Do you ever have what you believe to be a great idea late at night, only for it to somewhat fall apart in the light of day? Last night, I got the idea to do a modern re-telling of Jekyll & Hyde done in journal style. Not only that, I was going to actually create the journal in Canva and make it a mad mix of text and sketches. I made a mock cover and a page, but now I am not so sure.
There would be no set dates when this would come out, as it would be very much in real time, with each new journal page coming whenever something hit me as interesting about the character and his descent into madness. If I was to continue with this, is it something that would interest you guys?
I personally would read this. I am drawn to the journal entry approach, and an interior journey that's intimate and accessible is appealing -- building gradually to a crescendo. One of the challenges I have with a lot of serialized writing is that much of it is long -- often book-chapter-length or longer. If I tried to read everything like this that looks interesting, I'd never do anything else. And that doesn't mean it isn't good writing; I just can't consume it all. I like shorter works where I know I'll be reading something satisfying, and that if I miss a day or two, I haven't lost the entire plot. Plus, I just like where this idea is going. :-)
I am down for a good retelling. I would be interested to see how you handled it.