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December 5 2010
Greetings Flisters!
Not much to report in Skysville…or maybe too much going on to report it. *nods* Yeah, that's the deal. LOL
Car drama, per usual eats up more of my time than I truly like. At the moment, both are running again…even though the suburban sounds like a tank. My 17 year old thinks it's great. It sounds like it drives now. LOL Obviously, we need a new exhaust for it, but that's not in the cards until income tax refund time. :D
I picked up some freelance editing work and that's been the big thing keeping me away from LJ, Twitter, Facebook, etc. I love, love, love the work, but deadlines always kick my ass into gear. This is not a bad thing, but I've had a couple of tricky manuscripts that made me want to pull my hair out.
The publisher I’m editing for places prime importance on author style and while I think that's truly awesome, sometimes I'm have to scratch my head. I struggle with remembering that when an author writes male/male fiction and I could drop two prissy girls into the story and have it make more sense. *sigh* No offense to prissy girls anywhere.
And seriously, I promise I won't be bitching about work all the time. I'm too appreciative of having it to make a big dealio out of stuff that makes my head spinny. Working with authors to bring them along and help them find their voice is something we want to do at Ellipses. This is a great way to hone my skill set. :D
Speaking of Ellipses. We're making headway. We're shooting for spring to summer for launch, but we're also okay waiting until we have everything ready to go, too. Submissions are key and we'll be putting out a call on Publisher's Trove sometime in January.
BTW, for my writing flisters, Publisher's Trove is a great yahoo group to join. Numerous publishers (primarily e-pubs) have pitch days and each Wednesday is a general pitch day for authors looking for a home for their manuscripts. Check it out, if interested. :D
Let's see…what else? Gearing up for Xmas is underway. Our tree theme this year, picked by my number two kidlet, is ImagineNext. His plan is to have everyone make ornaments out his ImagineNext stuff. I think it's going to be rather fun. My contribution will be two garlands, which I need to get started on this week. :D
Other than that, baking is on tap. I love to do it and the kidlets and Mr. Sky love the results. Always nice to continue that tradition. And speaking of traditions…
About two years ago I started a 12 Days of Ficmas tradition and this year I'd like to continue…but in a different way. Normally I post fanfic featuring our favorite pilots, but I've been focused on writing original manuscripts for a big part of this past year. So…I thought I might try something new.
If my flist is interested, I'd like to do a mix of original and fanfic entries. My original plan was to post the first chapter(s) of WIPs and almost complete manuscripts. Then I got to thinking that might be too much of a frustrating tease, so…
A poll!
Poll 12 Days of Ficmas
Would you like to see a mix of original and fanfic?
Yes! Both please.
No. Just fanfic.
No. Go with the original stuff.
Are chapter(s) a good idea?
Yes! Bring it on.
No way. Gimme a good taste of something.
Poll 12 Days of Ficmas
Eh, not sure what's up with two polls, but oh well. Pick one if you would. :D
Catch everyone on the flip!
Sky