Got up this morning and wrote most of the transition out of the action scene in Lowborn 06, and I think I know how it’s going now.

What I’m going to do is cut this chapter off about one thousand words prior to where I am at the moment, moving that to chapter 07.  Then, I’m going to write a more detailed introduction to 06, getting in a little information I was originally going to put in Ch. 07.  That should put 06 somewhere around the same length as the preceding chapters.

I should be able to fit the rest of what I had planned for 07 in with the carry-over 1k words, which sets me up for the ending in Ch. 08.  So, once I complete that new introduction ( probably later today ) Ch. 06 will be done, and Ch. 07 will already be a thousand words in.

Still waiting on Roust to fight his way through SOTM 16 on the unfamiliar system.  If he gets it done this weekend, it will go in Monday.  If not, it will be the following Monday ( I hope ).  I’d like to continue aiming for the same day of the week with all new chapters, and his editing is just too important to the overall story for me to post without it.

Off to work on Lowborn.

EDIT (later): And, done!  06 is in the bag, and 07 is already 1/5 the length of the average chapter.  Going to chill, then get back to SOTM 18.  Accomplishing goals is a solid motivator, and now I want to get the next scene of this done 🙂

Managed to get a little more writing done this morning/tonight.  Tonight was the last night of tracking the Earth Day contest, so I’ll have more time to write after work from this point out.

The plan is to alternate between SOTM and Lowborn as priorities, while using the stories in my third pen name as stress release when I feel like writing smut *laugh*

There’s a good chance that I may start the file for Ch. 01 of the sequel to Blackhawk Hall soon, though.  That one’s really itching to get out.  Once Lowborn is done, I’m probably going to put a spotlight on Saggitariad next.  He’s had very little screen time in my writing thusfar ( a cameo or two in Danica/SOTM )

Odds are that I’ll bounce back and forth between those for a while, putting more priority on SOTM, unless I hit a snag and need to let the story simmer while I mull it over.

The history tales of the Nobles is building toward another eventual epic ( far in the future, I should imagine ) where I’ll finally tell the tale of how everyone came together, gathered an army, and pushed Draxnog out of Egoria, becoming the nobles of the land.

Now, I’m going to chill out for a few minutes, and then pop open both SOTM 18 and Lowborn 06 to see which one is singing to me the most at the moment.

SOTM Ch. 16 is in Roust’s hands.  He’s on an unfamiliar machine for the time being, so it may not be an under 24 hour turnaround.  I’m not planning on putting the chapter into the queue until Monday, anyway.  Aiming for that Thursday night at midnight release, as I have with the previous two chapters.

I’ll probably start on the editing for 17 shortly after finalizing this one, though I’m likely to wait at least two weeks before posting it.  After that, we’re going to be at the mercy of my muse again, I’m afraid.  The next chapter is at least progressing, where that hasn’t been the case in the last couple of years.

Lowborn also moving.  I was actually writing on it before coming to post this, and I’ll likely get another paragraph or so down before I have to pack it in and head off to work.

Not much done today, so far, and not much time left to write.  Necessary mundane tasks interfering, and a major thunderstorm forcing me to shut down the computer for safety’s sake, I’m afraid.

I did write a little on SOTM 18 this morning, and some on a story in my third pen name.  I’ll get at least a little of SOTM or Lowborn written tonight, but it won’t be much.