C&C Part 34 launches tonight plus some personal news · 2:54pm Mar 29th, 2023
Prereads are in, and they’re favorable, with the chapter currently weighing in at 14.8k words. So I’ll be launching the chapter tonight after one more editing pass. And looking ahead, the next C&C chapter is at 7100 words and growing. It’ll probably be double that when all is said and done, at least for the M-rated version. Just as before, the T-rated version will be considerably less, but still have substantial content that shows the (figurative) climax of the Gilda vs Cipio battle, and set the ground rules going forward for how they (meaning Gilda, Cipio, and the Changelings) will work together/how the Marines will be used.
Once that’s done—I’ll aim for its release in ten days—the mini story arc is complete and it’s back to Eros as we head into April. Following that, it had been my intention to start working on my long-languishing anthro novel again, but I find myself hesitating, thinking that I should work more on Unleash the Magic first and see about putting a push on to finish at least the Midnight Rising rewrite, clearing the decks to work on the big climax of Nightmare Night (figuratively and literally) throughout the late summer and fall.
With regards to Midnight Rising, I know readers are eager to see Midnight’s punishment for Zesty, especially now with the griffon arc wrapping up. Sorry but not sorry for the sideshow, folks, as I’ve immensely enjoyed writing it, and it will factor in heavily to the Nightmare Night climax and Midnight vs Eclipse action.
But I’ll worry about that later and let everyone know when a decision is reached. As for what’s happening on the personal front, it’s not so much bad news as bummer news. I saw the specialist that I hoped would be able to give me the final fix to my sleep apnea, only to be told that the recommended procedure probably wouldn’t help. Reason being, it targets the area above the soft palate, but my lateral airway collapse extends well below that, where there’s nothing they can pin the at-fault muscles to.
So that’s it, then. I’ve exhausted all possible surgical fixes at this point, leaving me just two options to improve my remaining symptoms:
1) Lose weight. Though I run, weightlift, and hike religiously—I look pretty swole—I could definitely afford to shed my belly of about 25 or 30 pounds. Or 2), there’s something called the Inspire system where they implant a pacemaker-like device in you which is wired into a nerve that controls the tongue. When turned on, it prevents the tongue from relaxing backwards into the airway and blocking it, which is effective against certain forms or degrees of apnea. They think it would help my version of it, though there’s no guarantee. It is reversible, at least. If it doesn’t work, they can remove it.
One more thing to think about going forward. It is still a major bummer, though, so forgive me for venting. I have the one airway collapse issue that they can’t fix surgically. The surgeries I’ve already had done knocked out around 80% of my original symptoms, but the final twenty percent, including snoring and some difficulty sleeping on my back, remain. I guess it’s just my particular cross to bear at this point. If I do decide to go for Inspire, I’ll let folks know.
Looking forward to the next chapter.
Sorry to hear your health isn't was it was hoped to.
After a car crash last month's i know exactly how shit it can be if medical experts cannot change something that got wrong...
It's a shame to read that you're having health problems but I hope youo'll be ble to write Midnight Rising soon.
sorry to hear you have problems like this. I wish you best of luck :-)