Me!
Just over one year ago, Paul Guyot issued a foolhardy proposition, challenging me to a bet to see which one of us would finish his novel first.
On his now-defunct blog, Guyot wrote:
I'm officially calling out David J. Montgomery.
Over on his blog the Crime Fiction Dossier he has dared to insinuate that I created this blog to avoid writing. Ha! I say.
I am calling his review writing, goatee wearing, self-righteous butt out!
See, DJM has a little piece of unfinished work sitting in his desk drawer. And if this blog is merely procrastination in disguise, then what the heck are all his sites???
So...I offer an official challenge to Mr. Montgomery:
Starting right this second, whichever one of us is the first to complete a full first draft of our manuscript wins dinner (including wine) AT THE RESTAURANT OF WINNER'S CHOICE at whatever conference or convention is first up after the ms is finished.
The good news is, at long last, I have finished my novel! I actually finished the first draft a month or so back and I have be doing revisions since then.
As for Guyot... Well, let's just say, he hasn't been heard from since. He even shuttered his blog in an attempt to hide. But I'm on his butt like white on rice.
You owe me dinner, Mr. Hollywood!
