Word Count
I got so into the Indiana Jones special on the History Channel, that I completely forgot to put in my word total for yesterday (I wrote before the special came on, lol):
5/18: 258 words
Analyzing the Words
Actually, it'll be more like analyzing my current draft. I'm uncomfortable with a lot of the words I've written in the past couple of weeks (yeah, I know; there were a number of days where I didn't write :-(), and I think it might have contributed to my not writing anything on some of those days (the rest can be attributed to out-and-out lazines on my part and some personal things that just made me blue).
I picked up a book early in the year called, First Draft In 30 Days. I'll probably do a more in-depth review on this book at some point, but I have to admit what initially intrigued me was a plan, a nuts-and-bolts plan (don't you love these cliches I'm throwing out here? :-)) to write that all important first draft.
But the woman who wrote it, Karen S. Wiesner - a romance novelist - also has a section on analyzing your current draft. It's for those of us who know - just know - parts of what they've written aren't quite right, but can't say why. (I think I know why, even though I feel some of what I've written lately needs to be in the story to foreshadow other stuff.) So I'm going to print out up to the point I'm at right now - that's about 150 pages!
Still, it's been bugging the hell out of me, and I want to see what things Ms. Wiesner suggests. (She has quite a few romance e-novels out there, so I figure she must be doing something right. :-))
What Else?
With the demise of our watering hole, a couple of our friends suggested going to another nearby restaurant/whatever, a place we used to frequent a lot more often. The food was quite good, as we sat at the bar rather than at a table. What we weren't used to was the size of the bill; the Late Great Watering Hole was mucho cheaper.
And since our moolah is slowly slipping away, we'll have to be very careful the next time we go there (which isn't going to be every Saturday, you can be sure).
Yesterday, Sunday, was kind of a cruddy day, especially in the afternoon. Hubby begged off going to the supermarket on Saturday, and yesterday was the day. But he didn't feel well (probably because of his continued depression), so I went instead. I was a bit pissed off, but he made up for it by cooking a nice chicken dinner, with gravy and mashed potatoes.
Delish!
I'm already looking forward to next weekend, when we have a BBQ to go to on Saturday, another one on Sunday, and the Indiana Jones movie on Monday! (I'm going no matter what the reviews say.)
~Nancy Beck
Showing posts with label Monday Morning Wrap Up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monday Morning Wrap Up. Show all posts
19 May 2008
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 5/17-5/18
Word Count
I got so into the Indiana Jones special on the History Channel, that I completely forgot to put in my word total for yesterday (I wrote before the special came on, lol):
5/18: 258 words
Analyzing the Words
Actually, it'll be more like analyzing my current draft. I'm uncomfortable with a lot of the words I've written in the past couple of weeks (yeah, I know; there were a number of days where I didn't write :-(), and I think it might have contributed to my not writing anything on some of those days (the rest can be attributed to out-and-out lazines on my part and some personal things that just made me blue).
I picked up a book early in the year called, First Draft In 30 Days. I'll probably do a more in-depth review on this book at some point, but I have to admit what initially intrigued me was a plan, a nuts-and-bolts plan (don't you love these cliches I'm throwing out here? :-)) to write that all important first draft.
But the woman who wrote it, Karen S. Wiesner - a romance novelist - also has a section on analyzing your current draft. It's for those of us who know - just know - parts of what they've written aren't quite right, but can't say why. (I think I know why, even though I feel some of what I've written lately needs to be in the story to foreshadow other stuff.) So I'm going to print out up to the point I'm at right now - that's about 150 pages!
Still, it's been bugging the hell out of me, and I want to see what things Ms. Wiesner suggests. (She has quite a few romance e-novels out there, so I figure she must be doing something right. :-))
What Else?
With the demise of our watering hole, a couple of our friends suggested going to another nearby restaurant/whatever, a place we used to frequent a lot more often. The food was quite good, as we sat at the bar rather than at a table. What we weren't used to was the size of the bill; the Late Great Watering Hole was mucho cheaper.
And since our moolah is slowly slipping away, we'll have to be very careful the next time we go there (which isn't going to be every Saturday, you can be sure).
Yesterday, Sunday, was kind of a cruddy day, especially in the afternoon. Hubby begged off going to the supermarket on Saturday, and yesterday was the day. But he didn't feel well (probably because of his continued depression), so I went instead. I was a bit pissed off, but he made up for it by cooking a nice chicken dinner, with gravy and mashed potatoes.
Delish!
I'm already looking forward to next weekend, when we have a BBQ to go to on Saturday, another one on Sunday, and the Indiana Jones movie on Monday! (I'm going no matter what the reviews say.)
~Nancy Beck
I got so into the Indiana Jones special on the History Channel, that I completely forgot to put in my word total for yesterday (I wrote before the special came on, lol):
5/18: 258 words
Analyzing the Words
Actually, it'll be more like analyzing my current draft. I'm uncomfortable with a lot of the words I've written in the past couple of weeks (yeah, I know; there were a number of days where I didn't write :-(), and I think it might have contributed to my not writing anything on some of those days (the rest can be attributed to out-and-out lazines on my part and some personal things that just made me blue).
