First, I need to stop biting off more than I can chew on long, in depth scenarios and series of articles. At the moment I have three ongoing scenarios or article series going, and a few others that I really intend to go back and finish from years ago. A ‘part one’ is to some extent a promise of a part two, and eventually a conclusion. I haven’t always followed through on those promises, and I need to either follow up on them or not make them to begin with. I’m going to try to make fewer such promises but follow up on them more faithfully.  I also need to go back and finish some of the unfinished multi-part scenarios.

Second, I need to write more fiction. My original goal in getting involved in POD was to publish Alternate History-related science fiction. The newsletter should reflect that goal.  Last issue was approximately ten percent fiction. I need to shift the balance in my writing between fiction and scenarios to around half fiction.  I certainly managed that this time.  I wrote the first draft of a short novel--in about two months.  I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm reasonably satisfied with that level of output.  The novel was the result of an experiment to see if I really want to write full time.

A few people have asked about getting hard copy back issues of the Newsletter.  I've toyed with the idea of doing that, or possibly putting together a "Best of" Collection as a book.  I'm still just in the very early stages of looking at  feasibility for both ideas, so don't be too surprised if neither one happens.  If you like either idea, let me know.