CSBenson

I've entered Ordinary in the Eclat Awards 2026 and hope you also will consider submitting or reading the works of those who do. My thanks to jasminethe1st for graciously hosting this award.

So ... about occasional lapses of me updating my stories. I love to write - prolifically. However, since earlier this year, I have been undergoing diagnosis and treatment for cancer of both the lung and pancreas. Not to worry, folks! The oncologist and other doctors are very optimistic about the treatment.
          
          Anyway, this is a roundabout way of saying, don't worry too much if I don't post, write, or update as much as I usually did. There are days when I just don't have the energy. It doesn't mean I'm going away, though! It just means being a bit slower.
          God bless you all for following along. That means a lot to me.
          C

The first part of Diary of an Intergalactic War, Ch. 10 is now up. Enjoy!
          https://www.wattpad.com/1647893231-diary-of-an-intergalactic-war-ch-10-captivity%27s

I have submitted Diary of an Intergalactic War for consideration in The Lantern Awards.
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/414476368-the-lantern-awards-2026
          My thanks to the host for the opportunity.

The second part of Chapter 9 of Diary of an Intergalactic War is now up.

I've added a sneak draft preview of my current (non-Wattpad-appearing) novel Duality-The Wizard in Spite of Herself, concurrently being written alongside Diary of an Intergalactic War (the draft of which is here on Wattpad).
          You can see the preview, and the concept cover, here:
          https://www.wattpad.com/1647364698-cs%27s-crystal-ball-what-the-future-holds-duality

Finally, after a RL hiatus for health and other reasons, I've dove back into Diary of an Intergalactic War.
          https://www.wattpad.com/1646623248-diary-of-an-intergalactic-war-ch-9-the-calculus-of

Just a quick post to test if Wattpad has found/fixed the issues with my Notifications/Announcements

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Bad Decisions is in the production cycle for release on BookBaby and Amazon (release dates pending). With that underway, it's time to focus on my next manuscript ... choices, choices. Two drafts are already underway here on Wattpad: Ordinary and Diary of an Intergalactic War. So one of those two is most likely. Though I have a few others in contention that aren't published here: Lure of the Sea, Duality-The Wizard in Spite of Herself, and the follow-up to Rose of Sorrows (Amazon, paperback, casebound, and eBook) titled A Cast of Petals, a Gather of Thorns.
          
          So we'll see what follows Bad Decisions! Whatever I choose, it won't be a bad decision!