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Posted 2 years agoI'd like to talk about the declaration, "I have no fucks left to give."
Usually when someone says this to us we understand it to mean they don't care about something and that's true, but the declaration says so much more than that and I'd like to take a moment to dive a little deeper into all that extra meaning people either ignore or take for granted.
"I have no fucks left to give."
1) Fucks are discrete and measurable.
2) Fucks are not limitless.
3) Because they are both limited and desired, fucks have value, and that value can be measured.
4) To acquire a fuck from someone, provided they have any in stock, is a voluntary action on the part of the party that has the fucks in the first place (this is crucial).
Really, at the end of the day, when someone says, "I have no fucks left to give," they are not, in fact, saying they don't care. They're ACTUALLY saying, "I have reached a point of such profound emotional exhaustion caring for other things that THIS thing, about which I MIGHT care, is something about which I CAN'T care, because all my care is already farmed out to other things."
Care, represented here in discrete units as fucks, is not limitless, HAS VALUE, can be exhausted, and IS VOLUNTARY.
Now we come to the take home. Ladies and gentlemen, be judicious in who gets your fucks. Do not give them out for free, or thoughtlessly. If someone provides you no benefit, be EXTREMELY reluctant to give them any fucks. Make them pay for what fucks they receive. If they are unwilling to provide value so should YOU be. Do not give away what is of definite value to you because you can - and WILL - run out.
Thank you for attending my TED talk.
Usually when someone says this to us we understand it to mean they don't care about something and that's true, but the declaration says so much more than that and I'd like to take a moment to dive a little deeper into all that extra meaning people either ignore or take for granted.
"I have no fucks left to give."
1) Fucks are discrete and measurable.
2) Fucks are not limitless.
3) Because they are both limited and desired, fucks have value, and that value can be measured.
4) To acquire a fuck from someone, provided they have any in stock, is a voluntary action on the part of the party that has the fucks in the first place (this is crucial).
Really, at the end of the day, when someone says, "I have no fucks left to give," they are not, in fact, saying they don't care. They're ACTUALLY saying, "I have reached a point of such profound emotional exhaustion caring for other things that THIS thing, about which I MIGHT care, is something about which I CAN'T care, because all my care is already farmed out to other things."
Care, represented here in discrete units as fucks, is not limitless, HAS VALUE, can be exhausted, and IS VOLUNTARY.
Now we come to the take home. Ladies and gentlemen, be judicious in who gets your fucks. Do not give them out for free, or thoughtlessly. If someone provides you no benefit, be EXTREMELY reluctant to give them any fucks. Make them pay for what fucks they receive. If they are unwilling to provide value so should YOU be. Do not give away what is of definite value to you because you can - and WILL - run out.
Thank you for attending my TED talk.
I don't do these very often anymore do I?
Posted 2 years agoProbably the constant contact of having one's own discord server. The daily touchstone just keeps things surface level and I don't often sit and think.
I'll be finishing packing in the next day or so. The pod will go away, the house will go away, and I will go away.
Gigi knows something is up and is acting like a brat, but that's all right. So tired of looking at this empty house, and Gigi needs more space. Will head north, find some land, room for her to run, and build a house that fits me out there somewhere. With the move and the memories, I haven't gotten much writing done.
Feel like I've been stuck lately ... but I know how to fix that.
Texas is a nice place and it's got a lot going for it, but it's time to leave. This time for good.
What really sucks is that the poker games here at the local clubs are way softer than I thought they'd be. Having been largely out of the game for the last ten years I expected tough competition, but even the 5/10 game was beatable. Kinda makes me want to hang around for a few more weeks and see if I can grow a proper bankroll, but summer in Texas isn't a great time in a van, especially when you've got a dog to take care of. Even if I did grow a roll, where would I take it? Vegas? In SUMMER? Psh. That said, the game theory has evolved quite a bit since the last time I played, and it's been interesting catching up on some of the new modes of thinking that have developed. In another life, I wonder if I could have gone all the way. Sat down with the pros and held my own.
My life has been so mixed. So many blessings and so much disappointment just don't seem like they should fit on one man's timecard. Sometimes I wonder if I could take the single best moment - and the single worst - off my record ... how different would I be? Probably a lot. I wonder how many people can pinpoint those moments in their own lives. What would my life be like if I weren't such a bad judge of character?
Yet, if I hadn't suffered all the trials and tribulations, what would I be doing? Some dreams aren't all they're cracked up to be, but others are. Writing stories that people enjoy makes me happier than just about anything else I do these days ... but right now it feels like the purple ribbon.
I can't wait to get out of here. This house, and all it stands for, is killing me.
I'll be finishing packing in the next day or so. The pod will go away, the house will go away, and I will go away.
Gigi knows something is up and is acting like a brat, but that's all right. So tired of looking at this empty house, and Gigi needs more space. Will head north, find some land, room for her to run, and build a house that fits me out there somewhere. With the move and the memories, I haven't gotten much writing done.
Feel like I've been stuck lately ... but I know how to fix that.
Texas is a nice place and it's got a lot going for it, but it's time to leave. This time for good.
What really sucks is that the poker games here at the local clubs are way softer than I thought they'd be. Having been largely out of the game for the last ten years I expected tough competition, but even the 5/10 game was beatable. Kinda makes me want to hang around for a few more weeks and see if I can grow a proper bankroll, but summer in Texas isn't a great time in a van, especially when you've got a dog to take care of. Even if I did grow a roll, where would I take it? Vegas? In SUMMER? Psh. That said, the game theory has evolved quite a bit since the last time I played, and it's been interesting catching up on some of the new modes of thinking that have developed. In another life, I wonder if I could have gone all the way. Sat down with the pros and held my own.
My life has been so mixed. So many blessings and so much disappointment just don't seem like they should fit on one man's timecard. Sometimes I wonder if I could take the single best moment - and the single worst - off my record ... how different would I be? Probably a lot. I wonder how many people can pinpoint those moments in their own lives. What would my life be like if I weren't such a bad judge of character?
Yet, if I hadn't suffered all the trials and tribulations, what would I be doing? Some dreams aren't all they're cracked up to be, but others are. Writing stories that people enjoy makes me happier than just about anything else I do these days ... but right now it feels like the purple ribbon.
I can't wait to get out of here. This house, and all it stands for, is killing me.
Weary
Posted 3 years agoand busy, but largely satisfied.
Just got back from Kentucky wherein I was hosted by the ever gracious folks over at Shadow Alley Press, who - for reasons of their own - always invite me to their yearly do. I think maybe it's just because they like the way I mix drinks. Had a great time AND managed to finish what will be my very first mainline sword and sorcery book, which I am putting out under a pen name.
