Ginger Goes to Hollywood

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“Okay, here’s the idea.”

It was obvious to Dan that Robinson was planning once again to attempt to pitch him a lame concept. That’s all Robinson ever had. But Dan always appreciated his enthusiasm, and so he let him get it out of his system.

“Cufford, the giant blue cat.”

“That’s original,” Dan said, walking away. “That’s absolutely nothing like any other property we currently control and whore out on a daily basis in every medium imaginable.”

“You’re joking, aren’t you?” Robinson asked.

“No, not at all!” Dan yelled over his shoulder as he stepped into his office. “I like it. Go with it.” He slammed the door behind him. He then sat at his desk and rubbed his furrowed brow.

“Why are good ideas so hard to come by anymore?” he asked no one in particular.

“Maybe you just need some inspiration,” a tiny quiet voice called out.

Dan glanced around the room.

“Who’s there?”

“I am,” the quiet voice said. A tiny, sparkling fairy flitted out from behind a coffee cup. “I’m Ginger. And I’m an inspiration fairy.”

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  1. Avatar Mostly Harmless

    Right. Clearly a story of two halves, what with the introduction of a fairy towards the end!

    I enjoyed this more before Ginger was introduced, it felt very human, very realistic -strong dialogue and interesting characters…

    Perhaps it’s the fact that magic is the ultimate problem solver kind of undermines the human struggle facing Dan, I’m not sure, just, if you continue this, don’t lose sight of the realism which drew me in in the first place… MH :)

  2. Avatar Nathaniel Payne

    Trust me. This story isn’t going anywhere you think it might be. I wanted to write this as a vehicle for more Ginger storytelling (she’s a character I introduced in an earlier set of Ficly stories), but it’s going to focus on a completely different side of her personality. I truly hate “magic as an infinite problem-solver” sort of stories, so this is definitely intended as essentially the complete opposite of that. :)

  3. Avatar kaellinn18

    I hope she’s a mischievous fairy that gets Dan or Robinson in all sorts of trouble, but interesting ideas end up coming out of it.

    On another note, congrats on making it through January! I just need to write mine for today to complete 1/12 of our challenge!

  4. Avatar Paige Elizabeth

    I’m with MH, I liked this more before Ginger was introduced but I am also interested in Dan. I look forward to seeing where this goes.