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Blech. Sick. It's just a cold, but I was feeling better this afternoon so I took the dogs for a walk -- and now I'm totally wiped out and all I want to do is lie down. But my computer beckons. I wish my chair reclined.

I had a long talk with my sister this morning and she gave me a pep talk/butt-kicking about Kismet ... as sisters are often good for! I haven't worked on it at all in weeks because of paralyzing stage fright -- a bad case of "It's gonna suck" syndrome about the ending. And yet, as she ferretted out of me today, I'm looking forward to getting done with Hunter's Moon because I really want to start working on the next Kismet story. What she pointed out is that the next story is going to be good (it's a breezy, fun action-type story, very different from the slow drama in HM) and no matter how bad the end of HM sucks, it'll soon be eclipsed by the next story and by the part of HM that actually *was* good. Now this might not seem like much of a pep talk, but she's totally right. In the grand scheme of things, this is a small thing, a very small thing. Any ending is better than no ending at all, and I really want to get to the next part of the story. It'll probably end up better than I think it will be anyhow.

The Kismet hiatus will continue for at least another week, because I do still need to hammer out the script, but I think I'm ready to start working on it again, and that is a good thing.

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You need to work on that self-belief of yours, y'know! Telling all your readers who have faithfully followed the storyline for years that the ending is going to suck might not be the best advertising campaign...

You're as popular as you are because people love your work. The sooner you start believing that, the better.

I realize that my PR skills suck eggs. ;) And you ARE right, and I actually know that the ending isn't going to be bad. I just doubt if it'll live up to my expectations. On the other hand, one only gets better by doing it, right? I think my ability to write endings is one of my weakest skills as a writer because, well, it doesn't happen very often! Not much opportunity to practice. I must look at this as a time to learn ...

You'll figure it out...You'd better 'cuz I'm using you as inspiration (No pressure at all :)~

You'd better figure out an ending that's better than pizza 'cause if you don't I'll spread lewd rumors about you around the web, cancel your high-speed internet access, and shave your cat.

(There. You've seen the carrot; you've seen the stick. Now get to work!)

While you're at it, can you shave the dogs too? They're shedding.

... no, no, I think I'm making progress. It'll still be a week or two before the comic resumes, however.

...so how's it going?

I'd be happy to play sounding board if you're looking for someone to talk at. Goodness knows I've given you plenty of unsolicited feedback....

I appreciate the offer, I really do, but I'm not sure if it would help.

vogelein offered too, and we've bounced ideas off each other in the past, but I haven't taken her up on it this time either. I think it's more complicated than just being stuck on the story ... I think it's mainly stage fright about the ending. And I *will* get over it, and I *will* get back on the horse ... but it's taking a while.

Thank you, though. :)

I'll try to get *something* up by next week, even if it's not a story page.