Weaponeer 259.
The last time we saw him and his cadre was near the end of Mongruxx – Until We Cross This Bridge Again. He’s grown since then, and so has his cadre. Ambitions and empires erupt from the mind of something so alien we can’t even begin to fathom where he may go next. He is another piece of this growing puzzle. Transport Unfriendly Skies – Survivors, where will you take us next?
The cast of characters for the first Transport Unfriendly Skies was large. Larger than I originally planned. (that is, if I actually did some form of planning.) This story has more. It’s substantial in every way, and today, it was actually fun. (Thank you, Weaponeer 259.) The original book was fun; a hoot to write. It made me laugh out loud. Taros is one in a pantheon of beloved characters that I love more than perhaps I should. Starting off this book, I was really worried about screwing up the writing of his character. At this point, 57K words in (yes, there have been delays, etc.), he’s back and a lot of fun to write. A bit darker if that is possible (Ivan and Taros also show up in One Way To Hell: EB the Rabbantine). This book is a furthering of the entire narrative of the “White Desert universe.” The Quistavera is the prequel to it, and Errors in Humanity another building block.
When Transport Unfriendly Skies – Survivors is finished, along with the next Errors in Humanity – More Tales from the MaRP, I have a hard decision coming. Will it be the next Mongruxx book (book 5) or Gods Eye?
Gods Eye is likely to be two years of writing. Much the way the Quistavera was. It feels like a long time between books. But the story calls to me. Sometimes in my dreams or perhaps nightmares? I’ve go the rest of this year to decide, and two books to finish in 2025.
We had a fun trip to Chicago from the end of Dec 2024 into Jan of 2025. My wife’s sister and family live there. It was great visiting and doing some sightseeing. The architectural river tour is something. Definitely worth your time.
It was very, very, cold!
Me, front and back at the Bean.
The Bean was really cool! (Just like the movie – Source Code)
I picked up another guitar for my ever-growing collection. This time, used from Reverb. A Electromatic Jet BT G5220 Firestick Red. I added a Duesenberg Trem II for that ever so styling string bending. The price was so low it was almost too cheap to pass up. I’ve enjoyed it a bit, but I do tend to play my Gretsch Rat Rod or Fender Strat more than anything. Also, a Surfybear Reverb makes everything taste good! I absolutely love mine!
Happy February!
