Done my part...

...to support our niche of the economy. I bought books. More books....

I purchased samhenderson's Heaven's Bones and scbutler's Reiffen's Choice (and a subscription to Smithsonian....can't get by without that!)

When am I going to have time to read these?

Have I finished the influenza book yet? Much less the stack of non-fic still waiting? And my greatly anticipated Lone Star Stories Reader? And the 3 Deborah Crombie mysteries I have backlogged? Plus all the Ian Rankin I promised myself I would get to eventually? My issues of Black Gate?

::sighs::

Do your part. Go buy some books.

ETA: I had to re-check my library book today, too. I've read that book, but most rescan it.

The PB's Epic, currently "Iron Shoes"

That seemed like the perfect name in the middle of the night last night, but now it sounds a bit lame.

While I'm percolating over the 10K 11K short D2, I went back to the plot bunny's epic. I'm re-outlining it, prepping it to become a lengthy 25K first draft.

I've had some time to rethink the plot. I'm actually happy with it. Some tweaking on time elements, straightening out some things, but otherwise, it hangs together pretty well. And I'm enjoying reading some of the character interactions. (That's always nice). Have to get the fantasy elements lined up properly, but the re-outline should take care of that.

I e-mailed a racing historian for some help with race specifics, but he hasn't gotten back to me, more's the pity. I may have to fudge actual race details! OTOH, if I can't easily find that information myself, then only someone highly-specialized should be able to argue with my totally spurious dollar amounts and dates....allowing me some license.

We'll see if I survive the first rewrite and still like it then ;o)