It is not so easy to write.
I tried making a list of things that new cat who books could be about. Our dear Mrs. Braun covered so many topical issues, it is hard to find something she did not touch upon.
At first I thought about the age old, younger woman/older man or older woman/younger man. No, Danielle, Carter Lee, Lynette, and Danielle's older husband.....hum that has been done.
Bananas Alden and Violet also.
Then I tought, okay, what about rich daddy protecting young daughter, no, Lived High and Sara Plensdorf and her father, those characters explored this already.
Okay, we know Mrs. Braun covered natural disasters as well as man made ones in many, many books.
So what about straight evilness. Evil people for the sake of evil. Like Melinda's brother. Or Herb Hackpole. Or once again, Carter Lee and Danielle. Okay, done.
Then I thought, what about some vixen trying to steal Qwill for the money......Melinda again, DAnielle, etc
Okay what about someone who worships and loves Qwill, Iris....done
Hum......
Then I thought okay, topical issue: Money, murder, sibling rivalry, mean old mothers, bossy fathers, indifferent fathers, rebellious children, all done
Young love, old love.......done
Incest, affairs, kidnapping........done
Attempted kidnapping of Polly and actual kidnapping of Yumyum
Animals certainly has been done.
Good food, done
Good clothes and wardrobe, covered.
Interesting locations, vacations, trips, architecture, all done
WHAT IS LEFT?
Sports.........covered somewhat
Curling, Scottish games, local football, love of baseball, biking
sailing, fishing
Other areas of interest, history , science......bee keeping, looms and weaving, antigues, bed and breakfasts, lighthouses, farming, theater, books, pets, environmental issues, art, design and decorating, I know someone can have a heart attack, oops done
retiring to FL, journalism, Qwill could play santa, parades, writing a one man show, children abandoned by their mothers, a sand dune could collapse? UFOs???????? all done
I cannot think of anything that Mrs. Braun has not touched on in some way. Anne started a book one time, I think it was Anne that was going to touch on the collapse of Wall Street and the K fund lost all but a very small part of its money. Now that would be intersting. Would set Qwill up for alot of scenerios. Who were his "real" friends. How would different characters in his life react.
I guess another scenerio could be Jr. and Joy or Rober and Sharon or Nick and Lori get a divorce and fight bitterly and draw Qwill in. Mrs. Braun touched on divorce a bit with Bushy and his wife, but not alot that I recall. Brody could be killed off I guess and an new police chief not like Qwill and resent his interference and money, maybe a new one from down below that is young or even Qwill's age and not like him.
What else????
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