Random Updatery and the Arrival of Art

[rolanni]

So, I am Much Improved.  Not quite Well, but you can see it from here.

Despite the oximeter, which claims I'm getting 'way plenty air, I still feel that there could be some considerable improvement on that front.  So, I've been -- gently and carefully -- practicing yoga breathing while laying on a rolled-up towel, along the length of my spine, so that my chest is open and receptive.  I'm taking it as a positive sign, that I can now do these things without coughing my lungs out.

Steve -- who you will remember started this journey a couple days ahead of me -- is also Much Improved, though he's not using the Well-word, either.  We're both being very cautious, and I'm not noticing that either one of us is turning down any naps.

So, that.  Yesterday, I actually opened the file for Alliance of Equals and fixed a problem that had moved me to tears a couple weeks ago.  Brain coming back online = excellent.

Today's snailmail brought us tube from David Mattingly.  Inside the tube, was a print -- Number 1 of 50! -- of the cover art for Dragon in Exile!  It's even more bright and beautiful in person than it is on the screen  (here, take a look).  I'm really looking forward to getting it framed and up on the wall.

If you'd like a copy of the print on your wall, write directly to David at davidATdavidmattinglyDOTcom.  But you better hurry: at least three of that limited run of 50 are already spoken for.

I'd like to thank those folks who have taken the time and trouble to review Carousel Seas. And, for those who missed the news, due to the press of holiday business -- the ebook edition of Carousel Seas is now available in multiple formats from Baen.com, and in Kindle format, from Amazon.

. . .and that?  Is all I've got.

Everybody take care.

Comments

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

I love the way some down time (preferably of the healthy kind) away from a project will often spawn new and (brilliant?) ideas that get it moving right along again. Keep on healin'!!

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I have found that Breathing is Good. Glad you and Steve and practicing at it.. grin.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

*applauds*

[6-penny.livejournal.com]

Breathing good definitely. Inhalers are a wonderful invention.
With what they are saying about this years flu avoiding Boskone sounds smart , or was it the new improved virus that got you both already?
Wishes for a healthy new year to both humans and felines.

[stitchwhich.livejournal.com]

Breathing is so comfortable, isn't it?

On your new cover - is there a cat in it? I found what looked like the face of a small terrier, but no cat. (Then again, I am not a member of pinterest, so I had a stupid banner across the page that I had to scroll past in order to see the cover in strips.)

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Well, that's annoying. I thought Pinterest was more inclusive than that.

Let me see what I can do.

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

It is kind of weird. If you aren't a member, there is a banner that really, really wants you to join or login. If you click continue, since there is no "no thanks option" it takes you to a "create an account" form. At which point I clicked the back arrow... And there was the picture, without the banner. If'n they asked me, I'd recommend adding a "not now" option to the banner, and let people look at the pictures without games. But they aren't likely to ask me.

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Just for fun, I was trying to figure out the kanji -- dragon dwelling in exile, I think. Although I suspect it came from Chinese, not Japanese. Nice!

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Did he do that?

Yanno, for me, he didn't have to, because reading Chinese characters is only one in the long list of things at which I am not proficient. But he took the time and the trouble, and did it anyway, because it added another layer to the art -- that's just. . .very cool.

In case there was any doubt, David Mattingly's a pro.

Thanks for letting me know, Mike.