I picked up a book early in the year called, First Draft In 30 Days. I'll probably do a more in-depth review on this book at some point, but I have to admit what initially intrigued me was a plan, a nuts-and-bolts plan (don't you love these cliches I'm throwing out here? :-)) to write that all important first draft.
But the woman who wrote it, Karen S. Wiesner - a romance novelist - also has a section on analyzing your current draft. It's for those of us who know - just know - parts of what they've written aren't quite right, but can't say why. (I think I know why, even though I feel some of what I've written lately needs to be in the story to foreshadow other stuff.) So I'm going to print out up to the point I'm at right now - that's about 150 pages!
Still, it's been bugging the hell out of me, and I want to see what things Ms. Wiesner suggests. (She has quite a few romance e-novels out there, so I figure she must be doing something right. :-))
What Else?
With the demise of our watering hole, a couple of our friends suggested going to another nearby restaurant/whatever, a place we used to frequent a lot more often. The food was quite good, as we sat at the bar rather than at a table. What we weren't used to was the size of the bill; the Late Great Watering Hole was mucho cheaper.
And since our moolah is slowly slipping away, we'll have to be very careful the next time we go there (which isn't going to be every Saturday, you can be sure).
Yesterday, Sunday, was kind of a cruddy day, especially in the afternoon. Hubby begged off going to the supermarket on Saturday, and yesterday was the day. But he didn't feel well (probably because of his continued depression), so I went instead. I was a bit pissed off, but he made up for it by cooking a nice chicken dinner, with gravy and mashed potatoes.
Delish!
I'm already looking forward to next weekend, when we have a BBQ to go to on Saturday, another one on Sunday, and the Indiana Jones movie on Monday! (I'm going no matter what the reviews say.)
~Nancy Beck
05 May 2008
Monday Wrap Up: 5/3-5/4
Time for a major flog, word count buddies. ::sigh:: I haven't written anything since Friday. Truth is, I was a little depressed over the weekend. It just seems like everything is hitting the fan right now, what with hubby trying to find a job, his depression, our worsening finances, my losing my job somewhere between June and October of this year...
I know that this sounds like a lot of griping - and it is - but it's very tough for me right now. I haven't told hubby a thing about the company I work for being bought out, and that Number One Boss' last day is October 31 this year.
Keeping it from him and a lot of other people isn't easy. And the reason I'm keeping it from people is because, well, I know they'll freak out. (Especially hubby and his siblings. Gawd, will they ever flip, and I really don't need that right now.)
So I continue to encourage hubby, to try to be happy and upbeat...but it's hard when you're staring at possible bankruptcy.
As for loans, forget it; already done that. At least Number One Boss has come up with an idea: He'll let me know when he's found something, so then I can put my ass in gear. I'll get some severance money, which I can put toward paying taxes on the loan I took out on my 401k. I do feel completely confident about finding another job, although I'll have to look far afield (NYC, I'm talking about, which ain't exactly close to home).
Looking in Pennsylvania, which is closer to home, isn't going to cut it. They pay poverty wages, when what I need is a champagne salary (which is what I can get in NYC).
And then I had to listen to hubby lose it (in a really sad way) after talking to his mother on the phone. Will she ever learn to get over spewing that Jehovah's Witness bullshit? My guess is, no, even though hubby has told her to cut it out, that he'd never be interested in joining that cult.
It is a cult - I don't care what anybody says.
Ack, sorry to go on like this. I'll take the flogging; I knew the deal when I signed up.
On the good end of things, I read some really good and funny writing exercises over on Evil Editor's blog. :-) And that includes mine - Number 2 (shameless plug, I know ;-)).
I loves a good, old-fashioned detective story; I did one thinking of movies like This Gun For Hire.
~Nancy Beck
I know that this sounds like a lot of griping - and it is - but it's very tough for me right now. I haven't told hubby a thing about the company I work for being bought out, and that Number One Boss' last day is October 31 this year.
Keeping it from him and a lot of other people isn't easy. And the reason I'm keeping it from people is because, well, I know they'll freak out. (Especially hubby and his siblings. Gawd, will they ever flip, and I really don't need that right now.)
So I continue to encourage hubby, to try to be happy and upbeat...but it's hard when you're staring at possible bankruptcy.
As for loans, forget it; already done that. At least Number One Boss has come up with an idea: He'll let me know when he's found something, so then I can put my ass in gear. I'll get some severance money, which I can put toward paying taxes on the loan I took out on my 401k. I do feel completely confident about finding another job, although I'll have to look far afield (NYC, I'm talking about, which ain't exactly close to home).
Looking in Pennsylvania, which is closer to home, isn't going to cut it. They pay poverty wages, when what I need is a champagne salary (which is what I can get in NYC).
And then I had to listen to hubby lose it (in a really sad way) after talking to his mother on the phone. Will she ever learn to get over spewing that Jehovah's Witness bullshit? My guess is, no, even though hubby has told her to cut it out, that he'd never be interested in joining that cult.
It is a cult - I don't care what anybody says.
Ack, sorry to go on like this. I'll take the flogging; I knew the deal when I signed up.
On the good end of things, I read some really good and funny writing exercises over on Evil Editor's blog. :-) And that includes mine - Number 2 (shameless plug, I know ;-)).
I loves a good, old-fashioned detective story; I did one thinking of movies like This Gun For Hire.
