For a number of reasons, I have been working to accelerate my Robin Hobb rereading series recently. It’s not drawing to a close in itself, certainly; I’ve still got nearly three hundred pages of Assassin’s Fate to treat, and then there are the Soldier Son novels and other works to consider, so there’s still quite a bit of work for me to do. I do think I’ve gotten better about doing it as I’ve gone along, and I have plans of other things to address as I proceed along with the series, so, again, there’s more of it to come, and I hope those who have been reading along with me will continue to read along with me as I get further and further into things.

For a number of other reasons, however, I’m not able to give it quite as much time as I might like. There are other things going on for me that eat into what would otherwise be rereading time; they’re not bad, but they are demanding. Doing the rereading, I have to allow time for myself to get lost in the narrative/s again; it’s something that has long happened to me as I’ve worked on projects involving Hobb’s novels, ranging back to course papers, and so I know well that I need to allow for it as I compose. Present circumstances, while allowing me some time to sit and write, do not allow me the time to range ahead and contemplate that I find I usually need to do the rereadings. Consequently, it may be a little bit before the next one finds its way out into the world.

Again, things are going well for me, and, again, I have no intention of abandoning a project I’ve spent, what, more than six and a half years of my life addressing since I began it. I’m just saying I can’t address it right now, and maybe not for a few days. But I will again, and gladly, as soon as I can take the time.

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