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Wrote a 2.5k blog post today. Goes live on Sat.

Wow. 2.5K !!

Mwahahahrgh! Yeh, it's fucking long. I read it to a friend and it made her cry so I'm interested to see how it goes down. It was a reply to a comment one of Jim's friends made when he shared it on Facebook. I've quoted the comment, which I'm not sure I should have done ... not sure what the etiquette is on that.

Cheers

MTM

M.T. wrote: " I've quoted the comment, which I'm not sure I should have done ... not sure what the etiquette is on that. ..."

if somebody posts on my facebook page, it's set to go out to the universe so it's public

Even if it wasn't, I don't think that anybody would object to somebody quoting 'Mary' or 'Janet' because they're pretty untraceable :-)

Jim wrote: "M.T. wrote: " I've quoted the comment, which I'm not sure I should have done ... not sure what the etiquette is on that. ..."

if somebody posts on my facebook page, it's set to go out to the unive..."

I Didn't name the person, I just quoted her verbatim, explained how I took the statement - not the way it was meant I suspect - and replied.

cannot see any problem with that at all.
So when does this blog go live?

In about an hour. :-)

I saw no problem with that at all. If you put something on a FB status or discussion, it is very different to send ing a PM.

Thanks for the votes of support folks.

I did 1,344 words today at the garage, while my car was being fixed. If I can do another 4 or 5k before 30th May I can send the story in to an anthology.

Cheers

MTM

Way to go, Mary!

I haven't written since all the furniture got given away and everything went into boxes - and I sure hope my brain is doing something in the meantime that I can use when we're in June, and closer to something calmer.

Alicia wrote: "Way to go, Mary!

I haven't written since all the furniture got given away and everything went into boxes - and I sure hope my brain is doing something in the meantime that I can use when we're in ..."

I hear you, it's half term now so I'm unlikely to get too much writing done. Although McMini has been relaxing this morning so I've had time to do a 700 word blog post and about 1.5k of advice to a newbie writer by email. That'll probably be it for the week though.

Cheers

MTM

Microsoft's Windows 7 updates have ruined my laptop. Grrr

had to go and buy a new one.

grrr doubled

Good for you - kind of you to support newbies. Out of your writing time, too. Good karma.

I'm still on travel. Finally adjusted to local conditions - and we're leaving tomorrow.

Then a three-day visit to another community, and needing to be sharp to catch any red flags, and home to a house where I have to watch out for other people's new white carpeting and walls. Aargh!

So it was really nice when I got an email this morning from one of my pre-scheduled Patreon posts, and my patron liked it and said kind words.

Will wrote: "Microsoft's Windows 7 updates have ruined my laptop. Grrr

had to go and buy a new one.

grrr doubled"

can you imagine if the mechanics upgraded your car, screwed it and told you that you'll just have to go and buy a new one and it's your fault for having something so obsolete in the first place

No word count today - I've finished Missing in London, Book #3 in the Anna Davies Mystery series and now I just have to promote it. Just as well because on Friday I lost my Internet and despite long phone calls was told that it would not be looked at by the Techs for 3-5 days. Can you imagine being without Internet and emails for 5 days? Fortunately it did come back earlier than that.

826 word synopsis for the new idea I got taking a pic on holiday (same thing happened last year!) and 718 actual writing. I'm off again!

Another 600 ish. I'd have done more but I got busy ish.

Lot of ishing there Kath!

That's me! Ish.

Do you need a handkerchief?

Or an ish-oo?

That's not an ish-oo! 1100 today.

I've written about 4,000 words so far this month and I can tell you, with the month I've had, its an achievement.

I've just put another 1500 or so onto the fourth sci fi book, so now it's over half way there.

I've written 818 words on the new idea. Total now at 4325. I should go on holiday more often!
It's set in the early 19th century and I find my mode of speech settling into Jane Austen style. Husband keeps looking at me gone home!

Kath wrote: "I've written 818 words on the new idea. Total now at 4325. I should go on holiday more often!
It's set in the early 19th century and I find my mode of speech settling into Jane Austen style. Husba..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_jy...

(I know it's not Austen, but couldn't resist the chance to post this)

Haha! Seen it before, of course. Strangely (or maybe not) I love Austen but never really liked any of the Brontes.

701 today. That's taken is just a squeak over 5k.

I'm too bogged down in editing and promotion and need to get back to actual words. Only 100 each over the last couple of days.

726 words today. Progressing nicely.

Nice going Kath. Did about 3k this week but it was a blog post and a newsletter. Another newsletter required next month then I've breathing space to do some writing.

Cheers

MTM

I don't write blog posts very often on the principle that as I rarely read other people's (I'd rather read books) I assume people will just scroll past mine.

Kath wrote: "I don't write blog posts very often on the principle that as I rarely read other people's (I'd rather read books) I assume people will just scroll past mine."

Funnily enough, I think the same way about my blog. Especially as I don't think I could make it as interesting as Jim's blog

you need more sheep :-)

Actually Will your blog could be utterly fascinating.
Alas you're not allowed to actually write about your clients :-)

Jim, on the other hand, is unlikely to be sued by a sheep.

Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Jim, on the other hand, is unlikely to be sued by a sheep."

so far it's never happened ;-)

Watch this space...

630. Off out for lunch soon.

yesterday I did two blog posts AND about 500 words in the next, and did another 500 this morning :-)

706 words and now the gardening calls. Baked three boiled fruit cakes while I 'cooked' the story, too.

Today I wrote the most appallingly bad joke. Even by my standards. Now I'm too ashamed to touch the keyboard

Pour some bleach on it!

It would probably better to bleach my mind

Only 100 words yesterday due to sick dog worries and having to visit the dentist.
I'm hoping today I can get back up to speed.

631. Off out for lunch!

536. Got a late start. They add up, though!

Double book launch day for me. The Space opera series goes live today, and one of the stories is in an anthology that's just out but being formally launched in Waterstones Oxford later today.

So no writing.

A Waterstones launch is fairly exciting though, Will - hope it goes well!

1148 today. That's more like it!

Nothing but an occasional blog post. I despair! Can't wait to be resettled elsewhere, and writing again.

Congratulations, Kath.