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Steve’s Update 9/23/2018

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Hello!  Feeling mostly better, if a bit behind, but definitely back on track.

That illness finally stopped kicking my butt.  I figured out that many people at work were sick, so it wasn’t that I wasn’t getting better, but my body kept fighting off new invaders.  So I worked from home a bit and it helped.

This is important – if you can work from home stay home if sick AND if everyone else is.

So what have I done the last week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:  Past the halfway point and on a tear.  My goal now is to finish the technical editing run in mid-October, then do a very serious read-through and integrate any prereader feedback.  November looks good (but I gotta get to the cover)
  • Way With Worlds: Not much I’m afraid.
  • Other: Nothing that stands out this week except I feel better!

What am I going to do this week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: Keep editing!  I want to get through 1-2 chapters.
  • Way With Worlds: I am going to get back on track this week, with a target for, sadly, probably November as well.  The first book will be on Organizations in general, the second on specifics.
  • Other: An easier week hopefully!  Also I’d like to do more blogging.

-Steven Savage

Steve’s Update: 9/16/2018

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Hello gang, here’s my latest update!  I got sick this week, so it was pretty awful.

Honestly, it’s like the crap of August got a spinoff series.

So what have I done the last week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:  Still just about at the halfway point of edits, but I’m plowing through the previous chapters using Grammarly as mentioned.  That tool is amazing and it’s given me another editing pass.
  • Way With Worlds: I did not catch up.  Sorry.
  • Other: Sitting around feeling miserable.

What am I going to do this week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: Finish grammar edits, get beyond the halfway point, and keep at it.  I think I can get mostly through it this month.
  • Way With Worlds: I’m not gonna catch up at this rate, if I keep having interruptions.  My goal was to get the next book out next month, but I think I’ll have to settle for November.  However, if I work on it I think I can get to a regular pace as I want to keep these coming out – I have a lot planned.
  • Other: I’d like to feel better, so let’s aim for that.

-Steven Savage

Steve’s Update 9/9/2018

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Hello gang, here’s my latest update!

So what have I done the last week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:  I’m at the halfway point of my general edits, did my grammar edit on Chapter 1 and posted it for my  beta readers!  What I’m doing is using Grammarly for the final grammar edits before posting – it’s pricey, but worth it (some people I know use the cheaper program Hemingway).
  • Way With Worlds: Ended up not doing much so I gotta catch up.
  • Other: Did my library speaking – but also had more unexpected stuff to deal with.  Honestly, I need a vacation . . . to catch up.

What am I going to do this week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: I want to get beyond the halfway point and catch up on grammar edits so I can post for my readers.  I’ll probably split time so I can catch up.
  • Way With Worlds: Catching up of course!
  • Other: I’m going to be on the lookout for any interruptions here, needless to say.

-Steven Savage