Sylvia's Soliloquies

Keep on Keeping on - 8/3/2020

It's been awhile since I've posted on this blog.  I kept wanting to post something but life kept getting in the way, which seems to be a recurring problem for me.

It looks like the last time I posted, The Vampire's Harvest was still going by its original name, so clearly it's been awhile...  In fact, the last post was pre-Wattpad Stardom.  So here's an obligatory, "omg I can't believe I've been made a Star" post:

Seriously, I'm like still coming to terms with this happening.  It came out of nowhere and I'm so grateful for whatever forces put me on the Wattpad Star team's radar.  I hope I can live up to the expectations that come with that designation.  Special thanks to all my followers and supporters that have helped me get to this place!

Speaking of which, recently I've surpassed 100 followers!  Thank you to all of you!  I hope I continue to provide you content worth following for!'

As for stuff on here, I don't know if anyone has noticed, but Love in his Lie, A Charitable Scandal, The Dragon Blood Guardian, and Delilah Cross and the Stolen Bride, have all returned to Wattpad now that my exclusivity with Amazon is up.  KDP Select wasn't really living up to the hype and I missed the interactions that I had on here so I'm happy to have them back.  Also Wedding Mrs. Claus has been updated with the edited copy, though admittedly, there aren't any really major edits so it's still very much the same story.

I'm also continuing work on books outside of Wattpad.  I'm prepping Wedding Mrs. Claus for publication on Amazon, which should be launching at the end of this week!  After that I'll be working on editing Falling for a Memory.

For now, I'm mostly keeping on track with the deadlines I've made for myself with getting these books all tied up.  I can't juggle so many projects in the air anymore.  I need to take it one step at a time and I feel like having these rough drafts just sitting around is weighing me down.  Which I don't need since life is a dumpster fire at the moment.

We attempted to have my son return to preschool under their new, very restrictive procedures, which we were in full support of.  However, he caught a cold immediately.  Shocking that a 4 year old who's been stuck in a house for four months would catch a bug the moment he is around other kids.  Well, no biggy, we could tell it was just a cold and not COVID.  However, apparently, anytime a child exhibits even a single symptom of COVID, they have to shut the whole school down until that child tests negative.  We were not prepared for having to take our son in for a test we knew he didn't need and then waiting a week for the results while every other parent from that school cursed us into oblivion.

Spoiler alert, he tested negative.

As terrible and stressful as the whole experience was, we really don't begrudge them for being overly cautious.  However, we did tell them we're not going back after we went through that.  Another kid will inevitably catch a cold at some point and everything will shut down again.  Having him home while we both work is difficult, but it's better than the uncertainty of not knowing when our routine will be upended again.

He's starting his new school the September since he's going into PreK this year (my little boy is getting so big...) and we're waiting to hear from them about what their plans are.  I honestly don't know what I'm hoping for.

Anyway, so that's been life.  Somehow I'm still managing to work for money and find a single ounce of time to write.  I think I've gone through all of Kübler-Ross's stages of grief at this point. I just want to know what the fall/winter is going to look like and then cement a routine around it.  Then maybe, just maybe, some sense of ease will return.

Of course there's also a big thing happening in the US right now that involves ballots and politicians.  I'm not going any further than that since I don't need that vitriol on my blog, but I'm certain no matter the outcome in November, people will be angry and life will be made harder.  But that's November's problem...for now I suppose I can only hope 2021 will bring some peace.  But, it's really hard to be optimistic right now about anything...

Okay, enough of that!  Shit's rough right now, I hope you all are dealing with it the best you can.  It's okay to not be okay.  We're all experiencing this differently and no matter the circumstances, it ain't easy.  I hope you are well in some shape or form.  I hope that you find release through stories, whether they're mine or someone else's.  I just hope we're all still together at the end of this tunnel.  You're strong and I believe in you!