Quotes

“Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.” - Rumi

I like this quote because I think it describes a story I'm writing. Of course, it doesn't actually, but that doesn't mean it can't leave that kind of impression! It's the story of a miserable college dropout, facing homelessness or continuing to live in a toxic relationship, who gets employed by a mysterious criminal to assist in heists.

She naturally doesn't have any criminal experience (only there because she doesn't have a record), but becomes a window to look at the unplanned lives of five other thieves. All of them have been woven together with a frayed thread, and beneath a facade of misanthrope and cavalier antisocial behavior (some more misanthropic and antisocial than others), they look out for each other. As much as they can, given the undercurrent of mistrust inherent in a situation where thieves are working together. 

I don't know exactly where I'm going with the story yet, whether it'll be an exciting thriller or simply action. I don't know yet if I'm going to doom all of my main characters, Usual Suspects style or have them be successful, like in Ocean's Eleven. Maybe I'll decide that when I decide a tone.