Hey, Miss J!

Tonight, I am committing joint-related crimes.

Seriously.

I just finished the first chapter of the second story in the “Catch & Release – The Sojourn For Tomorrow” series. A series that I just decided to start this week. It’s a brand-new segment of a BRAND-NEW storyline that I’m writing.

And it’s all under a whole other genre!

I still have OA and NtC that I’m working on. The editing with OA is gonna be extremely heavy. Heavier than it is now. I’m looking at the printed chapters and starting to cry.

I also have “The Craving” and “Continuum” that I haven’t even started yet.

… No brain… I don’t want to write anything about Poison Ivy.

Nope.

No.

Not gonna happen.

And that is a promise. I was just thinking over how I’m not doing anything that is based in DC Comics and who else but someone from the Batman universe?

Yeah… No. I’m not in the mood to dive back into that series again.

I also have not just one but TWO lessons that I need to get done overnight. And I’ll be up early and out the door in the morning.

That is why I call this ‘joint’ crimes… Because my normal daily penning limit is now at 8K… though the most I’ve done before in a day is 11K.

I just blew out a nearly 6K chapter as part 2 of a new series. I’m now writing this blog post… which mind… is starting to cause a bit of strain now. Despite how short it may be.

And my lesson notes average between 1K-2K.

I do believe I’ll be committing joint and calorie crimes tonight.

I want pizza.

And apparently, I’ve been committing cat crimes as well.

When I’m in a ‘writing frenzy,’ everything takes a backseat. Everything. I just had a shower today for the first time in at least 2 days.

Thank goodness that’s over.

But now I have a gross house, nasty cat room and a completely disheveled bedroom and office to deal with.

In the past, I always say what I “plan” to do, but I actually have to do all this stuff tonight.

I’m going to hope I get at least 4 hours of sleep.

Mmm… Wrist is not feeling the best.

~J. Lyst

I don’t normally do shameless plugs, but here we go: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3803923

Thankfully, I’m running on my 3^rd wind.

Some of what to expect in the second part of the series:

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Dawn grinned before taking a final bite out her mango. Earlier, she and Eep decided to scout further out around their camp and had stumbled on a tree holding one of her favorite fruits.

Eep was right next to her, but she was still trying to navigate around the sticky fruit. “How are you suppose to eat this again?” There was a faint crunching noise as she tried to bite into it properly.

Dawn glanced over, offering a smile. Then… one of her brows rose curiously. “Uhh… You’re not supposed to bite through it, Eep. That’s not all fruit.”

Eep grimaced. “No wonder this tastes funny,” she muttered, carefully pulling hard pieces out her mouth.

Dawn winced. “How…”

“Never had it before,” Eep replied. “It’s so sweet though.”

“That’s true,” Dawn agreed.

“But also hurts so badly.”

“… That’s the seed, Eep.” Guy chimed in, sitting next to her.

“Yeah, you don’t want to eat that part. Or the…” Dawn squinted closely. “Skin. Don’t want to eat the skin either.”

“You don’t?” Eep asked, looking at the fruit again.

“No…” Dawn responded.

“Why do you eat this?” The redhead scowled at the mango, turning it around in her hands. It tasted good, but it wasn’t worth the effort.

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