Category: Just Life

Accountable Wednesday

To get back into the habit of posting on Wednesdays.  These few words are going up.   I wanted to post book reviews on this blog and on Reedsy.  Reedsy is a platform for people in the publishing industry.  They offer a marketplace for writers to find editors, ghostwriters, etc.  It is an interesting platform to explore. I have only heard good things about it.   I didn’t only want to write reviews on books, audiobooks, graphic novels, anime, and other types of media as well. 

Last year, I made a list, shared it with you all, and then procrastinated or avoided reading from the list completely.   This year, I don’t want to do that.  I want to be able to post 4 times a week.  I want positive results and accountability.   I will attempt to not heap pressure on myself.  It is easier said than done. 

So next week, Reviews will be relaunched, I am starting with 001 all over again. With that auntlet thrown closing here. I hope you are all doing well and stay tuned.

Not enough time

Daily writing prompt
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?
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I didn’t think I had a morning ritual. I thank god for waking up. This is not exactly a prayer of any kind. It is a literal mental message. I had Covid in 2020. Nights were the worst. Being able to see the light in the sky became special. Then I go to the bathroom and to the bathroom things. If I have some place to go to, I get dressed. When I don’t, I put on the kettle to make a cup of coffee, then change into confortable clothes like yoga pants and t-shirt socks (in the winter) with slippers. I decide where I will be setting up my laptop, the choices are the kitchen table or the small desk in my room. Once that decision is made, I do the set up, make the coffee and sit down to catch up on what ever news I missed. This might go over an hour. I never timed these things.

Updates April 02-07

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Last week was full of day job work and not enough writing.

Last week was full of day job work and not enough writing.  I wanted to write that I powered through negative thoughts to act 3 of Connection Lost but I got stuck and kind of wallowed in it, until the weekend.   Over the weekend, I vegged out and slept a lot.  The day job is actually a night job.  I am required to be awake from about 7pm to 7am.  Some days it is easy and others are hard, without fail I get a sleepy wave at about 5am every early morning.  It takes a toll on motivation and energy.   There is also the packing.  Every time I move, I think I need to truly consider minimalism.  The simplistic lifestyle of only having what you need to live.  There may be more to the lifestyle that I am saying but I think that is the gist of it. 

My weekend rest could be construed as laziness, or I can think of it as gaining energy to start the second quarter.    The goals for this quarter are to complete act 2 and act 3 of Connection Lost.  The plan for those parts of the story is that there might be two recurring characters and two brand-new characters to be introduced.   That sentence might need more clarification.  All I can say is that Connection Lost is a middle story. The main character is at a turning point.  To some, it may seem negative but to others, it will be positive. The final decision will go to the main character. To be honest I have not decided what she will think.  This might be the flaw of this story. There should be a definitive end, although I know my main character will be escaping with her life.  She won’t be escaping the situation where the story started.  This week’s goal is to write out the definite ending of Connection Lost. What is gained and what is lost? How will this affect my main character?  What is the status quo? 

Gothic will also need some work.  This story is a paranormal romance but the scene where the two main characters meet annoys the crap out of me.  I’ve decided that if I don’t like it.  I don’t always have to wait for revision.  Sometimes paragraphs and whole scenes must be chucked for you the author’s peace of mind.  This is sad but true.  

I need to figure out the best method to get various tasks done on the writing projects.  This platform and the Medium platform need some attention as well.  I dedicate one post to that site a month.  I want to make them more interesting and hopefully, by the end of this year, I can be partnered with them and attain some monetization.  Every stream of income counts. 

In reading news, I have not completed the Dragon Blood omnibus nor have I started the book tested.  It could be that I have Lindsay Buroker-burnout.  I did attempt to keep track of what I’ve been reading.  Ms. Buroker has an extensive bibliography.  This means I will be working on my reading journal.  I wanted to start posting reviews this Wednesday but to other circumstances that may not be able to happen this week.   

Camp Nanowrimo started on April 1st.  I will not be participating. However, I will donate and buy a mug.  I really like their mugs.  I have put up the banner and badge in support of those who are taking the challenge.   For me, reading is just fun and writing is essential.

That is all for now.  If any of you participate in Camp, I am rooting for you. The flowers for this month are daisies and sweet peas.   The image of the flowers was generated by Midjourney AI.  Remember to be kind. 

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