Nervous as hell about that because it could bomb completely (I'm not telling the bulk of my audience about it so as not to ruin the also-bought listings) it could do mediocre, in which case I have to do a lot of math to figure out if it's worth continuing or if I should leave my focus on Cebelius books, or it could COMPLETELY explode, in which case I'll have fuck-you money but will still have to balance my work there and as Cebelius, because I will neither forget who gave me the life I have, nor lose my love of monster girls. Only thing I'm NOT worried about with that book is the cover, which was done by
Naira
It's fantastic, and she's an absolute joy to work with.
When it rains it pours though. The fantasy book is being reviewed by the beta readers AND in the hands of the editor. I have to turn that around and hand it over to the narrators by the 20th of this month because I'm going for a simultaneous release on this one.
While that's going on, ANOTHER set of narrators I work with just submitted the first draft of Would You Love a Monster Girl 3 audio (Grace) which i have to review for errors and turn around to them, the faster the better.
All that while I'm packing up the van for a trip over to Washington state to spend some time with mom. I've been living in Montana for most of the summer and it's beautiful up here. There are three Vizsla's living on the ranch I've been staying at, so Gigi, who is a Weimaraner for those of you who've not met her, is having a marvelous time. She's gotten lots of off-leash training and is getting really good at fetch. High ball drive ... honestly probably the best dog I've ever owned. She's been well-socialized (and for that I take a bow) and she gets me out on hikes every day, which is good for both my physical and mental health.
If this new book does well in the mainstream markets I'll look at picking up a property either here in Montana or down in South Dakota so I can bounce between the two when it's too hot in Texas or too cold up here.
So life is mostly good, just really busy. Hoping the second half of this year is more productive, but we shall see. I hope all of you are doing well and thank you again for reading my stuff. Cebelius got his start right here on FA, and I'll never forget it.
Just got back from Kentucky wherein I was hosted by the ever gracious folks over at Shadow Alley Press, who - for reasons of their own - always invite me to their yearly do. I think maybe it's just because they like the way I mix drinks. Had a great time AND managed to finish what will be my very first mainline sword and sorcery book, which I am putting out under a pen name.
Nervous as hell about that because it could bomb completely (I'm not telling the bulk of my audience about it so as not to ruin the also-bought listings) it could do mediocre, in which case I have to do a lot of math to figure out if it's worth continuing or if I should leave my focus on Cebelius books, or it could COMPLETELY explode, in which case I'll have fuck-you money but will still have to balance my work there and as Cebelius, because I will neither forget who gave me the life I have, nor lose my love of monster girls. Only thing I'm NOT worried about with that book is the cover, which was done by
NairaIt's fantastic, and she's an absolute joy to work with.
When it rains it pours though. The fantasy book is being reviewed by the beta readers AND in the hands of the editor. I have to turn that around and hand it over to the narrators by the 20th of this month because I'm going for a simultaneous release on this one.
While that's going on, ANOTHER set of narrators I work with just submitted the first draft of Would You Love a Monster Girl 3 audio (Grace) which i have to review for errors and turn around to them, the faster the better.
All that while I'm packing up the van for a trip over to Washington state to spend some time with mom. I've been living in Montana for most of the summer and it's beautiful up here. There are three Vizsla's living on the ranch I've been staying at, so Gigi, who is a Weimaraner for those of you who've not met her, is having a marvelous time. She's gotten lots of off-leash training and is getting really good at fetch. High ball drive ... honestly probably the best dog I've ever owned. She's been well-socialized (and for that I take a bow) and she gets me out on hikes every day, which is good for both my physical and mental health.
If this new book does well in the mainstream markets I'll look at picking up a property either here in Montana or down in South Dakota so I can bounce between the two when it's too hot in Texas or too cold up here.
So life is mostly good, just really busy. Hoping the second half of this year is more productive, but we shall see. I hope all of you are doing well and thank you again for reading my stuff. Cebelius got his start right here on FA, and I'll never forget it.
Book 3 of WYLAMG? is out!
Posted 3 years agoAnd thank God for that. Took me a long time to break out of a funk I'd fallen into at the start of the year, but a new puppy does a lot to break any malaise.
This won't be a long journal, just wanted to put something fresh up. I'm hanging around in Oregon for a while and will probably mosey on over to Montana a bit later to give my new Weimaraner time to socialize with a small pack of Vizslas owned by a friend of mine out that way.
I hope 2022 is treating all of you well, and I wish you the best.
Take care.
This won't be a long journal, just wanted to put something fresh up. I'm hanging around in Oregon for a while and will probably mosey on over to Montana a bit later to give my new Weimaraner time to socialize with a small pack of Vizslas owned by a friend of mine out that way.
I hope 2022 is treating all of you well, and I wish you the best.
Take care.
Would You Love a Monster Girl?
Posted 4 years agoMy latest is out, and it is a continuation of the WYLAMG? series, a series I didn't know I'd be writing.
Nevertheless, I find it refreshing to write a story that's essentially a straight romance, rather than a harem. I'll continue to write harem in future, but I can't deny that Velise seemed to meet with a great deal of success, and I can only hope that Tayra follows that trend.
If you decide to give it a shot, I do hope you enjoy.
You can read Tayra here.
Would YOU love a monster girl?
Tony Platz had the respect of his peers, a career on the fast track, and the body of an Olympian. There was only one problem: it was an open secret he carried a torch for his already married partner. When a raid put her in the hospital and finally exposed her husband's ongoing infidelity, Tony got shipped out to Oolytau to keep him from doing something that wouldn't just end his career. As weeks turned into months it became apparent the last person his crush wanted to see was the one man who could say 'I told you so,' and his future prospects with the NHIC looked grim.
Tayra Manes had a dream. She worked hard, graduated the academy, and became the first of her kind to join the Non-Human Investigative Corps. There was only one problem: she was a griffin, and not everyone approved of her being allowed to serve in the previously all-human NHIC. Within twenty-four hours of her assignment to Oolytau she had a bounty on her head, no place to call home, and a new partner.
As a simple apartment hunt turned into a deadly game of cat and mouse, their problems multiplied as Tayra realized Tony might just be the dream she'd come to the city to find, and Tony found himself making the same mistake twice.
Warning: This book does not pan to waving curtains and fade to black. Those uninterested or under the age of eighteen are strongly warned of explicit consensual content.
Nevertheless, I find it refreshing to write a story that's essentially a straight romance, rather than a harem. I'll continue to write harem in future, but I can't deny that Velise seemed to meet with a great deal of success, and I can only hope that Tayra follows that trend.
If you decide to give it a shot, I do hope you enjoy.
You can read Tayra here.
