I’ve been struggling with a bad case of the blahs, so nothing has been moving much.  I hit a sticking point on Ch. 13 of SOTM, and I’m trying to figure out how to bridge between a couple of scenes.  There’s just nothing coming to me.  I haven’t written word one on the new Alicia tale in a while either.  I have them both open right now, so we’ll see if they start moving.

Between struggling with life changes, and watching the last two LST3Ks languish, my motivation is just in the crapper at the moment.  I’m working through it, but that’s all I can promise.

I did put out an entery ( as LesLumens ) in the Lit How-To contest, if you’re interested.  It isn’t listed anywhere on my website, as its an essay and not a story, but you can find it by linking to my Leslumens Lit Submissions page.

My Earth Day Contest entry is up at Lit. Please blink over and read/vote/comment on Daughter of the Wood ( as Leslumens )

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Remember: Only vote once. Multi-votes are swept and won’t count. Read before you vote. Votes that occur because you scrolled to the end of the story and voted won’t count, because the voting element tracks time on the page. You have to spend at least as much time as a speed reader on the page for it to count, and I want you to read it anyway! Don’t down-vote others in the contest because you like me and want me to win. I hope my readers wouldn’t do this, but I like to bring it up every so often. Don’t do it, because it’s just plain wrong!

This is a sequel to Steward of the Wood, which was my Earth Day story last year, but Daughter of the Wood can stand alone, without reading the previous tale. I think you’ll like Steward too, though.

Don’t forget to go vote for me in the chain story Annual Awards thread, if you’re a member of Lit and think my chapter of Laresa is worthy of the honor as best chain story of the year. Easy to follow link in the previous update.

On this front: Alicia is moving along well, and it may very well be the next thing I put out as Dark. Still moving along on SOTM 13.

While Cupid’s Away… and Expectation are now live at Lit. Go read, vote, and help me qualify for the contest!

Just wrapped up SOTM 11. I’m letting it simmer for a day or two, so I can come back and tweak it a little. I already know about a couple of places I want to enhance, but I’ll have a fresh view of it if I wait a day or so. Meanwhile, I’ve started on Ch. 12.

Late Evening: While Cupid’s Away… is now up on SOL as well.

While Cupid’s Away… and Expectation are both live at Lit.  Go read, vote, and help me qualify for the contest!

Late Night Update:  Expectation is now out at SOL.