Ever Bethany

I think I'm settling down now; faced the music, am kind of at peace again, but with a more relaxed stride and less cluttered mind.

I am working on my next novel, working title "Pact of Magelords".

I have too many books out from the library, and feel like I work on so many things all day but run out of day to do what I wanted. Pretty much back to normative here.

But I'm still having to think out some of the repercussions.

For example, when I went to Viable Paradise, I had great, mind-expanding encounters--and the only feedback that really stuck with me was the most negative, and perhaps irrelevant piece of advice. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's why I latched on to it.

Trying to rework my mind around the idea that I don't need to validate myself by being successful with short stories. I am doing well with poems, and I think my novels are not half-bad. Maybe I should stop pouring so much energy (just EMOTIONAL energy) into trying to get marketable short stories out of myself.

There was something else, but I've forgotten. Maybe I'll think of it again tomorrow. That's okay, too.