WooHoo! I got my ACD_Holmesfest prompt the other day and for once, I thought "hey, I can do this" which is unusual, because normally I spend at least a few days wallowing in a Slough of Despond about how I'll never be able to produce anything ( Read more... )

Well, I went AWOL for most of the month of July.  I do apologise for not following through on the JWP exchange - looks like it was a really good one, too.

I lost one of the horses in late June - Ariel, a mare that I bred and raised.  She colicked with a twisted gut and there was nothing we could do.  except send her to surgery, but since I didn't ( Read more... )

Oh, thank goodness! (Numfar does the Dance of Joy).

I have been absolutely stuck on my Holmesfest fic for days and days. I had a good beginning and a thrilling conclusion, (sort of) but I couldn't get them there in any reasonable fashion. Finally, I figured it out just now, and about time, too.
So Yay! Color me a happy camper!

1. I had a meeting of my County Equine Alliance (which always sounds kind of Star Wars-y to me) this morning and we actually got some things accomplished.

2. I had a great ride on Evan this afternoon when I got back

3. I had an Idea today for my fic which looks like it might pan out.

MmmmKay.
I got my ACDHolmesfest assignment and I'm stoked mostly terrified, but hey, stoked! Does that still count? Sure, let's count it ( Read more... )

I thought the Holmesfest fic/art/podfic was just excellent this time around (like last time and the times before. I'm seeing a trend here.) What a treat to see all this classic stuff!

Today is the Big Reveal. If you haven't read/listened yet, amble on over there and let your favorite authors and artists know what a great job they did.

HAHAH. I should know better than to tempt Fate by posting anything like my last entry "Looks like I will have a story for the ACD_Holmesfest ( Read more... )

Oh thank goodness! It looks as if I might actually have a story ready to submit for the ACD Holmesfest. I have had to drag every word kicking and screaming on to the page all month, but finally, everyone seems to be behaving a little better ( Read more... )

It's acd_Holmesfest time coming up again! Sign-ups start February 9th through the 19th. Any pairing (or none) any genre, but all entries must be based on the universe created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Join up, or just be prepared to read some great original Sherlock Holmes stories!