Would YOU love a monster girl?
Tony Platz had the respect of his peers, a career on the fast track, and the body of an Olympian. There was only one problem: it was an open secret he carried a torch for his already married partner. When a raid put her in the hospital and finally exposed her husband's ongoing infidelity, Tony got shipped out to Oolytau to keep him from doing something that wouldn't just end his career. As weeks turned into months it became apparent the last person his crush wanted to see was the one man who could say 'I told you so,' and his future prospects with the NHIC looked grim.
Tayra Manes had a dream. She worked hard, graduated the academy, and became the first of her kind to join the Non-Human Investigative Corps. There was only one problem: she was a griffin, and not everyone approved of her being allowed to serve in the previously all-human NHIC. Within twenty-four hours of her assignment to Oolytau she had a bounty on her head, no place to call home, and a new partner.
As a simple apartment hunt turned into a deadly game of cat and mouse, their problems multiplied as Tayra realized Tony might just be the dream she'd come to the city to find, and Tony found himself making the same mistake twice.
Warning: This book does not pan to waving curtains and fade to black. Those uninterested or under the age of eighteen are strongly warned of explicit consensual content.
Velise did well
Posted 4 years agoJust over a month, and over 400 ratings with a 4.8 average? NICE.
I guess there's some love for monster girls out there after all. I got some litRPG crossover from, I suspect, the dudes that heard of me but just hate harem. I got some Urban Fantasy crossover, and I got one or two PNR folks. Not many of them, but hey, it's a start.
Three projects currently in the works, and I'm honestly not sure which will get done first. TAP 4, which has a cover done for it already, Tayra, which is the second book in the WYLAMG? universe, and a new project I'm calling 7-Fold right now. That's pure fantasy, and initial reviews from a good author friend of mine and my patrons (THANK YOU) give me reason to believe it'll be a hit.
Other than that, I'm back at the house for the moment. Bike needed some repairs and I'll be picking that up tomorrow, then I have to change the fuel filter and top up some fluids in the van. I wanted to come home for that because there are some clamps on the fuel filter that, if they break, require me to order very specific replacements and I didn't want to be stranded somewhere waiting for those.
Meanwhile I'm seeing old friends, playing some disc golf, and hopefully I'll get to see some decent fall weather here in Texas.
I'm incredibly grateful to those of you who gave my work a shot, and very happy to have entertained those of you who enjoyed it. I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading.
Thank you.
I guess there's some love for monster girls out there after all. I got some litRPG crossover from, I suspect, the dudes that heard of me but just hate harem. I got some Urban Fantasy crossover, and I got one or two PNR folks. Not many of them, but hey, it's a start.
Three projects currently in the works, and I'm honestly not sure which will get done first. TAP 4, which has a cover done for it already, Tayra, which is the second book in the WYLAMG? universe, and a new project I'm calling 7-Fold right now. That's pure fantasy, and initial reviews from a good author friend of mine and my patrons (THANK YOU) give me reason to believe it'll be a hit.
Other than that, I'm back at the house for the moment. Bike needed some repairs and I'll be picking that up tomorrow, then I have to change the fuel filter and top up some fluids in the van. I wanted to come home for that because there are some clamps on the fuel filter that, if they break, require me to order very specific replacements and I didn't want to be stranded somewhere waiting for those.
Meanwhile I'm seeing old friends, playing some disc golf, and hopefully I'll get to see some decent fall weather here in Texas.
I'm incredibly grateful to those of you who gave my work a shot, and very happy to have entertained those of you who enjoyed it. I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading.
Thank you.
Just about done with the next book
Posted 4 years agoWhich is NOT a TAP book. Decided to go somewhat back to my roots and do a monster girl book.
Only somewhat though, because it's a near-future post apoc setting and it's a proper romance rather than a harem. My Patrons really enjoyed it and I'm hoping others do as well.
Other than that, I'm working out of a camp at a place called Whaler's Rest this week and it's ... raining in Oregon. I know, big shocker. Still, walks on the beach are still nice and I always liked this kind of weather. Just makes it hard to get out of bed in the mornings, you know? I may have to move south after this rather than further north as I planned though, simply because my daily driver is a Vulcan and it's getting a tad bit nipply to use the motorcycle up here.
In October I'll go back to Texas for a few months, but I don't know that I'll stay there over Christmas as I did last year. Might go see mom or something. I just saw her a few weeks ago but yeah, I've just been reminded that family is important.
Take care and hug your mom if she's around to be hugged y'all. Take care.
Only somewhat though, because it's a near-future post apoc setting and it's a proper romance rather than a harem. My Patrons really enjoyed it and I'm hoping others do as well.
Other than that, I'm working out of a camp at a place called Whaler's Rest this week and it's ... raining in Oregon. I know, big shocker. Still, walks on the beach are still nice and I always liked this kind of weather. Just makes it hard to get out of bed in the mornings, you know? I may have to move south after this rather than further north as I planned though, simply because my daily driver is a Vulcan and it's getting a tad bit nipply to use the motorcycle up here.
In October I'll go back to Texas for a few months, but I don't know that I'll stay there over Christmas as I did last year. Might go see mom or something. I just saw her a few weeks ago but yeah, I've just been reminded that family is important.
Take care and hug your mom if she's around to be hugged y'all. Take care.
TAP 3 is almost done
Posted 4 years agoOn the final stretch for it, and really hoping to finish the draft by the end of the week.
Also working on a Monster Girl Romance for the Patreon that's gotten pretty positive reviews so far, so I have high hopes for that. Boucher and Threet agreed to voice it once done, so I'm actually really stoked for the release schedule going into August. Hamartia audio's up on pre-order and that'll go live in September.
As for me? I'm up in Maine. I made a pilgrimage up here to see Stephen King's mansion and, let's be honest, escape the heat. Today I got to do lunch with Andrea Parsneau in her husband at a local fish and chips place and it was a good time. She's an incredibly skilled VA, and I really want to do a project with her at some point. The downside is she's an INCREDIBLY SKILLED VA, and she's booked up for something over a year in advance, so who knows.
A few weeks ago I finally had a face to face with Daniel and Rebecca, who do the voices on both the Mountain King Saga and TAP. I got super lucky with them, because it was pure chance they were assigned to the MKS project through Podium, and only came to me personally afterward. Before that I got to do a weekend with Mountain Dale Press. Dakota Krout is an amazing guy. He's affable, funny, an incredibly skilled story-teller, and MAN can he run a business. I stand in awe.
