There's too many good things around not to notice them ;) And if there are more good ones to come (hopefully with SF4) that's great, I look forward to that too! :)

Asia? Wow, that's an interesting choice...I hope it's somewhere interesting (and moderately cheap) :D

writing for yourself is really how you develop your own style/voice and find "your tribe."

Exactly. I've been on this discovery roll, writing whatever goes through my head, whatever interests me. I don't know if it's good or bad, but it's taking something out, that's for sure.