is under 700+ pages...

Little Tony is pulled into his families business before he is ready. It is a more violent than you are used to seeing from me... but the feedback has been good. I hope you will all enjoy a quick read.

Stupid Boy - Sophomore Year (Book 3) is scheduled for release in early June. It is currently 38 (maybe 39) chapters long. I have completed writing it and the book is now in the hands of my capable editors.

Over 500 of you requested an excerpt from the upcoming book, and I sent out a scene where Wolf calms the team down before a big game. If you missed your chance, shoot me an email this week, and you can get your Stupid Boy fix.

G Younger

I'm in shock. All I can say is thank you.

Stupid Boy started out as an exercise in writing. I sat down one three day weekend and decided to write something. I had always had a dream to write a story, but knew I needed to practice. So I had an idea for a short story... 140 pages later I had the first six chapters of Stupid Boy.

I had no idea if anyone would like it, so I posted it on SOL. The feedback was positive, but one thing was clear... you can't edit your own stuff. At some point I need to go back and fix Stupid Boy.

I'm in shock this writing exercise has won the following awards:
- Best Author
- Best New Author
- Best by a New Author
- 2nd Place Epic Story

If I ever figure out how to actually write... look out!

Thank you for validating my work.

G Younger