Toward the end of the month I'll head back down toward Kentucky to hang out with the Shadow Alley Press folks, who kindly invited me to hang with them at their yearly retreat. It'll be my third year with them, but I think they just like me because I know how to mix drinks. :P After that I'll head cross-country to Lake Tahoe, and from there to the Pacific coast and points north, see Portland and Seattle before moseying back home for a few months of winter, probably with a stop in Vegas at some point just because ... well, Vegas!
Life is good. I hope yours is too.
Thanks again to those of you who help support this story-telling habit of mine. You guys helped make a dream come true, and I'll be forever grateful.
I can't wait to show you guys the latest cover Taboo did for TAP 3. It's SMOKING hot. Look forward to it! (Or just look me up on FB, it's already kinda posted there. ;P )
Also working on a Monster Girl Romance for the Patreon that's gotten pretty positive reviews so far, so I have high hopes for that. Boucher and Threet agreed to voice it once done, so I'm actually really stoked for the release schedule going into August. Hamartia audio's up on pre-order and that'll go live in September.
As for me? I'm up in Maine. I made a pilgrimage up here to see Stephen King's mansion and, let's be honest, escape the heat. Today I got to do lunch with Andrea Parsneau in her husband at a local fish and chips place and it was a good time. She's an incredibly skilled VA, and I really want to do a project with her at some point. The downside is she's an INCREDIBLY SKILLED VA, and she's booked up for something over a year in advance, so who knows.
A few weeks ago I finally had a face to face with Daniel and Rebecca, who do the voices on both the Mountain King Saga and TAP. I got super lucky with them, because it was pure chance they were assigned to the MKS project through Podium, and only came to me personally afterward. Before that I got to do a weekend with Mountain Dale Press. Dakota Krout is an amazing guy. He's affable, funny, an incredibly skilled story-teller, and MAN can he run a business. I stand in awe.
Toward the end of the month I'll head back down toward Kentucky to hang out with the Shadow Alley Press folks, who kindly invited me to hang with them at their yearly retreat. It'll be my third year with them, but I think they just like me because I know how to mix drinks. :P After that I'll head cross-country to Lake Tahoe, and from there to the Pacific coast and points north, see Portland and Seattle before moseying back home for a few months of winter, probably with a stop in Vegas at some point just because ... well, Vegas!
Life is good. I hope yours is too.
Thanks again to those of you who help support this story-telling habit of mine. You guys helped make a dream come true, and I'll be forever grateful.
I can't wait to show you guys the latest cover Taboo did for TAP 3. It's SMOKING hot. Look forward to it! (Or just look me up on FB, it's already kinda posted there. ;P )
Yep, still alive
Posted 4 years agoCurrently working on several projects, primary among them TAP 3.
My patrons are also getting a serialized adventure in Celestine and a Monster Girl Romance that'll eventually be published when I get it finished so there's plenty of work going on.
And I'm in Kentucky, looking out at the rain. Tomorrow I'll be heading for Michigan because ... why the fck not?
Life's going well. I figure amid the deluge of bad news I seem to be getting from all directions, some of y'all might like to hear that all is not lost, the walls still stand, and it IS still possible to have a good time and relax.
Nothing earth shattering here, just one man waving at the passing scene, hoping all of you are having a good time and relaxing as well. Or if not relaxing, working diligently with goals firmly set and eyes on the prize.
Get'r'done.
That is all.
My patrons are also getting a serialized adventure in Celestine and a Monster Girl Romance that'll eventually be published when I get it finished so there's plenty of work going on.
And I'm in Kentucky, looking out at the rain. Tomorrow I'll be heading for Michigan because ... why the fck not?
Life's going well. I figure amid the deluge of bad news I seem to be getting from all directions, some of y'all might like to hear that all is not lost, the walls still stand, and it IS still possible to have a good time and relax.
Nothing earth shattering here, just one man waving at the passing scene, hoping all of you are having a good time and relaxing as well. Or if not relaxing, working diligently with goals firmly set and eyes on the prize.
Get'r'done.
That is all.
Six months since I wrote a journal
Posted 5 years agoand over fifteen hundred submissions to look through.
I guess I kinda fell off this wagon, didn't I?
Currently camped in Verde Valley for a few quiet weeks of writing before I go to mom's for Christmas. The last few months have convinced me that I was right to move out of the old house and get away from everything and everyone.
Truth is, I'm not much for social contact. I can enjoy it when it happens, but it's really not my jam.
Currently working on a book that I can't wait to finish, but unfortunately it's difficult. Mountain King is the type of story I really don't ever want to tell again.
I hope all of you are well and that as 2020 closes you have a promising future.
I guess I kinda fell off this wagon, didn't I?
Currently camped in Verde Valley for a few quiet weeks of writing before I go to mom's for Christmas. The last few months have convinced me that I was right to move out of the old house and get away from everything and everyone.
Truth is, I'm not much for social contact. I can enjoy it when it happens, but it's really not my jam.
Currently working on a book that I can't wait to finish, but unfortunately it's difficult. Mountain King is the type of story I really don't ever want to tell again.
I hope all of you are well and that as 2020 closes you have a promising future.
Celestine Chronicles is FINISHED
Posted 5 years agoPrayer of the Fallen
While this may not be the last we see of Terry Mack, it is the final chapter in the Celestine Chronicles. For those of you who've followed along, you have my profound gratitude. This book series started HERE, and I would never have published without you guys.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy.
Prayer of the Fallen
While this may not be the last we see of Terry Mack, it is the final chapter in the Celestine Chronicles. For those of you who've followed along, you have my profound gratitude. This book series started HERE, and I would never have published without you guys.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy.
Prayer of the Fallen
Forsaken, The Mountain King Saga Book 1 is out!
Posted 5 years agoI tried to upload the cover but keep getting a cloudflare error. Will try again tomorrow.
For now though, you can find the first book in a new series at the link below. If you read the blurb and are inclined to give it a try, I hope to entertain you. If I DO, please consider leaving a review. Either way, much obliged.
Forsaken!
For now though, you can find the first book in a new series at the link below. If you read the blurb and are inclined to give it a try, I hope to entertain you. If I DO, please consider leaving a review. Either way, much obliged.
Forsaken!
Escape from Punta Cana
Posted 5 years agoTL:DR I'm back, situation normal.
So yeah, I finally, FINALLY get to go on a vacation. Six months of seriously hard work, best shape of my life, going to go enjoy it on a white sand island beach paradise ...
NOPE.
Fuck you Panic.
Note what I did NOT say. (and if I have to make it explicit, bless your heart.)
The day after I extended my vacation to ride out this apparent global spate of unalloyed insanity, the president of the Dominican Republic closed the borders and all the hotels. Having just changed my flights and reservations (which unbeknownst to me in the beginning were all canceled without sending me any kind of update) I was left high and dry.
