I forgot a subject line - oops.
I did everything but write this weekend - yesterday was a kid day (both kids, and also my son's gf, came by to see me). My daughter was the real surprise - I see the son and his g/f Summer over here pretty regularly - but Tiffany rarely comes here, I usually drive to Dallas so I can see her doggie Bruce! He is a Corgi. What more can I say - CORGI!!!!! She has some good friends (and okay they are mine too - I went to their wedding, the weekend after 45 slayed us all and won (cough) the presidency - the friends are a gay couple, and their wedding was the best wedding I had ever been to. Now they are close by and that makes me happy, just because. :)
So, it was pretty sweet to have her come HERE - and the dogs went nuts, of course, as they hadn't seen her in ages.
Yesterday I shopped as I hadn't since before vacation so was out of everything. And today I didn't leave the house but completely gutted my kitchen, and completely redid my back porch/zen place. Man that feels good to have that done but now I am exhausted but that is okay as my (main) boss is GONE FOR A A WEEK YAY!!!!! A week and a day! Maybe a week and TWO days!!! JOY JOY JOY!!!!
So, I will drink LOTS of coffee in the morning. I did think a lot? I am trying to untangle how I want to finish the last act/part of this story. I have all my POV characters at their moments of becoming warriors, so to speak - and I've been working through different ways to get everyone where I want them to end this thing. I have two options - and they are big options - I could either choose to wrap up this story in one go, a stand-alone novel, or I could choose to not do so. Now, as I am getting ready for the drive toward the end, is where I have to decide.
A huge part of me just wants to complete their story in its entirety - been working on this 15 years off and on, after all, and the thought of completing their narratives makes me very happy. But the thought of not writing them anymore, either? How can I bear to say goodbye to these characters? This dilemma is a huge/major/overwhelming reason why I have not made much progress this last month (and did no writing at all on vacation).
But I really need to make a decision. As a standalone, it would clock in easy at around 325k, maybe even 350k. A big book, a big story. I think I am leaning this direction, but with spin-offs, or stories running simultaneous to. I have two such stories teasing me right now, one that I've also had for a long time dancing around in my brain (about 7 years).
In any case - busy, tiring weekend. I started a new diet as well, which I will talk about more later - it is basically Whole30, if you are familiar with that. But, I am counting calories, which you aren't supposed to do on Whole30. But I am, and there is a reason for that, and so there, that's just how it is. LOL!
And now I must curl up with the puppy, and watch some netflix. I'll seek out American Gods tomorrow and watch the first episode then.
So, it was pretty sweet to have her come HERE - and the dogs went nuts, of course, as they hadn't seen her in ages.
Yesterday I shopped as I hadn't since before vacation so was out of everything. And today I didn't leave the house but completely gutted my kitchen, and completely redid my back porch/zen place. Man that feels good to have that done but now I am exhausted but that is okay as my (main) boss is GONE FOR A A WEEK YAY!!!!! A week and a day! Maybe a week and TWO days!!! JOY JOY JOY!!!!
So, I will drink LOTS of coffee in the morning. I did think a lot? I am trying to untangle how I want to finish the last act/part of this story. I have all my POV characters at their moments of becoming warriors, so to speak - and I've been working through different ways to get everyone where I want them to end this thing. I have two options - and they are big options - I could either choose to wrap up this story in one go, a stand-alone novel, or I could choose to not do so. Now, as I am getting ready for the drive toward the end, is where I have to decide.
A huge part of me just wants to complete their story in its entirety - been working on this 15 years off and on, after all, and the thought of completing their narratives makes me very happy. But the thought of not writing them anymore, either? How can I bear to say goodbye to these characters? This dilemma is a huge/major/overwhelming reason why I have not made much progress this last month (and did no writing at all on vacation).
But I really need to make a decision. As a standalone, it would clock in easy at around 325k, maybe even 350k. A big book, a big story. I think I am leaning this direction, but with spin-offs, or stories running simultaneous to. I have two such stories teasing me right now, one that I've also had for a long time dancing around in my brain (about 7 years).
In any case - busy, tiring weekend. I started a new diet as well, which I will talk about more later - it is basically Whole30, if you are familiar with that. But, I am counting calories, which you aren't supposed to do on Whole30. But I am, and there is a reason for that, and so there, that's just how it is. LOL!
And now I must curl up with the puppy, and watch some netflix. I'll seek out American Gods tomorrow and watch the first episode then.