Good day to all. Some good news and some bad news; I let you figure out which is which.
My production rate has dropped over the past year due to several personal reasons. I haven't quit writing, and I have several serial stories my readers want me to continue. My current sequence for developing the next parts of the stories is indicated below:
1. Opening Earth 3 - in-progress, maybe 70% complete. Not sure where I want to interrupt Doug's saga, but hope to post by the end of the year. There will likely be a part 4.
2. Time Scope 3 - After OE3. Development time is probably 8-12 months at my current rate of writing.
3. Sauce for the Gander 2 - After TS3. Development time is probably 8-12 months at my current rate of writing. The rest of Carl's story may be relatively short, 4-6 chapters, but hopefully interesting.
I estimate the above at close to 3 years of writing. However, I may work on the following if I need a break:
A. The Ark 3 - This is a maybe and primarily depends on my determining how to continue the story in an interesting way. If I write TA3 it will be after Sauce 2.
B. Chocolateen-Ancient Abilities - These are 4 stories with overlapping characters. I am thinking of merging the 4 stories into a single story, and deleting the standalone stories. If I merge the stories, I will integrate the scenes in an appropriate order. I will also add new content. I will probably intermingle the development of the new story in parallel with completing 1-3 above, when I need a break from development of 1-3.
C. I also have a couple of new stories that seem to be close to completion. Depending on circumstances, I may complete and post those stories (i.e., Caveman Courtship, The Footlocker, and The Pink Monkey Chronicles). I have no idea when I will work on these stories, but I may do so between 1-3 above.
I will turn 73 later this year and over the past year, I have noticed a decline in my health. Please be warned that if that decline continues, I may not be able to complete the above. We will just have to wait and see.