Chapter 6 was all I got edited today. My wild lifestyle finally caught up with me. Of course, I’d figured that would happen eventually, and planned for a nap. But just as I was signing off this wonderful causer of insomnia, hubby woke from his nap. No problem, he can have the computer for a while, […]
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It’s been a long day of adverb-zapping, here in editing-ville. I got through five chapters, I think I have thirty-three to go. BJ says it’s best to edit for one thing at a time, so first up is adverbs. Then I will go looking for misused words, like blaster, the doc’s old name, and veterans
I lied yesterday, and didn’t even know it. Today, as I was rejoicing that all my chapters were finally in the computer, I noticed that I was wrong. So again today, my hands hurt. I’ll survive. This time I’m pretty sure it’s all in. Thanks to Garth Brooks and decaf coffee, which does have caffeine,
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I wish I had a scanner! And a printer, and…well, that’s okay. I’ll get there. I’m only complaining because I had to type two of my chapters into the computer yet again, somehow every time I have computer problems, I don’t back up those two chapters. Just those two. And I love those chapters. They’re
I am so loving this! Being online is doing wonderful things for my writing. I’m getting more done this month than I have in the past two years. I’m e-mailing my writer friend, we’re discussing problems as we write, and both our stories are getting better. I take breaks to check the message boards and
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Okay, it’s not always easy. I can accept that. I spent over an hour today chasing info on particle-beam weapons and such, to make my Marine talk like a Marine. I finally settled on particle-beam technology because I couldn’t find anything to tell me about the options. Every laser site I found was way too
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Good Lord, I’m glad she’s gone! What a mess! She and hubby fought for her whole visit, the munchkin didn’t get one nap in three days, I ran off half a tank of gas running her around, and she left owing me more money than when she came. And she wants me to think about
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