Carpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – August 2024

 

Authorial Highlights

  • Worked on a couple of different short bits and bobs to stretch my fiction writing muscles. Getting a bit more confidant.
  • The Fantasy Trip Quick Quest “The Gallery of Hands” remains in the hands of Steve Jackson.
  • Working on another article for Hexagram for The Fantasy Trip – still working on a monster article. Maybe for Hexagram #13?
  • GURPS Monster Hunters Adventure: The Face of Fire” aka GURPS Visage-22 has been edited into its final form by the authors and submitted to Steve Jackson Games. Glad to get that done.
  • Haptic is on pause at the moment.
  • I currently have two outstanding contracts/projects a TFT Quick Quest and GURPS Monster Hunters Adventure: The Face of Fire.
  • Total wordcount for June was 43,228 words – I met my goal of 20,000 words for the month of August.
  • I’m am putting no wordcount goal for September 2024.
  • I’m taking a break from projects for now. (See below for why.)

Blog Highlights

  • Blog entries were about 2-3 per week.
  • Wrote four entries this month (including this one).

Patreon Highlights

  • Patreon was on time this month.
  • Gained 2 members, lost 5. Dozen new free members.
  • No fiction again. No attempt.
  • See the Patreon Schedule for September.
  • Get the Patreon Specials for September here.

Miscellaneous Related News

  • I did almost nothing toward the last half of the month of August
  • My boyfriend died Sunday August, 18th, 2024 at 0508 hours. They tried to revive him. Our girlfriend and his parents were with him. She tried to revive him and continued until the EMTs got there. They kept trying at the hospital. He went quick and without pain they said. I am so utterly devastated that a man I’ve known over 30 years and been with for 20ish is gone. I…just can’t right. It’s just me and Herself now. Yes, I’m bisexual. Yes, I’ve been in the same relationship with the same two people for that long. I’m out and I no longer care what people might think of me. Let’s move on. (If you want to help monetarily, I’ve set up a GoFundMe for us.)
  • My physical and mental health decreased quite a bit and I took a moral injury so bad I honestly don’t know if I’ll recover from it.
  • I paused work totally on the Virginia Board of Workforce Development program.
  • I cannot promise steady content for a while. I’m sorry. I have enough energy to work on Patreon and maybe a few random things. That’s it. Bear with me.
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