Elizabeth Sharp's Blog, page 19
April 19, 2011
A quick bit to let you know I'm still here!
I know the updates are getting less and less frequent, but it is a hazard of having a life. I try to peek in once in a while to let you know I'm still here and still writing. I am currently working on a short story for a collaboration I've been invited to be a part of which is exciting. I'm working on a cover for someone as well. And I'm starting the new job today, so that means this will most likely be a short entry.
Had a small heart attack the other night. My computer crashed and when it booted back up it had to use restore, so I lost all the files I'd saved in the last 24 hours. Which included a chapter I had taken from 622 words to 2,000 or so words. I almost cried. And it was one of the few times I hadn't backed it up on the laptop because the battery on it had died and it had shut off. But thankfully I was able to get it out of the autosave files. Why it was in the autosave and the actual file was gone I'll never know, but I did my happy dance and backed all my files up in all the places I save it. I also realized I haven't been backing up my art, so that has now been added to the files tat get frequently backed up.
Had a small heart attack the other night. My computer crashed and when it booted back up it had to use restore, so I lost all the files I'd saved in the last 24 hours. Which included a chapter I had taken from 622 words to 2,000 or so words. I almost cried. And it was one of the few times I hadn't backed it up on the laptop because the battery on it had died and it had shut off. But thankfully I was able to get it out of the autosave files. Why it was in the autosave and the actual file was gone I'll never know, but I did my happy dance and backed all my files up in all the places I save it. I also realized I haven't been backing up my art, so that has now been added to the files tat get frequently backed up.
April 16, 2011
The Week to come and other stuff
First off, I'd like to let everyone know how very much I've enjoyed reading all of your answers to the hop question this week. I can't wait to read your answer to some of the other questions I have in store for you! I seriously have gone through every last blog and read your answers. Whether they were simple "It's my name" or "tastes like chicken" I loved them all!
I have big news 4 you this coming Friday, so if you don't read any other blogs, make sure you come back 4 that! Big, exciting news, I promise!
I've been super sick with allergies, as well as busy with starting the new job, so my editing is going kind of slow. Since I'm sick, I try to be easy on myself, but it's hard. I want to get the story finished, and since that's what this edit is, I'm getting impatient to be done with it. Then I start the near overwhelming task of editing my stinking grammar. I might be an author, but that does NOT make me good with grammar. ;) I have Chapter One in it's final before the editor state, but i need to flesh out the rest of the story before I worry about it too much. If you're interested in the next-to-final draft, it's on the tab at the top of this blog. But hopefully I can get over being sick soon and get back on pace. I want to have this edit done by the end of the month, which shouldn't be a problem as long as I do at least one chapter a day. Then I give myself until the end of May for the next edit, giving the editor and I the summer to polish it up and get it ready for publishing. I'm flexible if that timeline doesn't work out, but here's hoping it does...
I have big news 4 you this coming Friday, so if you don't read any other blogs, make sure you come back 4 that! Big, exciting news, I promise!
I've been super sick with allergies, as well as busy with starting the new job, so my editing is going kind of slow. Since I'm sick, I try to be easy on myself, but it's hard. I want to get the story finished, and since that's what this edit is, I'm getting impatient to be done with it. Then I start the near overwhelming task of editing my stinking grammar. I might be an author, but that does NOT make me good with grammar. ;) I have Chapter One in it's final before the editor state, but i need to flesh out the rest of the story before I worry about it too much. If you're interested in the next-to-final draft, it's on the tab at the top of this blog. But hopefully I can get over being sick soon and get back on pace. I want to have this edit done by the end of the month, which shouldn't be a problem as long as I do at least one chapter a day. Then I give myself until the end of May for the next edit, giving the editor and I the summer to polish it up and get it ready for publishing. I'm flexible if that timeline doesn't work out, but here's hoping it does...
April 14, 2011
Follow Friday Again
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Welcome to the Writer's Follow Friday Blog Hop! Not sure if you qualify? If you have a blog to add, guess what, you're a writer! So check out the rules, grab the link and join the hop! We're small for now, but we hope to continue to grow.
This week's question is Shakespeare asked What's in a name? But we all know better. So let's talk about names, specifically our blog's name. How did you come up with yours?
Please join in in welcoming Paige W. Pendleton from Gustatus Similis Pullus, this week's featured author, with her answer.
