March 1, 2011
I did get Vision done and posted yesterday, which really surprised me. It fought me to the end, but even so, I found some neat new things to do with the new version, so I'm happy. I also got the FM site updated, so life is goo there, too.
Today, I can't seem to get focused on anything at all, but I'm working at it. Next up should be Kat Among the Pigeons. If I really settled down and applied myself, I might have the draft done tonight.
And that is what I plan to do. Really.
After I get a couple more things done.
March 2, 2011
The weather has turned a bit cold again. Blah. I am still looking for spring. Of course, we know by now that before long it will be too hot and I'll be complaining again, right? Just thought I should mention that part.
I am very nearly done with Kat Among the Pigeons. Just a few more little bits and I should have it. Then the final edit and I go over it again. Life if good.
At least as far as the novel goes.
Other than that, not much I can say. Things are dull here. We're going to get more snow.
That's it. Time to go get some work done.
March 3, 2011
The weather today was lovely -- 50f for a while, in fact. Unfortunately, there is an ice storm on the horizon. Literally so, since I checked the radar maps. Tomorrow it will be colder and windy. Next week it will snow.
Sigh.
I am working on the newsletter. It's going okay, really, all things considered. I am having trouble with a couple sections, but I'll get them done and all will be well. Then I'll have a few days to finish up the work on Kat and work on the outline for the book I start in a few days. Ack.
But overall, things are okay. Wish it would stay warm, but that will come eventually.
March 4, 2011
Yes, it's turned cold again. I'm trying to ignore it and just work on stuff, but at the moment, I'm not really happy about the weather. I don't know if I would rather have the thunderstorms off to the east of me. None of it looks good.
I have things I need to do today. I haven't done them. I am working on a few notes for the outline and getting the story in place. All is well there. But I'm just not moving very quickly today on anything.
That's all right. Sometimes you need to slow down.
I'm doing well over all though. It's good to be basically caught up on the important stuff.
March 5, 2011
I am nearing the time when I'll start In the Shadow of Giants. I'm looking forward to it. I have ideas.
Which is a good thing if you are going to start a novel.
Oh, just got more work to go do! Off I go to get things done!
It's going to be a busy weekend.
march 6, 2011
I have spent almost all of today working, working, working on the new website. It's actually going okay. I know. I shouldn't say that. I'm likely about to curse it or something.
But really, overall, things are not going too badly. I'm enjoying the work, despite a headache. The headache is because of a major change in weather -- yeah, snow. Huge amount of it off to the west of me, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be here before tomorrow.
Ah well. I'll survive one more snow storm.
Over all, having a pretty good time, really.
March 7, 2011
Snowed today. Snowed more than it should have. Ugh. But it could be worse. It could be November.
Tomorrow is my birthday. Not that it's really going to matter all that much, even to me at this point. Work to get done, mostly.
And hope it doesn't snow too much more!
March 8, 2011
You know, it's just not a lot of fun to celebrate anything by yourself. I did watch a couple shows (I don't do that often) and got some writing done. The new book is sitting at 1k and the rewrite of another short story is at about 3k. Talked to Russ on Skype for quite a while, at least.
And that's it.
Well, there are worse days, I suppose!
march 9, 2011
This is the book I got for myself for my birthday. It's an expensive book. And it's one I read before -- about 20 years ago. It's the first of 19 volumes. So yes, this is a major undertaking.
I always told myself that if I ever sold a book, I was going to start buying these books. Well, I've sold many books and made more than enough money to buy them. So it's time to start the collection.
I am going to be reading this at about 20 pages a day. It will take me a month to get through the first one. Or less time, because once I started last night, I didn't want to stop!
march 10, 2011
I have just finished the newsletter for this week, so that's good. I can get back to crazed writing stuff again! I have things to do!
I also have a lovely review:
http://book-recommendations.blogspot.com/2011/03/kat-among-pigeons-by-lazette-gifford.html
Other than that -- really not much to say. The newsletter took too much time today. I couldn't focus on it. But it's done and time to move on!
