The end of the Southern heat?

Alternate Title: Stuff in September

Good evening once again as I once again speak to the empty auditorium that represents the people that actually read my blog on a regular basis. Oh, where to begin as the month of September rolls to a close?


MY BOOKS


Sadly, the first place that I sent Xenoearth to didn't want it, but at the same time, it didn't sound like a stock rejection letter either, so there's a least a small silver lining to it. So be it, that just means that it is now at its next destination at Gryphonwood Press. I still haven't heard anything one way or the other from them just yet, but I'll be sure to put up the results once I do.

The Argent Fangs, the second book in the Xenoearth series is coming along fairly strong still, though I have slowed down the pace at which I have been writing it so I can focus on other side projects, such as a story of indeterminite length at this time that I am currently working on called "The Second Life." This story looks at another aspect of Glenn Allister's past: the time he spent in Fuutoni Village before it was burned to the ground by the Yakuza. It's sitting at around 3k words right now and I've only really scratched the surface with this piece, so it'll probably end up being novelette or novella length. I don't see this particular story becoming full-blown novel length.


READING


Not a whole lot to talk about here, merely because I've been pre-occupied with my own writing and networking with other people about my work, but I'll just say that I'm looking forward to the next Wheel of Time book when it comes out.


FRIENDS


Speaking of friends, I've lately re-discovered a small community of people that have a focus on astrology and the occult called The Constellation Chamber. Their link is right here: http://constellationchamber.heavenforum.com It's not a very big community, but it is very tight-knit and the people are definitely worth getting to know. Another website I have found myself on a lot lately is a little place called Deviant-Art, which I am using to meet other authors while promoting my work. I'm going to warn you right now: there's a lot of garbage on this site since - much like the rest of the internet at large - anyone can put anything up about anything and try to pass it off as good. That being said, I still like the place, and I've found a few diamonds in the rough if you will. Here's the link in case you care: http://www.deviantart.com


OTHER STUFF


My mother and her boyfriend came down from Maine to pay my sister's family and myself a visit, and she brought down a good chunk of the rest of my possessions in the process, including my RPG books and my two cats: Mithril and Umbral. I don't know what she was feeding them over the past year, but both of them have easily doubled (tripled in Umbral's case) in weight.



I guess that's all I can think of for this entry, so have a good night, and question everything.