~Nancy Beck
Monday Wrap Up: 5/3-5/4
Time for a major flog, word count buddies. ::sigh:: I haven't written anything since Friday. Truth is, I was a little depressed over the weekend. It just seems like everything is hitting the fan right now, what with hubby trying to find a job, his depression, our worsening finances, my losing my job somewhere between June and October of this year...
I know that this sounds like a lot of griping - and it is - but it's very tough for me right now. I haven't told hubby a thing about the company I work for being bought out, and that Number One Boss' last day is October 31 this year.
Keeping it from him and a lot of other people isn't easy. And the reason I'm keeping it from people is because, well, I know they'll freak out. (Especially hubby and his siblings. Gawd, will they ever flip, and I really don't need that right now.)
So I continue to encourage hubby, to try to be happy and upbeat...but it's hard when you're staring at possible bankruptcy.
As for loans, forget it; already done that. At least Number One Boss has come up with an idea: He'll let me know when he's found something, so then I can put my ass in gear. I'll get some severance money, which I can put toward paying taxes on the loan I took out on my 401k. I do feel completely confident about finding another job, although I'll have to look far afield (NYC, I'm talking about, which ain't exactly close to home).
Looking in Pennsylvania, which is closer to home, isn't going to cut it. They pay poverty wages, when what I need is a champagne salary (which is what I can get in NYC).
And then I had to listen to hubby lose it (in a really sad way) after talking to his mother on the phone. Will she ever learn to get over spewing that Jehovah's Witness bullshit? My guess is, no, even though hubby has told her to cut it out, that he'd never be interested in joining that cult.
It is a cult - I don't care what anybody says.
Ack, sorry to go on like this. I'll take the flogging; I knew the deal when I signed up.
On the good end of things, I read some really good and funny writing exercises over on Evil Editor's blog. :-) And that includes mine - Number 2 (shameless plug, I know ;-)).
I loves a good, old-fashioned detective story; I did one thinking of movies like This Gun For Hire.
~Nancy Beck
I know that this sounds like a lot of griping - and it is - but it's very tough for me right now. I haven't told hubby a thing about the company I work for being bought out, and that Number One Boss' last day is October 31 this year.
Keeping it from him and a lot of other people isn't easy. And the reason I'm keeping it from people is because, well, I know they'll freak out. (Especially hubby and his siblings. Gawd, will they ever flip, and I really don't need that right now.)
So I continue to encourage hubby, to try to be happy and upbeat...but it's hard when you're staring at possible bankruptcy.
As for loans, forget it; already done that. At least Number One Boss has come up with an idea: He'll let me know when he's found something, so then I can put my ass in gear. I'll get some severance money, which I can put toward paying taxes on the loan I took out on my 401k. I do feel completely confident about finding another job, although I'll have to look far afield (NYC, I'm talking about, which ain't exactly close to home).
Looking in Pennsylvania, which is closer to home, isn't going to cut it. They pay poverty wages, when what I need is a champagne salary (which is what I can get in NYC).
And then I had to listen to hubby lose it (in a really sad way) after talking to his mother on the phone. Will she ever learn to get over spewing that Jehovah's Witness bullshit? My guess is, no, even though hubby has told her to cut it out, that he'd never be interested in joining that cult.
It is a cult - I don't care what anybody says.
Ack, sorry to go on like this. I'll take the flogging; I knew the deal when I signed up.
On the good end of things, I read some really good and funny writing exercises over on Evil Editor's blog. :-) And that includes mine - Number 2 (shameless plug, I know ;-)).
I loves a good, old-fashioned detective story; I did one thinking of movies like This Gun For Hire.
~Nancy Beck
28 April 2008
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 4/26-4/27
Word Counts
I think my writing this weekend was the dreckiest yet:
4/25 - 127 words
4/26 - 135 words
4/27 - 138 words
See those last two days? I couldn't stand what I'd written on Saturday, so I deleted those crap words and came up with some, um, hopefully less sucky words (and notice I came up with an entire extra 3 words on Sunday - oh joy! [end sarcasm]).
Doesn't help when it's that time of the month, ya know? ;-)
Saturday
Well, had a couple of friends over late in the day. They came over for pizza and to say hi to the doggies. We hadn't seen Chris and Fran in...jeez...since sometime last year. A fun and interesting time was had by all, and there were 4 slices of pizza left over, for scarfing down on Sunday.
Oh, and a couple of our friends got married on Saturday. (I think it was Saturday; maybe it was Sunday?) They invited a ton of relatives, so believe me, I didn't expect to be invited (besides, that's for them to decide, not me).
Congrats, Alison and Jim! Have fun in the Turks and Caicos! :-)
Our other friends were invited, and I'm sure they'll give us the scoop on how everything turned out. (Hopefully, hilarity ensued...)
Sunday
Yesterday was slug day, as far as I was concerned. Didn't go out except to scour the backyard for doggie deposits (I've got a sinus headache today, so I don't really want to get all that gross right now, ya know?). Watched the 2nd day of the NFL Draft, which was kind of cool.
Giants picked up some good prospects, I think. A safety was the first one they picked, which is what I hoped they'd do. Then they picked up the other half of the secondary, selecting a cornerback.
They also picked up a couple of linebackers, a wide receiver, and, interestingly, a quarterback.
