All right, so, February is going to be a slow, slow month compared to January. I accept that. January was an exceptionally fast month.
Anyway, I have managed to write 22,000 words this month so far, which is actually misleading, since I’ve also been trimming, so I don’t know what I’m complaining about, February is fine, I guess.
Not sure whether I’ll actually finish this book this month, but that’s not off the table. I mean the draft, of course. Primary revision will take a few weeks after that. I guess I can still say that I sort of expect to have finished AND get through the primary revision by the end of MARCH. That should not even be especially difficult, barring random weird disasters.
Anyway, I just finished beta/proofreading a really long book for Sherwood Smith, so that was in there too, and I’ll post about that book later. Soonish. Probably this week.
Other than that, not a lot to say. We’re traveling through the starlit lands, which are taking shape around us. We are meeting more Tarashana people, who are coming into focus. I sort of think something exciting might happen pretty soon. It would be kind of unrelated to the broader plot, so maybe not, unless I think of a way to connect it.
Are we going to find out about the kind of spirit that was trapped in the pass in MARAG?
Yes. Yes, we are. We have not, as yet, but that is going to happen. I’ve literally had that in mind since before I finished MARAG, or I think I have. I was pretty careful about how I described that spirit because I had this, or something like this, in mind the whole time. Some of the people who dealt with it perceived it as evil at least some of the time, but I think you probably noticed that was not really accurate. Though it was driven into a harmful form, obviously.
Anyway, we’re not there yet. That’s close to the end. I think.
Meanwhile, traveling through the starlit lands is like traveling into spring, and I’m right there for that, let me tell you. We’re expecting a low of -3 F in a day or so (-20 C to those of you who are used to Celsius). Is our new generator installed? Yes and no. The generator is sitting next to the house. The propane tank is sitting however many feet from the house. But the tank does not yet have propane in it, and the generator is not yet hooked up. Odds that it will be good to go before it starts snowing tonight: no chance. So … at least I’ve got the propane heater sitting in the house, which I would prefer not to use, but it is there. Along with a C0 detector because I would be pretty embarrassed to accidentally kill myself with a propane heater when I know perfectly well why those are dangerous.
Have I mentioned I’m ready for spring? I’m prepared to enjoy snow NEXT winter, when the generator is WORKING.
Meanwhile!
Max is also ready for spring. Joy is delighted by snow, so not so much.
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I saw that Sherwood Smith had a book being released soon; wonder if it’s the same one. Looking forward to both of your books to come.