It is Rosh Hoshanah. So for all of us Jews around here - it is new year's. So happy new year to you. It is 5774 for us. Pretty cool. Here is an article from the Huffington Post ( Read more... )

The Sultry in September stories were revealed yesterday and I will post the link to the big list of the stories for you. There are some great stories this time and if you are a Tolkien fan or like to read fan fiction, you should check these stories out. A very talented group of writers who really gave it their all this time ( Read more... )

I am back from my vacation! Still have the weekend before I head back to the dread work thing so that is good. I think I timed it pretty well. Fun was had on the East Coast with family and my oldest friend in the world. I had a good time and did the things I needed to do. Here are some blurbs ( Read more... )

And my beta did my first read through and my story does not suck. I totally trust my kind and generous beta to tell me if it is bad so this is a relief. Total honesty is expected. Story not sucking. Woot!



2260 / 2260 words. 100% done ( Read more... )

Woo hoo! I have finished my story. I wrote the ending yesterday and I have to do some edits to it and tweak it a little bit but I basically have the story done. Angst achieved per my person's request. Yes.



2260 / 2260 words. 100% done ( Read more... )

So - the story I started with is not the story I am finishing with. It was not going well, I was not enjoying it and so I abandoned my first story and started a different one in a totally new direction. Good idea me and it is going much better. I am further along now than I was on the other one. I know when I am avoiding writing something that ( Read more... )

Here is my word meter. I am not getting anywhere in this story but have made small progress since last time so I can post a word meter. Fooling myself into thinking I am making progress.



623 / 1200 words. 52% done ( Read more... )

I wrote some tonight. The first words of my story. I am so thrilled I am going to post a word meter. I have no idea what I am actually doing with the story.



240 / 1200 words. 20% done!

Tada!

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So had a nice holiday weekend. I had to work on Friday so I had the 4th of July off and then went into the office for a very quiet, easy day of work. It really was not so bad. I got my email totally under control and it was a good day to work. I did not want to use my vacation time for that day off so I worked and had a very nice time. Very few ( Read more... )

I accepted my Sultry assignment. It is going to be a challenge. Woot. I have to do some research and get right on it. I am very excited about this one. It will stretch my writing a bit. This is why I love the swap fic so much. Something totally outside my usual thing. Bring it. BRING IT!

Yes.


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