Writerly Ways

Watching Tournament of Champions as a brain break (FINALLY did my damn taxes and wanted to yeet my 1099 fiction writing tax forms into the fucking sun. Also how depressing is it that I made more on short stories (like as in ONE short story) than I did for the novel) and one competitor said 'stay ready, never gotta get ready' (in response to are you ready, chef?) and I'm like I have never had that thought and I'm the opposite.

Then I thought, what if you brought Stay ready together with can't ever feel ready? That would be one helluva character dynamic. Have you ever tried that? I'm not sure I have but I think I'd like to try it. What do you think that would look like? How would you approach it?

I think it could be done SO differently. I mean you have sort of an Odd Couple comic duo potential. On the other hand you have a serious enemies to lover vibe. It's something to think on

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