Fractious February - 500 words/day writing/editing - all genres welcome

Picking away at the bits and pieces that need to be done on various tasks, and back to writing the next novella in a series...which is a near-miraculous thing, as writing's been hard lately. Though my agent would probably rather I were working on a new YA...

:cheers all progress:

I have good news. I just picked up another client for virtual assisting. \ o / My little business is growing!

335 words on Oubliette last night.

Got some editing notes back on the short story from the anthology editor--not a lot, so I should be able to finish addressing them this afternoon...and sent what I have of new YA off to Agent Lady. And another three pages on the current novella. Some progress...

I would love to need a VA some day, Saoirse! Good on you.

Been a bit scarce around these parts this week. It's been a busy one for me as I've been heading towards to the finish line with Mare's Nest. While I didn't have much time for the webs this week having even slacked on my social media stuff, the writing has been good. I managed to write every day, including today and wrote a total of 11,572 words for the week. Best guess, Mare's Nest first draft is now about 75-percent complete. Wednesday I was horrified to discover a major plot hole, but got that all sorted and I'm on the downhill side of things now.

Having reviewed the posts I've missed, it seems everyone else has had a very productive week too. Good on you all!

Marissa, progress is good!

Liz - Thanks! Well done on the revisions, promo, and newsletter (which reminds me, I need to send one out ASAP!).

Larry - Congrats on the words and for being 75% done. Whoohoo!


I wrote 147 words on Oubliette yesterday. I had another freelance job to finish up, so time was so limited. Hoping for better today.

1,488 words on Oubliette. \ o /

Saoirse, you're good!

My output isn't high this week because I'm taking three (yeah, I'm an idiot) online classes right now--one on blurb writing, one on visual marketing, and one on improving your visibility. Even better, I'm getting a lot out of them. But between them and spending a good chunk of Sunday on figuring out how to use an Apple computer in order to upload a book directly to the iBookstore (umm, no, sorry, they AREN'T "more intuitive" than a PC--they're just different) AND looking for images for an upcoming book cover for the designer, my output is going to be low for the next several days. Sigh. But things are getting crossed off my to-do list, so I'm happy. Now excuse me while I go write...a blog entry.

I'm not getting anything done (grr) but I wanted to pop in to say WELL DONE to you all for your progress!

Marissa, thanks. Good luck with your to do list.

OSG - Hugs. Hopefully that will change soon.


561 words on Oubliette. I'm less than 2k away from 50k which was my goal for this month.

Liz - I totally know that feeling.


Started new job yesterday. It went pretty well.

266 words on Oubliette last night.

Thanks, Liz! Good luck with the 13k section. I know that exhausted feeling. I just finished up some work for the new job a few hours ago.

454 words on Oubliette. I'm happy to have gotten any at all the way I am feeling. I had a minor procedure done this morning (with sedation) and I am ready to drop.

992 words last night on Oubliette.

Um...I was let go from the new job today. After working less than a week. She said we were not a good fit. My head is still spinning and I just don't understand. I think this is my record for being let go the quickest (actually, I've never been let go from any job...just laid off. So this is a first.)

Feeling crummy. Gonna play some Guild Wars. And write, too.

Thanks, Liz! Hubby took me out to dinner and we had a long talk about things. I feel a bit better, but not 100%.

Ow, Saoirse...that's rough. I'm glad you're feeling a little better, but yeah--be kind to yourself.

Thanks, Marissa. I am doing okay. Just trying not to feel like I failed.

Wow, sorry about the job, Saoirse. I suspect you are better off without them, if they're going to be like that.

OSG - I agree. It is for the best.

177 words last night. My heart really wasn't in it. But today I will do more.