{"id":11549,"date":"2017-08-17T17:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=11549"},"modified":"2017-08-17T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T21:05:49","slug":"state-of-the-trout-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=11549","title":{"rendered":"State Of The Trout: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look out, all you rock n’ rollers. Time has for sure changed me. If you were around in October, you might recall that I lost my grandfather very suddenly. Because of how quickly it happened, how traumatic the scene was, and how I basically did not deal with any of my grief at all, I developed symptoms of PTSD. Which, because I’m me, I promptly ignored and wrote off as me just being silly. Because in Jenny World, other people’s mental illnesses and injuries are real, but mine are made up and the product of being a big wimp. It wasn’t until I watched my kids taking a life guarding course and saw them doing CPR on a dummy and had a panic attack that I realized, hey. Maybe I’m sick.<\/p>\n

Since October, the blog has been sparse in the content department. That’s why. I was struggling in denial about my mental state. Writing anything was an uphill battle, which is why I haven’t had a new release in a while. To those of you who donated via that little coffee button on the side, I appreciate that more than you could know. You put food on my family’s table and paid our bills as my income dwindled.<\/p>\n

The good news is, I’m feeling a lot healthier and more like myself. Which means…<\/p>\n

Fans of my Sophie Scaife series can look forward to\u00a0The Sister<\/strong><\/em>, available next week. I’ll post the blurb and a sample on release day. I’ve been playing it fast and loose with this one, due to the stuff listed above. I didn’t want to make promises I couldn’t deliver on. When the book goes live, I’ll also be launching a release day celebration contest, with the grand prize of an\u00a08 Gig\u00a0<\/strong>Kindle Fire tablet<\/strong> (ships USA only, sorry guys) and some other cool stuff.<\/p>\n

After some encouragement from blog readers and friends, September will see the premiere of\u00a0Trout Nation Radio<\/strong>, a monthly podcast with pop culture discussions featuring special guests and goofy segments. More info to come as the premiere gets closer.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0The Big Damn Buffy Rewatch<\/strong> nears season four, we’ll be adding\u00a0Angel<\/em> into the mix. The recaps will come out in the order they were originally aired with\u00a0Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em>, so the crossover episodes show up chronologically. It will also be the first time I’ve watched the show that way, so I’m totally excited about that.<\/p>\n

Also coming soon? A #MerlinClub-style Twitter watch-a-long of\u00a0North & South\u00a0<\/strong>(the Richard Armitage one, not the Patrick Swayze one) with Bronwyn Green and Jessica Jarman, in a four-night event this fall. Details and hashtag will be posted here.<\/p>\n

That’s all the news I’ve got. I’m glad to be feeling like myself again\u00a0and thank you so much for your support\u00a0and for sticking around during this past year.<\/p>\n

Now, look at the cover for\u00a0The Sister<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Look out, all you rock n’ rollers. Time has for sure changed me. If you were around in October, you might recall that I lost…<\/p>\n

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