Still Persisting

It’s July. April, May, and June feel like they flew by. Some of that was some good life stuff happening. Some of that was the continued onslaught of fascists fashing everywhere. Some was just the weather. But, here we are, about to celebrate Legal Explosions Day. I’m now 40, I had an amazing birthday, and I managed to hit an important goal. If you’re curious about my reflections on hitting the big Four Oh, you can check the Patreon for a free post about that.

So, the biggest piece of news is that The Secrets of Bloodhenge is over the 50K word mark. Brilliant. Took me longer than I thought but I hit a point in the story that also makes me feel confident that I can finish the first draft by November. I think this book is going to end up longer than previous Grimluk books, and the second draft is going to have a lot of work but honestly, the first draft is the hardest. That’s exciting. I let a friend do some beta reading too and despite the current mess, she let me know she kept forgetting to take notes because she was so engaged. That was also a much-needed morale boost.

In other good news, it looks like I should be able to get some very important artwork bought soon. My side gig has been decent enough, and along with some new and temporary patrons, I haven’t been quite so broke lately. It’s been nice. Hopefully I can get that squared away and debuted in the fall.

Not much else to talk about currently outside of the usual “what the fuck is going on in the world” shouts and tirades. I just don’t have the energy for that right now. I don’t feel like being a doomsayer. Support your communities, practice mutual aid, show radical kindness to yourselves and others, love, empathy, and kindness in all things.

We’ll see what things look like in October.