Tossing Thoughts Into the Void II

I’m going to finish writing The Corvid’s Key and then change gears in my writing. As much as I love writing stories with a dark twist or dark tone, it would probably help my mental state to lighten things up a bit. I came across a story this morning, maybe I should say headline, of a woman who slit her five-year-old daughter’s throat and put a trash bag over her head. Apparently, she was acquitted for mental reasons. I’ve seen enough evil, horror, and sad stories in the news and real life lately that I think we could all use a change.

The next story I write will be either fantasy or science fiction pulp. I want to create something that will make people smile and leave them with a good feeling at the end of the story. I don’t usually write what I’d consider happy endings, but if I feel the need for it, surely others do as well.

I have a couple of stories that I started writing that I intended to be fun and witty. Maybe I’ll revisit one of those and finish it. When I was a kid, I’d make a random line on a sheet of paper and then try to draw a spaceship using that line. I like doing the same thing when I’m writing. Sometimes I’ll write an odd sentence with a random thought just to see where it takes me.

What do you think? Are you ready to escape reality with me? Where should we flee? Science fiction or fantasy? Let me know.