It\’s been a rotten week. No, really. I mean, one of those weeks you sort of wish could just be eradicated from memory, if not from the space-time continuum. Despite the fact that I\’m still not really feeling up to doing any writing, I made myself sit down and get some work done today. I …
A little belated, but life happens. And it did this past week, to a significant level. I hadn\’t written any new fiction since the 26th, which makes it…nine days? A long time. But I\’m starting to get back in motion again, now. To make a long story short, I tend to do better dealing with …
Victory! And – oh my god, endings are hard! Finished the novel today. Another 3500 words done, and some of them were tough as nails to get out. I ran into the same issue at the end of Starship 5, too. Wrapping things up – drawing everything to a conclusion that feels satisfying – just …
Didn\’t wake up til around 9am. Still felt groggy and tired. Stayed in bed checking email and generally surfing the internet while feeling cruddy until around 11am. Then up, got a little housework done, fed myself and the munchkins lunch. Susan had left in the early AM hours for an Arisia meeting – she\’s the …
Another sick day. Hopefully the last! I woke around 9am, and spent a rather lazy morning. Hung out with Susan for a while, read a little bit. Checked my email, and made eggs for lunch around 12:30. Still felt terrible all morning. The fever seemed mostly gone, but the bug was moving into my lungs …
All three of our kids have their own laptops. Not great or fancy laptops, mind; but they have something they can work and play on. I think it\’s important for them to become computer literate at a young age, so we\’ve prioritized their having regular access. One of the girls uses my old laptop as …
Another work day. One more of those before the weekend, where hopefully I can get a little ahead on word-count. If you\’ve been reading this for a bit, you\’re probably familiar with my schedule already. Up at 6am. At work by 7am. Today was a messy work day… I didn\’t get out until 5pm, and …
Another work day. Out the door by 6:30am, and back home around 5pm. Long doggone day. 😉 Spent an hour alternating catching up on some emails with working on Starship edits. Then I made dinner for the family. After dinner, it was back to work for a little while; then a break at 9pm to …
Well, today was another work day… And was too tired upon getting home to do much of anything. Answered some emails, hung out with wife and kids, even tried taking a nap and then waking up again. Not a lot of luck. The 6am wake-up time is brutal for me, as I\’m more of a …
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Edited form of Starship 5 is back off to the editor. So release will be very, very soon. The podcast I mentioned in the last blog post rocked, so if you\’re any kind of writer, check it out. Seriously worthwhile. Was looking at computer stuff today. OK, here\’s the scoop on my computer scenario. I have …
