I’ll get straight to the point on this one:
I will no longer be writing daily.
It’s a decision I’ve been wrestling with since the FrankenFlu I caught in late February for several reasons — the most important being how much time it eats into other tasks. Fun fact: these broadcasts can take 1-2 hours to write, some days longer if the muse has deserted me.
That’s 1-2 hours extra I could be editing Book #5 of TDR, upgrading my digitally narrated audiobooks, scheduling social media content to promote the Legion, or most importantly…
SPENDING IT BEING A PRESENT FATHER TO LIAM.
Yes, he can be an ABSOLUTE nightmare in the wee hours of the morning.
And yes, Lady Laura and I have mostly forgotten what sleep is, but the boy is growing fast.
He’s making noises he didn’t make a week ago, his hair is getting out of control, and his greeny-blue eyes have a maturing glint to them that makes me uneasy. What’s more, he will turn one next month. 🤯
How in God’s war-stricken world did that happen so soon?
Before I know it, I’ll be slowing him and his mates down on their latest pub crawl.
Life moves fast if you’re not paying attention, Legionnaire.
While roasting trolls, hosting the weekly Q&As, and sharing opinion pieces on the industry daily have made my cold heart sing countless times, it’s not worth losing these precious moments.
Future Daniel would trade every shekel he has to relive what I get to enjoy right now for free.
So that’s why, from tomorrow, the daily cadence will cease and a new, weekly routine will form.
I know this isn’t the news most Legionnaires wanted to hear today.
For that, I am sorry.
All I can say is—
WAIT… 🚨
The signal to my…
Keyboard… is… cutting out.
Something… someone… is interfering with my…
What the… hell… is this?
A Russian hack? 🥷
NO.
It’s…
…
..
..
APRIL FOOLS.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Before you say, “I knew this was an April Fools prank,” don’t do it.
Just don’t.
This email even fooled Lady Laura, and she’s usually quick to sniff fish.
If you really insist on saying it, fine, but then make immediate plans to sit in your local confession box and admit you were lying.
As if I’d EVER cease frequenting the Legion on a daily basis.
Ha!
I am the Overlord and Saviour.
And while spending several hours every day with Master Liam brings me joy like nothing else, let’s be honest with ourselves…
That’s why iPhone cameras exist.
Just kidding. Relax.
😇
Nothing will ever get in the way of time spent with my son — not even the Legion. The day it does is the day I shut down this illegal shindig we’ve got going on.
But until then?
This is my place to not only forget sleep deprivation but to vent, praise, inform, ridicule, and publicly execute trolls (verbally, of course 😬) for my horde’s displeasure. So chug down that omeprazole with a glass of cold water and ease those shoulders of yours…
THESE DAILY EMAILS ARE GOING NOWHERE.
And neither are Books 1-4 of The Divided Region, which you can find right here:
https://djjwatsonstore.com/products/divided-region-starter-bundle
DJJW