A few developments

I'm coming down with a cold, probably the same one bitterlawngnome and danthered had last week after our chilly camping weekend. The worn down feeling made me mildly depressed today.

So I missed djjo more than usual, because our visit this weekend was awfully nice, and my body is craving TLC. Unfortunately I probably passed the cold to you, Danny, and I'm sorry. How ironic is that?

Otherwise, some things are happening. Writing things.

I have been poking at the blind_king, my new attempt at the novel I started writing as a teenager, with different incarnations through my life. It is starting to come alive again. I don't intend to write it quickly, but setting up the new journal has encouraged me to spend a few hours at it, and the gears are starting to turn.

I have started an entirely different book project incorporating some of my nature essays from Suite101. I have wanted to do this for a couple years, and now bitterlawngnome has offered to collaborate. The essays need thorough editing. The revisions should be done by the end of the month.

Also ranger1 is coming to visit on Thursday for several days, our first meeting in person.

On November 1 I'll set aside blind_king for a month to do NaNoWriMo. I'm feeling intense pressure already. That weekend I'm going to Toronto, but hopefully I can start writing while I'm there.

Tonight I'm going to bed early for a change.