At one point I actually called the American Embassy and asked them what the visa requirements were for DR, because I didn't see a way home. (The lovely young woman I spoke to did the over the phone equivalent of pat my head, turn me around, and send me stumbling off toward the airlines that WERE still moving people out of the country as she reminded me not to suck my thumb in public. I was suitably chastened.)
So I booked with Delta. REALLY friendly folks on the phone, got my reservation squared away, I'm all set. This is the 20th. On the 21st, I get a notification that the second leg of my flight, from Atlanta to home, was canceled. While trying to use the app to rebook, it was trying to force me to rebook the 1st leg as well. Given that I wouldn't have a room at the hotel for the extra day, this was a non-starter. Wound up having to call Delta's reservation service again, and again they sorted me out, different airport some forty minutes from my original. No problems.
So I get out of DR. Land in Atlanta. Got a few hours to kill. I go through customs, get my gate information, chill at a restaurant having a beer as I lament the dieting I'm going to have to do to drop this 'all-inclusive' chunk on my guts. Get to my gate ... I'm a little early but it's suspiciously empty.
I was tired by this point though, and didn't really notice anything amiss until I got an email from AMERICAN AIRLINES.
Do what now? I checked my ticket. It said what I thought it said. DELTA.
So what does AA have to say to me?
"Your flight departure is delayed."
...
Fuckin' what.
I go up to the lady at the counter, who helpfully tells me in a Georgia Peach sort of accent that I thought was kinda cute, "Oh yeah sweety, that Delta flight was canceled. I bet they tried swappin' your ticket."
So the AA flight is delayed, good news right? Not so much. It's delayed a mere ten minutes, was supposed to have left five minutes ago, is thirty gates away, and I've got this chunk of all-inclusive plus beer weighing me down.
I made it anyway, because let's face it, I'm a boss.
At the counter there I presented my delta ticket to the American Airlines attendant and showed her the email as well, trying very hard NOT to look like a complete dipstick. I was aided in this endeavor by a lovely young woman who happened to be in exactly the same situation, but though the attendants were sympathetic, neither of us was allowed to board the plane, as Delta had failed utterly to properly transfer the tickets.
So we both got to watch that flight take off from our front row seats inside the terminal.
So that's 3, count em, flights home that I was NOT on.
Now though, I have a charming companion in distress. I will refrain from giving her name here because let's face it, not important to the story. It is however, now 9:30 at night, and after going back to a Delta customer service counter, we're told the next available flight to EITHER of the airports we both tried to get to is at 0600 tomorrow morning.
So we booked that, and both of us went to a restaurant for, in my case, another beer, and for her just her first as far as I know. We'd been offered lodging but declined to take it because neither of us wanted to get up at 0400 in the morning to see to the delightful task of going back through airport security.
As we were drinking, commiserating, etc, she gets an email from Delta (Why I wasn't on this list I still don't understand) saying that the 0600 flight was ... say it with me now:
CANCELED.
Fuck's sake.
Back to the Delta we go, and now the flight they're booking us on is at 10:30 am the next day. I took the reservation but knew a pattern when I saw one, and had enough.
I pulled up hotwire, reserved a car from National, (no, I'm not being paid to reference these companies but I will take endorsement money if offered) and offered to split the driving with my erstwhile companion, who I should probably mention at this point is a doctoral student of 28 years. I did this because by then I was pretty tired, and knew if I didn't have someone to switch off with I'd have to nap somewhere and it'd take longer to get home.
Said doctoral student of 28 years did something which left me absolutely baffled ... and before I tell you this I need to make sure y'all understand: I would have been perfectly fine with her saying something along the lines of, "No offense, but I just met you, stranger danger, this is how horror movies start."
She'd have been absolutely correct. I know I'm a decent sort, she does not and I'm totally fine with that. That is NOT what she did.
You ready for this? Sure?
She said she was completely down to ride with me, but needed to call mommy and daddy and ask for permission.
She did that, and her parents renewed my faith in humanity somewhat by saying, and I'm paraphrasing here, "What? NO! You just met him! Stranger Danger! This is how horror movies start!"
Bear in mind by the time *I* was 28 I'd already done my stint in the service and was a contractor for the telcos, had been out of the house since 20, and owned my own home.
So yeah, a 28 year old calling mommy and daddy to ask for permission to ride with the strange man set me back a bit.
Backing up, we had NOT been offered complimentary overnight stays this time, but got a 'discount' of 80 dollars a night. Since that was essentially what the one-way car rental was costing me, I call it a wash.
Doctoral student of 28 years and I parted ways, I got my bag (two more hours of waiting for that) went to National, got in the fucking car, and drove my happy ass back to Texas.
The 10:30 am flight was canceled by the way. As was the later flight at 2:10 pm. As far as I know, doctoral student of 28 years is still sitting at ATL, though I'm sure that, given she was getting her doctorate in logistics (not a lie), she eventually caught on and found other means to get home.
I spent all of yesterday working on some minor edits to MKS1 and turned it over to my editor, who I am hoping gets it back to me by the end of the week. I will then go through her edits, finalize things, format, and get the book ready to put up on Zon.
So that was the latter half of my vacation in however many words. The first half was great, but no one wants to hear me talk about an awesome, not at all troubled vacation, so I'll just say it was nice and leave it at that.
So yeah, I finally, FINALLY get to go on a vacation. Six months of seriously hard work, best shape of my life, going to go enjoy it on a white sand island beach paradise ...
NOPE.
Fuck you Panic.
Note what I did NOT say. (and if I have to make it explicit, bless your heart.)
The day after I extended my vacation to ride out this apparent global spate of unalloyed insanity, the president of the Dominican Republic closed the borders and all the hotels. Having just changed my flights and reservations (which unbeknownst to me in the beginning were all canceled without sending me any kind of update) I was left high and dry.
At one point I actually called the American Embassy and asked them what the visa requirements were for DR, because I didn't see a way home. (The lovely young woman I spoke to did the over the phone equivalent of pat my head, turn me around, and send me stumbling off toward the airlines that WERE still moving people out of the country as she reminded me not to suck my thumb in public. I was suitably chastened.)
So I booked with Delta. REALLY friendly folks on the phone, got my reservation squared away, I'm all set. This is the 20th. On the 21st, I get a notification that the second leg of my flight, from Atlanta to home, was canceled. While trying to use the app to rebook, it was trying to force me to rebook the 1st leg as well. Given that I wouldn't have a room at the hotel for the extra day, this was a non-starter. Wound up having to call Delta's reservation service again, and again they sorted me out, different airport some forty minutes from my original. No problems.
