I'm sorry I have not been able to post here recently. I'm having to work ten hours every day. I don't mind the extra hours at work, but I hate the two hours less at home.
On top of that, my wife spent another few days in the hospital. We went to Rochester for her appointment Thursday afternoon and the doc decided he needed to run a few tests...and he couldn't do it as an outpatient.
She wanted me to stay in Rochester with her at least to the weekend. She's spoiled, so I did. I had no necessities of any kind for staying a night or two. I could buy that stuff. But I had not taken along my laptop, so I couldn't do any writing.
I did think about writing a long email on my yahoo account and then I could access it here at home. But I need to look at what I did last before I can write what's next. If I'd taken my laptop (and I had considered it, but decided it wasn't necessary—fooled myself) I could have had this up Sunday.
And I have a new personal concern that uses up a little time...or a lot. Depends on how much I want to spend. But I enjoy every minute, so I've allowed the writing to slack a little for this new diversion.
I did take one small step on the writing front at the hospital. I left my name and book titles with the librarian; maybe I'll get a sale or two. They have a nice library on the seventh floor of the Joseph Building, with a few computers, lots of books, of course, and they'll charge your cell phone for you. My wife's nurse told us about that, which is how I found myself in the library in the first place.
Not much on the writing front to mention. I chopped the "Prelude" off Saving Atlantis, but it hasn't helped get acceptance from the last two agents I submitted to. I'll start approaching some of the publishers directly.
I also got a brand shiny new rejection for a science fiction story called "Guidelines." I think it's pretty good, but I must be wrong because over half a dozen editors have kicked it to the curb.
One bit of good news. Sunday morning, October 8th, I woke up and had a funny little idea about how one certain word sounds a lot like another. So that morning I wrote it, edited it, and submitted it to Page and Spine for their Crumbs tab.
The editor, N.K. Wagner, apparently found it as funny as I did. She put into the End Notes tab, which pays better.
If you want to get a quick laugh (read it aloud to others—it'll work even better) you can find "Plastic Passion" here: http://www.pagespineficshowcase.com/end-notes.html
Scroll down to the 10/13 entry. Then, if you don't already, read the rest of the issue. All good.
Thanks for reading, and I hope the next posting will be sooner than this one was.
On top of that, my wife spent another few days in the hospital. We went to Rochester for her appointment Thursday afternoon and the doc decided he needed to run a few tests...and he couldn't do it as an outpatient.
She wanted me to stay in Rochester with her at least to the weekend. She's spoiled, so I did. I had no necessities of any kind for staying a night or two. I could buy that stuff. But I had not taken along my laptop, so I couldn't do any writing.
I did think about writing a long email on my yahoo account and then I could access it here at home. But I need to look at what I did last before I can write what's next. If I'd taken my laptop (and I had considered it, but decided it wasn't necessary—fooled myself) I could have had this up Sunday.
And I have a new personal concern that uses up a little time...or a lot. Depends on how much I want to spend. But I enjoy every minute, so I've allowed the writing to slack a little for this new diversion.
I did take one small step on the writing front at the hospital. I left my name and book titles with the librarian; maybe I'll get a sale or two. They have a nice library on the seventh floor of the Joseph Building, with a few computers, lots of books, of course, and they'll charge your cell phone for you. My wife's nurse told us about that, which is how I found myself in the library in the first place.
Not much on the writing front to mention. I chopped the "Prelude" off Saving Atlantis, but it hasn't helped get acceptance from the last two agents I submitted to. I'll start approaching some of the publishers directly.
I also got a brand shiny new rejection for a science fiction story called "Guidelines." I think it's pretty good, but I must be wrong because over half a dozen editors have kicked it to the curb.
One bit of good news. Sunday morning, October 8th, I woke up and had a funny little idea about how one certain word sounds a lot like another. So that morning I wrote it, edited it, and submitted it to Page and Spine for their Crumbs tab.
The editor, N.K. Wagner, apparently found it as funny as I did. She put into the End Notes tab, which pays better.
If you want to get a quick laugh (read it aloud to others—it'll work even better) you can find "Plastic Passion" here: http://www.pagespineficshowcase.com/end-notes.html
Scroll down to the 10/13 entry. Then, if you don't already, read the rest of the issue. All good.
Thanks for reading, and I hope the next posting will be sooner than this one was.
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