Hello folks. This editing project has proven more involved than originally expected, so it’s demanded my full attention. It’s a surprisingly dark non-fiction piece that takes a mental toll on me every time I sit down with it, especially if in large chunks.
Now some of the posts I’ve been sharing lately have also been a little dark, but I figure it’s better to get this stuff out of my system now while I still have a small following than scare off (God willing) an established following later.
The good news is I should be only a few “dark” posts away from establishing my point and moving on. I’ve always found mythology fascinating (This was long before I knew how deep a rabbit hole it could be), so I guess that’s now just a part of who I am. And, for better or worse, it’s become an intrinsic part of my writing journey as a fantasy author.
In the meanwhile, apologies to my guinea pigs.
But in my defense, I’ve been trying to post levity between these darker posts to break things up a bit. (Unfortunately, the book I’m working on has no such moments of levity. I’m still stumbling through its darkness, hoping to find a light at the end of the tunnel.)
None-the-less, as of Saturday, I’d reached 74% completion on the editing job. I still have over a week before the project deadline arrives, and I’m hoping to push through to at least 80% today. It is coming along well … at the expense of this blog for the time being. But I refuse sacrifice my mental health just to blast through this project in record time. I estimate I’ll be done in half a week, which would be more than half a week sooner than it needs to be. But then again, I may need those extra days to re-read and polish the work I’ve done.
Posts here have already gotten less frequent, and until I reach the end of this project, that’s likely going to continue. Expect sparsity, but also expect regular posting to continue next week at the latest. But who knows? I’ve surprised myself in the past. Maybe I’ll get done with the project faster than I think. And I know that when I get passionate about something and want to share it, I have a hard time staying away from this blog.
Nick Enlowe 