Hmmmm. Okay. I'll start thinking about what kind of protagonist would elicit the most sympathy in this kind of situation. Thanks for your input.

Daniel, I have to agree with Paul. The monkey one sounds highly entertaining.

Hi, Paul. Fancy seeing you here. It's like I'm following you, or not-so-subtly stalking you...

:oD

The monkey one gets my vote.

So, I just finished writing my second novel (third book) the other day. I feel good about it. I'll worry about all the messy stuff like proofreading and submitting it to agents and stuff once I've had some time to recuperate.

Now what I want to do is start working on what I call project #5. I want it to be light and breezy, fun to write, and something that I'll work on publicly in strangers rather than alone in my room. Thus, I'm calling on you guys to give me feedback, random comments, and cat calls of encouragement. Here are some titles and short descriptions of what I'm thinking for number 5.

Essentially, the book will probably be a book of short story collections and interludes like my second book. So here are the titles I have so far.

Caffenated Machine Gun Monkey
--In between the short stories I'll have interludes about a college students whose work study job is to take care of moneky-trained-assassin for the CIA. Only one problem: the monkey is always armed, and always drinking coffee.

The Glorious Five Year Plan
--In between short stories, I'll talk about how my degree program and my writing turn in to an ultimate plan to harness the energy of punk rock to rule the world

The Otaku versus the Zietgiest
--In this one, I'll go super insightful, brainy and academic (in an accessible way) to highlight the hazards of being self-conscious and critical in a world where most people think Little Wayne isn't half bad.

Which do you guys did the most?