What’s on the iPod: Hypocritical Kiss by Jack White
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A wildly busy day again yesterday. I pushed through a mountain of projects, and put the final touches on what turned out to be an article I’m really pleased with. I hope the editor likes it. I had fun with it.
Today I have two must-do projects, then I might actually kick back and do, oh I don’t know, nothing? Somehow I can’t see myself doing that, but lately doing nothing is becoming a bit of a pipe dream. I do know that working full tilt well beyond 5 pm is taking its toll. I feel dazed by 5 pm and incoherent shortly thereafter. It has to ease up. It just has to.
Cool news from Jenn Mattern — she mentioned back in August her plan retire her Web Writer’s Guide ebook. Look for her exciting announcement today on All Freelance Writing to see how soon it’s retiring and how you
can score a special “last chance” deal.”
can score a special “last chance” deal.”
Nano —We’re less than two weeks away from the start of another NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I’m not partaking this year, but it’s a great motivation to get words on paper without over-analyzing yourself.
Learn to argue — Who says arguing isn’t a science? I noticed this course on Coursera (free, of course!). Might be good if you’re trying to find ways to secure payment, negotiate rates, etc.
Death Sparkles. Really, it does. — The Death Sparkles Anthology, featuring good chum Devon Ellington’s work, launches today! Visit Ink in My Coffee for purchasing info.
I’m outta here. Really. I’m tired. The minute this job is completed, I’m done for the day. Time for a little R&R. It’s been hard-earned. My dear high school chum is showing up tomorrow and I’m preparing for some honest-to-gawd fun with one of my best friends.
What randomness do you have to share?
Thanks for the mention of DEATH SPARKLES. I'm really proud of the story I've got in it.
I'm not doing Nano either — too much other stuff, and too big a courseload at Coursera.
Thanks for mentioning the e-book retirement Lori. I'm excited about the future plans for the work. 🙂
And wow. I completely forgot we were that close to NaNoWriMo. I've never been a huge fan of the concept (for me at least), but I can appreciate anything that gets people writing. And that reminds me we have two custom-coded word count trackers I should start promoting. 😉
I'm all about randomness this week. Got a bit of editing done and one article turned in, amid construction chaos.
The new roof is on (they had to come back this morning to finish it). They stripped off 4 layers and 92-years worth of shingles, including the original ceder shakes. I've never seen people work that hard. They were here 11 hours, doing hard manual labor and only took one 30 minute break for lunch. I was tired just watching them.
And, you know me…I asked the the guy cleaning the debris on the ground to toss any decent shakes into a box. This morning the project manager saw them and thought his guys forgot to dump it, then realized I'm the kind of person who'd try to make something out of the old shakes. Picture frames, anyone? Maybe coasters?
Next up – choosing the new siding.
It's also I Love Yarn Day, so you know I'm in a good mood!