Status Update #18: October 2026
7th November 2026 Firstly, the above is a stock image and not me, but its a pretty good representation of my life right now. Secondly, October has been very busy (again). The day job is flat out because it has changed. You could say I have taken a step up the ladder, so that will take some time to break-in.
Everything else has been kind of busy or kind of left behind, besides writing, which continues to act as haven.
So, what writing did I get done in October?
A reasonable amount, but not as much a I had hoped. Still, there has been progress.
8,000 words on Markland Aflame 10,500 words of a USV short set in 1400AD
3 Patreon posts, 6,000 words
12,000 words reviewed on White #1
22,000 words reviewed on Odin’s Hall
2 blog posts, one on my writing status update, and another on my readings of Tolkien and their influence.
That’ll have to do for now. I’ll be back in a week or so with my next blog on writing influences.
Take care, and thanks for checking in!
I forgot to add that the blog in a week or two about writing influences will be about an old picture book that left a huge impression on me when I stumbled upon it in the high school library. The book is called The Sea People by Jorg Muller & Jorg Steiner. I'll tell you more about it in my next post.