Having a good back up quarterback does come in handy; remember Jeff Hoestetler, who helped win the Giants' second Super Bowl (because Phil Simms was out with an injury)? Maybe the Powers That Be decided that the back ups to Eli aren't that good, or maybe they selected him as some sort of leverage (if they need another player at a certain position and the other team needs a quarterback...).
But who knows? I know the prognosticators said the Dolphins and Chiefs had good drafts, but I guess the thing is, will the players those teams selected actually make the team? And will they have an impact?
Let's face it...Gerry Reeves made good in his first year: I think all or almost all of the rookies he signed made the team - and almost all of them made an impact.
As rookies.
In the Super Bowl.
How awesome is that? Let's see what this group can do. :-) Maybe the magic will continue.
~Nancy Beck
I think my writing this weekend was the dreckiest yet:
4/25 - 127 words
4/26 - 135 words
4/27 - 138 words
See those last two days? I couldn't stand what I'd written on Saturday, so I deleted those crap words and came up with some, um, hopefully less sucky words (and notice I came up with an entire extra 3 words on Sunday - oh joy! [end sarcasm]).
Doesn't help when it's that time of the month, ya know? ;-)
Saturday
Well, had a couple of friends over late in the day. They came over for pizza and to say hi to the doggies. We hadn't seen Chris and Fran in...jeez...since sometime last year. A fun and interesting time was had by all, and there were 4 slices of pizza left over, for scarfing down on Sunday.
Oh, and a couple of our friends got married on Saturday. (I think it was Saturday; maybe it was Sunday?) They invited a ton of relatives, so believe me, I didn't expect to be invited (besides, that's for them to decide, not me).
Congrats, Alison and Jim! Have fun in the Turks and Caicos! :-)
Our other friends were invited, and I'm sure they'll give us the scoop on how everything turned out. (Hopefully, hilarity ensued...)
Sunday
Yesterday was slug day, as far as I was concerned. Didn't go out except to scour the backyard for doggie deposits (I've got a sinus headache today, so I don't really want to get all that gross right now, ya know?). Watched the 2nd day of the NFL Draft, which was kind of cool.
Giants picked up some good prospects, I think. A safety was the first one they picked, which is what I hoped they'd do. Then they picked up the other half of the secondary, selecting a cornerback.
They also picked up a couple of linebackers, a wide receiver, and, interestingly, a quarterback.
Having a good back up quarterback does come in handy; remember Jeff Hoestetler, who helped win the Giants' second Super Bowl (because Phil Simms was out with an injury)? Maybe the Powers That Be decided that the back ups to Eli aren't that good, or maybe they selected him as some sort of leverage (if they need another player at a certain position and the other team needs a quarterback...).
But who knows? I know the prognosticators said the Dolphins and Chiefs had good drafts, but I guess the thing is, will the players those teams selected actually make the team? And will they have an impact?
Let's face it...Gerry Reeves made good in his first year: I think all or almost all of the rookies he signed made the team - and almost all of them made an impact.
As rookies.
In the Super Bowl.
How awesome is that? Let's see what this group can do. :-) Maybe the magic will continue.
~Nancy Beck
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 4/26-4/27
Word Counts
I think my writing this weekend was the dreckiest yet:
4/25 - 127 words
4/26 - 135 words
4/27 - 138 words
See those last two days? I couldn't stand what I'd written on Saturday, so I deleted those crap words and came up with some, um, hopefully less sucky words (and notice I came up with an entire extra 3 words on Sunday - oh joy! [end sarcasm]).
Doesn't help when it's that time of the month, ya know? ;-)
Saturday
Well, had a couple of friends over late in the day. They came over for pizza and to say hi to the doggies. We hadn't seen Chris and Fran in...jeez...since sometime last year. A fun and interesting time was had by all, and there were 4 slices of pizza left over, for scarfing down on Sunday.
Oh, and a couple of our friends got married on Saturday. (I think it was Saturday; maybe it was Sunday?) They invited a ton of relatives, so believe me, I didn't expect to be invited (besides, that's for them to decide, not me).
Congrats, Alison and Jim! Have fun in the Turks and Caicos! :-)
Our other friends were invited, and I'm sure they'll give us the scoop on how everything turned out. (Hopefully, hilarity ensued...)
Sunday
Yesterday was slug day, as far as I was concerned. Didn't go out except to scour the backyard for doggie deposits (I've got a sinus headache today, so I don't really want to get all that gross right now, ya know?). Watched the 2nd day of the NFL Draft, which was kind of cool.
Giants picked up some good prospects, I think. A safety was the first one they picked, which is what I hoped they'd do. Then they picked up the other half of the secondary, selecting a cornerback.
They also picked up a couple of linebackers, a wide receiver, and, interestingly, a quarterback.
Having a good back up quarterback does come in handy; remember Jeff Hoestetler, who helped win the Giants' second Super Bowl (because Phil Simms was out with an injury)? Maybe the Powers That Be decided that the back ups to Eli aren't that good, or maybe they selected him as some sort of leverage (if they need another player at a certain position and the other team needs a quarterback...).
But who knows? I know the prognosticators said the Dolphins and Chiefs had good drafts, but I guess the thing is, will the players those teams selected actually make the team? And will they have an impact?
