In Process -- August 2018

Daily efforts
Bonechill (that horror novel): The scene I’m working on is earlier than I thought. Also came up with some backstory. I need to put this on hold because I can’t take the distraction. And what I need to focus on is WWS.
That huge pile of notes: Just gets bigger.
Also figured out how to fix a short story. Or something to do with it to entertain myself, anyway. Not sure it’s better, just different…

Accomplishments
“Wind/Water/Salt”. So close to posting Chapter 11.
I also made a schedule for taking up the other stuff in OWW, because it’s stupid to post things and then never take up the comments. And this was how I got through Chapter 1.

Connecting
Critted 7
Got back nothing because I didn’t post anything.

Subs
Same one is still out there…

Knitting
Celtic Gang Girls of the 70’s (Rowan and me). Started the month with the sleeves and half the back done. Finished the back and started the front, so I’m on schedule.
FI Corset belt. Started the month with 1.5 inches done. Ignored.
Socks. Started the month with less than 2 inches to go on the first sock. Finished that and the next. Started the third.

Best TW feedback ever

Over at the dayjob, SMEs are feverishly trying to get documents back to me all marked up, in preparation for the release that's supposed to happen the week I'm back from VP. Today's best comment: Unfortunately not true. SMEs, they're so cute.

What I read: August 2023

"The Absolute Book" by Elizabeth Knox. I got it for Christmas. It was delightful, even if maybe some stuff wasn't explained completely. Or maybe that's part of why it was delightful. "Crucial conversations" By Joseph Grenny and three other old white men. Another office book club selection. The word "candor" comes up a lot. I really resented this book. LHC #220: "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt. There was a girl at my previous company who wanted to have an office book club, and she had this book on her desk for months and months. I can totally understand this. I found portions crazy stressful to read. Like, I would be skipping ahead to see how much more in the section, could I get through it, pacing around, etc. I wanted to know how it ended, sure, but I was having weird stress dreams and stuff. If it wasn't a library book I might not have finished it at all. It was such a relief when Boris showed up again and something happened. I di

In Progress -- July 2023

Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Still n eed to take up comments and revise. Persephone (probably not its real name): Nothing but thoughts. Short Stories: As I mentioned last month I had a dish-washing epiphany on a story that wasn't going well. I'd already changed the POV character, but I knew that wasn't enough because I had no ending. It has an ending now. Critted 4 Got back 0 I really need to post something new. Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 1 Knitting Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). Finally finished the danglers and minor seaming and chose buttons, then had to wait to block because the space I normally block in needed to be cleared, and this would be very disruptive to my work, so I waited to block it for the night before I went on vacation. It would appear that the finishing of this sweater took 4 months, which may be a new record. It fits for the most part. Yay! Cathar (self). Started the month just about done with the body edging.

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