It’s been a while since I’ve checked in so I thought I’d do a quick update. I finished the edits and formatting of Secret Project #2. I have about six sentences to add and I need to complete the timeline for the back of the book. I expect to finish that tonight. After that I’ll…
Month: June 2020
Deep into Edits
A few lives ago I worked as an editor for a magazine, then for another publication, and then as a technical editor. My method at the time was to scrape my eyes down each manuscript in several passes to ensure that I found everything. I had a checklist I used. Later, I reduced the number…
Fangirl Musings
It’s Pride Month and what better way to celebrate than to rewatch JMS and the Wachowski’s Sense8?** That’s our plan, starting tonight. J. Michael Straczynski is active on Twitter so I went there to thank him again for sharing his brilliance with the world, as I do whenever I rewatch Babylon 5 or Sense8. While…
Anniversary Plans
Many thanks to my friends who made suggestions for how to celebrate our wedding anniversary in this year of isolation. We’ve been trying to think of ways to celebrate that are distinctly us and that celebrate what we find romantic. So that means we’re gaming, hiking, and eating. We talked through the ideas and have…
Upcoming Publications
I met a couple of people I know from FedEx on a walk this morning and one of them asked me, “When can we read your published work?” That’s always a question that strikes fear into my heart, but I know my family and friends honestly want to know and that they ask from a…
Short Update
Secret Project #1 is complete and up on Amazon under a pseudonym (so that it stays secret). I’m working to finish Secret Project #2 by the end of this month. That one will eventually be published under our names. The only reason it is secret is that we signed a non-disclosure form on it. I’ll…
Isolation and Sensory Memory
We have been strictly socially isolated for a bit more than three months. We leave the house to run in the park, choosing isolated places and even there we take and wear our masks. I shop for groceries every five or six weeks. We live constrained lives spending most of our time in the same…
Habitica, Time Travel, and Tea
A friend of mine encouraged me to join Habitica with him, so I did. I do feel a greater compulsion to tend to my goals when my Habitica party will take damage if I don’t. If you don’t know Habitica, it’s a way to gamify your To Do list and supports establishing good habits as…
Intermittent Fasting and Steps
I will remain self-isolated until I can re-enter the world without bringing Covid19 home to Steve. Last December I worked up a plan for losing weight. I joined the JCC, got a posh locker, and started my journey to wellness. I planned on daily visits to the grocery store to buy veggies. That plan collapsed…