Crossing fingers, I'm dealing with the reverse of writer's block, partially due to improved physical health. A couple of days ago, I had a new sleep study with a different sleep lab, and they found significant problems for which my machine can be adjusted. I hope that will happen tomorrow and I'll have a lot more energy.
As Tony Tiger points out on his blog, scores can be incomprehensible, but comments may be a lot more informative. I owe a lot of thanks to Tony and to Steven Seven, not that we write about quite the same thing, but we've been mutual sounding boards. Less interactively, I also get lots of ideas from Millie, Paige Hawthorne, Mage, Auguy86, and GYounger.
My SOL writing benefits my psychotherapy in several ways. First, it's simply satisfying to be producing content, not all of which is published yet. Second, it's a very good mechanism to explore what-if/do-over with my therapist.
So what am I doing, in old and new universes/series? Let me note that I lost my draft Word files, so I hope to find a way to pull down some finished or in-progress HTML and put them into editable Word.
New universe: Registered Courtesans. Not absolutely faithful to the years and history as is the Ask Not JFK alt-history, but close enough, to things that generally were in my life from age 14-16. Some things aren't perfectly accurate -- there were no miniskirts or stiletto heels in my actual junior high, and I won't have that!
Under this universe,
Series 1: La Cosa Sua
Story 1: The Godgranddaughter (9 chapters, complete, being posted)
Story 2: The Godgranddaughter's Lover (In progress. Probably 6 chapters. About 3 stable)
Series 2: Bonobo Project and the Workman Mansion (well-developed. I think I'll start posting although not all chapters are done.)
Under the Ask Not universe (JFK), the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis story is posted. Part of 1963, involving Vietnam and Civil Rights, is up. I need to go back to Chapter 10 or so to fix some inconsistencies, and then flesh out the rest of the year. It shares a lot with the universe above, but is not identical.
A strry in the Sexual Revolutionaries universe needs a finishing chapter or three, as well as its Le Marquis series. This will pick up themes of polyamory and friendly sex business. These do build from my second marriage but have a lot of do-over, which is very therapeutic for me. Things might have been a lot better for us, and sexier for everyone.
Feedback on priorities is welcome.
I'm not sure if I'm going to restart with the Swarm Cycle, if only because my military vision may be too strong for balance in that universe.