On Tuesday, my riding lesson was canceled, so I took Damar out to the arena to teach him to lunge. I've been working on trying to get him on a horse trailer so I can take him to the trainer (which he has flatly refused to do) and he wasn't too happy about lunging, either. He about pulled my shoulder out a couple of times, and we were both sweating like--well, like horses--by the time we were done, but I think some good was accomplished.
Then I took some stuff to the recycling center, and had to use the truck instead of my car, which should give you some idea of just how long it's been piling up. On the way back, I stopped at the feed store for some horse feed, and on my way out, my cell phone rang. I answered it without looking at the caller ID, assuming that it was Sam calling to tell me what he wanted from the grocery.
Surprise! It wasn't Sam; it was my editor calling to say that she liked the changes I'd made to Fugitive, which I was very relieved to hear! Then she told me to take a deep breath, that she had something else to tell me. So I took the deep breath as I was climbing into my truck, and she told me that when she'd pitched Hero to the powers that be as the sixth and final book in The Cat Star Chronicles series, they said: "Only six? But cats have nine lives--we can't stop now!" Therefore, it looks like those two option books and possibly one other will continue the series. I told her I'd come up with an idea that would give me more Zetithians to work with, which she seemed pleased to hear. She did promise to spread them out so I won't go crazy trying to write them, which I was pleased to hear!
So, the good news is that there will be more Zetithians beyond the six we already know about, but just how they escaped the destruction of Zetith won't be revealed until towards the end of Hero. Until then, it's a secret!
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