I just sent SOTM Ch. 18 off to Roust for editing.  Moving along right on schedule.  If everything keeps going this way, it should be out by Thursday or Friday next week.

I’m also nearly done with the final replacement chapter for the A Royal Sacrifice chain.  Only one scene left.

After that, it’s full steam ahead on SOTM 19, Sanctuary of the Wood, and possibly Lowborn.  There is always the possibility I’ll write something for the Valentine’s Day contest, but I’m still giving priority to my ongoing storylines, and getting Lowborn started posting.

I only have a couple of scenes left to write in the replacement chapter for A Royal Sacrifice 19, which will make the story complete on Lit again for the first time since an author left the site.  I should have it done by the weekend, then it will go into the review process.

Red’s next replacement chapter will probably be out in two or three days, and I’ll post a link here when it goes live.

I’ll be starting on my read and edit of SOTM 18 in a couple of minutes.  That should put it on schedule for a Saturday submission, keeping it in range for a Thursday-Friday release next week ( assuming Lit’s current submission turnaround )

I put everything on hold to get ARS 19 done, but that won’t be for much longer, and I’ve still been writing a line or two here and there on SOTM 19 and Sanctuary along the way.

Finished Ch. 18 of SOTM today, as expected.  I’ll let it sit for a couple of days, write on other things, and then come back to read it again before beginning my editing process, and then sending it off to my editor.

Due to the long delay in posting at Lit, I won’t be submitting it until next weekend ( barring any problems with editing )  Putting it in the queue at any other time risks a Saturday or Sunday posting, which are the kiss of death for reads, so I avoid them at all costs.

Sanctuary of the Wood is approaching 4500 words, so that’s moving well.  Plenty of time to have it finished, polished, and ready to roll by the time the Earth Day contest comes around.

Writing every day, and have been for a while.  It’s usually on several stories, but eventually, they’ll all come together and be ready for posting.  I’ve got a fairly good rhythm going, and until something breaks it, I’m good to go.

I’ll also mention that Red finished the first of the replacement chapters for the “A Royal Sacrifice” chain.  She submitted it today, and started working on the next replacement chapter immediately.  In the relatively near future, that chain should once more be whole.

For anyone who doesn’t know the story, one of the authors in the chain left Lit, and pulled all her stories.  As the replacement chapters post, I’ll announce them here and fix the links on the ARS page.  I need to get in there and add the ones that I forgot, as well.  I somehow missed linking the last several chapters.  I think I copied the old page, and the chain wasn’t complete when I posted that.

As I’m wrapping up the writing of SOTM 18, I went ahead and posted a teaser on the forum.  If you look at the comments of Ch. 17, I also posted another brief teaser there a while back.

If I don’t finish it tomorrow — or even tonight — I’ll be surprised.  As I’ve mentioned before, I have several scenes ready to roll that I moved from this chapter to the next, too.  It doesn’t mean my muse will cooperate to finish the next one any quicker, but at least I have a jump start to make it that much more possible.

I’ll probably work on Sanctuary as soon as I finish the first draft and get at least part of Ch. 19 written.  I may put Lowborn or some Les Lumens stuff on the plate, though.  I have a couple of unfinished stories that have been sitting on the back burner for quite some time.  Once I finish either Lowborn or Jackin’ Jill, there will be a rush of weekly chapers on those.  The other is a one-shot Valentine’s story.

Off to relax for a couple of minutes.  I’ve been running or writing pretty much all day.