For those waiting with bated breath for more Wilhelm, the aforementioned rewrite of Scream is progressing nicely with only minor hiccups. I'm presently just over the half-way mark, and once the whole of Scream has been rewritten I'll start posting that and take down Stone, leaving Scream up 'as is' for those who stumble upon it as a 3rd placed category Clitorides winner.
Interesting, the rewrite with Luke, et al, being 'aged up' a little had freshened the story for me, and between that and the minor changes and polishes being incorporated, the process has lost the 'grind' and regained the 'grand'.
Moving forward, what would have been Stone will need more rewriting than Scream as a lot of things require adjustment, but again, this should help keep things fresh for me. As for what would have been the third book - Sonata - this exists only in terms of ideas, scenes, and an as yet undecided climax to Luke's story. At the moment it can go in one of several directions, with the most likely being slightly open-ended thereby allowing me to return to these characters again one day, and also providing the jumping off point for more stories connected to the Devices, some of which are already in outline.
So I'm not dead, I'm doing okay, the rewrite is fun, and as ever, when it's ready, I'll post.
Cheers...Clee