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Eva’s Byte #215 – Left to My Own Devices…
I’m capable of wreaking havoc.
“Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.” (Oliver Hardy)
I got myself into another nice mess through my overzealousness to publish my latest release in Kindle and Paperback formats. For all of my valiant efforts, I may as well give a shout-out, while I’m at it, to ‘Mr. Wizardo,’ a novella in the categories of: Women’s Psychological Fiction/Women’s Romance Fiction.
I’m giving myself the full Monty of 72 hours to see if both editions merge on Amazon before I call Author Central.
Instead of leaving well enough alone at Goodreads by uploading only the Kindle edition, left to my own devices, I created a tempest beyond the turbulence in ‘Mr. Wizardo’. I not only added the Paperback, but thought, “Why not combine them?”
In retrospect, I should have left the Paperback out of the mix.
Hence, the havoc:
‘Mr. Wizardo’ disappeared from my Author Dashboard all together, although the book was around, if you get my drift. If one entered a title search on Goodreads, it popped up.
Until remedied, the book even made its own appearance under one of my other novels. Aie, aie, aie!
How could a book be nowhere, yet somewhere else?
I reported my issue by posting my own new thread in the Librarians Group, “Combining and Unmerging”. I’m certainly not alone where it comes to all sorts of “book issues” imaginable and unimaginable there.
All’s well that ends well, thanks to the Librarians who got me out of my fine mess in no time flat, and also apprised me of it.
By and large, the Indie author’s precarious and unpredictable journey begins once “The End” is attained in a document. Left to one’s own devices, as in my case, unforeseen challenges crop up. Fortunately, there is plenty of support at the asking to clean up my fine messes.
Eva’s Byte #272 – The Challenge
“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.” (George S. Patton)
Last Thursday, my 15-year-old, black&white female cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Since then, like so many other pet owners doing their best to follow their veterinarian’s instructions, I’ve accepted the challenge of administering medication.
For several days, the regimen has involved prying Hope’s mouth open to squirt 1 ml. of Amoxi twice daily until gone; popping 1 tablet of Felimazole once daily for the next 14 days prior to her follow-up visit.
Mercifully, there’s only one more dose of the liquid antibiotic to give. Yet, it’s a given I’ll be administering a pill every day for the rest of her life. So be it.
Each day involves a sparring of wits between cat and human because the previous day’s ploy to lure and grab Hope have grown stale. Manipulating a manipulator is going to be a continuous challenge I’ve accepted in order to improve her quality of life. Thus far, placing two treats far enough away for her to crawl out from under the bed, has been working for me.
In my capacity as writer, I began drafting chapter 52, Part 3 of my work in progress. Since this section involves back stories taking place during the Sixties, I’ve challenged myself to infuse just the right amount of information pertaining to the Vietnam War as it relates to one of my characters.
A writer who sets the bar high for every turn of phrase, I hope to meet the challenges posed by my characters along their journey to the finish line.
Hook or by crook, by golly—I will meet the daily challenge of popping a pill down the hatch of my beloved furry companion, and feel the exhilaration of victory.
*Thank you for reading to the end.
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Last Thursday, my 15-year-old, black&white female cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Since then, like so many other pet owners doing their best to follow their veterinarian’s instructions, I’ve accepted the challenge of administering medication.
For several days, the regimen has involved prying Hope’s mouth open to squirt 1 ml. of Amoxi twice daily until gone; popping 1 tablet of Felimazole once daily for the next 14 days prior to her follow-up visit.
Mercifully, there’s only one more dose of the liquid antibiotic to give. Yet, it’s a given I’ll be administering a pill every day for the rest of her life. So be it.
Each day involves a sparring of wits between cat and human because the previous day’s ploy to lure and grab Hope have grown stale. Manipulating a manipulator is going to be a continuous challenge I’ve accepted in order to improve her quality of life. Thus far, placing two treats far enough away for her to crawl out from under the bed, has been working for me.
In my capacity as writer, I began drafting chapter 52, Part 3 of my work in progress. Since this section involves back stories taking place during the Sixties, I’ve challenged myself to infuse just the right amount of information pertaining to the Vietnam War as it relates to one of my characters.
A writer who sets the bar high for every turn of phrase, I hope to meet the challenges posed by my characters along their journey to the finish line.
Hook or by crook, by golly—I will meet the daily challenge of popping a pill down the hatch of my beloved furry companion, and feel the exhilaration of victory.
*Thank you for reading to the end.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
