Apologies for Vanishing · 6:36pm Feb 20th, 2020
Hey readers! I live!
Yes, I know I kind of went completely silent after Monday (and given this post-LTUE week, probably not the best idea). But … it wasn’t just you guys I went silent with, nor was it for a lousy reason.
Okay, well it was lousy, just not in the way you’re probably thinking: I caught the con-crud. That’s right, a fusion of who knows how many cold viruses knocked me on my butt pretty good. Monday was okay, Tuesday was a little worse but not too bad … but yesterday? Yesterday it had advanced to a fever, which kind of wrecked my writing for the day (not only did it take a lot longer to put a sentence together, but I half expect that when I look at what I wrote today I’m going to find it wanting).
Good news, though. Last night I bundled up under what would normally be way too many covers and burned the fever out over the course of the night. I’m still sore, stiff, and coughing a bit, but I’m at least on the mend. And mentally competent enough to get back to work and see how much of what I wrote these last two days holds up.
With luck it won’t be too bad. But then again, writing while sick never feels that way at first …
Anyway, I apologize for the delay this has given to updates for the site. Yesterday or today would have been a post-LTUE post talking about some of the stuff I chatted about with other authors at LTUE, but right now I think I’ll wait until tomorrow to get Fireteam Freelance caught up,.
Speaking of Fireteam Freelance, what have you readers made of it so far? I know it’s been a popular post to read, but no one’s said anything. Maybe you’re all waiting on a bit more material before passing final judgement, in which case I’ll keep my own thoughts confined for now. But are you enjoying it? Looking forward to it?
Actually, while I’m writing, I should give you all one bit of post-LTUE news (and commentary): A Dragon and Her Girl, from the reviews dropping in so far, has been warmly received.
I actually finished reading through my copy Tuesday night, and it’s a delightful amount of fun. If you like dragons and heroines in any supply, you should definitely take a look at grabbing a copy.
Anyway, slowly returning to human semblance (or as close as I get, anyway) and coming back to life. More tomorrow!
Good lord, what is it with everyone getting sick? I swear half the people I know get sick about once every three months. Is it the location? The air? The company? Am I just outrageously lucky?
Meh, whatevs. Glad to hear you're feeling better.
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In my case it was exposure to thousands of people combined with lots of hand-shaking at LTUE. I was collecting colds like Pokemon.
Oof. Sorry to hear you caught the Con Crud. I was lucky enough to escape it this time, at least, but I'm naturally pretty inclined to keep my distance if at all possible.
As for Fireteam Freelance, I've enjoyed it pretty well so far. I'm probably going to need a couple more chapters to get the different characters properly lodged in my mind, though.
Maybe people haven't been commenting because the Fimfiction side doesn't have the full story before the break (so comments would be more spoilery), and the WordPress side isn't used to commenting on stories in general.