Still Waiting (Somewhat Patiently).. Still Writing (Though Never Enough)

Still no response from Analog about Noah's Custodian. Perhaps I'll get word shortly after the New Year, and hopefully a good word!

In the meantime, I've been a bit lazy in the writing department, still have not returned to The Deathcheater's Diary, but I did start another short story. I've been circling a Big Idea for a series for years now, a story I've been dying to tell but just haven't felt ready. It's a little intimidating because it will be a full-length novel with a few characters I want to use in prequels and sequels.

Short stories are easier to manage and are also a wonderful way to hone one's writing skills. They can also be a way to dip a toe into a fictional world, start fleshing out some background, perhaps even get to know the characters and find new ones. My first dalliance into this world I wish to build is called Ashe. It is set in 1881, right here in Michigan. Sort of.

I anticipate getting the story done in January. Other ideas are falling in line behind it, and I daresay it won't belong before I start work on the main act, for which I have two ideas for a title, but I'm going to withhold those for awhile.