Update on the Tantalus II Trilogy

 Before the big snowstorm two weeks ago, I submitted all three novels in the Tantalus II trilogy to Roan & Weatherford before going into work Saturday night, sleeping in my office, working a therapy shift Sunday, and sleeping overnight again, finally going home Monday. Both hardcore things. My patients were enheartened by my solidarity. One of them genuinely wanted to know if my camping cot was comfortable enough.

I realized after the first night that I was sleeping in a room I had once been assaulted in. But I think I have dealt with my trauma from that, what trauma I had. A man whose life I was trying to save attacked me and left me with a nasty and painful concussion. I still see him, he still uses our services. But I have resigned to the fact we will  discharge him badly each time and not send him to a higher level of care as I tried to do.

Anyway, I am #3 on the queue for development, so I expect I will be hearing soon from R&W about what changes they want made or what questions they have. It is exciting, feels like a major milestone.

In the meantime, I am working on my next longform piece. I have several candidates- shorter pieces I can expand, as well as one concept which is unwritten as yet but for which I have begun to develop characters. It is a military virtual reality simulation scenario involving characters belonging to different rank structures within the Rigelian Expeditionary Forces, Rigel exerting an influence over Tantalus II in the trilogy. This novel would more thoroughly explore the Rigelian military that used to rule Tantalus II.

#3. Won't be a long wait before I get feedback. I am very good at accepting feedback that is critical in my process and incorporating recommended changes. I think the publisher will find me easy to work with. 

I am still not in love with blogging. I suppose I prefer to speak through my characters, more comfortable with them having contrasting perspectives that I am in offering my own perspective these days, especially when that perspective tends to be a kind of monolithic perpetual outrage.

There's nothing I could say about the fascist regime in charge of this country that hasn't already been said more eloquently by others. Nothing I needs clarification by me, a relatively privileged member of society. I would prefer to let the voices of groups like Palestinians, Trans and Nonbinary persons and Undocumented persons speak for themselves. I am a member of If Not Now, a Jewish anti-occupation group, but if you can tell from my last couple of posts, I am not engaging much with politics online these days. I maintain my anarchist political beliefs but I find online engagement about politics to be valueless and unpractical. As I also find most social media.

I couldn't even tolerate the relentless Karens in r/socialwork (and neither could my clinical supervisor) so don't expect to see me on social media soon. When the book comes out I will do an Amazon Author Central profile page, going by R&W's recommendations.