Progress Update Q3 '24

Updatus Interruptus

Ah, here we are once again, dear reader: Update Time.!

It’s been a wild ride this quarter I don’t mind telling you, full of personal ups and downs I truly did not see coming and enough work to make me appreciate anything approaching six hours of sleep.

But, hey, life ain’t all sunshine and rainbows and this story ain’t gon’ write itself so how have things been going on that front?

Well, slowly as one might imagine, but still pretty darn good for the amount of pregnancy announcements, baby showers, home purchase, work mergers, and general tomfuckery life has been throwing at my beta readers recently.

They’ve been diligently chopping away with fanatical enthusiasm (for which I am both lucky and *extremely* thankful for) and theoretically everything should calm down for all parties within two weeks (or three) to where everyone can mow through what they have left.

I’ve jinxed myself enough times saying that, however, to know that I’ve all but guaranteed someone that shiny new promotion or first child (you’re welcome in advance, and it was my pleasure).

I haven’t been idle while waiting for things to quiet down though! In a sort of Round One Redux I’ve had a few original beta readers volunteer to read the most up to date version and give feedback with quasi fresh eyes to see how they like the changes made to the version 1.0 they were cursed/fortunate enough to experience way back when.

It’s been a pretty fun and encouraging experience so far, and I’m sure the conversations we’ll continue to have will spur further tweaking (though hopefully nothing so major as to require another round of beta- or at least not for that reason alone).

I know this was a little shorter update this go ‘round, but that work bell is still a’clangin’ and I had to write this over my practically non existent lunch so pray forgive my abruptness.

So that’s where I’m at, dear reader: working, waiting, and wistfully wishing while wallowing in the welcome witness of old friends.

Until next time.