But ... are you having fun with it? Because it should be just as much about enjoying the process as the finished product, really.

Yes. My life exhausts me, of course, but this story is just damn cool, and I'm having so much fun with my protagonists. Well, two of the three, the ones who are grown men. The other is a nine-year-old girl, and writing a child protagonist in an adult book is more technical challenge than anything else at this point.

I think that's what it's like, absent Homicide rule 5, "It's good to be good. It's better to be lucky."

Somebody I know is offering to pay me for disability-related commentary on his website...he can't pay much now, but is, like everyone with a website, hoping for a big launch someday. How much should I ask him for for a. now b. the future.

I'd give him a price for the future, and in terms of payment now, ask him how much he is short. Your price for the future should be an hourly rate, higher than he can possibly pay now. Someone here can tell you what a fair price is. But in terms of negotiating strategy "how much are you short?" is a really good way to elicit his maximum price.

Its embrace is cold. Not just on my skin; in my mind.
::”Interaction with ‘the Suit’ can have unintended initial side-effects. These may include: distraction, fear, emotional distancing, loss of …”::
Yes, thank you, I read the manual. Feedback level = 2.
It’s like we’re two people, though the Suit lacks an identity as we understand…
::… Model CES-100T, Unit M10XXA12-362, software V 3.12…::
Feexdback level=2!
How long is my tour?
How long until I can escape?
How long until I am me?
::…remaining time-of-service = 17 years, 4 months, 13 days …::
Feedback level=1!
Why won’t we shut up?

Wheee! I finished the book I've been struggling with for ... way too long. Emailed it off yesterday. And woke up this morning kind of stunned that I don't actually have to write any more of it. Yay for done!

Congrats, Amy!

yay! AMY!

Congrats!

MM, that's some serious creep factor in that one.

Congrats, Amy!