So, I had a headache earlier today. Well, I THOUGHT I had a headache. What I actually had was a novel trying to burst through my forehead, sort of like Athena coming through Zeus’ brain. Because once I started jotting notes down for this novel, the headache went away. And then, when I got …
(personal) Grey
I’m getting tired of grey mornings. Even grey mornings that smell of green and growing things, that are warmer than they were, and full of soft rain. I used to enjoy grey days, but that was before we had the winter from Game of Thrones that seemed to last forever. When I wake up to grey …
(writing) Words! And other things!
Quick update, because it’s late and I’m tired. :p But I’ve been quiet here too long. I’ve given up for the moment on writing in the mornings – I’m just not a morning person, and there’s not enough tea in the world to change that, sadly. But I have a studio, and I’ve always …
(health/personal) First goal met!
On March 1, I said I wanted to lose 6 lbs by the end of the month. In the first week, I went to my Remicade treatment, and the scale read 310 lbs. So I needed 10 lbs to get under 300, which was my first weight loss goal of the season. …
(writing/personal/advent) Not dead yet!
I seem to use that a lot as a title. That’s not a good thing. But I’m not dead, and I’m still writing. I’ve finished the first draft of Winter’s Secrets, which is the rewrite of the first Advent blog story. I’m letting it marinate until April, when I’m going to do my …
(advent) Today’s wordcount!
986 words on Secrets, and we’re closing in on the end! Once I have the rough draft in Scrivener, then I print it out, do my first round of revisions, and then send it off to the editor!
(personal/writing/depression) It’s been a long winter.
I know, it’s still a long way until spring, but seriously, I feel like I’m trapped in George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones world. Between the depression and the SAD and the god-awful snow (seriously, there’s been like 60 inches of snow in the past month!), I feel like I’m smothered in cotton. So what …
(personal/writing) Distractions, part 2
I am thinking a lot about multitasking. I am always thinking about multitasking, because there is always so much to do. I really, really miss being a child at this point, because I could spend an entire afternoon sitting on the floor, reading. Or watching the clouds. Or sewing. And there was NOTHING else that …
(personal/writing) Thinking about time management
In a way, I’m lucky. My day job doesn’t come home with me. I go in, I deal with people, and I go home. It’s not something that I can bring home, nor is it something that I have to really schedule (lucky me, my day is scheduled for me). So articles about how to …
(writing/personal) The first blog post of the new year
Happy New Year, everyone! Sorry I disappeared after the end of Advent – the holidays overwhelmed me, and I just couldn’t bring myself to write, never mind blog. But I hope everyone enjoyed this year’s Advent, and I promise, it’s not the last. For those who may not know (I know I have …