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Book Update ? Release Date
Whoo hoo! 3/4 of the way through this current WIP. I'm writing more today (day off from the day job) and hope to put a serious dent in it.
Now, I can't promise anything, but my aim is to get this book out in December. I'm trying my hardest!! So far all is on track, but I'll be able to let you know for sure later this month.
Meanwhile...I have The Walking Dead season 8 waiting for me as a reward once I get this book done and dusted. I'm planning a back-to-back DVD session complete with a bag of chips - 'cause you can't watch TWD without munchies, right?
But first have I to get this book finished!
Now, I can't promise anything, but my aim is to get this book out in December. I'm trying my hardest!! So far all is on track, but I'll be able to let you know for sure later this month.
Meanwhile...I have The Walking Dead season 8 waiting for me as a reward once I get this book done and dusted. I'm planning a back-to-back DVD session complete with a bag of chips - 'cause you can't watch TWD without munchies, right?
But first have I to get this book finished!
Update - Getting Closer!
Woooo! Getting closer! On the final round of edits now! Of course, this now happens when I'm on a stretch of work with 3 days on, 1 off, 5 on. But never mind, I'm still hitting the computer before and after work.
Just wanted to give you a quick update. I'm on track to hit the Dec deadline, will try for sooner. Could guarantee sooner if I didn't have to work for a living as well ;-), but then again my job keeps me grounded, too, and grateful for all I have. Not to mention I can keep the furries in the comfort to which they have become accustomed.
That reminds me, it's getting cramped on my bed now that 4 cats have decided to share it with me. And if I'm lucky Theo decides to hop up as well in the early morning and walk across my chest. Because he can...
Oh man, I have season 8 of The Walking Dead on DVD calling my name when I finish this book. I'm planning for one of my weekends off work - it'll be a back-to-back TWD marathon with a bag of chips ('cause you can't watch a zombie movie without snacks, right?). It's my little reward!
Okay ,I'm off to hit the sack now so I can get up early in the morning, go for a quick walk, sweep, mop, feed the furries and hit the computer for several hours before I leave for the late shift. Yeah, it is what it is - work and writing and sleeping and writing and work! LOL
cheers!
Just wanted to give you a quick update. I'm on track to hit the Dec deadline, will try for sooner. Could guarantee sooner if I didn't have to work for a living as well ;-), but then again my job keeps me grounded, too, and grateful for all I have. Not to mention I can keep the furries in the comfort to which they have become accustomed.
That reminds me, it's getting cramped on my bed now that 4 cats have decided to share it with me. And if I'm lucky Theo decides to hop up as well in the early morning and walk across my chest. Because he can...
Oh man, I have season 8 of The Walking Dead on DVD calling my name when I finish this book. I'm planning for one of my weekends off work - it'll be a back-to-back TWD marathon with a bag of chips ('cause you can't watch a zombie movie without snacks, right?). It's my little reward!
Okay ,I'm off to hit the sack now so I can get up early in the morning, go for a quick walk, sweep, mop, feed the furries and hit the computer for several hours before I leave for the late shift. Yeah, it is what it is - work and writing and sleeping and writing and work! LOL
cheers!
Update, Bum Finger - seriously
Update on the writing front!
Okay, nothing too exciting, still doing the rewrite and re-edits of the 2nd H&S scifi romance book, but I'm getting through it!
My bum finger, however, that's a whole other ball game. Is it a whitlow? An infected finger? Or - horrors of horrors, surely it couldn't be...GOUT?????? I'm trying not to freak myself out. It's only sore, swollen and red from the first knuckle down, so I'm giving it a day or two before I hightail it to the doctor. I mean, if it's a whitlow, it should come to a head soon. If it's something else, well, I guess my finger will just drop off before I see the doctor. Once I see it drooping and waving goodbye to me, it's time. But maybe it won't do that. Maybe it'll just, you know, go away.
The swelling, not the finger.
I've been advised by another nurse to put a baking soda poultice on it, so I'm doing that in a minute.
Meanwhile, I'm typing with my forefinger carefully kept out of the way. I've only bumped it twice today with teeth-grinding results, so so far, so good.
