Chronicling the past

Let's get caught up with our own.

I began work on a little short story codenamed "Traveling through a vacant Oasis" in June 2010. On the fifteenth day of that month I began something that would grow larger and larger for more then a year. On May 21st, 2011, I officially announced my completion of the first draft of what would now become "A Vacant World".

Then for three long months I did something I thought would be nigh impossible. I rewrote the entire damn thing. From page one, the prologue, to page 124 (still not official), I worked on it a handful of hours each day. Each week I clocked anywhere from 10-20 hours and that was only the official time keepers. Anything in between, the brilliant (subjective word) breakthroughs I had when eating or taking a shower were the blood and the matter.

And now, August 19th, 2011 I've come full circle. I am tidying the sheets and correcting the spelling/grammatical mishaps. I am purging the useless. I am finishing my story.

I know the journey has been long. I know it has been full of what ifs and whatever/whenever updates. I've tried to fulfill a promise not only to myself but to my readers. I think, in some small possible way, I have done so.

I am posting this still without date. That I know is impossible to think. And I know it is impossible to want such an explanation. But I can tell you this without lie or dissatisfaction. I will not be rewriting this for a third time. I got what I wanted. It won't be perfect but it will be better then what I had originally.

So I ask, please be patient just a little longer. I have it almost there ready to go and I will begin to post the ending and set up the publication. As always I will try to bridge the information as it becomes real.

- Rossini

 [Date - TBD - but I'm still shooting for an august release. It may not be possible but I'm trying.]

It's been two weeks and (almost) two days

And I'm still not here it appears. I've had some minor setbacks. Some tiny battles and frustrations to contend with. I'm working wearily but hard on delivering a better product. I even had my first taste of of reaction and it wasn't terrible. Still have some lingering issues but I'm hoping a final run through/pass nets the hideous and the adverb.

The other reason I've been so quiet? Outside of time's infernal grasp I've been quite literally fighting some new infection. Nothing major or unsettling, just demoralizing.

I was going to post a review instead of this but I'm not quite looking to change mindsets right this minute, and well, I needed to update the blog/readers to where and what is going on. I will start getting back to reviewing thing soon.

As for release information. I'm fixing some issues (as mentioned) and having another possible person read it. I'd like to make sure I don't let slip any silly mistakes. I know nothing is perfect but I should have another opinion by week's end. Hopefully it's a bit better this time around.

[Just a FYI. I'd love to release this thing any day. As soon as it seems finished or is close enough I will do so. I promise it will be very soon.]

As always thanks for reading,

Rossini