A few weeks back I mentioned that I was one of 10 writers collaborating on a work of serial fiction for the Great Substack Story Challenge - Part 2. I'm writer number 9, and my countdown clock began ticking on Wednesday with the publication of chapter 8 of Can’t Get Much Worse. I now have just a few days to write my chapter and publish it next Wednesday.
So, while I'm clattering away at the keyboard, I suggest you read the 8 chapters that have been published so far. The full list of chapters is below (each chapter is on a different writer’s Substack, so it’s handy to have this table of contents). The chapters should all have a Next Chapter link in them so that once you start reading you can just keep clicking through, but the last time I checked, there was still one chapter that was missing this link. Just come back here for the list if you get stuck.
Can’t Get Much Worse is a wild ride, told from multiple points of view, with widely varying styles, and involving (so far) a silver linings challenge, a bungled bank heist, an intergalactic bounty hunter, teenage heartache, a global black market weapons deal, and a metafictional chronicler. I have 8 pairs of big writerly boots to fill.
By the way, I encourage you to leave a like and a comment on these chapters and subscribe to any of the Substacks that appeal to you.
Can’t Get Much Worse Chapter List
Me - publishing on Wednesday, March 15
Reena Kapoor of Arrivals and Departures - publishing on Wednesday, March 22
See you next week in your inbox.