Let's face it...Gerry Reeves made good in his first year: I think all or almost all of the rookies he signed made the team - and almost all of them made an impact.
As rookies.
In the Super Bowl.
How awesome is that? Let's see what this group can do. :-) Maybe the magic will continue.
~Nancy Beck
I think my writing this weekend was the dreckiest yet:
4/25 - 127 words
4/26 - 135 words
4/27 - 138 words
See those last two days? I couldn't stand what I'd written on Saturday, so I deleted those crap words and came up with some, um, hopefully less sucky words (and notice I came up with an entire extra 3 words on Sunday - oh joy! [end sarcasm]).
Doesn't help when it's that time of the month, ya know? ;-)
Saturday
Well, had a couple of friends over late in the day. They came over for pizza and to say hi to the doggies. We hadn't seen Chris and Fran in...jeez...since sometime last year. A fun and interesting time was had by all, and there were 4 slices of pizza left over, for scarfing down on Sunday.
Oh, and a couple of our friends got married on Saturday. (I think it was Saturday; maybe it was Sunday?) They invited a ton of relatives, so believe me, I didn't expect to be invited (besides, that's for them to decide, not me).
Congrats, Alison and Jim! Have fun in the Turks and Caicos! :-)
Our other friends were invited, and I'm sure they'll give us the scoop on how everything turned out. (Hopefully, hilarity ensued...)
Sunday
Yesterday was slug day, as far as I was concerned. Didn't go out except to scour the backyard for doggie deposits (I've got a sinus headache today, so I don't really want to get all that gross right now, ya know?). Watched the 2nd day of the NFL Draft, which was kind of cool.
Giants picked up some good prospects, I think. A safety was the first one they picked, which is what I hoped they'd do. Then they picked up the other half of the secondary, selecting a cornerback.
They also picked up a couple of linebackers, a wide receiver, and, interestingly, a quarterback.
Having a good back up quarterback does come in handy; remember Jeff Hoestetler, who helped win the Giants' second Super Bowl (because Phil Simms was out with an injury)? Maybe the Powers That Be decided that the back ups to Eli aren't that good, or maybe they selected him as some sort of leverage (if they need another player at a certain position and the other team needs a quarterback...).
But who knows? I know the prognosticators said the Dolphins and Chiefs had good drafts, but I guess the thing is, will the players those teams selected actually make the team? And will they have an impact?
Let's face it...Gerry Reeves made good in his first year: I think all or almost all of the rookies he signed made the team - and almost all of them made an impact.
As rookies.
In the Super Bowl.
How awesome is that? Let's see what this group can do. :-) Maybe the magic will continue.
~Nancy Beck
21 April 2008
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 4/19-4/20
Yup, back to "morning" in the title because, damn, I'm actually posting this in the AM, lol! ;-)
Word Count
Here's my word count for the past three days, and my pithy and not-so-pithy comments.
4/18 - 100 words. Woke up with sinusitus on Friday, and it bugged me for most of the day.
4/19 - 122 words. Oofah, got these words in soon after breakfast. :-)
4/20 - 115 words. Something about Friday's words bugged me, so I went back and ripped most of them out.
Birthday
Not mine - yet. ;-) Hubby's birthday was yesterday, so I cooked up some stuff for him as his birthday gift. The blueberry muffins were good, but the oatmeal cookies - not so good. :-( In fact, I thought they sucked lemons. (The lemons would've tasted better.) I think I used too many oats in the recipe; but, then again, they were in a recipe right on the oatmeal box, so... (Well, I have to blame somebody, don't I? ;-)) Anyway, I dumped them all in the garbage, although I did keep the dough; the dough has enough sweetness (still too much in the oats department, though), but that sweetness didn't transfer enough of itself to the baked cookies.
Oh well. I'll try it again sometime soon, decreasing the oats by a whopping amount, maybe even increasing the brown sugar a bit.
Interesting Sidelines
Hubby was born on a cusp day (April 20/21); I was born on a cusp day (June 20/21; I was born on the 21st, the first day of summer). Our birthdays are two months apart, almost to the day (I be the younger one, obviously ;-)). And, we were born in the same year (1962).
Well, I think it's cool. :-)
~Nancy Beck
Word Count
Here's my word count for the past three days, and my pithy and not-so-pithy comments.
4/18 - 100 words. Woke up with sinusitus on Friday, and it bugged me for most of the day.
4/19 - 122 words. Oofah, got these words in soon after breakfast. :-)
4/20 - 115 words. Something about Friday's words bugged me, so I went back and ripped most of them out.
Birthday
Not mine - yet. ;-) Hubby's birthday was yesterday, so I cooked up some stuff for him as his birthday gift. The blueberry muffins were good, but the oatmeal cookies - not so good. :-( In fact, I thought they sucked lemons. (The lemons would've tasted better.) I think I used too many oats in the recipe; but, then again, they were in a recipe right on the oatmeal box, so... (Well, I have to blame somebody, don't I? ;-)) Anyway, I dumped them all in the garbage, although I did keep the dough; the dough has enough sweetness (still too much in the oats department, though), but that sweetness didn't transfer enough of itself to the baked cookies.
Oh well. I'll try it again sometime soon, decreasing the oats by a whopping amount, maybe even increasing the brown sugar a bit.