So I get out of DR. Land in Atlanta. Got a few hours to kill. I go through customs, get my gate information, chill at a restaurant having a beer as I lament the dieting I'm going to have to do to drop this 'all-inclusive' chunk on my guts. Get to my gate ... I'm a little early but it's suspiciously empty.
I was tired by this point though, and didn't really notice anything amiss until I got an email from AMERICAN AIRLINES.
Do what now? I checked my ticket. It said what I thought it said. DELTA.
So what does AA have to say to me?
"Your flight departure is delayed."
...
Fuckin' what.
I go up to the lady at the counter, who helpfully tells me in a Georgia Peach sort of accent that I thought was kinda cute, "Oh yeah sweety, that Delta flight was canceled. I bet they tried swappin' your ticket."
So the AA flight is delayed, good news right? Not so much. It's delayed a mere ten minutes, was supposed to have left five minutes ago, is thirty gates away, and I've got this chunk of all-inclusive plus beer weighing me down.
I made it anyway, because let's face it, I'm a boss.
At the counter there I presented my delta ticket to the American Airlines attendant and showed her the email as well, trying very hard NOT to look like a complete dipstick. I was aided in this endeavor by a lovely young woman who happened to be in exactly the same situation, but though the attendants were sympathetic, neither of us was allowed to board the plane, as Delta had failed utterly to properly transfer the tickets.
So we both got to watch that flight take off from our front row seats inside the terminal.
So that's 3, count em, flights home that I was NOT on.
Now though, I have a charming companion in distress. I will refrain from giving her name here because let's face it, not important to the story. It is however, now 9:30 at night, and after going back to a Delta customer service counter, we're told the next available flight to EITHER of the airports we both tried to get to is at 0600 tomorrow morning.
So we booked that, and both of us went to a restaurant for, in my case, another beer, and for her just her first as far as I know. We'd been offered lodging but declined to take it because neither of us wanted to get up at 0400 in the morning to see to the delightful task of going back through airport security.
As we were drinking, commiserating, etc, she gets an email from Delta (Why I wasn't on this list I still don't understand) saying that the 0600 flight was ... say it with me now:
CANCELED.
Fuck's sake.
Back to the Delta we go, and now the flight they're booking us on is at 10:30 am the next day. I took the reservation but knew a pattern when I saw one, and had enough.
I pulled up hotwire, reserved a car from National, (no, I'm not being paid to reference these companies but I will take endorsement money if offered) and offered to split the driving with my erstwhile companion, who I should probably mention at this point is a doctoral student of 28 years. I did this because by then I was pretty tired, and knew if I didn't have someone to switch off with I'd have to nap somewhere and it'd take longer to get home.
Said doctoral student of 28 years did something which left me absolutely baffled ... and before I tell you this I need to make sure y'all understand: I would have been perfectly fine with her saying something along the lines of, "No offense, but I just met you, stranger danger, this is how horror movies start."
She'd have been absolutely correct. I know I'm a decent sort, she does not and I'm totally fine with that. That is NOT what she did.
You ready for this? Sure?
She said she was completely down to ride with me, but needed to call mommy and daddy and ask for permission.
She did that, and her parents renewed my faith in humanity somewhat by saying, and I'm paraphrasing here, "What? NO! You just met him! Stranger Danger! This is how horror movies start!"
Bear in mind by the time *I* was 28 I'd already done my stint in the service and was a contractor for the telcos, had been out of the house since 20, and owned my own home.
So yeah, a 28 year old calling mommy and daddy to ask for permission to ride with the strange man set me back a bit.
Backing up, we had NOT been offered complimentary overnight stays this time, but got a 'discount' of 80 dollars a night. Since that was essentially what the one-way car rental was costing me, I call it a wash.
Doctoral student of 28 years and I parted ways, I got my bag (two more hours of waiting for that) went to National, got in the fucking car, and drove my happy ass back to Texas.
The 10:30 am flight was canceled by the way. As was the later flight at 2:10 pm. As far as I know, doctoral student of 28 years is still sitting at ATL, though I'm sure that, given she was getting her doctorate in logistics (not a lie), she eventually caught on and found other means to get home.
I spent all of yesterday working on some minor edits to MKS1 and turned it over to my editor, who I am hoping gets it back to me by the end of the week. I will then go through her edits, finalize things, format, and get the book ready to put up on Zon.
So that was the latter half of my vacation in however many words. The first half was great, but no one wants to hear me talk about an awesome, not at all troubled vacation, so I'll just say it was nice and leave it at that.
Took me a while but ...
Posted 5 years agoI finally, FINALLY finished the draft for series 2 book 1. So I'll be handing that over to the beta readers, and while they're chewing on it I'll HOPEFULLY get the hell out of here for a while.
I say hopefully because everyone is losing their fckin' MINDS about this COVID-19 thing going around. (If YOU are losing your mind over it, fcking relax. Unless you're over sixty and/or have a pre-existing SERIOUS pulmonary condition, it won't kill you. It just won't. Wash your hands, don't touch your face, and chill the fck out.)
Only other news worth noting is that the RV SHOULD arrive in April, provided again the latest hysteria doesn't delay delivery, and then I will get the HELL out of here.
Y'all stay frosty, and remember to wipe your asses with all that TP everyone stocked up on. (Or invest in Bidet companies if you've got the spare cash.)
I say hopefully because everyone is losing their fckin' MINDS about this COVID-19 thing going around. (If YOU are losing your mind over it, fcking relax. Unless you're over sixty and/or have a pre-existing SERIOUS pulmonary condition, it won't kill you. It just won't. Wash your hands, don't touch your face, and chill the fck out.)
Only other news worth noting is that the RV SHOULD arrive in April, provided again the latest hysteria doesn't delay delivery, and then I will get the HELL out of here.
Y'all stay frosty, and remember to wipe your asses with all that TP everyone stocked up on. (Or invest in Bidet companies if you've got the spare cash.)
Slightly more comprehensive update
Posted 6 years agoAnother brief update: I'm still working on book 1 of Mountain King Saga, which I hope to have done in the next two weeks and off to the beta readers. That is an optimistic hope, but it WILL be done in three weeks max, because no one hates being slow more than I do.
The REASON I have been slow is manifold, but mostly revolves around efforts to put myself in better condition. I have succeeded in large part, but only insofar as is reasonable to this point, and the whole process will take a further fourteen weeks or so to complete. I've dropped half a foot off my waist, but that's only half what's needed.
Turns out I'd gotten to the point where some fairly drastic measures were called for, and the time required to put all that into effect sucked a lot of the life out of me. I'm getting to the point where I can re-integrate more of what I used to do into my schedule, and I've forcibly shifted that schedule back several hours to give me more time during the day before my kitchen and gym obligations kick in, so we'll see how that works. Unfortunately it'll take at least a week for my body to catch up to the idea that my schedule has shifted, but this week will be taken up by BGG con, so since I had to do it anyway it may as well be this week.
