Starting a side project
2006-12-12I remember reading about Robert Asprin, who was in the middle of working on a fairly bleak book called The Cold Cash War. (I’ve read it; it’s bleak.) To keep his spirits up, he started working on a side project. Something happy and cheery to be a rest from his harsher main project. The result was Another Fine Myth, which kicked off the long-running Myth series. It’s pretty funny stuff, too.
All that to say: I recently took stock of my life, and it’s full of dark, depressing topics. Even my creative work is pretty dark right now. I’m making good progress, and I don’t want to give up on my Dirty Secrets work, for instance. Nonetheless, I think that I need a side project. Something happy and light-hearted, so that I won’t completely drive myself into a blue funk.
All that to say: I’ve decided to revise Junk. That’s right! Beer-guzzling redneck mecha combat is coming back! Woot!