E. Writer Here's the pic they have of him on the website. I am just overjoyed that Noodles is safe and sound. At least I hope.

M. C. Ryder Yay! Hopefully he finds a good home!

E. Writer He's too feral. He wont let them or people near him so he can't be adopted. That's why he's behind that blanket. Indoor life is too stressful. So he will be a barncat in my yard. We're paying to have him neutered, tnr'd and microchipped and they are releasing him to me tomorrow evening.

E. Writer This is Noodles sitting on one of the cat houses we have for him and his sister. the warmer ones are behind him. He likes my daughter and likes to sleep under her bedroom window.

M. C. Ryder Aww, that's good to hear! He's coming home!

Alex Morton I'm a big believer in setting a writing schedule that includes a minimum number of words per day. Sure much of it may be throwaway, but you can always edit down. It's a lot tougher to "edit up". Waiting for the muse to strike first isn't always the answer. Sometimes you need to set the stage for the muse to show up.

E. Writer I agree. The concept and story came to mind one day, so I had the characters illustrated and them I put the layout and backgrounds together around the story. The story is fine, but I cannot determineif the story works because i dislike tv shows and movies that are centered around teens. So I have no basis for comparison to determine if I'm on the right track. I have one chapter left. I can't seem to finish it.

E. Writer Alex, interestingly, I have done this twice. I started researching and working on my book, Sixth Iteration in 2013. I was doing research on AI, which was still in development throughout this time, so there were all of these delays. Finally, in 2021, the unfinished book was published under a 60 day preorder, giving me 2 months to finish writing and editing the book before books started shipping out to retailers and customers. Talk about writing under the gun! This was so challenging but I made my deadline and the fully completed book was released without a hitch. Same with Reality Unbound. The book was almost finished in August. It was published under a 60 day preorder, giving me 60 days to finish writing and editing the book. which I did, but I experienced burn out as a result because of the level of research involved. I wanted to have it peer reviewed first, but it would not have worked out since the technology is always changing and I did not want the content to become outdated ahead of its release.

M. C. Ryder It really depends on what works for you as a writer. Making tight deadlines or writing when you have the time and idea fresh in the mind. I know for me writing on a deadline does not produce my best work.

E. Writer It forces me to get it done or the project may never be finished.😔 I agree, my best work is when I'm inspired and everything is coming easily.

M. C. Ryder Will have to check the movie out! I hear ya though, when I'm in creative space, no interruptions please! (This includes my cats- and yes, I do feel guilty when I don't give them my lap all day lol)

E. Writer Exactly, this is something only creatives truly understand.