In Shadows

and uninspired.

I've discovered something horrible. The reason I feel so bad is because of work. I've only been back for two days and I feel like shit. It'll get better eventually - it HAS been two weeks of me not doing ANYTHING as far as physical labor. I'm sore and cranky and extremely tired.

On the other hand, my original concerns about the progression of my rheumatoid arthritis seem to be for naught. Being in constant pain for months on end, I was beginning to wonder if perhaps it was getting worse or my medication was becoming ineffective. Two weeks vacation showed me everything's working fine and dandy.

As far as the editing I had planned on the trip, it sorta fell through despite the fact I had five or six days of train rides to fill. After we left LA, I dragged out my stuff - to include my Palm and keyboard - to begin edits on On Azrael’s Wings. It seems the digital camera in my bag was pressed too tightly against my Palm’s soft cover . . . I was completely drained of juice. Which meant I was also completely without all my notes and digital documents. (And I had a LOT of notes, dammit! Three whole NoteTaker files for Azrael, Iditarod, and Sanguire!)

Thank gods I had brought the hard copy of Azrael. I at least was able to read through it, make notes, and actually edit about six chapters. That’s a far cry from getting the entire thing finished, however.

That also meant, though, that I didn’t get anything else written on my two current projects. *sigh*

With the help of Shawn, Raven and my wife I think I’ve worked through some of the issues I have with the Sanguire series. I’m ending it too soon. The book I’m working on has too many climaxes. I need to focus on one. And leave the other for the next book. So instead of a trilogy, it’ll be a quad-something-or-other I guess.

So here I sit with plenty of time to get writing on the Iditarod . . . I even know what scene is next. Can almost see it in my mind's eye. But keeping my eyes open is a problem. And my head hurts. And my body aches. Napping's not an option because I'm too stiff to relax. Major Catch 22!

Hopefully by next week I'll have reaclimated myself to the physical labor.