Ahhh, life, you do know how to give me lemons!
BTW - good advice - do NOT Google pictures of whitlows! Freaked msyelf out yet again...
Okay, nothing too exciting, still doing the rewrite and re-edits of the 2nd H&S scifi romance book, but I'm getting through it!
My bum finger, however, that's a whole other ball game. Is it a whitlow? An infected finger? Or - horrors of horrors, surely it couldn't be...GOUT?????? I'm trying not to freak myself out. It's only sore, swollen and red from the first knuckle down, so I'm giving it a day or two before I hightail it to the doctor. I mean, if it's a whitlow, it should come to a head soon. If it's something else, well, I guess my finger will just drop off before I see the doctor. Once I see it drooping and waving goodbye to me, it's time. But maybe it won't do that. Maybe it'll just, you know, go away.
The swelling, not the finger.
I've been advised by another nurse to put a baking soda poultice on it, so I'm doing that in a minute.
Meanwhile, I'm typing with my forefinger carefully kept out of the way. I've only bumped it twice today with teeth-grinding results, so so far, so good.
Ahhh, life, you do know how to give me lemons!
BTW - good advice - do NOT Google pictures of whitlows! Freaked msyelf out yet again...
Getting to the End!
Update on the current rewrite of the 3rd book in the Heart's desire Soul Destroyed sci-fi romance!
On the 2nd last round of edits.
1st round finished was the major re-write with scene changes, deletions & addits, along with grammar and spelling fixes. (Fixes? Probably just blew that grammar right out of the water then but...gotta live on the edge sometimes, baby!)
Now on the 2nd round, which is looking for missed plot holes, as well as some rewording of sentences and even deletion of words/phrases not needed - basically getting rid of useless twaddle. (Yes, I said 'twaddle'. Actually, I've become quite fond of that word the last few days. TWADDLE! Yep, sounds just as good now as it did seconds ago and yesterday and the day before!)
This round is quicker, as it's mainly reading and fixing here and there.
3rd & FINAL round I hope to start tomorrow, and this entails last checks before releasing this baby out onto the unsuspecting world!
So have 3 days off work, got the music playing softly, flask of hot coffee, and I'm going to hit the keyboard again. Working hard, people, working hard to get this done ASAP.
Okay - well OKAY! Yes, I admit I DID get diverted by watching cat videos on YouTube, but I'm back to work on this manuscript right now, I promise. ;-)
Oohh - one last thing - check out the totally AWESOME cover on my website - www.angelaverdenius.com! No blurb as yet, but the cover - thank you to cover artist Melody Simmons once again!
On the 2nd last round of edits.
1st round finished was the major re-write with scene changes, deletions & addits, along with grammar and spelling fixes. (Fixes? Probably just blew that grammar right out of the water then but...gotta live on the edge sometimes, baby!)
Now on the 2nd round, which is looking for missed plot holes, as well as some rewording of sentences and even deletion of words/phrases not needed - basically getting rid of useless twaddle. (Yes, I said 'twaddle'. Actually, I've become quite fond of that word the last few days. TWADDLE! Yep, sounds just as good now as it did seconds ago and yesterday and the day before!)
This round is quicker, as it's mainly reading and fixing here and there.
3rd & FINAL round I hope to start tomorrow, and this entails last checks before releasing this baby out onto the unsuspecting world!
So have 3 days off work, got the music playing softly, flask of hot coffee, and I'm going to hit the keyboard again. Working hard, people, working hard to get this done ASAP.
Okay - well OKAY! Yes, I admit I DID get diverted by watching cat videos on YouTube, but I'm back to work on this manuscript right now, I promise. ;-)
Oohh - one last thing - check out the totally AWESOME cover on my website - www.angelaverdenius.com! No blurb as yet, but the cover - thank you to cover artist Melody Simmons once again!
eBook Sale/ Kitten Adventure/ General Update
Man, it has been awhile since I wrote anything here! Sorry all, you know...life has a way of propleeling us forwards and sometimes time to do other things just doesn't happen!
