Insecure Writer's Support Group #3

Another month, another Insecure Writers Support Group.

This month's support group is co-hosted by Jacqui Murray, Lisa Buie-Collard, Sarah Foster, Natalie Aguirre and Shannon Lawrence. A big thank you to them.

Since last month's post, writing really has taken a back seat. Between work and childcare and trying to get more work there hasn't been time for more than a couple of sentences here and there. The strangest thing is that whilst I haven't had time to commit anything to paper, I've been absolutely brimming with ideas.

Isn't that weird?

This month's (optional) question is: "Other than the obvious holiday traditions, have you ever included any personal or family traditions/customs in your stories?"

Not really. I once wrote a sketch about Scrooge and Marley from A Christmas Carol quibbling over the details of the ghostly night ahead.

MARLEY

Believe in me or not, it changes nothing. You will be visited by three spirits.

SCROOGE

Oh, let me get a pen.

MARLEY

It’s quite simple.

SCROOGE

Just a second. You can never find one when you need it, can you?

MARLEY

Where was I?

SCROOGE

I will be visited-

MARLEY

You will be visited by three spirits.

SCROOGE

(as he writes)

I will be visited by two more spirits.

MARLEY

Expect the first tomor- What? 

SCROOGE

Three excepting yourself leaves two, Jacob, you should know that. Arithmetic was always your strongpoint, in life.

And so on. They treat a supernatural experience with all the reverence of a contractual disagreement. They split hairs, argue and completely squander an opportunity for a reunion. I was quite pleased with it.