Interesting Sidelines
Hubby was born on a cusp day (April 20/21); I was born on a cusp day (June 20/21; I was born on the 21st, the first day of summer). Our birthdays are two months apart, almost to the day (I be the younger one, obviously ;-)). And, we were born in the same year (1962).
Well, I think it's cool. :-)
~Nancy Beck
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 4/19-4/20
Yup, back to "morning" in the title because, damn, I'm actually posting this in the AM, lol! ;-)
Word Count
Here's my word count for the past three days, and my pithy and not-so-pithy comments.
4/18 - 100 words. Woke up with sinusitus on Friday, and it bugged me for most of the day.
4/19 - 122 words. Oofah, got these words in soon after breakfast. :-)
4/20 - 115 words. Something about Friday's words bugged me, so I went back and ripped most of them out.
Birthday
Not mine - yet. ;-) Hubby's birthday was yesterday, so I cooked up some stuff for him as his birthday gift. The blueberry muffins were good, but the oatmeal cookies - not so good. :-( In fact, I thought they sucked lemons. (The lemons would've tasted better.) I think I used too many oats in the recipe; but, then again, they were in a recipe right on the oatmeal box, so... (Well, I have to blame somebody, don't I? ;-)) Anyway, I dumped them all in the garbage, although I did keep the dough; the dough has enough sweetness (still too much in the oats department, though), but that sweetness didn't transfer enough of itself to the baked cookies.
Oh well. I'll try it again sometime soon, decreasing the oats by a whopping amount, maybe even increasing the brown sugar a bit.
Interesting Sidelines
Hubby was born on a cusp day (April 20/21); I was born on a cusp day (June 20/21; I was born on the 21st, the first day of summer). Our birthdays are two months apart, almost to the day (I be the younger one, obviously ;-)). And, we were born in the same year (1962).
Well, I think it's cool. :-)
~Nancy Beck
Word Count
Here's my word count for the past three days, and my pithy and not-so-pithy comments.
4/18 - 100 words. Woke up with sinusitus on Friday, and it bugged me for most of the day.
4/19 - 122 words. Oofah, got these words in soon after breakfast. :-)
4/20 - 115 words. Something about Friday's words bugged me, so I went back and ripped most of them out.
Birthday
Not mine - yet. ;-) Hubby's birthday was yesterday, so I cooked up some stuff for him as his birthday gift. The blueberry muffins were good, but the oatmeal cookies - not so good. :-( In fact, I thought they sucked lemons. (The lemons would've tasted better.) I think I used too many oats in the recipe; but, then again, they were in a recipe right on the oatmeal box, so... (Well, I have to blame somebody, don't I? ;-)) Anyway, I dumped them all in the garbage, although I did keep the dough; the dough has enough sweetness (still too much in the oats department, though), but that sweetness didn't transfer enough of itself to the baked cookies.
Oh well. I'll try it again sometime soon, decreasing the oats by a whopping amount, maybe even increasing the brown sugar a bit.
Interesting Sidelines
Hubby was born on a cusp day (April 20/21); I was born on a cusp day (June 20/21; I was born on the 21st, the first day of summer). Our birthdays are two months apart, almost to the day (I be the younger one, obviously ;-)). And, we were born in the same year (1962).
Well, I think it's cool. :-)
~Nancy Beck
14 April 2008
Monday Wrap Up: 4/12-4/13
Yeah, I dropped the "morning" part of the wrap up, because it seems lately that posting this in the morning has been tough to do. :-)
More Writing!
Yahoo, did some more writing over the weekend:
Friday, 4/11 - 112 words
Saturday, 4/12 - 183 words
Sunday, 4/13 - 225 words
More slash and burn, and I'm currently whacking a lotta stuff right now. :-) I'm saving some of what I've written, because you never know when it might come in handy.
Short Story
I started on this on Friday, but I still haven't thought it all the way through. I have a good idea of what it's going to be about, but I have come up with character names, etc...and I'm still unsure where to start the damn thing.
So I've set this aside for the moment, until the rumblings and ramblings in my brain come up with a decent idea as to which direction I should take it. (Boy, that's really mysterious, huh? ;-) I mean, I have a basic idea, but I'm not at the point where I think it'll be a story.)
Hubby's Job
Well, he's found a job, not doing anything too complicated, but it's a start. He'll be making over minimum wage (which is higher in New Jersey, since New Jersey is such a freakin' expensive state to live in), so that'll be a good thing. :-) As he hasn't worked in quite some time, it'll be nice to see the bank account inching upwards each month.
Anything Else?
It was quiet this weekend. We went out to Friendly's on Saturday (hubby has quite a sweet tooth now), lazed around yesterday (except for my writing, that is).
Good writing, everybody! :-)
~Nancy Beck
More Writing!
Yahoo, did some more writing over the weekend:
Friday, 4/11 - 112 words
Saturday, 4/12 - 183 words
Sunday, 4/13 - 225 words
More slash and burn, and I'm currently whacking a lotta stuff right now. :-) I'm saving some of what I've written, because you never know when it might come in handy.
Short Story
I started on this on Friday, but I still haven't thought it all the way through. I have a good idea of what it's going to be about, but I have come up with character names, etc...and I'm still unsure where to start the damn thing.
