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They say art is never finished, only abandoned.
I have submitted an edited version of A Charmed Life for reposting today. Minimal dialogue changes, more sentence/paragraph changes.
Editing is a step forward toward writing again, I hope. I had another seizure at the end of July, and my typing is slower now. At least I can see a single image when I look at my screen or keyboard. Certainly didn't expect to need a walker before I turned 55...
Whether the next Knox story is finished this year is questionable. I certainly hope so, but there are no guarantees in life...
As a new and inexperienced writer back in 2016 (and someone who had failed English my first semester of senior in high school), I was extremely lucky when Graybyrd pointed out multiple errors in my first story. If it hadn’t been for him the story would have been poorly received.
I received word from Graybyrd’s wife today that he passed away last weekend.
We never had the chance to meet in person. He lived on the West Coast while I live outside Boston. We shared a few similar experiences in EMS, though his life experiences were much more varied than mine have been. Still, he was able to guide me without taking over authorship of my stories.
Rest well, Graybyrd.
Despite having been out of work for the entire month of March, and despite that I will miss three weeks of April before I can return (at a minimum), I'm finally back to writing on a regular basis. I've written more in the past week than I have in two years.
It remains to be seen what a return to work will bring, but I'm confident my muse is back with a vengeance and will kick my butt if I slack off again.
There's still a fair amount of Story #3 to write, and I won't begin posting until it's complete, edited, and undergone a final read-through. To do any less would dishonor the support all of you have shown since 2016.
Well the medical scare which helped land me here has decided to raise its head once again. Similar root cause, different presentation - all lower body this time.
My guess is I’ll be out of work for a month or so. The hope is I’ll be able to rehab at home after discharge (if such a thing still exists post-pandemic).
I also hope I can put in meaningful time in front of the keyboard again. Sitting won’t cause pain at the moment, nor do I have issues with my arms or hands this time.
Last but not least, I continue to be humbled by the support you’ve all shown on Bookapy. I can’t say thank you enough.
I just re-posted A Charmed Life on Bookapy with the minor correction I mentioned in my last entry. I have also uploaded AZW3 and PDF versions of the book.
The EPUB filename is slightly different than the one previously posted.
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