February | 2025 | Seething Apathy

Thursdays sneak up on me. One minute, it’s Monday and I am wishing I were back in bed, the next minute it’s Thursday and I’m thinking: ‘don’t I have something I need to do?’

There’s a Thursday right there!

There is very little going on in the writing world. Once again I am juggling three projects: writing Dirt Elf, re-outlining Tribal (Got the idea for the MC to lose the first big fight he’s in to subvert expectations) and working out an idea I had about a slave who wants to return to their master – thinking about calling this one My Gilded Cage. I’m also reading two books: Victorian Psycho, which answers the question: What if Jane Austen wrote American Psycho? I’m also reading (or trying to…) an updated translation of The Man Who Laughs called Eternal Smile for a more literate project. Yes, I’m a genre whore, but I hope one day to get off the street corners and become a high-priced literary escort.

This weekend, I am going to finally (finally!) edit down The Agonizing Alibi Day and get it ready for selling before the end of March. It’s been sitting on my hobby table in the living room for way too long. I have to remember that the name of the game is getting books out the door.

I have been slacking off for a couple of days, and I blame that on my exercise routine. I’m back to mornings in which I was going every morning – but that’s not working out because I am dead tired by the time lunch comes and I end up taking a nap. I skipped today, which is why I am writing and not snoring (if I snored, which I don’t – Nancy, I’m looking at you). I need to get back on the stick with this if I am going to finish it by my self-imposed deadline.

When I write, I feel like a dog chasing cars sometimes. There’s so many targets out there, and I don’t know what I would do if I actually caught one.

Well, I need to get to running, I guess. Check out the books on the right side of my blog – even buy one! I’ll try to be a bit more regular with my blog. See you all soon!

I’m back! I took a little longer break than I had said, but it was needed. I’ve been working on The Changeling’s Crusade, but it’s not really jelling for me. It might be a case of it’s not really ready for me to start. I might set it to the side and work on something else. I am stuck on the re-telling of The Man Who Laughs by reading a new translation of the book. I could work on another fantasy novel – it’s not like I have any shortage of them.

I also need to get to editing down The Agonizing Alibi Day. I’m not a fan of editing but I know I have to do it. It’s just sitting there on my desk, patiently waiting to get cut up and rearranged. I did make some mistakes which were nicely pointed out. Maybe this Sunday, I’ll hit the highlights and try to get it all one. Just rip that Band-Aid off and get it done. I like the creation process. I like the writing process. Not a fan of the nuts and bolts re-write. I know that re-writing is writing. But I don’t have to like it. Right?

I do have more ideas coming in, and one that interests me is the idea of someone that wants to be re-enslaved. I think it could be a bit of a high-concept idea and certainly one that would resonate with today’s societal climate. I’m going to work on it…eventually. I just have a lot on my plate tight now and I need triage my current projects.

I think that’s all for now. I would like to thank all of you for being so patient with me while I took some time off. I feel well rested and ready to take on blogging again. Hope you all have a good day. Ta-ta for now.