Okay! I'm laughing.
It is Latin for tastes like chicken. I wanted something irreverent, and phrase seemed to fit. I've since looked it up, and found ""Tastes like chicken is also used for incongruous humor, deployed for situations which have no real relevance."
Yep. That worked. Perfectly.
How do you join in the fun? So glad you asked. It's really quite simple.
The rules1) Follow me, Elizabeth Sharp, the originator of this hop2) Follow the featured author of the week, Paige W. Pendleton.3) Go to Sharp words and copy the image code found there and paste it in your blog. Add your name to the link at the bottom of the post while you are there.4) Copy and paste the rules in your blog, as well as this week's question.5) Answer the question6) Follow, follow, follow. This is about networking, people, making connections with people in your community. So talk to us. We don't bite!7) If someone stops by, says hi and follows you, the polite thing to do is follow back.8) Comment here and introduce yourself and you just might find a new follower or two.
Breaking it down, here, in this box, is the code for the snazzy quill link to the hop. Copy it and paste it into your own blog.
<center><a href="http://somesharpwords.blogspot.com/20... http://somesharpwords.blogspot.com/se..." target="_blank" ><img border="0" src="http://somesharpwords.blogspot.com/20... http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m5... " /></a> </center>
Copy and paste these rules to your blog (they're a little different than mine and designed to help your blog) The rules1) Follow this blog.2) Follow Elizabeth Sharp, the originator of this hop3) Follow the featured author of the week.4) Go to Sharp words and copy the image code found there and paste it in your blog. Add your name to the link at the bottom of the post while you are there.5) Copy and paste the rules in your blog, as well as this week's question.6) Answer the question7) Follow, follow, follow. This is about networking, people, making connections with people in your community. So talk to us. We don't bite!8) If someone stops by, says hi and follows you, the polite thing to do is follow back.9) Comment here and introduce yourself and you just might find a new follower or two.
Next click this link bar to add yourself to the list.
Welcome to the Writer's Follow Friday Blog Hop! Not sure if you qualify? If you have a blog to add, guess what, you're a writer! So check out the rules, grab the link and join the hop! We're small for now, but we hope to continue to grow.
This week's question is Shakespeare asked What's in a name? But we all know better. So let's talk about names, specifically our blog's name. How did you come up with yours?
Please join in in welcoming Paige W. Pendleton from Gustatus Similis Pullus, this week's featured author, with her answer.
Okay! I'm laughing.
It is Latin for tastes like chicken. I wanted something irreverent, and phrase seemed to fit. I've since looked it up, and found ""Tastes like chicken is also used for incongruous humor, deployed for situations which have no real relevance."
Yep. That worked. Perfectly.
How do you join in the fun? So glad you asked. It's really quite simple.
The rules1) Follow me, Elizabeth Sharp, the originator of this hop2) Follow the featured author of the week, Paige W. Pendleton.3) Go to Sharp words and copy the image code found there and paste it in your blog. Add your name to the link at the bottom of the post while you are there.4) Copy and paste the rules in your blog, as well as this week's question.5) Answer the question6) Follow, follow, follow. This is about networking, people, making connections with people in your community. So talk to us. We don't bite!7) If someone stops by, says hi and follows you, the polite thing to do is follow back.8) Comment here and introduce yourself and you just might find a new follower or two.
Breaking it down, here, in this box, is the code for the snazzy quill link to the hop. Copy it and paste it into your own blog.
<center><a href="http://somesharpwords.blogspot.com/20... http://somesharpwords.blogspot.com/se..." target="_blank" ><img border="0" src="http://somesharpwords.blogspot.com/20... http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m5... " /></a> </center>
Copy and paste these rules to your blog (they're a little different than mine and designed to help your blog) The rules1) Follow this blog.2) Follow Elizabeth Sharp, the originator of this hop3) Follow the featured author of the week.4) Go to Sharp words and copy the image code found there and paste it in your blog. Add your name to the link at the bottom of the post while you are there.5) Copy and paste the rules in your blog, as well as this week's question.6) Answer the question7) Follow, follow, follow. This is about networking, people, making connections with people in your community. So talk to us. We don't bite!8) If someone stops by, says hi and follows you, the polite thing to do is follow back.9) Comment here and introduce yourself and you just might find a new follower or two.
Next click this link bar to add yourself to the list.
