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*checks calendar* The Ides of June, I see. Coming close to the halfway point of 2014. And what have I been doing all this time?
Quite a bit, it seems. If I can't for the life of me remember what the date is unless I look at a calendar or my watch, that's a good sign that I've been keeping myself way too busy. Two weeks of double-duty at work (not in hours, but in responsibility--one of my coworkers was on vacation), writing nightly, including a 1300-word article for someone that was due today, and having consecutive weekends packed with events, plus meeting up with the in-laws midweek, and I tend to lose track of time, in a good way.
Our ninth wedding anniversary is arriving fast, and yes, I have in fact ordered my present for her. It states that it should get here with much time to spare, but in typical Jonc fashion, I would not be the least bit surprised if it's delayed for one reason or another. At least I know it won't be a repeat of the typewriter debacle! What other events...let's see...we'll have the symphony next Saturday and the opera the Friday after that (both via discounted tickets!). Past that, July is quiet, with only a show at the end of it. August is the big one, with our trip to London for WorldCon.
Speaking of which, I need to make a personal list of song lyrics that I can take pictures of. For example, taking a picture of a subway entrance on an overcast day ("I emerged in London rain" from Berlin's "The Metro"). Because I'm a dork, that's why.
Walk in Silence is picking up, slowly but surely. The opening of Chapter 1 definitely drags, but I'll edit that later. The point here is to move ever forward. The word count has been surprisingly high, closer to 700 or so words a night, as I'm just letting it bleed out rather than trying to be a word economist. Like I said--I'll edit and revise later. Do I have a deadline for this one? Not entirely, but I'd like to get through it as quickly as I can. I'm also itching to get some fiction work done as well, letting my brain percolate a few ideas here and there. We'll see.
It's also been nearly six months since I sent A Division of Souls out to Angry Robot's submission opening, and I'm curious as to where it stands. I definitely understand they were hit with a giant amount of submissions (around 500 per their website) and they're still slogging through them all. With this being one of the smaller but still significant publishers, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and let them be. I've got patience.
I still haven't jumped on the WordPress blogs...but I'm hoping to sneak in some time this week to have them updated by next weekend. Goddess willing and hoping that nothing explodes at work (*knock on wood*), I should be able to sneak in some time for a bit of creative blogging.
Other than that, it's been quite the lovely and restive weekend, and I'm sad to see it go by so quickly. Hope everyone else's weekend has been spiffy!
Quite a bit, it seems. If I can't for the life of me remember what the date is unless I look at a calendar or my watch, that's a good sign that I've been keeping myself way too busy. Two weeks of double-duty at work (not in hours, but in responsibility--one of my coworkers was on vacation), writing nightly, including a 1300-word article for someone that was due today, and having consecutive weekends packed with events, plus meeting up with the in-laws midweek, and I tend to lose track of time, in a good way.
Our ninth wedding anniversary is arriving fast, and yes, I have in fact ordered my present for her. It states that it should get here with much time to spare, but in typical Jonc fashion, I would not be the least bit surprised if it's delayed for one reason or another. At least I know it won't be a repeat of the typewriter debacle! What other events...let's see...we'll have the symphony next Saturday and the opera the Friday after that (both via discounted tickets!). Past that, July is quiet, with only a show at the end of it. August is the big one, with our trip to London for WorldCon.
Speaking of which, I need to make a personal list of song lyrics that I can take pictures of. For example, taking a picture of a subway entrance on an overcast day ("I emerged in London rain" from Berlin's "The Metro"). Because I'm a dork, that's why.
Walk in Silence is picking up, slowly but surely. The opening of Chapter 1 definitely drags, but I'll edit that later. The point here is to move ever forward. The word count has been surprisingly high, closer to 700 or so words a night, as I'm just letting it bleed out rather than trying to be a word economist. Like I said--I'll edit and revise later. Do I have a deadline for this one? Not entirely, but I'd like to get through it as quickly as I can. I'm also itching to get some fiction work done as well, letting my brain percolate a few ideas here and there. We'll see.
It's also been nearly six months since I sent A Division of Souls out to Angry Robot's submission opening, and I'm curious as to where it stands. I definitely understand they were hit with a giant amount of submissions (around 500 per their website) and they're still slogging through them all. With this being one of the smaller but still significant publishers, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and let them be. I've got patience.
I still haven't jumped on the WordPress blogs...but I'm hoping to sneak in some time this week to have them updated by next weekend. Goddess willing and hoping that nothing explodes at work (*knock on wood*), I should be able to sneak in some time for a bit of creative blogging.
Other than that, it's been quite the lovely and restive weekend, and I'm sad to see it go by so quickly. Hope everyone else's weekend has been spiffy!
