In Between Worlds

Still alive, now working at a school, and pretty much chugging along. There are days I swear I have bounding energy. There are also days I swear I have none, even, to get me out of bed. But work keeps me going.

I need to get back to pagan/spiritual stuff.

For writery stuff, check out A Wolf's Tale. Most of my writery-related stuff goes there. Also there is my tumblr for more fandom, activism and more writery related stuff.

I started work on Monday. Woot, back to a school.

And... Stuff on my Tumblr. A sneak into things I am working on.

I turned 38 on the 1st of March.

And stuff... Rider's release is pushed back to a later date. Thank you all for being patient!

And...

Heart Of Fire, the third book of the Jan Xu series, is sold to Masque Books, the digital imprint of Prime Books. ;)

I announced it on my writery blog and now I am doing the same for my DW. ;)

To be honest, I am quite happy to see 2012 go. The year has been filled with ups and downs with the downs dominating the second half of the year.

Writing
Stories were published. Novellas were read. Submissions are - well- submitted. The Ayam Curtain, co-edited with J.Y.Yang, is published. A physical book, dammit!

And Yao Jin in Weird Noir. :)

Life
October, November and December were hardest on my emotions. The family is trying to cope with the issue of cancer. My cat has diabetes and has been in and out of the vet hospital. I think my emotions are frayed and gone to the point of exhaustion.

Finances
Not too pretty at the moment. I hope to get a job. Yes, job hunting, again.

I end this short blog post with a nice review of Phoenix With A Purpose.

A story - novelette-length - and from Envisioning, a collection of speculative fiction I wrote a while back.



Download.

One: AYAM CURTAIN cover reveal!.

Two: The Basics of Flight ebook, only 99 cents. (Smashwords: Link)

Three: For Rider readers, it will be out probably after Singapore Writers' Festival, mid-November!

Two stories:

A Mid-Autumn Jan Xu short: Gui Jie.

The Basics of Flight: A steampunk YA novella, on the World SF Blog.

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My girls really enjoyed Mid-Autumn Festival. We had popiah (think hand-made spring rolls!), mooncakes and tea. ;)

Interview later today. Monday was an sub-editing test at a local TV station. Things seem to be looking up. Fingers and claws crossed. I don't want to jinx.

Meow is adapting to his new increased med dosage and new diet. My boy cat is now old. I give him scritches and he meows just like a kitten, nudging my hand and rubbing it.

My girls are growing fast. Cub is now a tween, Dot a terrible three. ;)

And I have placed a WIP on Wattpad. Another publishing platform. The writers there are mostly teens.

Meow, my boy cat who is now an elderly cat, got admitted to animal hospital last Friday. He was diagnosed with diabetes and hated being in the hospital. Right now he's happily sunning himself in the spot of sunlight. Much better-looking now and less miserable.

Meanwhile, job search continues with random hair-tearing and empty promises.

Meanwhile, contracts (writing/publishing) are getting drafted and signed (I hope).

I can only hope so much until my heart breaks. My heart has been broken too many times of late. Goddess knows why I am still standing, still (oddly) optimistic. It feels like I am hitting a wall all the time.