I finished Caliban's War last week, and it's actually better than I remember. Then I finished watching the corresponding episodes from the show, and though there are differences of course, they hit the right beats. That's what's so brilliant about the show -- they get the vibes of the book and I feel like I get these two awesome versions of the story.
I'm about 150 pages into Abaddon's Gate now. I had to repossess our copy from my niece. I forgot how much tension there is on the Behemoth! I'm all anxious about it again and keep paging ahead to see what happens next. I remember the big elements but not the details. I have watched the one episode that corresponds to this first chunk of the book, lol. I like how they've adapted Bull's book storyline to Drummer's, though I do love Bull himself, and I'm a little sad we didn't get the full scene of him busting the drug dealer. I understand the changes, but that was such a badass moment.
I recognize the actor playing Ashford but can't remember his name. He's doing a great job of being creepy and obnoxious. The dynamics are different of course, because of the switching around of the roles and him being XO instead of captain, but again, the show is getting the vibes right.
I was chatting on Instagram (
my author account @l.lynngray, obligatory self-plug) with one of my acquaintances there about why I love The Expanse world, and a lot of it boiling down to the setting, society, and politics being so reflective of our own current world that it feels real.
I go on about that there and at my author blog if you want to read there, also in
my newsletter.
(This author business stuff is a lot sometimes, but I'm trying to make it interesting and tapping into my fannish skills of going on about things I love.)
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ION My first missed paycheck happened. I pulled over some funds from my savings to cover bills. Husband and I are okay and assuming that we will get backpay, so here's hoping that proves true. Test driving what being a full time author might be like has been good. I'd need to be more disciplined in some areas, but I could get used to this. The money is definitely not there yet though, lol.
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rec_cember is now a thing. Hopefully having a bit of a community around it can encourage more people to join in. Maybe have a weekly check in post during the month as well. I am pondering and scheming and whatnot. 
