Author: JC Henry

This isn't my first time at the rodeo. Well, actually I have never been to a rodeo. I'm an east coast girl. I write fiction and I want to post it here. In between, there will be essays on other subjects of interests. This is what I tell you all, I'm a mother, a daughter, a feminist, a Christian all these things allow me to write.

Updates April 24-28

Hello,

Thanks for the likes and follows.

I am stuck in moving hell. It wasn’t planned properly due to the new job and other outside issues. This will be the shortest update to date.

Writing has become a bit of a struggle. It is possible my creative well is dry. This week I am taking a break from writing. The move has to take priority and after the move, there is the setting up of everything and getting used to the area. Again.

Reading news, if not mentioned in previous entries. I completed listening to Dragon Blood. This was an omnibus written by Lindsay Buroker. Dragon Blood consisted of three novellas- Balanced on the Blade’s Edge, Death Maker, and Blood Charged. However, the series is about 7 or 8 books long. I acquired the 4th book, Patterns in the Dark. The plan is to get the rest in due time. The much anticipated Rogue Witch by Jeffe Kennedy is out but not in the correct account. I have many book accounts. I meant to have all the digital books in one account and audiobooks in another. Nothing is going the way I want. Will some smart computer person create an app, where all digital books, despite the platforms can be gathered for use. I would pay for it.

The week before I binged watch a C-drama called Till the End of Moon. It is an interesting xianxia romance. It is reported to have 40 episodes and I paused watching at episodes 16 or 17. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten anything done. I later learned that the drama was trended on Viki Rakuten, where I am watching, and on Youku, another streaming services that put out Chinese media exclusively I think.

That is all for today. I apologize for putting up a pretty boring post. The point is that it is on time. I am hoping every reading this does well. Remember to be kind.

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Updates April 17-21

Hello,

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Last week was a meh week. I did some writing, but it felt a little forced. I wasn’t waiting for the muse or inspiration, instead, I was looking for the flow state. The definition may be convoluted, and I am not adding it to this entry.  But every creative person knows what it is when it happens to them.  It is something we crave.  It is quite possible that when we complain about being blocked, it is really missing the chance for a flow state, and the disappointment that follows. Something to think about.    I did spend a good amount of my time listening to news commentary and that could be considered a problem for the future. I’m in no position to donate money or go out on the streets to protest. Even though that is something I may want to.

The story that got the most attention this week was the Dark Science Manifesto. There was a deep dive research on far-future corporations in fiction.  Many but not all far future stories have corporations in the background, or they are against the protagonist or the cause of evil.    In the DSM, they are a little of both, in the background and against the protagonist.  Sometimes while I am writing these updates, I become aware of issues with a story.  It completely freezes my brain.  There is something that I have to deal with first before explaining any more of this story.  

This week is going to be interesting.  We are still in the moving stage.  Life in general is getting more complicated.  That is all I have to write for this update.  It is the shortest one I have posted yet.  I hope these words find you all doing well. 

Remember to be kind.

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