March 11, 2011
The weather is getting better, but now everything is in that brown and gray stage that really just looks dead rather than the start of something better. I will be much happier with a hint of green. And birds. And bird food, for that matter.
I'm having a problem focusing on work. I need to get some stuff done.
March 12, 2011
I didn't get yesterday's useless little post up. So I'll write another useless one for today.
It's still brown and grey out there, and a bit cold, but we're going to warm up this week. Yay! Looking forward to it. Maybe be able to get some pictures of something interesting again.
Other than that? Not much going on here. I am having a horrible time trying to focus on writing today, so I think I'm going to line a bunch of different things up and jump around in them. Sounds like an odd sort of fun.
And now. . . yeah, back to writing!
Maybe.
March 14, 2011
Weather was nice today, but it's dropping off now. While it was warm, I was quite happy. Not as happy now, but I still know that things are going better. There is no snow in the forecast. Sounds good to me.
Writing is going well, too. I just need to get things moving smoothly because I seem to be jumping around a lot right now. Well, that's better than being stuck, I guess.
And that's it for today. I tried to come up with something witty, but it's just not out there today. Time to post this and get back to work on other things!
March 15, 2011
Some friends came up and worked on the yard for Russ today. That's a huge help. Made for an odd day, but I got Taco Bell out of it, so life is good.
Working on the newsletter. Working on writing. That stuff is going okay, really. The better weather is helping. It's still 52f here today. I think, maybe winter is over.
Though we still have just a couple little piles of snow. They won't last for long!
And that's it, really. I'm done here.
March 16, 2011
I slept for part of the day. I fixed food. I messed around with all kinds of odd things and didn't get much done at all. But you know, it's not so bad, I think. I'm feeling better now than I was earlier.
I think I know what I need to do to keep focus on the Indie publications. I need to have one book that is in the final edit phase at all times until I get at least ten of them out there. Let's see how long it takes me. And that's novels, not shorter work, though those will slip in, too.
I think I'm going to pull out Waiting for the Last Dance as the next work. Let's hope it goes well!
Sunset
March 17, 2011
I have been poking at work stuff, getting little bits of things done, but they add up eventually. I feel like I am almost getting things in order. I don't feel quite so overpowered with things that must get done.
Or maybe it's just that I've come to realize that it hardly matters, really. Things get done. Other things do not. Eventually it all works out!
March 18, 2011
Today's big excitement was realizing it's Friday, not Thursday and I wasn't done with the newsletter. Ack. That got me up and going today.
And I did something fun, for me. I created a Joomla site of my own and I'm getting it up and going. It's going to be background material for my IWC Universe. So far, it's going very well! I'm thrilled, in fact. I've managed this all on my own this time. Yay!
But it's late and I need to get some reading done and get to sleep!
March 19, 2011
It's a cold, windy night here. Not as cold as it has been, but very windy which makes it seem worse. It's a definite spring wind storm, though. No feel of snow out there. I saw lots of storms down south of me, but nothing up here, so we're good for another day, I guess.
I'm not feeling at my best tonight, so I might call it early tonight. I need to get warmed up again. This is just plain annoying, because it isn't that cold out right now. Or in here, for that matter. But I feel like I'm freezing.
I think a nice long bath might be in order here.
Other than that -- moving along on things. That's about it.
March 20, 2011
I got things done today, which is always a good plan. If I fall behind, I have a horrible time catching up. At the moment, things are going well enough, though. I'm getting stuff done.
I've been bouncing around between various projects. Eventually, I'll focus in on one again. For now, though, adding a bit here and there has really been kind of fun.
The weather has been lovely, though they do say we might get some snow next Saturday. I know that it will end eventually.
And then it will get too hot.
march 21, 2011
Had pizza with Russ on Skype tonight. That was nice. I didn't really get much else done today, but that's okay. Some days are just like that.
The weather has been better, but I fear we're going to have one more cold spell soon.
Writing has been odd, but that's okay, too. I feel a change coming on in what I'm doing, and now is a good time, at the start of In the Shadow of Giants (and various other things I'm working on).
