Built of Rag and Bone

So, I was holding off on giving another status update until I was absolutely positive about what I was doing, but it’s been a while and you guys have been very patient, so here’s the scoop:

Children of the First will return with chapter 22 on Friday, April 17th.

I’ve already written chapters 22 (it’s a long one) and 23 and sent them to Whitney-editor for a look-through. The reason I haven’t posted them yet is that I wanted to build up a buffer before coming back, trying to get the schedule a little more consistant. I’ll be posting one chapter a week from now on, mainly to allow me time for work, life, and other writing. I’ve always been of the opinion that quality is more important than quantity or keeping to a strict schedule, but I’d like to be able to have both. I’m sure you’ll all agree. If something changes, I might try to go back to twice a week, or maybe one every five days or something like that, but I’m starting conservatively and working up if I think it’s feasible.

So, that’s that. I suppose I’ll give you a bit of personal update too:

I have gotten my health insurance and my doctor wrote me a scrip for my meds, but for half of the dose I was taking before. So it helped, but not as much as I would like. Since then, I’ve made an appointment with a psychiatrist (was previously going to general physisian, but she wanted me to get a psych. That was part of her reasoning for the low does: She’s not a psychiatrist and doesn’t really know the medications that well), so hopefully I’ll be back on track for real by the end of next week.

Other stuff:

Someone else put an offer on the farm my parents were trying to buy, and the owners accepted so we lost our contract. Bummer. We still haven’t sold our house and are currently in the process of trying to find another farm. Prices have dropped since we started the search, so we’re hopeful that things will start happening soon. God I hope so, because this tiny desk in the basement is not a great work area.

I have gotten a job in a little independant coffee shop near my house, so that’s cool. A job is one of those good things to get when you have no money. Maybe I’ll finally be able to pay off my credit card bill from the move up. That would be sweet.

Other other stuff:

I met a girl. She is awesome. We are dating. Her name is Kate.