I was reading back through some of my older one-shot stories recently, and something struck me.  In tales like Ebon Genesis and Casting off Convention, I did a lot of painting the world around my characters that I simply haven’t been doing of late.  I’m leaning too much on my characters, and it’s time to stop it!  *laugh*

I started working on this with the new Alicia story, and my editor noticed it immediately as he was working through the drafts without me bringing it up.  I think you’re going to be very much pleased with this change when the first new stories hit with the pumped-up imagery.

I’m doing the same thing with Ch. 13 of SOTM.  I’m about halfway done with that chapter, working in spurts and finding it just a little easier each time.

Just an update so everybody knows I’m alive out here.