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So, Turns Out Breaking the Lid on the 2013 Gratitude Jar...

...might've been a bad omen after all.

If you're wondering why I've been MIA for most of this year, it's because an unexpected surgery in January turned into a nasty blood clot that lasted into February.  This was a huge wake up call given I've always been reasonably healthy - but it turns out genetics cursed me with fast-clotting blood, and apparently surgeries - and sitting for long periods of time writing - aren't exactly great for this.

So, after spending several weeks wondering if I was going to stroke out at any given moment, I got pretty fired up and decided things were going to change.  As soon as I got the all clear that the clot had dissolved, I determined Xarelto wasn't the answer to combatting my shitty genes long term, but hardcore daily exercise just might be - which is why for almost every day for the past eight weeks I've been working with my awesome coach, Lisa, who does her best to inflict random limb failure on me by having me do stuff like:

Tyre-bangers with a sledgehammer (those suckers hurt!)

...and...

Burpee ball-slams (meet the 7.6kg slam ball Lisa named "Lance".  Think about it - she has a wicked sense of humour)

...and...

Burpee broad jumps.  On sand, these are serious torture.

So why am I sharing this? Well, a couple of reasons. First, I thought you might want to know I'm alive and feeling AMAZING (way to make the best out of a crappy situation); and second, I wanted you to know I'm still writing - albeit on a modified schedule now. Scion is still next cab off the rank, but there is something related to its release that I've been held up with for some time now. Unfortunately I can't announce what that is yet - which is killing me since I pretty much spill everything (like, oh, pictures of me in lycra!) - but as soon as I can, I will.

As for those of you who are here for Timing Fate updates, don't fret. Haelven is also very much on my radar. I hope you liked my take on the Timing Fate playlist over at the site - and who knows? Maybe you'll find a previously deleted scene between Xaevier and Paige over there in the near future.

And that's the latest.

Happy reading, writing and dreaming all.

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