In other news, the RV that I will be moving into will probably not arrive until March, so that's both good and bad news. Good news in that I have time to complete my body recomp, bad news in that I'd really kinda expected to be able to move into a smaller space and out of the house sooner. I know it's odd: most people want more space. I actually want less. Less to clean, less to care for, less everything. The house I'm in is just me and my two dogs, and it's too much space for me. I'm having the garage reconverted into an actual garage again (Right now it's essentially a storage room) and having the ceilings redone. After that I'm having new carpet put in, and I'm redoing some of the elements in the kitchen, new countertops and backsplash mostly. Then I'll put a renter in and get the Fck out of here. Go chase the good weather and spend a few years toodling around in the national parks while I write.
That's the plan anyway.
As for the writing list, just to review, Mountain King Saga 1 will be out next. After that comes Celestine Chronicles book 6, which will end that series, and after THAT I will either do MKS 2 or start a second new series I've been kicking around for a while called TAP. Whichever of those I do, the other will be after that, and then I'll either alternate or stick with MKS until it's done. I have another project I want to start as well, but putting too many balls in the air at once is probably a bad idea, at least until I get a better handle on writing within a timeframe.
On a purely personal note, I do quite like the new keyboard, which is an ergodox. You can find them here. Once you get used to it, it's really handy being able to swap out keys and switch what keys do what, and being able to have multiple layers, including a mouse layer if you want one, makes having a mouse entirely optional (unless you play games. If you do that, keep the damn mouse). But you can macro the SHIT out of this thing, and being able to reposition your hands whenever you want, change angles independently, is really nice for not having hand cramps etc. There is a learning curve for sure though, and be careful, cause you may ruin yourself for normal keyboards. I personally had to change some of my passwords because I had them hand-memorized, which didn't translate at all.
The REASON I have been slow is manifold, but mostly revolves around efforts to put myself in better condition. I have succeeded in large part, but only insofar as is reasonable to this point, and the whole process will take a further fourteen weeks or so to complete. I've dropped half a foot off my waist, but that's only half what's needed.
Turns out I'd gotten to the point where some fairly drastic measures were called for, and the time required to put all that into effect sucked a lot of the life out of me. I'm getting to the point where I can re-integrate more of what I used to do into my schedule, and I've forcibly shifted that schedule back several hours to give me more time during the day before my kitchen and gym obligations kick in, so we'll see how that works. Unfortunately it'll take at least a week for my body to catch up to the idea that my schedule has shifted, but this week will be taken up by BGG con, so since I had to do it anyway it may as well be this week.
In other news, the RV that I will be moving into will probably not arrive until March, so that's both good and bad news. Good news in that I have time to complete my body recomp, bad news in that I'd really kinda expected to be able to move into a smaller space and out of the house sooner. I know it's odd: most people want more space. I actually want less. Less to clean, less to care for, less everything. The house I'm in is just me and my two dogs, and it's too much space for me. I'm having the garage reconverted into an actual garage again (Right now it's essentially a storage room) and having the ceilings redone. After that I'm having new carpet put in, and I'm redoing some of the elements in the kitchen, new countertops and backsplash mostly. Then I'll put a renter in and get the Fck out of here. Go chase the good weather and spend a few years toodling around in the national parks while I write.
That's the plan anyway.
As for the writing list, just to review, Mountain King Saga 1 will be out next. After that comes Celestine Chronicles book 6, which will end that series, and after THAT I will either do MKS 2 or start a second new series I've been kicking around for a while called TAP. Whichever of those I do, the other will be after that, and then I'll either alternate or stick with MKS until it's done. I have another project I want to start as well, but putting too many balls in the air at once is probably a bad idea, at least until I get a better handle on writing within a timeframe.
On a purely personal note, I do quite like the new keyboard, which is an ergodox. You can find them here. Once you get used to it, it's really handy being able to swap out keys and switch what keys do what, and being able to have multiple layers, including a mouse layer if you want one, makes having a mouse entirely optional (unless you play games. If you do that, keep the damn mouse). But you can macro the SHIT out of this thing, and being able to reposition your hands whenever you want, change angles independently, is really nice for not having hand cramps etc. There is a learning curve for sure though, and be careful, cause you may ruin yourself for normal keyboards. I personally had to change some of my passwords because I had them hand-memorized, which didn't translate at all.
Brief update
Posted 6 years agoSo book 4 audio is in the hands of audible and should release SOMETIME in the next two weeks. I wish I could tell you more but that's just the way audible works. At some point it'll be live. Kinda sucks because I can't really advertise other than to say, It'sa comin'!
Book 5 just went to the editor. Once I have a date of return on that I will probably go ahead and put a pre-order up while I finalize the draft.
In the meantime I'm working on Mountain King Saga book 1: Forsaken.
New series, darker tone.
Other than that ... life goes on. I'll update here when I have the pre-order up, and when the audio for book 4 goes live.
Hope y'all are having a good time, wherever you are. :)
Book 5 just went to the editor. Once I have a date of return on that I will probably go ahead and put a pre-order up while I finalize the draft.
In the meantime I'm working on Mountain King Saga book 1: Forsaken.
New series, darker tone.
Other than that ... life goes on. I'll update here when I have the pre-order up, and when the audio for book 4 goes live.
Hope y'all are having a good time, wherever you are. :)
Goin' down to DragonCon gonna have ourselves a time!
Posted 6 years agoIf you're going and want to say hi let me know and we'll see if we can make that happen. Love to meet new people, and old friends.
Have been planning this trip for most of the last year, and it'll be good to get out of the house for a while.
I've actually been thinking about planning next years travels around the convention schedule, so we'll have to see what's going on around the country.
But for now? My frist DragonCon. Looking forward to it, maybe I'll see you there!
Have been planning this trip for most of the last year, and it'll be good to get out of the house for a while.
I've actually been thinking about planning next years travels around the convention schedule, so we'll have to see what's going on around the country.
But for now? My frist DragonCon. Looking forward to it, maybe I'll see you there!
Working on a new series and book 5 ... and some other stuff.
Posted 6 years agoSo things have been going well, all things considered.
Book 4 did well and I'm working on both book 5 and a new series. Should be fun.
I'm also preparing for life after corporate. The books have given me the sort of financial security I've been chasing all my life and I've decided that I will spend next year, and maybe longer, on the road. i can write from anywhere, after all, and while I enjoy time with my friends here locally, they've been my friends for a quarter century now, and they've kept through deployments and years of contracting overseas. Those relationships are stable.
