The health problems didn't help, but my next story has taken much longer than I thought. That being said, it's moving along.
Divided into four 'books', the first is ready for editing. The second is on hold due to technical difficulties and it's what's eaten up the most time. I've moved on to the third for now; the fourth is sketched out. The total length is already up to 40K words and I'm guessing it will finish around 70K.
Unfortunately, my major content editor has dropped out of sight and the volunteers I've emailed haven't responded. Two people have offered to look it over, so I'll see if they're up to the task. I also need to find a math and physics advisor to get me over the hump in book two.
I wish I could give a posting date, but I need to get a lot closer. This one will be posted daily to help readers stay with the flow.
I'm amazed to see people are still finding and reading my stories, and am gratified by the reward. Some are even voting.
Thanks to all, and I hope to have more to offer soon.
I haven't died yet, although I came close.
I suffered a heart attack in August of 2011. Luckily, I figured out what was happening, and was on the E.R. table when the lights went out. I'm told I was jolted three times over fifteen minutes before I was stable. I received one stent, and was released three days later with four scripts, and no detectable loss of heart function. That's dodging the bullet.
Please take a lesson from my near-miss. I never felt any excruciating pain, no pain shooting down the left arm, or hours of 'heartburn' that I ignored.
I was hit by a wave of severe nausea from nowhere, followed by sweat literally dripping off my forehead. [I don't mean Joe Biden's literally, either.] Even in the ambulance, I only had moderate pain in the center of my chest. Don't wait for that pain you read about!
Women have different symptoms including 'I just don't feel right'.
Please read up for your families' sake. My wife could see everything being done to me in the E.R. and has zero sense of humor on the subject anymore.