As of now I just finished my last final for summer semester!  Now I have two weeks off before it all starts up again…

Book wise, I have not forgotten about you all who are diligently waiting for The Trials of Renegade X.  I’ve had to put it on hold for a bit while I work on finishing up my dark YA fantasy, Fire and Chasm, which needs to go back out on sub.  And I’ve been working with the amazing Karen Kincy (author of Other, Bloodborn, and the upcoming Foxfire) on the Steampunk Book of Awesome.  Two books at once is about all I can handle, but as soon as I finish up Fire and Chasm, I’ll be back to working on the Renegade X sequel.

Knitting wise, I am working on my first original pattern (I’ve only made crochet patterns), and am also dying to make this Louhi coat.  It’s the long gray one that looks really archaic and cool.  I’m finishing up a cape right now and this hoodie (as soon as I actually buy the rest of the yarn I need), but man do I want to cast on and start that Louhi coat!  It turns out I like making capes and coats and cloaks and things.  And hoods.  I can’t own enough coats and it turns out I can’t make enough of them either.