I however, need a change of scenery. I came home for a stable marriage, not because I especially missed the place. Now that the marriage is over I really don't want to be here anymore, and let's face it, Texas summers suck and are nine months long. I spend at least four of those months popping allergy medication like Pez. I love my state, but I think I'd rather love it from afar for a while.
This is only possible because of the success of the series so far, and thank you for that, by the way. You have no idea how grateful I am to those of you who convinced me to put Mask of the Template up for sale and give this whole entertaining for a living thing a shot.
I put a down payment on an RV and am saving up so that I have a year or two in the bank in case things completely tank on me. I was looking at tiny homes, but I'm pretty sure those would be more trouble than they're worth for me right now. I might still wind up with one eventually, but for now I want something that's a little easier to pack up.
Probably won't actually leave until March or so, both because that's when the RV is slated to be delivered, and because I'm waiting for that corporate bonus. 15 to 20 large is nothing to sneeze at, and in the meantime I may as well sock away as much as I can before I take the long walk.
Thanks again everyone. I know FA is filled with journals about people desperately needing help and trying to dig themselves out of terrible situations. I thought I'd give you guys a little something different.
My life is awesome, and YOU helped make it that way.
Thank you.
Book 4 did well and I'm working on both book 5 and a new series. Should be fun.
I'm also preparing for life after corporate. The books have given me the sort of financial security I've been chasing all my life and I've decided that I will spend next year, and maybe longer, on the road. i can write from anywhere, after all, and while I enjoy time with my friends here locally, they've been my friends for a quarter century now, and they've kept through deployments and years of contracting overseas. Those relationships are stable.
I however, need a change of scenery. I came home for a stable marriage, not because I especially missed the place. Now that the marriage is over I really don't want to be here anymore, and let's face it, Texas summers suck and are nine months long. I spend at least four of those months popping allergy medication like Pez. I love my state, but I think I'd rather love it from afar for a while.
This is only possible because of the success of the series so far, and thank you for that, by the way. You have no idea how grateful I am to those of you who convinced me to put Mask of the Template up for sale and give this whole entertaining for a living thing a shot.
I put a down payment on an RV and am saving up so that I have a year or two in the bank in case things completely tank on me. I was looking at tiny homes, but I'm pretty sure those would be more trouble than they're worth for me right now. I might still wind up with one eventually, but for now I want something that's a little easier to pack up.
Probably won't actually leave until March or so, both because that's when the RV is slated to be delivered, and because I'm waiting for that corporate bonus. 15 to 20 large is nothing to sneeze at, and in the meantime I may as well sock away as much as I can before I take the long walk.
Thanks again everyone. I know FA is filled with journals about people desperately needing help and trying to dig themselves out of terrible situations. I thought I'd give you guys a little something different.
My life is awesome, and YOU helped make it that way.
Thank you.
Book 4 is live!
Posted 6 years agoBook 4 is in beta
Posted 6 years agoInitial feedback is positive, cover should be done in the next few days.
I'll have it out - I'm hoping - by the 15th of June. I'm ALSO hoping future projects don't take this long to complete. >.<
I'll have it out - I'm hoping - by the 15th of June. I'm ALSO hoping future projects don't take this long to complete. >.<
Working on book 4 and other projects
Posted 6 years agoJust dropping a note. No I'm not dead. Busy. Have posted a more thorough update on the blog that's up by Amazon.
Account voluntarily disabled for a while
Posted 6 years agoI felt I needed to step away for a bit. No foul play or anything like that, just wanted a break.
Power of the Lost Audio files have been approved and paid for and should go live in I would guess two weeks and change.
Other than that ... working on CC4 and TAP 1, whichever catches my interest on a given day.
Situation Normal. As you were.
Power of the Lost Audio files have been approved and paid for and should go live in I would guess two weeks and change.
Other than that ... working on CC4 and TAP 1, whichever catches my interest on a given day.
Situation Normal. As you were.
Power of the Lost is live!
Posted 7 years agoIf you follow me here cause I write n' stuff, well, my next book is live. You can grab it here: Power of the Lost
Had a lot going on that delayed the release of this one, but I'm told it's pretty good, so hopefully y'all will like it too. :)
Had a lot going on that delayed the release of this one, but I'm told it's pretty good, so hopefully y'all will like it too. :)
My wife and I have decided to split
Posted 7 years agoI don't want to make a big deal about this, but it should be said, and here are the salient points:
No one cheated, lied, broke promises, or did anything untoward.
What happened between us was no more or less complicated than that we grew apart, and that as time passed, we realized that our feelings for each other had changed. Mistakes on both sides contributed, but no one is perfect, and neither of us is ascribing any blame. I do not regret the time I spent with her, I regret only that I am not the man she needs.
I still love Wyla, but I am no longer in love with her, and I know she feels the same.
We will divorce, and I wish her all the best in what I sincerely hope will be a fruitful and fulfilling life in the years to come.
No one cheated, lied, broke promises, or did anything untoward.
What happened between us was no more or less complicated than that we grew apart, and that as time passed, we realized that our feelings for each other had changed. Mistakes on both sides contributed, but no one is perfect, and neither of us is ascribing any blame. I do not regret the time I spent with her, I regret only that I am not the man she needs.
I still love Wyla, but I am no longer in love with her, and I know she feels the same.
We will divorce, and I wish her all the best in what I sincerely hope will be a fruitful and fulfilling life in the years to come.
Updates
Posted 7 years agoSo Power of the Lost is in the hands of the beta readers, and will be finished and on the virtual shelves sometime in January.
Book 2's audio will be in the works with the incomparable Tess Irondale around 1/3, and she should be done with that by the end of the month. Good news on that is I've arranged for her to do books 2 and 3 back to back, so the audible will catch up to the series before I do book for, woo!
Other than that, I've resumed work on Send me an Angel, as well as a new series called TAP, which I can best describe as a superhero A-Team meets Charlie's Angels sort of series I've had in mind for the past few months. Should be really fun, looking forward to getting it out there.
Other than that, I had a good Christmas by and large, and hope you guys did as well.
Book 2's audio will be in the works with the incomparable Tess Irondale around 1/3, and she should be done with that by the end of the month. Good news on that is I've arranged for her to do books 2 and 3 back to back, so the audible will catch up to the series before I do book for, woo!
Other than that, I've resumed work on Send me an Angel, as well as a new series called TAP, which I can best describe as a superhero A-Team meets Charlie's Angels sort of series I've had in mind for the past few months. Should be really fun, looking forward to getting it out there.
Other than that, I had a good Christmas by and large, and hope you guys did as well.
