Oh, It's Been So Long ...

It seems like I need to beg both God and my parents to let me stay home long enough to do some work! I'm so far behind now, it might take at least a week to get caught up. But, fortunately, I got to come home a couple days ago and got started. Now I need to get "my head back in the game," so to speak.

Anyway, I really miss my online work and community. One good thing is that Aidan is hogging my PS2 right now, which is keeping me off of it! I really have become such a slacker when it comes to writing, and when I had any free time at my parents I tended to spend it playing "RPG Maker 3." At least it allows me to be creative, and I adapted my "Avatar" work for the storyline in the game. I'll probably never get rid of this game: What writer of fantasy can resist making his or her own video role playing game?

Getting Back to Work

It's about time for me get back to work, as daunting as that sounds to me right now. I've got a science fantasy short that needs finishing, a dark fantasy draft that needs editing/revising, and a 50,000 word draft of the second book in Coven of the Worm that needs work. I also need to start making submissions again. I'm sure I've given Baen's Universe plenty of time, and there are definitely other markets that I'd like to try for Hex Moon. Not to mention that I still haven't heard anything from the last agent I queried about Estranged Earth.

I've only read three stories so far for the second issue of Tower of Light, too. Fortunately, the first two were very good, and the third was also pretty good - despite having a few typos. There's still a lot more submissions to read, however, and that takes time - as well as a critical eye.

On the plus side, the second issue should feature a book review. I need to keep an eye on my email to make sure I don't miss anything. I should hopefully receive a copy of the book in time to read it and write the review before the end of August. I think this book in particular might be sci-fi, which is a little out of place for Tower of Light, but I like sci-fi. It shouldn't hurt and may well help draw more readers in the future.

Well, here's hoping I can get off my lazy #@! and do some work!

Tower of Light Fantasy Magazine is All Set

Tower of Light Free Magazine is finally up and running, featuring stories by Ian Whates, Christopher Heath, and Tom Williams, and an interview with author Teresa Edgerton. I've had some trouble getting all the icons to show, however, and I just can't figure out why. Some of them show and some of them don't, which doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, I still think it's pretty good. Come have a look and enjoy!