I am ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED that it has been a year since I...
I am ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED that it has been a year since I have posted. I am so sorry. It has been a difficult year.
Since my illness in 2015-2017 I find I tire a lot more quickly - I've cut down to teaching one class per semester, but other things in my life have prevented this from buying me any more time to actually work. Please believe that I'm doing the best I can, and that I prioritize writing over coming onto LiveJournal. (And because of other events I've become a little paranoid about what I post on FaceBook as well).
The situation doesn't seem to have changed much since my last post: it is still raining like a car-wash here, and I'm still struggling to finish up the rough draft of a book (Ben January # 18 - working title, Lady of Perdition) before I have to be back in the classroom two weeks from last Monday. With luck I'll bring it in for a landing within the next week. Second draft will be easier - and that's the fun draft - and I'll be able to polish in between teaching. The book I was working on last year at this time - Prisoner of Midnight - should be out soon; I'll have more news about that when it appears.
I continue to paint - which I have found helps my writing. I continue to practice martial arts (sword and bo). One weekend per month I go out and stay with my Mom, so my brother (who lives with her) can have a break. With my old cat Rocky's passing (she was 21) the others have become more clingy, though I think it's just competition for lap-time. I continue to write for the Further Adventures, and I thank those of you who've been following these.
Thank you all for your patience. I will try to do better.
Since my illness in 2015-2017 I find I tire a lot more quickly - I've cut down to teaching one class per semester, but other things in my life have prevented this from buying me any more time to actually work. Please believe that I'm doing the best I can, and that I prioritize writing over coming onto LiveJournal. (And because of other events I've become a little paranoid about what I post on FaceBook as well).
The situation doesn't seem to have changed much since my last post: it is still raining like a car-wash here, and I'm still struggling to finish up the rough draft of a book (Ben January # 18 - working title, Lady of Perdition) before I have to be back in the classroom two weeks from last Monday. With luck I'll bring it in for a landing within the next week. Second draft will be easier - and that's the fun draft - and I'll be able to polish in between teaching. The book I was working on last year at this time - Prisoner of Midnight - should be out soon; I'll have more news about that when it appears.
I continue to paint - which I have found helps my writing. I continue to practice martial arts (sword and bo). One weekend per month I go out and stay with my Mom, so my brother (who lives with her) can have a break. With my old cat Rocky's passing (she was 21) the others have become more clingy, though I think it's just competition for lap-time. I continue to write for the Further Adventures, and I thank those of you who've been following these.
Thank you all for your patience. I will try to do better.
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Please don't waste any time or energy feeling badly about not posting! You've had a rough year; I think many of us have. If there's any silver lining to the 2018 it is that perhaps we've learned to be more empathetic and patient with one another. Best wishes for you and your cats' health.
Thank you for dropping by.Every update for a year, I eagerly check to see if you said hi.
All Year I have been worried about your health, always hoping you are fine and very busy...
Hope your health continues to improve, and you handle your schedule with deft ability.
thanks for stopping by.
I'm really looking forward to more of Ben January. I've loved those books since the first one.
RIP Rocky. She lived a nice long life. My oldest cat lived to be 21 and a half, a ripe old age. I've noticed that when one of the cat group passes, the others tend to be more clingy. I guess that must have something to do with cat grieving, which is just different from our grief process. My good-sister's cat Connery spent about 6 months after Cricket died looking for her whenever he heard her name.
I also paint, and it is really wonderful. When I don't have time for that I've discovered Huelish grayscale coloring books (check out their website) which is not your typical adult coloring book. It is really soothing and a quick fix for the need to be artistic.
Thanks for the many many years of many many wonderful books. I hope to enjoy every one of your books for many more years.
And bless you for being a good daughter and sister in re your mom, and same to your brother.
It's amazing you had time to write here at all!