So I've set this aside for the moment, until the rumblings and ramblings in my brain come up with a decent idea as to which direction I should take it. (Boy, that's really mysterious, huh? ;-) I mean, I have a basic idea, but I'm not at the point where I think it'll be a story.)
Hubby's Job
Well, he's found a job, not doing anything too complicated, but it's a start. He'll be making over minimum wage (which is higher in New Jersey, since New Jersey is such a freakin' expensive state to live in), so that'll be a good thing. :-) As he hasn't worked in quite some time, it'll be nice to see the bank account inching upwards each month.
Anything Else?
It was quiet this weekend. We went out to Friendly's on Saturday (hubby has quite a sweet tooth now), lazed around yesterday (except for my writing, that is).
Good writing, everybody! :-)
~Nancy Beck
Monday Wrap Up: 4/12-4/13
Yeah, I dropped the "morning" part of the wrap up, because it seems lately that posting this in the morning has been tough to do. :-)
More Writing!
Yahoo, did some more writing over the weekend:
Friday, 4/11 - 112 words
Saturday, 4/12 - 183 words
Sunday, 4/13 - 225 words
More slash and burn, and I'm currently whacking a lotta stuff right now. :-) I'm saving some of what I've written, because you never know when it might come in handy.
Short Story
I started on this on Friday, but I still haven't thought it all the way through. I have a good idea of what it's going to be about, but I have come up with character names, etc...and I'm still unsure where to start the damn thing.
So I've set this aside for the moment, until the rumblings and ramblings in my brain come up with a decent idea as to which direction I should take it. (Boy, that's really mysterious, huh? ;-) I mean, I have a basic idea, but I'm not at the point where I think it'll be a story.)
Hubby's Job
Well, he's found a job, not doing anything too complicated, but it's a start. He'll be making over minimum wage (which is higher in New Jersey, since New Jersey is such a freakin' expensive state to live in), so that'll be a good thing. :-) As he hasn't worked in quite some time, it'll be nice to see the bank account inching upwards each month.
Anything Else?
It was quiet this weekend. We went out to Friendly's on Saturday (hubby has quite a sweet tooth now), lazed around yesterday (except for my writing, that is).
Good writing, everybody! :-)
~Nancy Beck
More Writing!
Yahoo, did some more writing over the weekend:
Friday, 4/11 - 112 words
Saturday, 4/12 - 183 words
Sunday, 4/13 - 225 words
More slash and burn, and I'm currently whacking a lotta stuff right now. :-) I'm saving some of what I've written, because you never know when it might come in handy.
Short Story
I started on this on Friday, but I still haven't thought it all the way through. I have a good idea of what it's going to be about, but I have come up with character names, etc...and I'm still unsure where to start the damn thing.
So I've set this aside for the moment, until the rumblings and ramblings in my brain come up with a decent idea as to which direction I should take it. (Boy, that's really mysterious, huh? ;-) I mean, I have a basic idea, but I'm not at the point where I think it'll be a story.)
Hubby's Job
Well, he's found a job, not doing anything too complicated, but it's a start. He'll be making over minimum wage (which is higher in New Jersey, since New Jersey is such a freakin' expensive state to live in), so that'll be a good thing. :-) As he hasn't worked in quite some time, it'll be nice to see the bank account inching upwards each month.
Anything Else?
It was quiet this weekend. We went out to Friendly's on Saturday (hubby has quite a sweet tooth now), lazed around yesterday (except for my writing, that is).
Good writing, everybody! :-)
~Nancy Beck
07 April 2008
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 4/5-4/6
This pic of Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Schtupp is perfect for me this morning: I'm Tired.
That's what she was singing in her hysterically funny send up of Marlene Dietrich (complete with Elmer Fudd voice ;-))...and that's how I'm feeling this particular A.M.
I'll blame it on hubby because I've got to blame somebody for it, right? ;-) He was snoring last night, so there's that...
Nothing Much Doin' Over the Weekend
Went to the watering hole, with a lot of people saying, "How are you?" to hubby (those there know the reasons :-)). That was Saturday. Yesterday, Sunday, was another of those shoulder shrugging days. I did ask one of hubby's brothers to come over and get rid of the old tree logs in the back (from the day almost 2 years ago when a thick tree branch come down on hubby's car; just missed my car).
He did, getting to the house about 9:30 (when I was coloring my hair, lol). Now, the town is having a brush clearing week, so I was thinking he and hubby could chop up those logs...but as it turned out, what the town wanted (diameters of 3 inches or less) would've taken waaay too long. It worked, though, because bro-in-law has a chiminea and needed seasoned wood for it.
He said it usually takes a year for that to happen. And this was plenty well seasoned. :-) His wife called later in the day to say he was already using it, so this was a win-win situation for us!
Word Counts
Okay, I didn't manage to upload my totals for 4/4-4/6, so here they are:
4/4 - 123 words
4/5 - 100 words
4/6 - 157 words
Yeah, yesterday was a good day for the story, although I feel at the moment that a lot of what I've written lately is going to be revised yet again (or deleted outright). I'm grinding my wheels a little bit, simply because my endo has been acting up lately; the pain usually gives me brain farts, and Friday and Saturday were definitely those types of writing days.
