mmerriam | The Rocky Road (Reply)

I sent out my 300^th submission yesterday. It seems like so -- few -- for five years of working at this writing thing. Still no SFWA/HWA pro sale either. I guess there's nothing to do but forge ahead. I'm at one of those nadirs writers sometimes hit. Hopefully I'll pull out of it soon.

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I haven't been working on Rija's Tale this week, instead I've turned my focus back on Dark Water Blues for awhile. I gave it a continuity read this week, tweaked a few things. I'm setting it aside again, and then I'll jump into tearing it apart and putting it back together in December. I think it's nearly good enough to sell right now, but I can see where it still needs work.

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A friend of mine, not_han_solo , passed away recently. I realized I've been out of sorts since them. We had drifted away in recent years, but were the same age, had a lot of the same interests. He started my interest in fire-dancing, and made our fire-chains, we gamed together. I'm having trouble believing he's really gone.

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This came in my inbox today (which is why this post is f-locked):

Hi Michael,

I'm Z, 18, from Washington. I share your eye disease. I was diagnosed at 14 and would like to know what to expect in the future with my eyes. Blessing.

Thank you,

Oh man, for few words, that is one big question. Wish me luck as I try to answer.

Peace,
Michael