Before I start the blog properly, I’ll quickly let you know that Smashwords is having their July Summer/Winter sale - lots of FREE and DISCOUNTED ebooks. All my ebooks are up there for $1.00 (full novels) and 99c (novellas), so if you’re wanting to check out some of my books, or find some new authors/genres/stories, do go and have a peek. I love sales, I always buy ebooks and find something new! Have fun, and feel free to spread the word! Here’s the link: https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/pr...
So what have I been up to? Well, apart from working the day job I have:
1. Been re-editing/re-writing the 5th sci-fi book. I'm about two thirds of the way through it and hope to release it in about 2 months - to give me time to work and edit LOL.
2. Finished another diamond mosaic. It relaxes me so much and like everyone, in this crazy world we currently live in, I need some downtime to unwind and recharge, and DM generally works for me.
3. Watched some horror movies - both good and why-the-heck-did-I-buy-this-that's-an-hour-and-a-half-of-my-life-I'll-not-get-back! I love it when I can get a good scare or creepy feeling up my spine, but when it's so pathetic I wear out the fast forward button on the remote control, well...
Speaking of which, I DID have to buy a new DVD remote control because...um...I wore out the fast forward button so much they couldn't fix it anymore *cough*
4. Been playing with book covers again and have updated 2 - Call on Me and Lean on Me (The Mackay Sisters duet). You can check the covers out here if you're interested:
I really like them!
5. Got up early Thurs a week ago (5:45am), fed my cats, opened the door to feed the 2 strays and found 1 stray and a tiny kitten about 7 - 8 weeks old. Let's boil it all down into a nutshell - kitten scared, Ang tip-toeing around the front yard in the dark and cold in shirt sleeves trying to get kitten, dragged 80 yr old mother out of bed to help so now there's 2 of us (she's in her nightie) going around the yard, I manage to grab it as it crouches in the bushes and tries to take off, I have hold of it’s wee leg and call to Mum to take her as I’m tangled up in the branches of the bushes and can’t change my grip without getting my eye poked out by the branches nor can I reach the kitten with my other hand, Mum grabs the kitten, kitten bites Mum, mum screeches and lets go, Mum bleeding from finger, and the kitten escapes into the neighbours place, I couldn't find it after about 15 minutes of trying to coax it to reveal itself, went back home feeling sick thinking of that poor scared little baby by herself, got Sammy's food, opened the door to hear the kitten back in our front yard, fed Sammy and after managing to pin-point the tiny meows I find the kitten wedging itself beside the bin near the gate and wall, couldn't get her as every time I reached in one side she'd go around the other side, scared she'd spy the escape place and do a runner, dragged 80 yr old mother out of bed again to block of one escape route and - GOT THE KITTEN! Not feral or wild, just scared and old and hungry. Cooed and oohed and snuggle her in my cardigan, went inside. Mother went back to bed after smooching the kitty and cooing to it, I fed the kitty, warmed her up and put her in the cat basket. She refused water, so I hoofed it to the shop at 7am to get her kitten milk (good on ya, Whiskas!), she slurped it down and then wanted to snuggle and play and explore! rang the ranger at 7:45am, she came and got the kitten, who did her 72 hours at the pound before transfer to the cat shelter, within 2 days we were notified she'd been rehomed.
YAY!
Yes, we wanted to keep her, but with 6 of our own furries and 2 strays who come and go (and basically live at our place all day as well), and having Evie on Prozac because she gets aggro with the other cats, especially Lacy, there was no way we could put another kitty in the mix.
Suffice it to say, we did the rescue, she found a new home!
What got me, though, was that no one came looking for her - either door knocking or letter box dropping or going to the pound. I'd have been on every door at first light! So I'm thinking she may have been dumped, poor baby.
Alls well that ends well, though!
Keep safe and well, people, and I'll catch you on the next round. Always feel free to message me here if you want. I'll always get back to you - maybe not straight away due to time zones and working, but I will reply!
Keep smiling, keep reading, and be kind to each other.
