I can see where you're coming from but there's so many ways to make John the underdog without resorting to him loosing weight. I guess it wouldn't be such an issue but you do admittedly do it to him a lot...almost all your short stories even have some degree of weight loss and it can be distracting sometimes. I've seen you move away from it a little....and its nice to read new ways of achieving the same goal.

Headaches, concussions, broken bones, wounds and surgery can gain that exact type of weakness. After surgery most people can't walk for a week without being in pain or being very sore no matter how 'strong willed' you are.

We all have our ways and means of doing stuff and its cool you're so open about discussing things. I understand your reasoning totally,and its what drives you...so its all good.

I've always enjoyed your creative twists on things...when or where do you get most of your ideas? As in I tend to get plot ideas when I drive or riding in a car for some reason....or when I'm about to go to sleep.

I think its because I'm not thinking about anything and my brain is in roam mode.

What about you...when do those little creative plots hit you?