Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

 --Who's been your biggest cheerleader while writing your current WiP?

Always my husband (whose birthday it is today!) Honestly, one of the things I miss because I'm writing so much less is bouncing ideas off him and doing betas with him. Which is kind of ironic because it took us years to figure out the beta process in a way that didn't lead to me getting upset at his feedback. But once we got the hang of it (mostly he needed to learn that for every three bits of constructive criticism I needed at one unqualified compliment, even if it was for a very small thing, to keep my emotional equilibrium). I hope that you've had a cheerleader as well!

I'm posting late but I know that I'll be traveling in Europe (Germany, Czechia, Poland) and then the US for most of August, so I'd better make sure to post when I can! I hope the dog days of summer are kind to you and to your writing.