*hugs*
Before I start the blog properly, I’ll quickly let you know that Smashwords is having their July Summer/Winter sale - lots of FREE and DISCOUNTED ebooks. All my ebooks are up there for $1.00 (full novels) and 99c (novellas), so if you’re wanting to check out some of my books, or find some new authors/genres/stories, do go and have a peek. I love sales, I always buy ebooks and find something new! Have fun, and feel free to spread the word! Here’s the link: https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/pr...
So what have I been up to? Well, apart from working the day job I have:
1. Been re-editing/re-writing the 5th sci-fi book. I'm about two thirds of the way through it and hope to release it in about 2 months - to give me time to work and edit LOL.
2. Finished another diamond mosaic. It relaxes me so much and like everyone, in this crazy world we currently live in, I need some downtime to unwind and recharge, and DM generally works for me.
3. Watched some horror movies - both good and why-the-heck-did-I-buy-this-that's-an-hour-and-a-half-of-my-life-I'll-not-get-back! I love it when I can get a good scare or creepy feeling up my spine, but when it's so pathetic I wear out the fast forward button on the remote control, well...
Speaking of which, I DID have to buy a new DVD remote control because...um...I wore out the fast forward button so much they couldn't fix it anymore *cough*
4. Been playing with book covers again and have updated 2 - Call on Me and Lean on Me (The Mackay Sisters duet). You can check the covers out here if you're interested:
I really like them!
5. Got up early Thurs a week ago (5:45am), fed my cats, opened the door to feed the 2 strays and found 1 stray and a tiny kitten about 7 - 8 weeks old. Let's boil it all down into a nutshell - kitten scared, Ang tip-toeing around the front yard in the dark and cold in shirt sleeves trying to get kitten, dragged 80 yr old mother out of bed to help so now there's 2 of us (she's in her nightie) going around the yard, I manage to grab it as it crouches in the bushes and tries to take off, I have hold of it’s wee leg and call to Mum to take her as I’m tangled up in the branches of the bushes and can’t change my grip without getting my eye poked out by the branches nor can I reach the kitten with my other hand, Mum grabs the kitten, kitten bites Mum, mum screeches and lets go, Mum bleeding from finger, and the kitten escapes into the neighbours place, I couldn't find it after about 15 minutes of trying to coax it to reveal itself, went back home feeling sick thinking of that poor scared little baby by herself, got Sammy's food, opened the door to hear the kitten back in our front yard, fed Sammy and after managing to pin-point the tiny meows I find the kitten wedging itself beside the bin near the gate and wall, couldn't get her as every time I reached in one side she'd go around the other side, scared she'd spy the escape place and do a runner, dragged 80 yr old mother out of bed again to block of one escape route and - GOT THE KITTEN! Not feral or wild, just scared and old and hungry. Cooed and oohed and snuggle her in my cardigan, went inside. Mother went back to bed after smooching the kitty and cooing to it, I fed the kitty, warmed her up and put her in the cat basket. She refused water, so I hoofed it to the shop at 7am to get her kitten milk (good on ya, Whiskas!), she slurped it down and then wanted to snuggle and play and explore! rang the ranger at 7:45am, she came and got the kitten, who did her 72 hours at the pound before transfer to the cat shelter, within 2 days we were notified she'd been rehomed.
YAY!
Yes, we wanted to keep her, but with 6 of our own furries and 2 strays who come and go (and basically live at our place all day as well), and having Evie on Prozac because she gets aggro with the other cats, especially Lacy, there was no way we could put another kitty in the mix.
Suffice it to say, we did the rescue, she found a new home!
What got me, though, was that no one came looking for her - either door knocking or letter box dropping or going to the pound. I'd have been on every door at first light! So I'm thinking she may have been dumped, poor baby.
Alls well that ends well, though!
Keep safe and well, people, and I'll catch you on the next round. Always feel free to message me here if you want. I'll always get back to you - maybe not straight away due to time zones and working, but I will reply!
Keep smiling, keep reading, and be kind to each other.
*hugs*
Changes & Writing Update
People who know me know that I don't like change. Loathe it. I like things to cruise along nicely with everything I know being 'normal' and just cruising (did I mention 'cruising?)along just nicely. I don't like the boat being rocked. At all.
