Received some sad news this past week: the anthology "A Gift of Writing" was supposed to appear in has become a victim of the economy and has been canceled along with quite a number of other anthologies slated for 2012 by the same publisher.

"God of Light" is still slated for the December issue of Something Wicked.

It's been a tough year all around. Here's hoping 2012 is a lot better for everyone.

The laptop problem has been solved with a new one. I share with my husband, but he's not home or on it a lot, so it's pretty much mine. ;)

Still working on Charms.

Still waiting to hear on the anthology publication date for "Gift of Writing". Last bit of info puts it in 2012, but no specific date has been given.

Everything else is running pretty much on track. Since I now have a way to be online pretty consistently, I'll be submitting my work again and should be able to update Alden.nu more consistently again. Already have a Lesson or two planned and am thinking about Metas.

Hopefully there won't be any more interruptions to being online in the near future.

It's a bit quiet around here right now as there are some events at home requiring my attention. And I have limited laptop time at the moment, though I hope that will be changing soon. Just some general updates:

» "God of Light" still due to come out in the December Something Wicked

» Still no news on when the antho with "Gift of Writing" is due to be released

» Blood Charms is in, hopefully, it's last revision. If all goes well, I hope to have it out to beta readers early 2012 (which is too close for comfort! Really, what happened to this year?) and be submitting it before summer.

» I've begun the first round revision on Quest For Ehlarayn, the book that comes after Assassin's Choice. No, A.C. hasn't been picked up yet, but Quest gives me an alternate project that I can work on when I don't have a laptop.

» All new material is on hold until the laptop thing has been resolved. If it doesn't get resolved, I still have my old 98SE--no internet access...and it's very weird to work on now.

And that's pretty much it. Not ignoring Alden.nu, just don't have as much time and access as I had a bit back. Hopefully, it will all sort itself out soon and favorably.

"God of Light" has been accepted by Something Wicked, and I just sent the contract back last night (in the wee hours of the morning, actually). I'll be sure to note when it will be available.

Still waiting to hear when Ghostology, the antho that will have "The Gift of Writing" in it, will be available. The last update noted that it's on the publisher's list (as of 6/5/2011), but there's no timeline for its release. I'm anxious for it since it took 9 years to sell that story.

Finally, Meta, Lessons, and journeys updates, which I've managed to do at least monthly until now, are on a short hiatus until I finish an important project for the husband.