Hey, hey! Kyra Kyle here. Geekly plans to do individual personal updates on the fifth Wednesday of each month (not every month has a fifth Wednesday; this happens about once a quarter). This particular post is mine. Hey! How are you? I’ve been keeping busy for the last several months. With Geekly finding its groove, I’ve been able to switch to other endeavors.
Kyra’s Writing
My first novel is a part family epic, part fictionalized war memoir titled Crooked as a Dogwood. I continue to submit Crooked as a Dogwood to literary agents. I’m on a path to 100 rejections, and then I plan to submit to small publishers. In the meantime, I’m editing a second novel based on events after Rustbucket Riots, the title of one of my board games in progress. I may be submitting the Rustbucket Riots novel before I reach my 100 rejections for Crooked. And I’m not stopping there, I’m writing fiction, essays, and poetry most days. I have enough for a collection or two, and there’s a third novel in progress.
Hopefully, one of these titles will get picked up, and that could help out with the others. Even if it doesn’t, I’m enjoying the ride, just like the one with my board games.
Kyra’s Game Designs
As I mentioned a few times, I attended Protospiel Kansas City earlier this month. The convention was a good time. Spending time with like-minded people is always fun, but the newly established United States tariffs hung like a cloud over the con. I’ve mentioned the tariff’s negative effect on board game companies at length. Several small board game companies have banded together in a lawsuit against President Trump. And that’s what most people discussed during Protospiel. The future is uncertain.
But what is certain is that I’m going forward with small game designs (Whirligig Pets, Spill the Beans, No Jack, and Wildflowers) and one larger design, Rustbucket Riots. The four smaller designs should be ready to present before the end of summer, with Rustbucket Riots not far behind. I’d prefer to go with a publisher, especially with the uncertainty of tariffs, but Geekly could be in the publishing business (both books and games) in the not-so-distant future.
So, I’ve been keeping busy. I have a roadmap for writing and game design, but it’s okay if plans change. I’m willing to go with the flow. That’s all I have for now. I’ll hand the post over to Season and Skye, so you can see what they’ve been doing.
Season
Hey, Geekly Gang! I hope everyone had a fantastic April. I’m graduating with my BFA in Creative Writing this May. Yay! I’ve been busy with classwork and work work. I work full time and, even though I have one class, my schedule’s been packed with my final portfolio, ordering my cap and gown, a capstone presentation, etc. Phew!
I’m taking a break from major projects for Geekly for a couple of months while I get everything sorted. I’ll still be working behind the scenes on the editing side of things during that time and I’ll be participating in Wednesday posts. Don’t worry. Video Game Cult Classics aren’t going away. I’ll keep up with them regularly once my schedule stabilizes.
That’s all I’ve got for this update. See you next time. What have you been doing, Skye?
Skye
Hello, Geekly Fam! I’ve come to tell you about what’s been going on in my life this past month. Wait, I have a life outside of blogging? Surprisingly, yes. Science still can’t explain it. Here are some noteworthy moments I can tell y’all about.
I had a life-changing medical procedure at the end of last month. Don’t worry. I’m not sick, I’m just trans. To be clear, this medical procedure isn’t the one you’re thinking about. That one comes later. Despite not being the epic leap forward I hoped for, I’m still delighted with how it turned out. For two weeks, I was bedroom-bound, but now I’m feeling better and more active.
In fact, I’m so active that I’ll be switching jobs. I’ll still be blogging, but my day job is changing. A Barnes & Noble opened this month closer to where I live. I was dissatisfied with my previous job and decided to seize the opportunity. Nothing has been decided yet, but I have been invited to an interview. I’m excited! Fingers crossed.
Those are the major developments. Hopefully, plenty of big things will happen over the next three months when we do another one of these updates. Thanks for reading, and I’ll try to give y’all all the juicy Skye goss I can. 😉
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