I've been recently receiving notes wondering about the continuation of the "Future Tim" storyline.
Member... you guys, remember.
Tim came back after visiting himself in the past, and the times changed completely differently than he had imagined.
I have, in fact, left that storyline by the wayside. I have NOT abandoned it. I just felt like I had written myself into a corner and saw no good way out of it. Let me repeat... I AM NOT ABANDONING THAT STORYLINE. I can see that storyline becoming an entire book when this one is finished.
So I will return to it. (I have new ideas for it, and now I can outline them into a tighter book.)
I've explained in the past how that entire timeline was a last-second addition on my part that I thought was a cool idea. It was and still is. I just had no idea where it was going to go. I have remedied that since then. But I've listened to the far greater number of people who would like to see this "Teen Tim" storyline wind down to some sort of stopping point rather than continuing ad nauseum. (As would I.)
So be patient, please. I will come around to it. But until then, lemme end this with some good news. Most chapters of Mayhem in a Pill are about 17-20 pages long in LibreOffice. The next chapter is coming along nicely, and I expect to send it to the editors this weekend!
I know. I know. Set up plans and watch what happens. I know I'm tempting fate, but I had to do something since there was no hard-core belief on my part for any of the professional football games for me this weekend. My team played earlier on the holiday and they play later this following week. So I got the time.
However, I did find some high school football on the TV, and that scratched the itch I didn't realize was even there!
So, a quick recap: The "Future Tim" storyline is not abandoned; it is just placed on the back burner. Besides, I need to have something to pump you guys for some cash with a new story, eventually, don't I? The next chapter of MIAP is well ahead of schedule, and of course, I still have the greatest score of fans in the world!!!
Tee hee.
--Shinerdrinker