It was my turn to submit something for our editing group. I had to rewrite the end of the novel I’ve been editing. When I sent my first ending to the group they called me out for it. (You might remember me blogging about how I’d written the entire novel from Hillary’s point of view and then, after she screwed up, everyone went away to fix the problem and came back to tell her about it
Read MoreHappy Canada Day!
It’s Canada Day. Today, I’m pondering what it means to be Canadian.
Read MoreWhen being quoted isn’t cool
A very good friend of mine came to me today upset. She’d been called out by a mutual acquaintance and made to feel about two inches tall. As she retold the conversation I recognized a lot of the stuff “someone” had said about her. That “someone” was me, only the context was twisted in such a way that the meaning was completely reversed.
Read MoreBusy, Busy BUSY
When it rains it pours. Deadlines never seem to spread themselves out, they all seem to want to crash down together. I swear they wait outside until there is a big enough gang of them to really mess me up.
Read MoreTutu Marathon
For a change Iwas offline for most of the day yesterday. As a matter of fact, I sat on the couch all day and watched TV. I have NEVER done that before. Usually I get bored, or restless, or both and have to move around after an hour or so.
Read MoreA walk, sun, chocolate and writing
Start to finish today has been a great day. Even though I didn’t sleep the best last night, I was up on time and ready for action. That mid-evening coffee apparently wasn’t a good idea after all.
Read MoreI feel good
This isn’t a new thng for me, I’m usually in a good mood. But lately, I just feel good.
Read MoreAlmost a Day Off
Today is Saturday and the weather forecast is great. There will be sun and it will be warm. Actually, I’ve already been outside to water my garden this morning and while it’s still cool, you can tell it will be nice. So I think I’m going to take the day off. Well mostly.
Read MoreThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Despite the heated scorn I can already feel from some of my friends, I’ve purchased and finished the new novella by Stephenie Meyer, “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner”. I enjoyed this story more than the original series.
Read MoreHip Hop Workout
I don’t go downtown much anymore so I arrived early and wandered around. While browsing I found a Hip Hop Workout video. Since little brother took the Wii Fit back East with him, I’ve been looking for something else ‘fun’ to do. I love to dance and I’ve never learned to hip-hop so I figured it was work the money to give it a shot.
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