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I'm finally coming up for air. I'm mostly caught up on grades, I'm on schedule on the edits, a bit behind on the bodyguard story but I think I know how to wrap it up.
I'm thinking about Nano, a month out now. I thought I knew what I wanted to write, but now I'm wondering if I should work on another romantic suspense. I only have my historical out right now and I want something else in the pipeline after the bodyguard book.
I have an idea for a hostage...

Goals for the End of September

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I decided to return the Gabaldon to the library. I don't feel like making that commitment right now. I'll read it later, maybe next summer. It's just huge. I feel like something light. I bought some books from Fictionwise yesterday, so maybe those will go next.

This week is pretty easy, I hope.

1) Endless edits on DLB. I can't imagine how many rounds there will be. I can't even see the story anymore, just –ing words.

2) Try to work on bodyguard story

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TV Season So Far

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I have a sad. I don't think I like Supernatural anymore. It's too dark, too sad, too hard to watch. I loved Season 4 like mad, but this season…there's not one episode I've watched a second time.

Grey's Anatomy's first hour was awesome. I started crying less than a minute in. Was still crying when it ended. The second hour was on par with last season, above average, but not as engaging.

Dollhouse was better than last year. I liked Echo and Ballard working...

FRIDAY!!!!!

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Picture me leaping through the house with joy, doing a hippy-shake dance...yes, I think I really need more sleep ;)
Let me show you one page of the revisions I've been working on. I've been having a really difficult time working at this level of detail. I can do maybe 10 pages in an hour. At this rate, the book may be out in 2011. Of course, other than Hot Shot, this is my longest book. And every page looks pretty much like this.

I've had them since Monday...

Insanity Fades

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I didn't get the librarian masters degree grant. I'm actually really really relieved. I haven't been in school in 21 years. I can't imagine how hard it would be to get back in the routine. So far, none of the teachers I know who applied got it. There were 500 applicants and only 40 slots.
I'm very confused....the clock in the kitchen is an hour behind. It was fine yesterday. And something with the dh's computer isn't quite right....it's saying 100% charged...

First Night of Season Premiere Week

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And all I saw was The Big Bang Theory! Okay, I saw the first hour and a half of Heroes, and have to watch Castle today. Baby Brother came over and we talked, and I wish I'd gotten him to help me with the Halloween tote. By the time I got back to Heroes, we;;l I watched till I reached my 1000 words for the day, then went to bed. I thought I'd get up early this AM and finish watching, maybe watch Castle, but I slept till the alarm. I actually snoozed twice!
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I Think It's Going to be a True Monday

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I'm already overwhelmed.
This morning I realized my bad guy in the bodyguard story can't be the bad guy. If I put him as the bad guy, well, he had ample opportunity to kidnap my heroine before she got her bodyguard. Why would he make more trouble for himself by going after her when she's got a bodyguard 24/7? So now I have to go layer in a new bad guy.
I still have one major plot point to address in BD before I send it back. I'd injured my hero enough that he...

Goals for SEASON PREMIERE Week!!!

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I love this week. Love! All the new shows with the possibility of being great. Returning shows answering questions and asking new ones....I have popcorn and Diet Coke ready to go. Bonus--our first cold front is supposed to arrive this week.

This week:

1) Finish revisions on BD
2) Start revisions on DLB
3) Work on bodyguard story as I can
4) Blog at Supernatural Sisters, Wet Noodle Posse and The Romance Studio
5) Faculty meeting
6) Cut out Halloween tote bag
7) Get i...

Generosity and Good Luck

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This has been a pretty amazing week for us.
First, my mom and step=dad gave our son their 10 year old Taurus. That moves him up 6 years from his last vehicle. They even took him to change the license and paid for it. Wow. We just need to get it on our insurance, which I think I can do today.
Then my good friend Chris emailed me. She'd gotten a second set of conference CDs as a gift and wanted to know if I wanted. YES!! They arrived yesterday and are all ready...

Why I Write at 4 AM

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Writing early is the best time for me. Even though I'm a little groggy, I have WAY fewer distractions.
No email is coming in that I HAVE to check. Doesn't stop me from mousing over the icon every few words, but if nothing's there, I don't leave the document.
No Twitter updates ;) Or very few. I know Marianne's up, because there are the tweets from LASR ;)
The dh is sleeping, not blasting guitar.
The dh is sleeping, not telling me to watch something on YouTube.
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