Will's Good Idea for the Week of 3/17/24.

Good Sunday morning, Stroock's Books gentile reader(s). We attended Saturday morning services yesterday. Near the end of the service, one says a prayer for peace, may neighbor not raise sword against neighbor, that sort of thing. Pray for victory, we wanted to scream. Reminder, Jews are the indigenous people of the Land of Israel. Gazans and West Bank Persons are the colonizers. 

It's St. Patrick's Day again. Mrs. Stroock is making corned beef and cabbage and we ourselves may have a pint. No jokes from us this morning. We're tired, and bored, and weary. We will note that World War 1990: Thatcher's War is the next novel in the World War 1990 universe. Why do you people think Murphy was running around London in The Final Storm? He was setting up the raison d'tere for Thatcher's War. We know exactly how Thatcher's War opens up .

We are indecisive. On the one hand we've every reason to keep writing away in the World War 1990 universe. World War 1990: The Final Storm has 152 ratings for a 4.3 star average, and we thought it was a mess. So we're pretty good at writing WW1990 novels. On the other hand, we're sick of thinking about said universe and would like to start a new universe. On the gripping hand we've said we'll crank out a WW1990 novel every year. So if we're putting out a World War 1990 novel in 2025 we need to start writing in the autumn. [So why not make Thatcher's War the summer sneak in?-Ed] Why not indeed.

Will's Good Idea for the Week of 3/17/24. What if War Night had a main character whose story is told between the short stories? These would be vignettes of not more than a thousand words, taking the reader through one person's experience on war night. Exit question, who is that character and what do they experience? Feel free to pitch ideas in the comments.