I need something to change, I think. I need something to move out of the usual so that I can feel some challenge, some draw to things that are fun again. Right now, it's become too much of just another thing to get done each day. That has to stop.
So I'll be thinking about this for a while.
March 22, 2011
We have our first Tornado Watch today. So, spring is here, huh?
And there was our first thunderstorm, complete with bits of hail. And a lot of rain. So we are officially well and truly out of winter, right?
And I'll just ignore that it's saying snowing for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
I am almost done with my first book trailer. I had been dreading this forever, but really -- it turned out pretty well! I have one more picture to put in and I think I'm done. Yay!
and that's it for today. I'll be writing after this.
Book Trailer for
Kat Among the Pigeons
march 23, 2011
Just thought I'd add that little bit of fun to my journal to see if it works. If not -- well, I'll know after I upload.
Writing is a bit slow, mostly because of all this extra stuff. But I'm getting there. And it's cold today. Back down to 33f right now and supposed to snow for the next three days.
Where did spring go?
March 24, 2011
Another cold night. And a long day with things not quite working right, so I'm really tired and put out tonight. At least now I have programs mostly working properly, as well as getting the newsletter mostly done. So at least it wasn't a complete loss.
Other than that, I can't say that I've gotten much done. Most of today was spent yelling at computers and demanding why they either didn't work or wouldn't reload a perfectly good program.
It finally decided to stop being a big paperweight and worked again. Life is good.
March 25, 2011
We had snow. Ack. Snow.
It mostly melted during the day, but there's more on the way. I had to turn the heat back on in my office. The cats are not happy. I don't think anyone is really happy, to be honest.
I'm working on Waiting for the Last Dance and it's going slowly, but well. I'll have it done in early April, I think.
And that's it. Boring day, really.
And snow.
March 26, 2011
I had a very busy, busy day. And I don't feel like I got much of anything done at all, but I still worked, and worked and worked.
I don't know when I am going to have this novel done, but I'm pushing it. I think early April, at least. It's going well, though.
I wouldn't have thought it needed this much work, but you know, it's good to have found out now. I do want these stories to be right. So I won't rush it. But man, I would really like to have this going a little faster!
March 27, 2011
I put a new free short story up today. Not sure I like the cover art all that well now, but it's done:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/49904
Been worried about Wind who has been sick. If he's not better tomorrow, off to the vet he goes -- if I can get him there somehow.
That's made it a rough day. I feel awful. So I'm going to do this and get it up and then maybe go to bed really early tonight. Sounds like a plan.
march 28, 2011
I keep hearing rumors of spring, and hoping that they're true, though the snow keeps coming back. I'm sure we've had enough of it so far.
Russ will be home for a few days in less than two weeks now. He hasn't been home for six months. I'm so tired of this life, and so is he -- but no new jobs are turning up. There has to be something soon. I don't want to go through a fifth winter alone.
Best not to think about that part, not when we haven't really had spring yet!
March 29, 2011
I've gotten three excellent reviews of Kat Among the Pigeons, plus two good reviews of Return to Redlin on Smashwords. That will put a person in a good mood. It's been a long time since I've had reviews of anything, so it's nice to know that I might actually be making some good progress in my writing ability.
Wind has been ill. So is Zaphod. It's this weather, I think -- warm, cold, warm, snow. I've got a bit of a cold, too.
Counting down the days until Russ comes home.
March 30, 2011
It might snow again tonight. I am not happy about it, but it won't last. really, it won't. I know it won't.
Ugh.
I am trying to get Waiting for the Last Dance done before Russ gets home, but I'm not sure I'm going to make it. Oh well. I'll survive.
Getting good reviews. Having fun with Kat Among the Pigeons and the other stuff. Yay! But that's about it. I hope for more interesting things to write about one of these days. Really.
March 31, 2011
Awful, long busy day with headache and tons of work and seems like nothing is really going right. I have only just now gotten FM updated and I still have work for DAZ, but it will wait until tomorrow.
I need sleep. Ugh.
I hope April is better.