Of Editing, Rewriting and Great Smiles
I'm in the final editing/rewriting phase of my second novel. Great Smile Guy has helped so much with some technical questions I had. He even had some suggestions about a little twist I could add to the story. They were really good suggestions, by the way. Another guy, let's just call him Great Smile Guy #2, is proof-reading for me. He gave me some really good suggestions today, too. In fact, when I was implementing some of his suggestions my fingers couldn't even keep up with my brain because the ideas were flowing so fast.
I would say I'm a lucky gal to have two guys (with great smiles) who are so willing to help me and make my book even better than I thought it could be. Now let's hope the book buying public likes the Great Smile Guys/Me collaboration and makes "Two Week Notice" a best-seller. I guess we'll have to wait 'til September to see if that's gonna happen.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Wednesday Whatevers
1. Who has had the greatest impact on your life? Explain.A woman named Marty, who is one of my former bosses. I decided to be a journalist because of her. When I worked with her, I learned a lot about writing, dealing with people and life in general. She makes me think outside the box. Also, although I don't work for her anymore, I want her to be proud of me in whatever I do.
2. What is your incentive to wake up every morning? I keep thinking this will be the day Great Smile Guy tells me he can't possibly live without me.
3. What confuses you about the opposite sex? Everything.
1. Who has had the greatest impact on your life? Explain.A woman named Marty, who is one of my former bosses. I decided to be a journalist because of her. When I worked with her, I learned a lot about writing, dealing with people and life in general. She makes me think outside the box. Also, although I don't work for her anymore, I want her to be proud of me in whatever I do.
2. What is your incentive to wake up every morning? I keep thinking this will be the day Great Smile Guy tells me he can't possibly live without me.
3. What confuses you about the opposite sex? Everything.
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Tuesday is Chooseday
For the next year, would you rather:
1.give up sweet foods (anything naturally or artificially sweet) OR gain 40 pounds because you didn't? Give up the sweets! I lost almost 100 pounds this year. Ain't nuthin' gonna make me gain it back!
2.taste nothing but the flavor of oranges OR only wear the color orange (all the way down to your underwear)? I think I'd cope better wearing the orange, although someone will have to give me the money for a new wardrobe. I think I only have 2 oranges things.
3.shout obscenities at every person who pisses you off (so loud that anybody within earshot turns to look) OR punch one person a month who pisses you off? I'll go for the punching one person a month. Too many people piss me off these days & I'd probably end up with laryngitis if I went with the other option.
4.cry uncontrollably whenever you get a bill (at a store or restaurant) OR fart noticeably every time you laugh? Cry. And, you're welcome.
For the next year, would you rather:
1.give up sweet foods (anything naturally or artificially sweet) OR gain 40 pounds because you didn't? Give up the sweets! I lost almost 100 pounds this year. Ain't nuthin' gonna make me gain it back!
2.taste nothing but the flavor of oranges OR only wear the color orange (all the way down to your underwear)? I think I'd cope better wearing the orange, although someone will have to give me the money for a new wardrobe. I think I only have 2 oranges things.
3.shout obscenities at every person who pisses you off (so loud that anybody within earshot turns to look) OR punch one person a month who pisses you off? I'll go for the punching one person a month. Too many people piss me off these days & I'd probably end up with laryngitis if I went with the other option.
4.cry uncontrollably whenever you get a bill (at a store or restaurant) OR fart noticeably every time you laugh? Cry. And, you're welcome.
Unconscious Mutterings
- Seeker:: Finder
- Mirror:: Image
- Fire:: Water
- Goblet:: Wine
- Empty:: Full
- Secrets:: Desires
- Defense:: Attorney
- Hatchet:: Job
- Vapour:: Mist
- Ministry:: Church
Monday, December 29, 2003
The Best Laid Plans
I hadn't planned on spending all morning working on this blog. All I planned on doing was updating my comments code. Ha! I figured I'd take the easy way out & let YACCS do it for me (the automated thingy). Ha! I say again. It screwed up everything & I had to change things around because I could not get it back to the way it was. I was going to change it soon anyway, but I didn't want to do it today. Anyway, v3.0 of this blog is on its way. For now, I'll have to deal with v2.1. *sigh*
I hadn't planned on spending all morning working on this blog. All I planned on doing was updating my comments code. Ha! I figured I'd take the easy way out & let YACCS do it for me (the automated thingy). Ha! I say again. It screwed up everything & I had to change things around because I could not get it back to the way it was. I was going to change it soon anyway, but I didn't want to do it today. Anyway, v3.0 of this blog is on its way. For now, I'll have to deal with v2.1. *sigh*
Do You Remember ...?
... body shirts? I think that's what they were called. In the mid- to late 70s they were the big thing. They were like onesies for women & girls. I liked 'em, actually, because I didn't have to worry about making sure my shirt was tucked in. Any product that gives me one less thing to obsess over is good.
... body shirts? I think that's what they were called. In the mid- to late 70s they were the big thing. They were like onesies for women & girls. I liked 'em, actually, because I didn't have to worry about making sure my shirt was tucked in. Any product that gives me one less thing to obsess over is good.
