Where have I been?

It has been months since I wrote to this blog. I didn't mean for that to happen. It just did. I've been pretty sick lately. I could use that as an excuse, and it wouldn't be entirely bogus. I've got some kind of autoimmune thing, and it's kicking my butt pretty good. But the truth is that I just don't have that much to say. I haven't been working on "Tourist of Infinity" for a really long time. I finished the first draft and started the first rewrite. Then I just lost enthusiasm for the project. A friend is beta reading the first chapter for me. Maybe when she gets back to me with comments, it will kick start my drive to finish it. Don't get me wrong. I've still been writing. I wrote a new short stories that is getting some initial reviews, and I reworked an earlier short story and submitted it to Science Fiction magazine for publication. (Fingers crossed.) I would certainly like to lose the distinction of being the best writer who is never going to be published.