Taking an Arrow in the Knee

Hello all!

It has simply been an AGE since I last posted, and holy canoli what things have transpired!

First off....The Mythical Man Beast proposed! He liked it so he made sure to put a ring on it. :) To sate your curiosity, it was simply done the night before our 1 year anniversary. We were at his house, hanging out, talking about what to get from the local pizzeria for dinner, he was standing, I went to get up because my bladder was screaming at me....he grabbed my hands and guided me down to the sofa....I laughed thinking he wanted to cuddle....when suddenly! He took an arrow in the knee! He said my name and pulled out a box, my eyes felt like they grew to the size of saucers while he opened the box and his voice turned into that of the teacher from Charlie Brown. When my brain finally overcame the shock, all I caught was "....will you marry me?"

I missed his entire speech.

My stupid ass brain decided to detach itself from the rest of the universe for a few minutes and I missed his ENTIRE speech! GAH!

I don't feel too bad though, as he forgot it too.

Needless to say, I squeaked yes, we hugged, I turned into a sobbing marshmallow and we spent the remainder of the night being disturbingly sweet and telling one another our love and hopes and vowing eternal love like the hopeless romantics we are. I'm still going to propose back to him though, gender roles be damned!

In the end, I was overcome and completely forgot I had to pee.


Other than that!

My work situation has changed quite a bit. We got a new mattress and it is alieviating a lot of my back pain. I am impatiently anxious for the Mythical Man Beast to find a job here on the West Coast so he can move here and we can start our lives together finally.

I've ALSO decided to make some changes in regards to Thistledown. It had been too long since I'd read it so I took the time to do so before I hopped back into Thistletorn. Aaand my grammar nazi brain found errors and inconsistencies that I have to fix or I will go nuts. Well, more nuts than I already am at any rate. So I have decided to completely revisit Thistledown.

I plan to re-do it / edit it, pay for PressBooks to format it for me to save me the headache, and re-self publish it through Smashwords. I thought about attempting to submit it to literary agencies, in hopes of landing an agent, but all paths lead to Do Not Pass Go. I hadn't quite realized that once something is self-published - it's done. So, what to do, eh?

Why, finish one of my other crazy number of books! I have decided to revisit and finish The Welkinbane as I attempt to get Thistledown and Thistletorn all set for self-publishing. I would love to find an agent to represent me, as I have discovered that self-publishing may be a good way to go, if you lack marketing skills you're kind of SOL.

So I've decided to move forward with the Welkinbane. Not only is it a hoot to write, but it is also pretty strong so far in terms of plot, characters, development and scene. I think, if anything, this story will be my best chance. I've got a few more sequels to it that I'm attempting to plot out now in order to get my facts straight.

So look forward to some more updates on the Welkinbane as well as the heads up when the 2nd edition of Thistledown comes out!

Adieu!