My Nephews
We did the Christmas thing with my nephews yesterday. They are so cute! I could only afford one gift each for them this year, but they were all a big hit. The only PlayStation2 game Adam really wanted was Jeopardy!, which he got from good ol' Aunt Anne. We had fun playing it, too. I got Alex Kasey the Kinderbot & it didn't take him long to figure out how to get straight to the ABC song. It's his favorite song in the world. He's 2. (He'll be 3 in February.) I had such a good time watching him play & learn. Then there's Aaryn. He's 1 1/2. I got him a ride-on John Deere tractor that plays music if you push the right button. He loves music (He just walks around singing to himself. It's cute.) and found the button right away. He couldn't get the tractor out of the box fast enough. He loves ride-on toys. I'm happy that they all liked what I got them & that they all had a good time visiting. I wish I could see them more often. Oh yeah. lol Aaryn got new sneakers for Christmas. They light up when he walks & he just thinks he's the coolest thing on two feet now. lol I gotta admit he is pretty cool.
We did the Christmas thing with my nephews yesterday. They are so cute! I could only afford one gift each for them this year, but they were all a big hit. The only PlayStation2 game Adam really wanted was Jeopardy!, which he got from good ol' Aunt Anne. We had fun playing it, too. I got Alex Kasey the Kinderbot & it didn't take him long to figure out how to get straight to the ABC song. It's his favorite song in the world. He's 2. (He'll be 3 in February.) I had such a good time watching him play & learn. Then there's Aaryn. He's 1 1/2. I got him a ride-on John Deere tractor that plays music if you push the right button. He loves music (He just walks around singing to himself. It's cute.) and found the button right away. He couldn't get the tractor out of the box fast enough. He loves ride-on toys. I'm happy that they all liked what I got them & that they all had a good time visiting. I wish I could see them more often. Oh yeah. lol Aaryn got new sneakers for Christmas. They light up when he walks & he just thinks he's the coolest thing on two feet now. lol I gotta admit he is pretty cool.
Saturday, December 27, 2003
Friday, December 26, 2003
The Friday Five
1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year? My first novel, "Contempt of Court," was published.
2. What was your biggest disappointment? An ongoing legal problem has yet to be resolved (after 2 1/2 freakin' years!).
3. What do you hope the new year brings? Bigger sales for the second book than for the first. And ... well, I'll keep the second one to myself although it's the thing I want more than anything else.
4. Will you be making any New Year's resolutions? If yes, what will they be? Yes. I'm going to lose the rest of the weight I want to lose (I've lost 90 & only have about 40 to go. Yay me!). I'm going to try to not obsess over things as much. I'm going to try to be a better person.
5. What are your plans for New Year's Eve? Don't have any yet. Did I mention "stop procrastinating" as one of my resolutions? lol
1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year? My first novel, "Contempt of Court," was published.
2. What was your biggest disappointment? An ongoing legal problem has yet to be resolved (after 2 1/2 freakin' years!).
3. What do you hope the new year brings? Bigger sales for the second book than for the first. And ... well, I'll keep the second one to myself although it's the thing I want more than anything else.
4. Will you be making any New Year's resolutions? If yes, what will they be? Yes. I'm going to lose the rest of the weight I want to lose (I've lost 90 & only have about 40 to go. Yay me!). I'm going to try to not obsess over things as much. I'm going to try to be a better person.
5. What are your plans for New Year's Eve? Don't have any yet. Did I mention "stop procrastinating" as one of my resolutions? lol
I'm Back -- I Think
It's been forever since I posted here. There are lots of reasons for that. One reason is that the template for this blog somehow disappeared *shrug* Fixing it just seemed like too much trouble. It wasn't hard at all, I just simply didn't feel like doing it.
But I guess the main reason is I didn't know how to write about a few things that have been happening. Well, actually it's just one thing. The rest is easily explainable. This is not. The short and simple version is: Nick & I are not living together anymore. It's not that we fell out of love or anything. It's just that due to circumstances beyond our control, it's not possible for us to be together. We're still very good friends. I tell him everything. I even tell him about the guy I'm hopelessly in lust with.
Anyway, I'm hoping to keep up with this blog again. I really miss it. I need someplace to vent, after all.
It's been forever since I posted here. There are lots of reasons for that. One reason is that the template for this blog somehow disappeared *shrug* Fixing it just seemed like too much trouble. It wasn't hard at all, I just simply didn't feel like doing it.
But I guess the main reason is I didn't know how to write about a few things that have been happening. Well, actually it's just one thing. The rest is easily explainable. This is not. The short and simple version is: Nick & I are not living together anymore. It's not that we fell out of love or anything. It's just that due to circumstances beyond our control, it's not possible for us to be together. We're still very good friends. I tell him everything. I even tell him about the guy I'm hopelessly in lust with.
Anyway, I'm hoping to keep up with this blog again. I really miss it. I need someplace to vent, after all.