Keely's Way: 10/21/2024
Finally emerging from the Month of Everything So Much
Reflecting on “A Year”
I feel like we have all been collectively cursed with the year-long equivalent of “I hope you have a day.” We have certainly had a year.
Or, you know, about five years. Eight? I’m loosing track.
Here in the the states, we’re bracing for Election Day on November 5th. Early voting has already started, but for me it is a time-honored tradition to go to the polls to vote. (For a long time I couldn’t, as my polling station was just awkwardly enough placed that I could not walk to it or even bus to it easily, so I often did early voting at a polling station near where I worked. Fortunately, it changed a few years ago and is now just a five minute walk from home.)
As things stand, everyone I know is on edge. We won’t know until we know on Nov. 6th and even then we’re expecting violence. Too many people have fallen down the Faux News cult hole and don’t respect other human beings, much less rule of law. I don’t think we’ll see big riots this time around, but small ones? Maybe.
What a year.
Weekly Roundup
I’m finally back on the writing wagon after the Month of Everything So Much!
Back on an Even Keel(y) is my round-up post from last week, but if you are wondering what I mean by “the Month of Everything So Much!” this will clue you in.
The Perfect Author Platform (for readers!) is a post about something I am super proud of, which is my project brief for the WikiArchivePlatform of my authorial dreams. It’s a big ask of an app, and I really wish I could build it.
AtWT episode 50: Writing with, around, and through Trauma. The longer we record Around the Writer’s Table episodes, the more interesting the conversations become. This one really touched home for me, as we talked about trauma, and how we deal with writing about it, especially when it is tied to our own personal experiences. Heavy topic but I think we approached it sensitively. (Listen on our website, or your favorite podcast app!)
Dragon’s Grail Arc 1 continues on The Bibliotheca! I missed a few updates during the Month of Everything So Much, but we’re back on track now! This arc is free for all readers and will remain so forever, although I will make it a book you can buy down the road.
The Bastards of Yumeng continues with Chapter 26!!! This fanfiction is a WIP and is in the 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) / 魔道祖师-墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù fandom. I’m going to start posting links to updates on The Bibliotheca, as well, so if you want to know more click this link!
THROWBACK!
Another look back to a year ago, when I was talking about the history text technology, ball point pens, cursive, and A.I.
The Tools Make the Text
Writing
Writing is being done! And not just on the fanfic Bastards of Yunmeng! I have not touched much of my fiction since I started my new job in early September, but I’m finally feeling my creative brain come back online after all the stress-stress-stress of, honestly, the past six months.
So, hopefully, the next update will have some real updates about writing!
It’s a Keely-Boo World
Keely joined me at Lucky Goat Coffee in Midtown this morning, and wondered where her blueberry muffin was???!? (She got a chew stick treat, don’t worry!)
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