Kenn Ghannon's entry inspired me to give you an update.
I'm a slow writer and almost as slow at editing and proofreading for others. This year I'm even slower - I'd call it brownout rather than burnout or abandonment by a muse. It is amazing how authors like Aroslav can consistently produce such a high volume of high quality stories.
I'm slowly proofing stories by Allan Joyal, Vince Berg, and a new guy writing in the Swarm Cycle. You'll like all three stories. Switching back and forth while proofing helps keep involvement with a story from getting so engaging that stuff gets overlooked.
My current work-in-progress is The Beard. The premise is that the brain ship, Caleb/Cheval Jaune, and his human companions need to disguise the fact that humans are aboard when visiting various members of the Confederacy. It may not be finished, proofed, and uploaded before year end.
Some elements already roughed in detail explain how Tuull do sex, an extraction from Vietnam, and the retirement the Tuull lead councilor. Trade goods will include the concept of fireworks and AI's that simulate cats. I've been sorta hoping to bring in a planet similar to Anne McCaffrey's Ballybran in her Crystal Singer series. What kind of beings would live there? We'll see.
Thoughts and suggestions are welcome, but no promises.
I'm encouraged that you folks continue reading my stories, even with the posting slow down. I passed three quarters of a million downloads a little while back. That's amazing for a 75-year-old amateur fiction writer who can't type worth a darn...
So thanks for reading my stories and for the many comments and suggestions.
Mike