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It's August! Which means, I guess, time for me to do a post to make sure that I post at least once a month, and no one has to worry that I've suddenly disappeared.

✣ I am mired in the world of academic writing and publishing now. In addition to the book I'm co-authoring, I've also taken on a personal article I want to write and get published before I start my articling position next year, and research for that article has now landed me a guest lecture in November at my old law school. TERRIFYING. That is the future, though, and for now I am stuck writing a book outline/marketing overview for the publisher, and it is the most painful, tooth-pulling experience ever.

✣ In fanfic writing news, I am having this problem where I keep stalling out at 7,000 words? I literally have four stories in the works at or just past 7,000 words but then for some reason my mind goes blank.

✣ Despite this I am considering signing up for the second round of the Inception Big Bang? Because there is a terrible historical AU that is calling to me?

✣ Shop shop shop. Cook cook cook. I've continued on with my cookbook project as mentioned last month, and I'm completely amazed by how much my knife skills have improved in a really short time? Also I am an ace stir-frier now.

✣ Watched Game of Throne, loved it. Devoured my way through the first three books in the series. Am now slogging through Feast because I do not give a fig about 98% of these POV characters.

[ Minor ASOIAF spoilers in comments! Read at your own discretion! ]