Another Idea
An idea. So, I had another idea. And I think it’s a really good one. Some of us may think it is better than others. We should all write one or two stories of us being together. Of something stupid we did, or an adventure that we took together. We could then collect these stories put them together and sell the book, simply entitled The Family (or Adventures of The Family). It would be a collection of short stories, each an adventure that would grab the audience and read well.
One or two of us would edit them to make them all have the same feel and similar use of language. So let me know what stories you think are good stories for this. I thought of the adventures on the bulldozer (playing with a bulldozer under cafeteria, which landed me in court). Picking up Ira in jail, the night before to the actual moment of pick up. Dave stealing the sign.
Of course some of these we would not complete remember due to how long ago it happened (more likely due to the amount of alcohol consumed), but that’s what is fun about it all. We can elaborate, stretch details, or even change settings, sequence of events, or combine to ‘adventures.’ It would be quoted as a sociological thriller, a true insight into the early adventures of college students, and the connection young men can make with each other through adventures.
I know some of you would love to be part of this, Jeb and Carmin first come to mind. And others may not be as comfortable writing. Just get the ideas down and someone can help make the writing smooth. We can do this and all be published authors.
First step is to come up with some of the best adventures we have had, and then we can think of who wants to write them. So let me know what each of you think. And let the others know about this idea and this post. No huge rush, just something we can all be working on slowly over the next 6 months. After we have one or two stories I will pitch it to some big publishing companies
One or two of us would edit them to make them all have the same feel and similar use of language. So let me know what stories you think are good stories for this. I thought of the adventures on the bulldozer (playing with a bulldozer under cafeteria, which landed me in court). Picking up Ira in jail, the night before to the actual moment of pick up. Dave stealing the sign.
Of course some of these we would not complete remember due to how long ago it happened (more likely due to the amount of alcohol consumed), but that’s what is fun about it all. We can elaborate, stretch details, or even change settings, sequence of events, or combine to ‘adventures.’ It would be quoted as a sociological thriller, a true insight into the early adventures of college students, and the connection young men can make with each other through adventures.
I know some of you would love to be part of this, Jeb and Carmin first come to mind. And others may not be as comfortable writing. Just get the ideas down and someone can help make the writing smooth. We can do this and all be published authors.
First step is to come up with some of the best adventures we have had, and then we can think of who wants to write them. So let me know what each of you think. And let the others know about this idea and this post. No huge rush, just something we can all be working on slowly over the next 6 months. After we have one or two stories I will pitch it to some big publishing companies
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