time is money

I started writing the next story for The Harris Family Tree already (just a couple pages, nothing serious), mostly because I was still in gear from The Man-nequin and I found the perfect challenge for Erin. So she's up next. But after that, I don't know what I'll do because I don't really like any of the other SKoW challenges and I simply refuse to submit Justin and Mark to such stupid scenarios as the "period piece" and notable others. The Harris men are too cool for school, you dig? So help me find something else - doesn't have to be SKoW, as long as I have all the requirements written down. If you guys know a place where I can get some new ones, gimme gimme.

With all that said, don't expect another update on the Family Tree anytime soon - school starts this week, and so does my job from hell. College bookstores are pretty chill most of the year, but dear god, that first couple weeks can kill a man. To give you an idea of how my soul will be a withered and pale thing by the end of the week, here's my hours tomorrow--and this is just tuesday: 7:45 AM - 9 PM. I remind myself of the money, and that is the only thing that keeps me going.

In other news, I came up with a fun idea for a story the other day. It would probably be a (relatively) short deal - no more than 7-10 chapters, I would think - and I would get to write about a very competitive, sexy, and generally unhealthy relationship between a man and a woman who enjoy the chase almost as much as the win and do not suffer losses. Naturally this is going to be a bitter love/hate thing and may border on being dark and vaguely sadomasochistic; to the say the least, neither one is going down without a fight. It would, of course, be rated mature.

Not that I need more things to write about, though. ;p

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