Andrew Q Gordon

Lately I've been doing most of my blogging on my website/blog, but since this is geared more toward my friends and acquaintances on GA, I figured I'd put this up here. Normally holidays are hectic. I'm learning they are more hectic when you have a toddler. This year was particularly bad. First I had to work Christmas day - 'had to' is a relative term. i volunteered to do it this year because my 'turn' was coming around and this is probably the last year 'lil q won't remember the day or understand what is happening. I figured it would be better to do it on my terms than be told I was doing it when I didn't want to. But it just added to the stress. In addition to the usual holiday issues, I ended up in trial for two weeks straight. It wasn't a particularly hard or complicated trial, but the judge decided to take most of the days off in December which meant he had a lot more than normal packed into each day. Then, he only sat for a full day once in that two week span and my weeks got crammed with wasting time waiting for him to call my case. [i won both trials for what that was worth.] Then there was gift buying, always a struggle for me as I'm horrible at figuring out what people would like. I don't have good taste in much so it was a tough slug. I also had the publisher deciding that I was going to do the edits in December - happy f'ing Christmas right? Chosen of Honorus was renamed The Last Grand Master and is slated for publication Feb 1, 2013. [More on that to follow another day] So I had to do the edits, approve the cover art, get someone to do a map etc. It was a ton of work because they have the story edited twice, by two different editors. Finally, and perhaps the worst, is I was really ill. Sicker than I can remember. At first I thought I had pneumonia, but in the end it was bronchitis that I ignored for a couple weeks because I was too busy to go see the doctor. That really sapped my energy and at the end, before the medicine, I was really dragging. I'd stop by, peek in and them click away because I had so much to do and so little energy to do it. So I'm finally starting to get over this, still not all better, and I've been told to expect this will linger another week. But now that the holidays are over, work starts to pick up again and I've got to figure out how to navigate the whole - 'how to market your newly released book' scheme - which is also not much fun, but I suspect I need to do it and do it right this time. So with that, hello again and hope to be around a bit more.

Happy Birthday Jan!! Hope you had a great day.

After some back and forth with a few of the people who read the story and made comments, it's been decided by the publisher and myself that we are going to change the title to The Last Grand Master. The biggest reason, which is something I raised in a PM to some of the readers and with the publisher, is that "Honorus" is a made up word and might deter folks from picking up the book. The head of the editing department agreed. So after some discussion and back and forth we agreed on the new title. Thus far, through one round of editing, nothing much has changed except some words here and there, but no major scene rewrites. Have to see what the next editor comes up with. Andy

Woo Hoo - JC is no longer jail bait anywhere in the world Hope it was a great day.

Happy birthday Andrea. Here's hoping it's a good one. Andy

Ah yes, a very happy birthday to you Wayne, though i noticed you removed the year from your profile. One does wonder why??? And yes, I'll always be older than you, darling so buck and take it like the man you are. Happy birthday!!!

I played this for 'lil q last christmas - it's sort of going to be a new tradition.

Holy crap Batman, Mikie is 21 !!!! Happy Birthday Mikie!!!!

Sorry it's a day late, but happy birthday Louis!

To show my complete and utter ignorance and how much I fit the sterotypical boorish American - I had no idea Canda has had professional football for 100 years. Yes I knew they had a football league - but I didn't know it was playing its 100th championship this year. The things I learn everyday. Who should I root for?

Way to go Sid !!!!! Very well deserved. Congrats!

Contrary to what was written by the folks who post the premium content, chapter 28 is not the last chapter - there is a chapter 29. If GA doesn't end up posting it, pm or email me and I'll send it to you.

Holy crap, I missed your b-day. Sorry mate, happy belated. Bet you had fun even with me wishing you a good day.

That chapter was probably the least engaging to me, but it was needed to bridge the gap between all that's come before and what is still to come. There are only three chapters left, so hold on to your hats, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LACEY!!! Have a great day and a better year!

Thanks, glad you liked. I was going for something a bit different with this. Andy

Holy Crap, I thought you just had a birthday - Then again, I can't believe this is Halloween #2 with 'lil q so it's probably just time all melding together for the old man. But I digress - Happy Birthday Mark, may this year bring more wonderful things than the last and the promise of many more good ones to come.

How old is 17 in Bee years???? Happy birthday!!! Hope you have fun.

Oh man Dave, what are you going to do when book two is a year away from print???

Thanks to K.C. for letting me know this is up. Review of (Un)Masked by Rainbow Book Reviews I had no idea they were reading it, let alone reviewing it, but they were very complimentary - so yeah, I'm going to share it.

Just when we expect a calm, sex filled "Odyssey" 'filled' with Calvert inside Granger, we find the intrigues are far more malevolent than previously expect. Sir Tobias seems to be quite a schemer. If George had any smarts (and less morals), he'd order Somers to toss the man overboard in the middle of the night and have done with it. But seeing his neck stretched a bit might also be a good way of dealing with things. Glad to see you're back in the saddle with Georgie and crew.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUSH!! Happy birthday to GA's unofficial/official Mama.

Someone once said to me if it - relationships - were easy, everyone would be in one. Peter learned that for those in power, they are doubly hard because you never know what the other person wants - really wants. Hopefully next time he'll choose wiser.

Happy Birthday Dark - may you have heaps of fun.

Happy Birthday - have some fun and go a little crazy - it's your day