Kenn Ghannon: Blog

I'm still using my phone to interact here. Bear with me.

As you might know, my computer is dead. I'm in process of building a new one but have had trouble getting parts and had to RMA some of the ones I did get. I hope to get all the parts I need and have this beast up and running by this weekend - so, I should have the next chapter up and ready to post by August 6th.

Thanks for your patience.

I'm writing this on my phone, so this is going to be short. Please bear with me.

I've survived Covid relatively intact. I have a lingering cough, headaches and I still get tired qickly.

I'm still waiting on computer components to build my new computer. I hope to have something ready next week but it may be the week after. Apologies.

I returned from my trip early - but was given a departing gift of Covid.

I'm fully vaxxed.

I've had it before (mild case).

This version is like nothing I've ever seen. I've been sick since Sunday, diagnosed (self test) on Monday and I still get tired by JUST SITTING. This is not to mention the cough that STILL feels like I'm going to cough up both lungs at any time...

To make matters worse, because it never rains when it can pour, I turned on my computer this morning (first time since I returned, of course) and MY COMPUTER WILL NOT BOOT. My chip's CPU cache will not initialize even after cleaning/reseating.

Needless to say, there will not be an update tomorrow. I have to try to find a computer to buy...

My real life job occasionally involves a bit of travel. Unfortunately, it's that time again.

I just found out I'm going to be gone for two weeks starting Wednesday and I certainly can't access SOL nor my story archive from my work computer (big brother is watching - always). I can get to it from my phone - but have you ever tried editing a story on a phone? Not something I want to try.

SOL has a nice feature that allows you to post stories in advance and I'm going to try to process and post two chapters so we don't miss any time - but I've a ton of things to do both for work and home before I leave so I can't guarantee anything. What's worse is that I won't be able to WRITE anything in this time and I'm still only on a first draft of chapters 56, 57, 58 and 59.

This means, unfortunately (and I'm very sorry) we MIGHT have to look at this two weeks as 'lost' and I'll pick up posting again when I return. We're nearing the end of Tome 2 so I'll try to pre-post but please accept my apologies if I just can't get to it.

I've received a lot of feedback about a Dramatis Personae after my previous post. There've been those who've come down on each side of it. I want to thank you all for emailing me.

Unfortunately, someone much smarter than me made me realize I couldn't do it at this late juncture - because it would appear and STAY - in the middle of the book. If I was going to add a D.P. or Cast List, it would have to be added at the beginning or end of the story in order for it to make any sense.

After I finish posting Tome 2, I'll try to start Tome 3 with a Cast List - to make it easier. I might start writing that up soon - when I have time - and will make it available upon request when I finish it (don't ask for it now, I've not even started it yet).

On that note, I've finished my first draft of chapters 55, 56 and 57. 58 is kind of percolating through my head a bit, though I've written the first few paragraphs. I need to sit for a bit and decide exactly how I need to word this to set it into the narrative in the correct fashion. As I sit here contemplating the future, I think I have maybe 3 - 4 chapters beyond 58 to conclude this though there might be more.