Wow, 43 is done - 6000 words I wont have to worry about again ..at least till I reread it and want to redo them. The last year has seen me post 3 chapters. Not a good rate. Its partially due to (a) being lazy (b) the increased complexity of the plot (you try keeping 8 characters or more going in a simultaneous timeline) and (c) my ongoing job situation...or lack thereof, I dont write when depressed or stressed and the last few months since october have been both.

Being stuck in aussie and trying to look for marine mammal work is like fishing a empty lake .Im too far away for european facilities and I cant work in the US unless someone sponsors me in and no facility is going to do that when they can hire a mexican for a few pesos. Seaworld Aus. sent me a lovely letter saying they do want me...just not right now. So Im not going to hang around, I took a small retail job to keep the money flowing but when the boss wanted me to lie about my hours to the taxman so he could get off paying more tax...I quit. I tend to actually have morals and the aussie taxman is much like the scrub ticks they have here, you dont feel them bite at first but then they start to suck the life out of you.

SO ive got enough for me to squat in a coffeeshop and write for a few weeks at least but I shall have to make a decision sometime. Depressing as it might seem, I may have to suck in the fact that im never going to have my dream and will be stuck fixing morons pc's etc till I kick the bucket.

However, enjoy this chapter, its got a bit of everything and will segue nicely into the next portion..as usual, comments/ critique are welcome - spot a mistake and let me know asap..I do act on them, and ive updated the archive with the latest version too.

on that note - I thought that since the dragons 'talk' mentally - ive tried out using * to indicate mental speech in the first bit of chapter 2 in the archived version - is it better than " ?

your opinions count - so let me know

cheers Peter

ps -new fan pic by stormbucking on the fan art page

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As a major fantasy reader and avid devourer of books I always toyed with the idea of writing my own and with a little pushing from friends I decided to make this a regular series that followed the adventures of a man, his dragon mate and their friends. It is rated Adult as there are graphic sex scenes so no kiddies please! I am not responsible for corrupting any young dragons or humans that may come across this on the net so 'Viewer beware'