Stand-Off – Chapter 3 begins

Firstly, I have no idea why this novelette is still called Stand-Off.

I can’t even remember why I decided to give it that name in the first instance. Was it something to do with a Mexican stand-off I imagined would take part in the third act? God know how that fits into this version of story. Still, quite an intriguing idea…

Anyway, enough babble. Chapter 3 is cooking as we speak, albeit it in written form. There’s something pure and artistic about ditching a keyboard and reverting to a brand new empty notebook and my fountain pen, and just crashing out on the bed, the act of ‘making stuff up’ rendered into its simplest form. The progress is slower, but only to the degree I can type about four to five times my writing speed. Factor in the umpteen distractions and shiny things my MacBook wants to show me, and I find that speed is relative.

Of course, what this means is that I won’t be posting any of my writing until either the Novelette or a Chapter is finished. This decision will be based almost entirely on my whim.