It figures; the first official day of autumn and I caught a cold. :( Fortunately, it wasn't a long-winded thing. I was sick as a dog over the weekend (I have my suspicions that my "cold" might have been more than that, but whatever it was it went away. Phew!). But I'm feeling better this week. I spent most of my weekend in bed, and I feel so gross ( Read more... )

Much to my surprise, I’ve gotten quite a lot of writing done in the past few days. My Pokemon WIP is progressing well, albeit it’s not done just yet. I’d say 80% complete, which is my best fanfic news all summer. *dances* A shame that summer is almost done, though. *sweatdrops*  No worries! There’s always autumn.

Right now, I’m hoping for a ( Read more... )

Fanfiction Progress: As of this entry, I've reached the 2/3 mark of my current draft of my next Pokemon fanfic (I'm so happy, too, because I had had a hard time getting beyond the story's halfway point)! Since the story is expected to be only three chapters, that means I have approx. one more chapter to draft! (Of course, it has happened that my ( Read more... )

Yes! I made a breakthrough on my writing over the weekend. Granted, it wasn’t a huge breakthrough, but I managed to write several pages of my current Pokemon fanfic. Considering my muse has sucked lately, I’m pleased with the weekend’s progress. Could the story’s completion be in sight? Maybe even a publication??? Well, let’s not get ahead of ( Read more... )

Having finished reading the Millennium Trilogy (excellent series, BTW!), I've been searching for the next book(s) to help me sleep at night. At my local used bookstore, I stumbled upon a copy of Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. Teen/young adult fantasies don't usually interest me, but I have to say that I'm quite impressed with Fisher's prison ( Read more... )