I had a busy day. Not only was I implementing all those edits I’d been collecting over the week for TG, JJ1 and JJ2, but I also decided to actually make use of my word processor’s custom dictionary (a practice I fell out of because I got tired of starting the process all over again every time I had to migrate to a new machine). In this process, I caught some typos that would’ve slipped past me otherwise, not just in the three stories above but also in CeleKing1-3, EM1-3 and NagaTen. Just dealing with the Cross Arc was enough to keep me occupied for the time being, but I’ll deal with the other Arcs in the near future.

While I was doing that, I made a significant change. Well, it’s significant behind the scenes but only required one or two changes in the stories themselves. You see, back when I was writing CeleKing3, I decided that it would be simplest to use the year of adoption for the designation of Imperial weapons, i.e. the P777 was adopted in NE 777. However, CeleKing3 originally took place in NE 723. Yes, I could’ve just changed the designations of all the Imperial weapons, but instead I decided to shift the whole series one hundred years into the future. This might seem like a drastic step, but it actually made sense with the wider lore of the Cross Arc. You notice how there’s no mention of the Hybrids in the CeleKing series? Well, if I set the series after NagaTen (NE 745) and EM3 (NE 767), you can imagine a very good reason for that. Since there’s no mention of Hybrids in even later storied like JJ2 (NE 968) and TG (NE 1032), it starts to paint a bit of a picture. That being said, instead of changing a few weapon names in a couple chapters of CeleKing3, I had to go into the peripheral materials and change all the citations in the encyclopedia, timeline, genealogies, etc. Most of it was just applying a 100-year adjustment to the dates. I didn’t add any new members to the Imperial Family, though. Now the Yuanguang Emperor reigns for a whopping 167 years, but with juvenation therapy, it’s not all that wild. He dies at the age of 266, but Wuzong (who Yasuko killed in CeleKing2) was still rather peppy at 231 (though Erdi’s juvenation therapy had improved by then, so that makes a difference). Another significant change is that Princess Anmei (wife of the Yuanguang Emperor’s brother) wasn’t killed during the purge of the Sun Faction but instead in an assassination attempt on the future Emperor Wude. (She still gets posthumously honored as Empress Bian when Wude takes the throne, and it prompted me to add a whole thing where Wude’s successor Wuzheng was the son of a concubine and all the mess that led to. Fun times.)

I think I may start doing sweeps in the Space and Tellus Arcs and see what that brings up. I’ll then try to gear myself to focusing on TWH next week. Hopefully there won’t be any more head trauma cramping my style. Stay tuned.

As I continue to heal from my injuries, I managed to finish going through TG, go on to JJ1, then start on JJ2. Once I’m done with JJ2, that’ll take care of all the stories currently available in the Cross Arc. Perhaps I’ll go over the Tico series next. Actually, I’d like to start making story progress again, so maybe I can try a bit of that, but I do need to get all these corrections implemented. If only the office productivity expert will let me work. Maybe when she decides to take a nap. Stay tuned.

Well, I had a bit of a mishap on Monday. Took a bit of a tumble on my bike. Jacked up my legs and both wrists, tore up my hands, and even got a decent crack to the noggin. I spent half the day in the hospital because some nervous Nellies think a head injury is something to be concerned about. As you might imagine, I didn’t get any story progress done, or much of anything at all. Because I’m a schmuck, I’m not letting my injuries keep me from work, but I haven’t been able to focus on TWH like I was planning. However, I have been making some use of my time by starting to go over Tzipi’s Garden and check it for errors like I’ve been doing for other stories lately. (Chapter 9 is particularly a mess.) Hopefully I will get to feeling well enough to really focus on what needs doing for TWH, but I’d say don’t expect a chapter this week. I may be doing good just to do the proofing. It’s still better than nothing, though, right? Stay tuned.

I managed to mostly finish Chapter 30 of JJ2, then on a whim, I started rereading Tzipi’s Garden and went through catching typos and such. I then gave CeleKing1 the same treatment. Didn’t get anything much done beyond that other than some review writing. I need to hop back on KniTwi. We’ll see what I get done. Stay tuned.

I finally got through the epilogue and have brought TG to a close. I then went on to break through my writer’s block and move forward in Chapter 28 of Tellus. We’ll see if I can finish the chapter in the coming days. Stay tuned.

I managed to finish Chapter 26 at last and start in on the epilogue. Because I just have a bit left, I’m going to get that finished before moving on to Tellus. Stay tuned.

I’ve been inching along in Chapter 26 of TG. Yes, the glacial pace is a little frustrating, but I suppose I’ve got no one but myself to blame for it. The goal is still to finish the book before the weekend’s out. Stay tuned.

I’m still moving along in Chapter 26 of TG. Another day or two should do it. Stay tuned.

I switched gears to work on Chapter 26 of TG and I’m going t focus on getting the book finished this week. It shouldn’t be that hard to do if I can actually focus. Stay tuned.

I was able to finish up Chapters 24 and 25 of TG and start on Chapter 26. Didn’t quite finish the book, but that seems very likely the next time its turn comes up in the cycle. Now it’s time to switch over to CeleKing3. Stay tuned.