Packing up SYNERGIZED, unpacking ALIEN WHIP!

This entry should be subtitled, Until We Meet Again.

We're through with rough edits for Synergized, a work of the heart. I'm proud of it. That entire project will be for future publication, not for an immediate sale. It would take quite a presentation to sell a trilogy right off the bat, though I've seen it done.
(Looking at you, Cheryl, with admiration!)
I'm not going to plan for a grand slam first time out.
In a few years, I'll be a better writer, and I'll rewrite the first book of the series, Magnetic, in awful need of a rewrite. Well, it was my first completed single-title, finished before 1995. Even substandard writing, an agent assessed the manuscript and said it was very sellable, if rewritten. It's all about the writing.

Meanwhile, Mom loved, loved, loved Synergized! She came away with a huge smile on her face and some fabulous compliments. That was neat. It's also, all about makin' the momma proud.

NEXT!
I've started on my next project, Alien Whip, did a rough first chapter, introducing the hero and heroine. I'm excited about it. The original goal was to write a short one this time, but alas, the story is the story, and I'm going to write the story, whatever size it turns out to be.

Gonna do some things I've never tried before: an alien invasion, cybernetics, themes of growing sentience, a few things I'll not reveal. Stay tuned. I'll post the first chapter in the next few days.

My birthday's coming up. 42. Do you remember "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? The gang asked the smartest computer in the galaxy, Deep Thought, what the meaning of life was. Deep Thought's answer was 42.

... Just 42 ...

42's gonna be a good year for me.
(Knocking on wood, throwing salt over my shoulder with crossed fingers, murmuring a prayer to the Gods. )

Hey! 41 was great!