Oh BTW...

    FYI ... I know we're running late, it couldn't be helped. But The First A.I. War is in the hands of Goodlifeguide.com. I should see it back by November 13th at the latest. (Most likely this week I hope) As soon as I get it I will publish it.

   In other news, I've been plugging along with PR despite the occasional interruption. I am into the last act and it is coming along, though I seem to be dithering over the Bek details now that I am at that cross roads. Fun. This book is turning into a monster. I'm at 472 pages total so far (I'm actually at the first page of chapter 52 on page 436, with 2 other chapters further down stream already finished) and I know I've got another 8-10 chapters to go before the book is done. Insane. This monster will be 550+ pages easy! I know some people (namely Darion) will want me to split the book in half just to make it easier to read. lol and others like Thomas and Carlos will be cheering me on and demanding more. I also know the fan base is also split, with some wanting the short books while the others want the monsters. I'll go with the monster this time and see how things go.

   A lot has happened in this book, so many changes! Not just battles either, that's been going on a lot! (I hinted about a big one being set up in BL) Wow. I've had to gloss over a few events since they belong in short stories... or in J5 lol.
   The changes are going to force more changes in J5 and other books. I ran into this problem when I sped up things and wrote Battle Lines instead of sticking to my original plan. (Half of BL ended up in PR since I tried to focus on the new perspectives and didn't want to deviate) Oh well, I'll figure it out as I gnash my teeth and grumble. ;)

   I sent the first chapter off to the betas a while back, (though Jory apparently didn't get his copy until Saturday, oops) and I recently sent the first act off to 2 of my most thorough guys (who are also the slowest since they are very busy) I got some initial feedback from Darion on the first 4 chapters. I need to go over it, but I want to finish the rough draft first. :P

   I know once this book is roughed out I'll be done for writing for a bit. (Holiday season time) Most likely I'll finally catch up on some render projects and update the short story catalog before I dive into the next project. (Which was supposed to be another short story anthology, I've already gotten the stories earmarked and some written!)

Da't's all for now folks!