Another Goat Kid and More Finishing Energy
May 11, 2023 3:01 pm
Hey there!
This week has been a lot more wild than expected. From pouring rain that prevented us from doing more in the garden, to complications with goat kidding that had us running in a panic to the vet, I've definitely been kept on my toes. But that's the nature of being an author with a lot going on in life, just take the punches as they come.
Rivelen, a second-timer mother, had her baby earlier this week. While we are grateful that she and her single baby are doing well now, we had a bit of a problem with her birthing. She had two goat kids last year, but this year it was just one, and she retained her placenta after the birth. This is not good and can result in death, so we had to rush to get some medicines to help things along. You can imagine there was no writing or authoring this day. But things are good now! (see the bottom of the email for a picture of both mom and baby)
I did still make some progress on Dragonblooded, and managed to get the manuscript to 82,000 words! That's just 8,000 shy of my goal. If I were to get four good writing days I could finish it up. I won't hold my breath, but hopefully next week I'll be able to say I've finished.
The Kids of Cybercity Book Two is at just over 22K words now, and the ball is in my co-author's court, but know that book one is still open for BETA if you're interested in reading it. Just let me know!
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Below you'll see images of both Rivelen (the mother and yes she's named after one of my book characters XD) and her daughter who we are calling 'Mallow'. It's pretty wild that she could possibly be the daughter considering how different they look.
warm regards,
Dan Kenner