This past week between NYE and today have been absolutely fantastic. The good doctor and I spent most of our time in a semi-vegetative state lurking in the Treehaus. He put a big dent in our internet quota while I did what I usually do when faced with large stretches of uninterrupted time: edit, write and read. Granted, it's been a particularly ( Read more... )

As if to make up for a generally sunny winter, the Cape weather has decided to be maudlin and teary. Not that I mind, since it just makes it easier for me to stay home, warm and drink lots of cocoa.

Busy with a truckload of editing at the moment, mainly stuff for Lyrical, tho' I've received my second-round edits for The Namaqualand Book of the Dead ( Read more... )

 I've been a bit low, to put it mildly. It's a combination of factors.

My boss is away on leave for the next few weeks while the World Cup is on. This means there's no one insulating us from Management. Management doesn't always understand why working a little overtime can sometimes be a good thing. What I don't appreciate is having my ability to ( Read more... )

I must admit I'm hermitting at the moment (to borrow a term from my dark brother A). I simply don't have it in me to really be sociable with people outside of my circle, and my circle is very, very small right now, consisting mostly of husband, menagerie, R (Thomas's film-making buddy) and L (essentially our adopted brother).

What's keeping me ( Read more... )

 Yup. It's officially arrived: The Cape Winter.

Bring on lashing rains, gusting north-westers and a fervent wish that I didn't have to leave my bed for the next four or so months.

Progress report:

I'm editing a novel set in the UK and am loving it very, very much. Author has a delightful voice and when we fix the gremlins, it's going to be a ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm taking time off from the mad house (newspaper publishing) to spend some time recuperating at home. Ostensibly to work on my editing and writing.

So, I'm not going to waste further time. But for the idly curious, I shall share my small wibble about my review from the Amazon Abna thing.
nerinedorman.blogspot.com/2010/03/amazon-abna-feedback. ( Read more... )

After a bit of a heavy weekend, I did redeem myself somewhat today by supporting local theatre. There's a new and totally faboo theatre in Cape Town, The Fugard Theatre, and I review Athol Fugard's The Train Driver here:
nerinedorman.blogspot.com/2010/03/athol-fugards-train-driver.html
Camdeboo Nights update:
One rejection from an agent this past week ( Read more... )

Currently sitting at Thomas's work. Today is le public holiday so although I am not "technically" working, Thomas is, and since my "office" is now portable... Wifey toddles along to meetings with video editors and off to le orifice... where I'm currently sitting. No FB thanks to firewalls but I can still haz LJ.

Anyhoo, I had supper with two of the ( Read more... )

Today is Saturday. I had a "speshul" writers' meeting for those who could attend as a friend of mine from an online writers' group I'm with is currently visiting here in the Western Cape. She's from the States, so it's a big deal and we had a lovely crazy informal bitching session in general.

One thing that has come out of this is how I'm going to ( Read more... )

So, finally, it is happening. I am finally purchasing my own computer and will no longer be fighting the husband for control of the Mac at home, nor sneaking about on the PC at work... or having to sneak about the spare computer at the husband's work. How I've coped up until now is beyond me.

Today I signed a contract. I'm posting it tomorrow, but I ( Read more... )