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Or flower theft? 😋

Kath wrote: "Sounds the right length to publish by itself, Mary."

Yeh, it's 13k at the moment and it'll probably rise to about 16 and drop to 14 or 15. I intend to publish them one by one but not until I have about six in the bag. Then I can do an anthology of two threes, for Amazon and all six as a box set on the other sites for more.

I'll market them as K'Barthan Shorts.

I got bitten publishing a short at 4k which was too short, but yes, I hear of people publishing one 'book' a week and they're 20k. If you have them planned or they're not that demanding to write I can see how people do that. The trick seems to be doing a little bit every day to 'keep in touch'. so to speak.

Cheers

MTM

Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Not steam ship arranging and horse engineering?"

they're ideas I'll tuck away for the next exciting installment :-)

Kath wrote: "Or flower theft? 😋"

now flower theft would be a good one :-)

641. Must stop now. The one downside of warm weather is that I wear blouses - that need ironing if they aren't to look like rags. So - off to iron.

Kath wrote: "641. Must stop now. The one downside of warm weather is that I wear blouses - that need ironing if they aren't to look like rags. So - off to iron."

Mwahhahaaargh! That's the exact same reason I'm stopping! Got another 800 in the bag today. 'Short' now stands at 16k. But I need to iron and make beds or I'll have to do it tomorrow.

Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "Or flower theft? 😋"

now flower theft would be a good one :-)"

We get that, from our Bloom planters. Not often, but now and then some bugger takes a fancy to something. And helps themselves!

Flower theft would have been a big deal during the tulip bubble.

hmmm

The Black Tulip by Dumas, someone plots to steal a bulb I think?

Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "The Black Tulip by Dumas, someone plots to steal a bulb I think?"

yes I remember it vaguely from the BBC adaptation many years ago :-)

I hit a block again a few days ago, but got over it last night with a lovely idea.

Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "Or flower theft? 😋"

now flower theft would be a good one :-)"

We get that, from our Bloom planters. Not often, but now and then some bugger takes a fancy to something. An..."

A friend put two planters on the pavement by her front gate ... they disappeared one Saturday night. So did my hanging baskets, and three sets of green faux grass balls that I replaced them with.

People are weird.

Just got to give the cat his lunch and I’ll do my 20 minutes’ writing for today. I do 10 mins minimum, 20 mins ideally and more if I have time.

Will, good stuff.

Cheers

MTM

M.T. wrote: "A friend put two planters on the pavement by her front gate ... they disappeared one Saturday night. So did my hanging baskets, and three sets of green faux grass balls that I replaced them with...."

Makes you wish for CCTV - so you can post it on Youtube. Who steals a planter??? The object of the theft indicates some kind of higher mental processing capabilities, but the theft indicates the exact opposite.

Alicia wrote: "M.T. wrote: "A friend put two planters on the pavement by her front gate ... they disappeared one Saturday night. So did my hanging baskets, and three sets of green faux grass balls that I replaced..."

I found one of the balls the first time they went and the second time, I saw the remains of one by a road the other side of town. Basically drunk blokes kicked them half way home.

I think, ‘because they’re wankers’ probably covers the why!

Oh and I managed about 600 words yesterday. Today might not go quite so well, I fear I have a cold coming. McOther came home from a trip abroad the other day with an ‘aeroplane’ cold. You know the kind, really, really bad. He’s had it a week, which makes it the kind of cold I’ll have for about three years.

I told a serious writer friend about my 1* troll review, and he (and a collective who are writing a series) have a 1* review saying: do NOT buy, this contains malware.


Amazon still haven't taken it down!

Will wrote: "I told a serious writer friend about my 1* troll review, and he (and a collective who are writing a series) have a 1* review saying: do NOT buy, this contains malware.


Amazon still haven't taken ..."

Amazon are fucking mental. That's why I have all my books on as many other retailers as possible. The technique is different but it is still possible to sell some!

Cheers

MTM

Kath wrote: "Or flower theft? 😋"

so somehow I had to work flower theft in :-)

https://tallissteelyard.wordpress.com...

I have a vision of a gang of Ninja florists prowling the city at night, bringing terror to horticulturalists everywhere

Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "Or flower theft? 😋"

so somehow I had to work flower theft in :-)

https://tallissteelyard.wordpress.com..."

Brilliant!

And I've just written 843 words - taking the WiP total to 25323.
And a review blog post. I'm a bit behind with them...

Other than the 1420 of the blog post, nothing, but at least that'll get used 'later' :-)

Blog post. Naught in fiction, except in the vague connection that my blog posts are mostly sort of fiction.

540 today. Not as much as sometimes, but I also did some work on a couple of courses I’m doing.

Cheers

MTM

1229 - now we're talking!

400 today. Not ideal, but I'll take it - I've been too busy with editing notes from my writing group the last couple of days.

Congratulations, MT, Kath, Benjamin.

Today, I mostly wrote two sets of accounts for clients.

They probably qualify as fantasy fiction

Will wrote: "Today, I mostly wrote two sets of accounts for clients.

They probably qualify as fantasy fiction"

There you go being creative again.

Mwahahahrgh Will. Well done anyway.

Wrote 420 which was my statutory 20 minutes squeezed in around McMini’s sports day.

Cheers

MTM

Any port in a storm, MT.

Exactly! About to do the same thing today. ;-) Statutory 20 minutes starting in 4. ;-)

1515! Whoopie-do.

I'm at almost 2K today, and counting. That idea the other day really unlocked a whole new adventure for my poor MC.

I love it when that happens.

600 today so far - I'll see if I can add to it.

1800 words and none of them blog posts :-)

800 but I was late for an appointment because I wanted to just get this bit down before I leave and ... oh shit I should have been there five minutes ago etc etc! Did 40 minutes instead of the statutory 20 in the end. Woot! New story this time.

Finally hit 2471

Go all of you. Cracking day for everyone by the looks of things.

275 today, but that will be it.

And tomorrow it's Edge-Lit! Yay!

Will wrote: "275 today, but that will be it.

And tomorrow it's Edge-Lit! Yay!"

Give my best wishes to Alex and everybody :-)

That chap does run a good convention

This year I might abandon the stall and see a panel or two while I'm there.

certainly experience shows that frankly it's a waste of time sitting at the stall when the panel is on.
Could do with going round the panels with one of those trays they used to go round the cinemas with, but selling books rather than ice cream :-)

This year, I'll be selling quills and Harry Potter wands as well. (Genuine fakes, those wands.)

Will wrote: "This year, I'll be selling quills and Harry Potter wands as well. (Genuine fakes, those wands.)"

best sort :-)
For some reason I read that you were selling quilts!

I could do that! Sell quilts.
No words today. Been with my friends from work having a hair cut and lunch party. Now got to bake a cake I promised the local school PTA.

I should do Edge lit one day. Sigh ... Had a busy day yesterday so only just got my 20 mins in. Did 420 words which wasn't bad.

Hoping to write a bit in between today's engagements!