Wed. Aug. 14, 2024: Just Trying to Skate Along
image courtesy of Sergey Gricanov via pixabay.comWednesday, August 14, 2024
Waning Moon
Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Mercury Retrograde
Partly sunny and pleasant
Yesterday had a pretty decent start. I got three plays out on submission. One of the submissions is to a company with whom I’ve wanted to work for a long time, and they had a short open submission window this year. Off went the play I think will be the best fit.
There’s a call for a radio play by the end of the month. None of my current plays fit it, but it’s only a 20-minute play, so that would be a lot of fun, if I could come up with something within the theme. I played with some ideas; not sure if they will go anywhere.
I did a set of new collage graphics for the Topic Workbooks, and started the promotional rounds again. I’ve got specific platforms on which to promote each day. I’ll have to do new videos since Flexclip dumped mine and they vanished from the cloud on the last computer crash. But I’ll promote the whole set this week, then, starting next week, promote one each week. When I promote them regularly, they sell regularly. Since I didn’t start on Monday, the way I should have, I hit FB, Tumblr, and Bluesky yesterday with the promo. Today is the Threads day.
I also have to figure out what becomes another topic workbook. I should release at least one every quarter. I have to go through my workshop materials, and see what would work.
I came up with a good stack of them. They will have to be updated and revised a bit, but they are workable.
Did the proofread for “Tumble” and fixed some logic things I’d missed in the previous reads. Tidied up the Author Note and put it all in the main document. Amazing how much better I felt just after doing that bit. The latest version of “Tumble” brings it to a little over 12K, so it works as a novelette.
And it means I can sail into “A Stylish Death” today. That’s full novella length, so that will take a little longer.
I turned around a script coverage, and got my book review written and out the door. The director of “The Effie Effect” and I are trying to schedule our first meeting.
Did the CSA pickup. Lots of yummy things in it.
Two hours of yoga tonight. Gentle yoga was great; the fitness class kicked my ass, which is what it’s supposed to do. I limped home, heated up leftovers for dinner, and crashed on the couch.
A friend suggested I put one of my tee shirts in the crate with Bea, since she likes the silk/wool shawl. She took it out, wadded it up and left it by the door, found the shawl, and dragged it back in. This girl is not going to settle for cotton when silk and wool are available!
Willa fussed at Bea last night, through the glass. Bea was unflappable.
Slept pretty well, although I dreamed I was working, so I woke up tired. I was staying in a hotel that’s been in a bunch of these working dreams.
I was a little late getting up; Bea was waiting for breakfast, and then hung out, wondering when morning meditation would start (because that was late, too). She still dived under the bed when I came into the room, but she wants the schedule to stay consistent. She’s spending more time in her crate during the day than under the bed. She also likes hanging out under the rolltop desk, so I put the cat bed (which she doesn’t use in the middle of the floor) in that space, so she has something soft in a protected space.
Fingers crossed more coverages come in today and tomorrow to end the pay period, and that plenty come in over the next two weeks.
On today’s agenda: Work on the edits for “A Stylish Death”, work on the next scene of THE WOMEN ON THE BRIDGE, maybe work on a pitch or proposal or two. I have some admin to do around my mom’s hospital bills, trying to get those sorted out. Tarot circle this afternoon, and hopefully a quiet evening. I might start reading the next book for review.
There are two comedies I’m really enjoying: GHOSTS (the US version; I haven’t seen the UK version yet), and WE ARE LADY PARTS, which is fantastic, with a group of Muslim women forming a punk band. The shows are very different from each other, but they are clever and funny and have a lot of heart.
There’s a festival downtown this evening, but I don’t have the energy for it. Plus, with the COVID numbers steadily rising, I’m trying to avoid clumps of people as much as possible, even when I mask.
Have a good one!
