Words Written: Edited through Chapter 12 of AETW

My story “Mirage” is up at the Battlecorps website. This is a membership site, so you have to pay to join before you can read the story (and future ones—I’ve already got a second in the queue!). Kind of like buying a book or a magazine.

You don’t really have to know a lot about BattleTech or MechWarrior to understand (and hopefully enjoy) “Mirage”. It’s a character-driven story. There are also awesome stories by Phaedra, Loren, and many others!

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Sleepy. Can’t seem to get a good night’s sleep. Friday was the first concert, and then we went to Ken’s mom, where I nearly fell asleep on the sofa whilst we were chatting; I think we went to bed at 2 a.m. Woke early because the bedroom didn’t stay very dark and there was a radio on somewhere just loud enough to keep me from sleeping. Saturday night, we got home at 3 a.m. (Sunday morning), after the extra-long Styx show (with special guest Sam Moore of Sam & Dave—I don’t know much about soul music, but the encore kicked some major ass) and the after-show party, and didn’t get to bed until at least 4 a.m. Sunday night, I was still buzzing from the concerts and talking to Larry and all that, so getting to sleep wasn’t easy. Sunday night/Monday morning, the phone rang at 4 a.m. and again at 4:20; Ken managed to get to it the second time. It was Anwyn from Australia, calling with good news. She said she’d call back at 8 a.m., so I kept the phone by the bed. I was woken at 9:30, I think, by Margaret in New Mexico, also with good news. Last night, still a little buzzy and brain-busy. You know how they say if you can’t sleep, read a boring book? Last night, I was reading a good book in bed, and I couldn’t keep my eyes open. And yet when I turned off the light, sleep was not forthcoming. Sigh.

The good news: Anwyn and her fiancé are soon to be Landed Baron and Baroness of Innilgard in Lochac (Australia)! Margaret has been asked to be a Laurel! Hot damn! Alas, we can’t scrape up the funds to go to Australia in May, but we’re planning on going to New Mexico in early April.

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Got back in the writing groove today, finally, after a bit of post-concert depression and various catching-up. I went through three more chapters of AETW, I think. I’m pretty sure I know how to tweak what’s wrong, and things are flowing again.

I also got a collab story back from Teresa, so that’s on schedule for tomorrow as well as AETW. I updated my submissions log, sadly noting that Arabella, the only really viable romance magazine out there, has folded.

I’m very behind on e-mail and household stuff, but eventually it’ll all get dealt with.

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In other news, Cat visited on Sunday evening and we watched Eddie Izzard’s Circle, which Ken and I had seen only once before. Much hilarity ensued.

Got Yule presents from one of my sisters today: red and green M&Ms (a running joke), a candle, a plant decoration thingie (I think), and the Return of the King soundtrack! Yay! I’ve been wanting all three soundtracks for ages now. My Froogle wishlist has paid off.

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Currently Reading: Colman, Monica Furlong; SFWA Bulletin, Fall 2002

Lately Listened To: Return of the King soundtrack

Recently Watched: the Battlestar Galactica miniseries, in preparation for the new series, yay! (I’d already seen it, but Ken hadn’t, and I was happy to watch it again)