Maria blows the stars around. . .

[rolanni]

. . .and the dust, and the leaves, and the trash cans, and the twigs, and the blue jays trying to come in for a landing at the bird feeder.  So far, the bird feeder’s hanging on.

Yeah, been a windy couple days here.

Also a cold couple days.  Currently 21F (feels-like-5F)/-6C (feels-like-minus-15C).  Nice to see winter finally arrived.

So, no, the draft didn’t get finished yesterday; I’ve got three more scenes, I figure, and then! The Red Pen.  Fortunately, though I didn’t actually happen to think so at the precise moment the phone call came in, I’ve gained some time on the week because the hospital yesterday rescheduled my appointment for the yearly mammogram, which had been on the books (for six months!) for Thursday.  (Have you made your appointment?  C’mon, let’s see a show of hands).

Yesterday, while I was banging my head against the keyboard peacefully typing away in my cloistered tower, Steve put up the next Klamath Splinter.  This one brings a change of character, place and POV.  It starts here.  Read, enjoy, tell your friends.

I’ve been teasing you for a couple months now with a Watch the Skies, and you deserve a little something for your patience, so here you go — Word from Madame the Agent is that. . .contracts are on the bus to her office in New York and will in the fullness of time arrive at the Confusion Factory.  That’s right — plural contracts, and granted some will arrive sooner than others.  What do you suppose those contracts might be for?  Go on — guess.

And, now?  Time for me to go back to work.

See you on the flip side.

Progress on Necessity’s Child (tbfkaG)
105,284/100,000 words OR 105% complete

“I fear that the woman has stolen my brother’s soul,” he said.

 

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

A sequel to Carousel Tides would be good. Carousel Riptides? Low Tide? I'm glad I don't have to come up with names for your books.

I keep wondering about the early settling of Liad. I mean, we've almost had the landing, how about the early days in the new country? I have to imagine that settling a planet might have a few ups-and-downs, a few chances for Cantra and clan to show their mettle? Or maybe the young offspring to grow up on a new frontier?

Contracts? Plural could be so many...

More Jethri?

[phil-boswell.livejournal.com]

A sequel to Balance of Trade would be quite nice. I seem to recall we left young Jethri ready to cause more havoc, and goodness knows we like havoc ;-)

Re: More Jethri?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Steve's next project, after the revisions for Dragon Ship clear the deck, is Trade Secret, the *drum roll, please* sequel to Balance of Trade.

When we turn that book in, it will finish the current contract, which included three novels: Dragon Ship, Necessity's Child, and Trade Secret.

Re: More Jethri?

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Oh! I think that's what Trade Secrets (being written right about now by Steve?) is going to be about. Although we might also pick up the young ladies from Balance of Trade, if Trade Secrets doesn't. I could see them spinning off into their own thread pretty easily.