Stella Notecor's Blog, page 2

Life is Life

So, it's been a while since I posted. Things have been going pretty well in my life--I'm doing VERY well at my new job as a teacher and getting tons of compliments! (My vice principal told me she's never seen a first year teacher do this well and the behavior specialist, herself a veteran teacher of around 20 years, said in front of a whole group of people that I'm "as good a teacher as a 20-year veteran"!)

However, being good at my job means not having ANY time or br...

THE BET... Isn't Done =(

So, in my attempts to finish THE BET by tomorrow, I did get quite a bit written/edited. The cover is finalized, the summary/cover copy is ready, and all I need to do is finish the book and edit. The editing won't take long, as I've spent quite a bit of time editing and re-editing the chapters I've already written. What is taking me so long is dealing with the big reveal.

I'm not used to the way men think. For whatever reason, I'm having a lot of trouble portraying Adam and...

Vaguely Ill But I Don't Have to Kill Anyone, So I Guess I'm Doing Great!

Today I am still feeling vaguely ill.
It's hard to describe, but I have a mild dizzy sensation and feel sort of like I'm shivering, but I'm not cold nor actually shivering, it's just the nerve sensation. My heart also races randomly, and some of my muscles have been trembling/twitching for no reason.

It feels almost like a panic attack, but without the anxiety/mental factor?

I dunno, but I don't like it. And the only thing that makes it stop is sleeping, so I've pretty mu...

Poll!

Quick poll tonight. I feel like shit. I've been having dizzy/nausea spells on and off for about 3 months now. They only hang around for 2-3 days a month, but they suck. All I want to do is sleep... but I'm still working on The Bet. I really, really want to finish soon.

While dizzy, non-writing tasks are easier, so I started playing around with my book cover for The Bet. Check out the two versions below, then please take the poll! And I mean everyone! Even if you've never written a...

Now I know why they cost so much...

Whenever I see someone advertising that they will format your ebook for you and post it on all the appropriate web venues, I always wonder why anyone would be willing to pay $100 or more for something they can easily do themselves. Then I format one of my own books for the various sites and remember how much of a pain in the ass it is.

Especially when you spend 3 hours editing and formatting and making everything pretty... only to realize you've used the wrong draft of your story. *facepal...

New Laptop! ♥

Well, I'm typing this on my new laptop. It's a Lenovo G570, and my old one was a Lenovo G550, so it handles much like my old one did. The tech specs are mostly the same, but this one has a different keyboard set up and a built-in card reader. I'm liking the card reader, but I'm not sure I'm going to like the keyboard. They moved all my favorite buttons!

Anyway, the files and programs I use are all set and ready, so I'm back on track with everything... minus $300. Sigh.

O...

Stupid laptops and their stupidness!

My laptop is dead. It still works, but the battery only lasts 15 minutes and the screen will not stay open unless you prop it just right. So, for all intents and purposes, it's dead. Due to a bad back, I use it primarily in bed while laying down and if I have to be in a specific position, well, that won't work.

I ran over to Office Depot this morning to get a new laptop because of this. I found a great one, normally $650, on sale for $450 + $100 mail in rebate for a final pri...

Ew, Grammar!

So, today I finished revisions on COMMUNICATION. Yay! I'm sending it off to someone now for proofreading, and then it will be ready for release on the internet as an ebook. No worries though, it'll be free. =D

However, as I was looking into formatting it for ebook, I decided to read over THE BROKEN, just to kind of get a feel for how I formatted that ebook. Instead of noticing the formatting, however, I soon found myself realizing that it has some grammar issues. It's certainly not...

ALL JOBS SUCK.

I have decided that all jobs suck. After ending my last job as head cashier at a family owned store, I began working as an online tutor. I thought I would enjoy it. I figured it would be something I'd be good at.

Well, IT SUCKS.


There's all kinds of bureaucratic bullshit in the company. For example, there are two types of customers... one where the student pays and one where their school has paid. For individuals, we get to spend as much time with them as they have purchased. For the sc...

ARG!!!!!!!!!

Why are sex scenes so hard to write?!?!?

T_T

Time spent writing? 2 hours
Words produced? 300

ARG!


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