What’s Happening? Believe it or not, I finished all the big yard work I had to do, including picking up the cherries that dropped under our tree. All I have to do now is maintenance weeding and enjoy the vegies. Blackberries are coming in right now. Yummy!

What I’m Working On. A couple of days ago, I finished the full first draft of a short story, “Blood Token,” for an anthology. It’s 8,500 words and the limit is 7,000 so obviously I have some work to do in the next draft. I also realized it’s time to update the indicia in my books. I need to put in a statement that none of my work is machine generated, and explicitly say that I do not give permission for my work being used to “train” machines. Unscrupulous actors may ignore that, but the statement needs to be made.

What’s Next? Once “Blood Token” is off on submission, I plan to read through Trial of the Eighth Order. It’s a sequel to The Seven Exalted Orders, which my then-publisher requested but never brought out. I’m hoping Wolfsinger will take it up, along with The Grimhold Wolf, which they are currently considering. However, I haven’t looked at Eighth Order since probably 2017. My skills have grown since then, so I want to give it another look before I submit it.

Fun and Games. Currently I’m replaying Subnautica Below Zero. Who doesn’t want to dream of cool oceans and glacial landscapes (although with huge monsters) in the middle of August? When I just need to chill, I play a puzzle game called Ruya.

Don’t forget to make time for your own writing. What we have to say matters in the world.

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