Hooray for me! One year closer to my third decade, and still nothing to show for it.

On the plus side, though, I never REALLY expected to make it this long, so... yay?

Still stuck in Arkansas at the mo', but that's supposed to change before Christmas. Despite all of the time I've had, though, I've still not accomplished just a ton of writing work: I've made a little more progress on both Phoenix Soars and the print version of Princess For Hire, but other than that I've been falling down on my commitments. I gave up the gaming e-zine gig because I couldn't keep up with the daily articles, and the friend who's given me the chance to write for THEM and get paid for it I've pretty much let down too, I think. I'd intended to have them a couple of articles almost a month ago, but then the day I intended to get them finished things popped up, and I just haven't picked it up again since. Every day I wake up and think "Today I'll finish those and get 'em submitted," and then I think "in two hours," and then it's 7 AM and I'm crashing in bed with nothing done.

I wish I could say it's fun, but it really isn't.

My next big writing project I think is going to be non-TG. I've got a fantasy series I've been intending to write for YEARS, plus a couple of pen and paper gaming systems I'd like to finish up and, potentially, publish online, so after I finish the print versions of my two current projects those will be my next big projects before the rewrite of Echoes I intend to start. Once I've got the first part of my non-TG fantasy book series finished and pubbed, I'll probably start alternating TG stories and non-TG from then on out.

ANY-way, back to the good news! 28! Mom and Dad are taking me out to eat at a Mexican place I've never tried before for my birthday, then Mom's making me a cheesecake, so that'll be nice. I hope all my BC sisters (and brothers) have a good day too, and if you have a chance, eat a piece of cheesecake for me too!

Melanie E.