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Shift to Tuesdays in process. Possibly permanently, because I’ve started learning Karate and the sensei has access to a space Monday mornings bright and too fucking early. Easier to shift the blog back a day, but I’ll be a bit getting the mind around it, after years of Monday.
Gotta rebuild the whole schedule. Worth it, but still an adjustment.
Exile came out last night. Someone stayed up all night to 5-star it this morning, for which YAY! Glad it helps. 15 is done and 16 is next on my schedule in January, dropping both in the fall. HEAVY fall, with Corsac 6&7, then Javier 15&16.
Nice way to wrap things.
Finished a third Laima Ghur story this morning. Another 15k worth of universe exploration, and that gets me January to write more. And more Holden. And more Ivette. And more whatever else.
I’d like to generate 2 million words per year instead of 1, but that’s the amount of story I could tell if I let myself go. Don’t have the space to manage that at the moment.
Supposed to have lunch with a buddy tomorrow to talk RPG design. Have the engine I built a couple of years ago, before shit went sideways there. Probably needs a cyberpunk world with “magic” throw in (in the form of psychic powers, unless I really wanted to lean into Urban Fantasy somehow.)
Would folks play an Urban Fantasy RPG? Someone go ask their kids. And the Buffy fanatics. I wasn’t one, but it kinda fits, thinking about it. And any system better deal with magic at some level. Easier and more inclusive of ALL POSSIBLE GENRES to build it myself. The Engine handles it already, so it is mostly an expression of style and content.
Huh.
Might have legs. Will let you know next week after I talk to him.
Story: Finished Forever City #3. Monarch of the Stars. Because why the hell not? Got a half-dozen more titles to explore, en route to something possibly huge if you folks enjoy it.
Thoughts so far?
Back to Corsac 6. 34k at the moment. Probably longer than usual, so maybe 90. Gotta wrap up a couple of big arcs and bring Block One to rest to set up Block Two. Then more Javier, I think. Possibly Holden after that. And some Action-Thriller, just because. Got ideas for Red Branch #5, which will be a nice resting point for that series. And it might explode.
Every time you push the publish button, pull the lever and hope it comes up all 7s. That’s money. A forever career, if you will. I’d like that.
Sure beats the hell out of putting on pants.
In case I don’t see you before then, Happy Holidays and New Year. I got a lot of new things coming, some of which I’ll tell you about. Some just to improve my humor.
Y’all have a lovely Tuesday.
shade and sweet water,
b
West of the Mountains, WA
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