I just wanted to say a big thanks for all the lovely messages I’ve received over the last few weeks.
I’ve had a tough time keeping up with everything as there has been so much going on. But, I’m off work from Friday for a whole 10 days. So I am hoping I can fill you all in 🙂
Love to ya all. x x x
Where has this week gone?
I think because we were off on Monday that it’s totally made a massive difference. And of course we also had the clocks go forward. It’s been a totally weird week. No where near enough sleep I am so exhausted and excited all at the same time.
Writing…
Well since winning the membership on Scribophile. I’ve read a good few pieces of work and met some great people.
I received my Editors Choice review and the most wonderful comment from her in an email. I only hope to continue to do my own writing proud. I’m chuffed with the whole week so far it’s been amazing. I am happy that others find and understand my writing to be not only entertaining but interesting enough to read. 🙂
I’ll be working with E.J in the next couple of weeks once again. Hopefully she’ll have sorted out a working computer to use… ‘hope’
I must admit I’ve taken a little break from the editing side of things this week. I need to gather my thoughts at present. I also actually have a whole ‘new’ chapter brewing in my head. Although I don’t know if it will fit in or not. Or why it wants to come out now. I do however think it’s needed to bring a couple of the other characters to the front a bit. So we’ll see.
I have author friends who have already published their books and are onto their second. What is taking me so long… I sometimes wonder. But then again… I also don’t want to rush through it. I want to actually try and get this into the traditional publishing world. And for that I need it not only to be killer. But to be the best I can get it. I’m a perfectionist.
It’s getting there. It’s getting so so much better. I can’t wait to really get it out there. 🙂
Ummmmm everything else. Seems A O K for now. Fingers crossed.
Will catch you soon. Love… D x x
General 🙂
Today I have to wait in for the sky man. Our dish broke so it needs fixing properly. 🙂 So having done all my running about yesterday I have the full day to edit, read, and relax. We’re also going out later to my dads. Which will be nice.
I’ve not posted too much this week because I’ve felt personally drained. And it’s just been one of those really bad weeks which I’d sooner forget about.
There is no chance of me getting the 12th off work for my Uncles funeral. So I also have to deal with that. One of the biggest problems in working for a small firm is there is no cover. Shame, really. Just fingers crossed I can turn this crappy blip around and get back to something normal. Sleep and food just went right out the window. 😦
A break is a nice thing though and with the other half having lots of overtime I’ve finally been able to get some of the things we’ve been lacking of over the last month. With some luck this is a good sign and it looks like he might be working full time again soon.
I don’t begrudge him anything. He’s worked so hard in all the years I’ve known him. But when a job becomes more than a job and something you are just doing because you’re forced too it really is time to move. Fate has played some pretty crappy jokes on us in the last 4 years. It’s also given us a good couple of ‘get’ out clauses too and I think that they were for the best.
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Koi
Well temps have been so low recently my heater is going ten fold on the main pond to attempt to keep it warm. I don’t think this winter is doing any of our koi any favours.
We’ve also turned the heater back on the baby tank to see if the ‘cooking’ episode was indeed a one off. It seems to be working as normal now. ummmm I’m puzzled by this even more so with recent ‘things’ going on around here. But, lets leave that, at that.
I did treat the baby tank with blanket weed killer yesterday. Holmeswood have lots of new products in. Which I’ll try… 🙂 So I have no doubt that it’s dying off now. At least the babies will have free movment in few days. It’s like 6ft long in there… and I have no doubts it will block everything up again, so will have to keep an eye on it.
They had some lovely new koi in the shop… A cracking little Tancho Doitsu something… and he’s also got some big Hajiro 🙂 They’re amazing. And they look just like my nisai 🙂 hopefully mine will get much bigger soon. I want them to grow more. They’ll be going in the big pond in the next month.
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Writing.
Waiting on some reviews to come in at the end of this month. Then I can think about things and move forward. Editing is going well to be fair. I’m pleased with my own progress either way. So onwards with the day.
Have a good one. And speak soon.
Dawn
Such a busy weekend. But a good one.
Although I haven’t moved so much off the couch. I’ve been editing like crazy. I’ve read through three different chapters for crit as I owe them out. And I’ve read a script for another friend. 🙂
All in all, fab amount of work. I’m please.
In other news the snow has kept us from doing much outside. The ponds are cooler than I’d like. Main pond dropped to 10d even with the heating. And the baby tank dropped to 5d so no food for either of them. It was too cold to get the sanke out and sedate and see what was going on so I’m hopeful for the easter hols this next weekend.
Four days to work then FOUR days off. How awesome. Shopping to get in and lots of writing. So if anyone needs me for anything then I need requests in soon. Before I’m booked up.
Sunday dinner with mum later, 🙂 Can’t wait for that. Hubby is going out for the evening so it’s me and the cat for the night. A warm fire and some more work.
Hope everyone is doing well. 🙂 Speak soon.
Dawn
I love early mornings. They give me lots of time to do the things I want.
Yesterday I was notified that my first two chapters for The Secret King – The Beginning has been choosen as Editors Choice on the OWWSFF.
I am stoked about this. It means someone else found something great in my work. I’ll receive a review from one of the editors and it will be put in their news letter at the end of the month. I am a little nervous about this, mostly because their editors are amazing. Professional people at the top of their game.
I will of course take their review/criticism as it will be intended. To help. I hope that they like it and look forward to seeing what they say. 🙂
So this morning was cleaning the house, mostly. After neglecting it for a week during working hours. Everywhere needs a scrub down, dust and hover. I’m not one for dusting though.
We have a home made TV cabinet which is black. And it shows the first sign of dust right after you’ve dusted. grrrrr….
Anyway, the house is clean and so I sat down to do something I’ve put off for almost a year. I register all my work with
http://www.thescriptvault.com oops sorry got it wrong first time. 😦
For UK writers it’s the only place. Unless you want to use the LoC or WGA…
Anyway over the course of a few years since first registering my work. Lots of things have changed. So it is a good idea to keep the paper trail going. I just don’t know why it took me so long to get to it.
In doing so today. I actually found a 50 page TV script that I wrote for The Secret King – The Beginning. And I’d forgotten about it. You do sometimes. It’s like your on a mission while writing and then once you’re done. It’s forgotten and onto the next project. Which for me was actually writing the novel…
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Koi,
Well they all seem to be fine. Apart from the sanke. Who I still believe has an internal bacterial infection. I am positive he’s developing dropsy too. Which isn’t a good sign. He’s still active, much more so than he was. Not sulking. So I have my fingers crossed.
It’s two of the older koi that just seem a little off. Everyone else is normal.
Scraped and checked everything yesterday. Everything is good. No bugs, all water is excellent. So I just have to sit on it. Wait for the weather to warm up even more and just hope.
Hope you all have a fab evening. What ever you’re up too.
D x x
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