This time, I'm not going to succumb to the pique of interest that comes from looking at a map, at GoogleMaps, at the distant horizon. I'm not. I'm going to stay here. I'm not packing up, not lightening the load to move. It's called decluttering. Truly. I'm just getting rid of a few things I … Continue reading Moving On
But there it goes. 0400 (that's 4am for normal time-tellers). I woke up at sparrow-fart and listened to the world, listened to the foxes as they scampered around in the front yard. Listened to the early warbling of magpies. Listened to the dog snoring. There's only so long you can do that. After a few … Continue reading Too Early to Be Awake …
I was going to do the normal Sunday morning post today, but - and this is the short version of the story - I need to check every single document that's been restored since the hard drive failure. Why? Because yesterday, when I thought everything was ready to get back to work - I saw … Continue reading The Not-A-Post Post
The blow to my gut was seeing how unprofessional the story looked - and that I hadn't done that last-minute, last-gasp final check. Oh, I did look - quick and dirty, apparently, because I missed the critical elements that blew it wide open. That hard-drive error - that's the problem. No. That's what I blame, … Continue reading Take Two: A Re-Launch
Shrug. Well, that's how it seems. Missed a few minor errors in the story - went into the folder to fix the docs (there are three versions, one for each of the platforms: mobi, epub, and cs) and guess what? Damaged. Beyond repair. Ran a hardware test. Failure in hard-drive. What? Did I back-up? Of … Continue reading One Disaster – another – another –
The voluminous echo of emptiness where a character should be ... does that mean I need to put a character in there? Or should it be the other character who fills in the need for reaction here? What is the goal for this moment? Why? As you may be able to determine, it's deep into … Continue reading I have to think about that some more …
If it were up to me, the rules would be so simple that even a three-year-old would understand. If it were up to me, the rules would be expanded on by one line a year throughout your life. If it were up to me, by the time you reach 21, you get to make your … Continue reading Who knows the rules to the Game?
That's what she said! If you make goals that are too hard to achieve, you're just setting yourself up for failure. Crap. Let me say that again. Crap. Goals that are easily achievable and don't stretch the boundaries, that don't make you push yourself to do better, go harder, farther, faster, more - aren't worth … Continue reading Setting up for Failure
The moment someone says 'Hey, that's great!' or 'This is something special.' or 'You've got what it takes.' Any form of praise for the work you've created, the thing you've worked on for so long, bled over and into, researched and rewritten until it's not half bad - that thing. Your/my creative product. It elevates … Continue reading The Highest High of All
let go of it all? When can I say goodbye to all the bits and pieces that belonged to her? When can I move beyond the little capsule where I keep her memories and moments? I try to dignify my responses - lack of them, really - by giving excuses for grief. It doesn't work. … Continue reading When is the Right Time to …