So I don't know why I rocked the boat myself. OK, I do know why. I did it because I have back issues which were becoming quite sore. So I decided to help my back issues, I'd slide sideways at work and enter the field of administration as a Patient Administration Assistant.
Sounds easy, right? WRONG! Now I always knew the admin people worked hard. I just had no idea the diversity of their jobs, or what each job involved. Such as that every job had smaller individual jobs, and I need to know them all. ARGH!I
I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks! After 20years of nursing, I could walk into palliative care, medical and surgical wards blindfolded and know exactly what I had to do and how. But this? Learning this admin stuff is like being a student ALL OVER AGAIN! My brain hurts. Really hurts. I have so many notes I take that I feel like I need a freakin' huge backpack to carry it all!
So my plan is to do this 3 month probation and if all goes well, they'll keep me in admin and I can do my one or two nursing shifts every fortnight to keep my hand in. I just have to pass this probation period! Everyone there is so nice and they tell me not to stress, but man- I'm stressed!!!! Still, onwards I forge, plodding along down that tunnel to eventual enlightenment of the job! GAH!!!!
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So all this brings me to the writing update - due to learning the new job, I haven’t done a lot of writing. I'm halfway through the re-edits of the next sci-fi romance. I so want to get it all done asap so I can return to Steve and the gang in Hope Bay.
NOW - I'm not saying it will happen this year, but Steve has been giving me knuckle-wraps on the back of the head, looking over my shoulder, demanding his story be told. So once this current sci-fi romance is done, I may - just may! - have to do his story next. But I'm not making any promises right now. Steve will just have to sit and sulk until I figure this all out!
So I don't know why I rocked the boat myself. OK, I do know why. I did it because I have back issues which were becoming quite sore. So I decided to help my back issues, I'd slide sideways at work and enter the field of administration as a Patient Administration Assistant.
Sounds easy, right? WRONG! Now I always knew the admin people worked hard. I just had no idea the diversity of their jobs, or what each job involved. Such as that every job had smaller individual jobs, and I need to know them all. ARGH!I
I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks! After 20years of nursing, I could walk into palliative care, medical and surgical wards blindfolded and know exactly what I had to do and how. But this? Learning this admin stuff is like being a student ALL OVER AGAIN! My brain hurts. Really hurts. I have so many notes I take that I feel like I need a freakin' huge backpack to carry it all!
So my plan is to do this 3 month probation and if all goes well, they'll keep me in admin and I can do my one or two nursing shifts every fortnight to keep my hand in. I just have to pass this probation period! Everyone there is so nice and they tell me not to stress, but man- I'm stressed!!!! Still, onwards I forge, plodding along down that tunnel to eventual enlightenment of the job! GAH!!!!
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So all this brings me to the writing update - due to learning the new job, I haven’t done a lot of writing. I'm halfway through the re-edits of the next sci-fi romance. I so want to get it all done asap so I can return to Steve and the gang in Hope Bay.
NOW - I'm not saying it will happen this year, but Steve has been giving me knuckle-wraps on the back of the head, looking over my shoulder, demanding his story be told. So once this current sci-fi romance is done, I may - just may! - have to do his story next. But I'm not making any promises right now. Steve will just have to sit and sulk until I figure this all out!
Update
Hey all
sorry I seem to have been AWOL lately. Work during the week full time, chores and shopping on a Saturday, and study on Sunday. It's taking all my time right now!
Can I just say I'm looking forward to finishing studying???? Then I can plan what's next!
Meanwhile, stay safe, smile and keep reading whatever takes your fancy! because books get us through almsot anything ;-)
For those readers caught up in the conflict in certain parts of Europe right now, my heart and thoughts and prayers are with you.
*hugs*
sorry I seem to have been AWOL lately. Work during the week full time, chores and shopping on a Saturday, and study on Sunday. It's taking all my time right now!
Can I just say I'm looking forward to finishing studying???? Then I can plan what's next!
Meanwhile, stay safe, smile and keep reading whatever takes your fancy! because books get us through almsot anything ;-)
For those readers caught up in the conflict in certain parts of Europe right now, my heart and thoughts and prayers are with you.
*hugs*
