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Day 3,956: To A T

Irvine is not LA. Just sayin. That’s the OC, and the south OC.

Coops is so much better today! Whew. Eye was open like normal today, no complaints, slept through the night last night, acting like his normal self. We definitely picked up on the injury a lot faster this time, so that’s good.

Got the sequence outlined today that I needed to, and it rocks, now. So. Happy about that. Back to the pages tomorrow! Excited. The end is in sight. Just gotta keep plugging away.

We started The West W...

Day 3,955: Spot

Making some anniversary weekend plans! I’m excited. Ten years this year. We’re gonna have a blast together.

Coops has a hurt eye again, poor bud. He woke us up in the middle of the night last night pacing around and just unable to settle down. Liz eventually went out with him to the living room and slept the rest of the night on the couch. Wasn’t sure what the issue was until morning when I went out, he looked up from the big puffy dog bed, and his right eye was closed and crusty. Luckily, th...

Day 3,954: Cache

Got all the writing done today, including the editing. Proud of myself. WIPED tho. Whew. Ready for this book to be done, which is precarious, because I need to make sure I follow through and finish it properly. Which…I will. I have to do some detail outlining tomorrow, actually. I’m going to try and get it all done tomorrow, but we’ll see. It’s a couple finale battles, and I want to make sure I do them justice. If it takes a couple days, so be it.

Whew. That’s about all I got for you tonight,...

Day 3,953: Bait

I posted thread bait today, and I have regrets.

See, here’s the thing: I stand by the “hot take,” which isn’t at all, really, given that a lot of people feel the same, but I framed it that way and it worked. Easily the most-seen and discussed post I’ve had on there in a long while. Which is, truly, depressing and that’s where I have regrets. It’s a stupid hot take to have, by the way, that Blade Runner isn’t a great movie, and by that I mean in the sense that really matters most: does it tell...

Day 3,952: Sleepy Day

Had a very chill, very sleepy day today, which was exactly what I needed. And now, it’s bed time already, so this is going to be another super short entry…but we’re back on the grind tomorrow. Got a book to finish 🙂

Day 3,951: Window

Y’all…Rear Window is *so* *good*. It’s kinda wild, actually, watching all of Hitch’s movies in sequence, seeing all his ups and downs, and bam, hitting this one and it’s an instant classic, instantly better than anything else he’s ever done. Doubly exciting, too, knowing that there’s more yet to come, this is only the first of his masterpieces.

It’s late, so I’m going to keep the blog entry short tonight, but it was a really, really good day. Got all my work done, both writing and for Netflix...

Day 3,950: Walz

Hit a little wall today. Not to worry, I’m back at it tomorrow! I just…needed a chill evening. Did too much today and yesterday that was extra. Sigh. But I have the weekend free, I have next week…the book should be done by then. Plus about another week for some rewrites. Minor stuff, there.

I think that’s all I’ve got for you tonight. Night night.

Day 3,949: Anything

I managed to get both reading/editing done and all my pages today. That was a first. It…man, it takes a lot out of me, but it is doable. And it will get easier the more I do it. I know this.

Been thinking a lot the past few days about what is actually feasible for me to get done in a years’ time. I think four books might be in reach. Maybe it’s three. We’ll see how much I can trim down the time that it takes to outline one of these babies. That’s the real time investment, I’ve realized, and i...

Day 3,948: Silky

I love my kitties. I take care of…six of them. They’re all “community cats,” which is to say that they’re feral. None of them were socialized at all when I first met them, but they’ve come around to me since then. Snacks, an orange tabby, has become the most friendly, and I think that’s mostly because I was able to handle him when he was still a kitten. Still, it’s only been the last few months where he’s really wanted to spend time with me. He rubs up against me now and wants to get pats most o...

Day 3,947: Settled

Gonna make this one quick because it’s already sleepy time but…good Monday. Started on the home stretch for the book. My fifth. That’s pretty wild, y’all. I have soooo faaaarrr to go in terms of truly being an author, but I can say I’ve finished five books. Fourth in the series, which is an education in and of itself, sticking with characters for that long, seeing how they grow, evolve, how the plot also grows and evolves, how to keep things interesting. My first time doing it, obviously, so I’m...