I am looking for someone who is familiar with Sherlock Holmes that would be willing to help me plot and write a story. I like ACD original characters and want to keep Sherlock and Dr. Watson true to form. I can offer up a sample of a short story I wrote, if interested. Preferably, I am looking for someone with plenty of time, lots of knowledge on the characters, and who will not go hard on my writing flaws. Not a professional, by any means!!
Off the top of my head based on your poll, I would say have Holmes try to juggle a case while taking care of Watson, and the complications of not having him along. But the problem there is Watson is the traditional POV character for a Holmes story.
Just thinking about it, Holmes is kinda self-absorbed. Not in the sense of not caring about Watson, but in the sense he's a screwdriver -- meant to do very specific work and not terribly interested in anything outside of it. I can't see him as a caretaker for Watson, unless he's briefly examining him to detect what the problem is and who/what might have caused it.
