Before I say anything else, let me add my condolences to Michael Loucks over the loss of his son. There is no way we can know the depth of that pain without experiencing it. My own child is about the same age as Jeremiah and hearing of your loss froze my soul. While I can't know your pain, I share your grief.
I made it to my summer campground on Tuesday after crossing the Continental Divide six times on the way home. It was a beautiful day and I wasted no time getting skin to the wind and sitting in front of my fire with a bourbon and a cigar. Seeing all my friends arriving and getting reacquainted has been a real lift to the spirits after the ten weeks of cold and wind that it took me to get here.
The first batch of chapters of Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain have gone to editor number one and I expect them back soon to forward to ed2. I'm pretty pleased, though I don't yet have an estimated length for the piece when finished. I'm 35,000 words into it and know that isn't very far for this story arc.
With luck, I might have something ready to start posting by the end of June. If the writing doesn't get bogged down and the editors don't throw it back in my face.
It seems that I've spent the better part of this year re-writing, editing, proofreading, and preparing to publish City Limits by Wayzgoose. But we are on target for a June 23 launch, so I guess it isn't for naught. Posting the pre-release version here on SOL has been helpful as people have written to point out errors that I can correct before release. Getting my Spanish corrected was a real help!
A lot of the process of getting ready for release has been getting Advance Review Copies out and preparing a website for my alter ego. I'll let him post about that whenever 'he' gets around to adding a new blog post. Wayzgoose is a nice guy, but he tends to get distracted. By me.
'We' are still looking for a venue in the Greater Seattle area for the release party. If you have a contact you can refer us to or would like to host the party on the 23rd of June, let me know. The week between June 23 and June 30, we'll be touring east through Washington and need dates and locations for a reading and signing in Ellensburg, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene. Also accepting other suggestions like Yakima and Walla Walla, Moscow, Pullman, and Boise. I might be interested in doing a south trip in July or November. (Or about any other time.)
Well, I have my plate full of projects, so I won't belabor this one. Best to you!