Hi all

[red_eris]

First off, I am working on creating a posting guide that will hopefully not only get us all on the same page expectations-wise but also give us newbs a better idea of what we're even meant to do here. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get that up. But I also have like sixteen other things that have to be done tomorrow, so there's that.

On which note, anyone else feeling really frustrated because holidays and writing don't seem to be compatible? I'd really love to be writing, but especially as a parent, I am abso-fucking-lutely swamped with making the holidays happen and have no brain energy left ever. I'd like it to be January stat.

Off to beta readers!

[dafan7711]

The final two chapters of The Amatus and the Altus are off to beta readers today! As this is the last huzzah for this project, I've invited all seven of my previous betas, plus two new and excited readers to comment on the WIP between now and next Friday, December 20.

I've heard back from one already, who said they thought it was great! Like, they usually have one or two suggestions, but nothing needed this time. The absolute rush of knowing a reader loves my work is amazing. It's like escaping the Collector base of ME2, running for the evac, not sure if you're gonna make that last jump.

Bum, bum, bum; bum-bum-bum-bum, the drums pound, then the screeeeeeeching leap! And, if you cultivated a good relationship with a loyal squadmate, they pull you into the shuttle so you don't die and the galaxy actually gets saved.

Okay, maybe that analogy got away from me, but, man, I get the same rush from achieving writing milestones as I do from that scene. I might catch some Kate or Marcus Shepard footage myself later, but here you can immediately enjoy a youtube clip by Cstyle12 (link jumps to 18:40 mark) of Shep, Garrus, and Tali escaping the Collector base.

Or listen to the track here.