Just in case people don't know, Republicans have the numbers across the government to prevent a shutdown. They have the numbers in the Senate to change the rules so they don't need any Democratic votes to prevent a shutdown. If a shutdown happens, they're the ones that could have prevented it.

. I just want to do my job, get paid for it, and have my pay match inflation rates. Will I have time to write if there's a shutdown? Yes. Will I be able to pay my bills? No.

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Getting the first draft of my cover from my cover artist

good question. It's tie between: moving from world-building to actually writing, and deciding the story is done and ready to share