Not a big deal, though. :-) This is really helping me move forward, because I've always managed to get stuck on the endless revisions bandwagon. And although I'll be going to be hopping on that again - I dread the middle of this story, because most or all of it is going out the window - I do feel that this time around I'll actually finish the dang thing and send it out to agents.
All I'll have to worry about is the stupid query letter.
Holding my feet to the fire isn't toasting them that badly...especially as it's compelling me to keep moving forward!
~Nancy Beck
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 4/5-4/6
This pic of Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Schtupp is perfect for me this morning: I'm Tired.
That's what she was singing in her hysterically funny send up of Marlene Dietrich (complete with Elmer Fudd voice ;-))...and that's how I'm feeling this particular A.M.
I'll blame it on hubby because I've got to blame somebody for it, right? ;-) He was snoring last night, so there's that...
Nothing Much Doin' Over the Weekend
Went to the watering hole, with a lot of people saying, "How are you?" to hubby (those there know the reasons :-)). That was Saturday. Yesterday, Sunday, was another of those shoulder shrugging days. I did ask one of hubby's brothers to come over and get rid of the old tree logs in the back (from the day almost 2 years ago when a thick tree branch come down on hubby's car; just missed my car).
He did, getting to the house about 9:30 (when I was coloring my hair, lol). Now, the town is having a brush clearing week, so I was thinking he and hubby could chop up those logs...but as it turned out, what the town wanted (diameters of 3 inches or less) would've taken waaay too long. It worked, though, because bro-in-law has a chiminea and needed seasoned wood for it.
He said it usually takes a year for that to happen. And this was plenty well seasoned. :-) His wife called later in the day to say he was already using it, so this was a win-win situation for us!
Word Counts
Okay, I didn't manage to upload my totals for 4/4-4/6, so here they are:
4/4 - 123 words
4/5 - 100 words
4/6 - 157 words
Yeah, yesterday was a good day for the story, although I feel at the moment that a lot of what I've written lately is going to be revised yet again (or deleted outright). I'm grinding my wheels a little bit, simply because my endo has been acting up lately; the pain usually gives me brain farts, and Friday and Saturday were definitely those types of writing days.
Not a big deal, though. :-) This is really helping me move forward, because I've always managed to get stuck on the endless revisions bandwagon. And although I'll be going to be hopping on that again - I dread the middle of this story, because most or all of it is going out the window - I do feel that this time around I'll actually finish the dang thing and send it out to agents.
All I'll have to worry about is the stupid query letter.
Holding my feet to the fire isn't toasting them that badly...especially as it's compelling me to keep moving forward!
~Nancy Beck
31 March 2008
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 3/29-3/30
Yeah, yeah, I know it's the afternoon...so sue me for having a lot of work to do this morning. ;-)
I Did Do Some Writing On Friday...
But, alas, it was on Evil Editor's blog (word buddies, flog me; I can take it, I think ;-)), doing one of his Writing Exercises. It's a bit raunchy (with curse words and stuff ;-)), so those who are squeamish...eh, don't bother looking. Everyone else...enjoy. :-) (And don't forget the other entries, as mine is Number Five.)
I Was Feeling A Bit Out of It
At the end of last week, and into Saturday, I was feeling kind of blah all over. I feared I'd picked up a cold at work, what with one boss taking meds, another at home toughing it out, and another one nearby who kept coughing every five minutes or so.
But at least it wasn't a cold: It was that time of the month (yeah, I tend to go through some pretty crappy times where that's concerned).
BTW, if you can't figure out what I'm talking about, just skip it. ;-)
Company, Again
I'll be having company again come Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. If you're in the know, you'll know what I'm talking about.
If you haven't a clue...well, I'm just going to remain all mysterious on this. A little mystery is good for you, ya know? :-) (Unless, of course, you want to go back through the archives...)
So, Did I Do ANY Freakin' Writing?
Yup. :-) Did some writing late last night (Sunday), which is weird for me. Which is why word buddies is good for me. They're helping to hold a lit match to my butt, and it's working: I'm almost finished revising Chapter 5.
But the middle of the story is coming up soon, and I know I'm going to have to rip out a lot of it, as most of it sucks lemons. Oh, the horror! ::shudder::
A Few Good Posts
Seems like some of my latest posts have gotten me some new people to the blog. Ahoy, Richard Hoy from Booklocker.com (that's pretty bad, isn't it? ;-)), and a shout out to Tia Nevitt from Fantasy Debut.
Which reminds me - I have to update the Blogroll here (I'm using Blogger's version of it, which is still in draft).
Anyway, that the wrap up for this weekend.
I Did Do Some Writing On Friday...
But, alas, it was on Evil Editor's blog (word buddies, flog me; I can take it, I think ;-)), doing one of his Writing Exercises. It's a bit raunchy (with curse words and stuff ;-)), so those who are squeamish...eh, don't bother looking. Everyone else...enjoy. :-) (And don't forget the other entries, as mine is Number Five.)
I Was Feeling A Bit Out of It
At the end of last week, and into Saturday, I was feeling kind of blah all over. I feared I'd picked up a cold at work, what with one boss taking meds, another at home toughing it out, and another one nearby who kept coughing every five minutes or so.
But at least it wasn't a cold: It was that time of the month (yeah, I tend to go through some pretty crappy times where that's concerned).
BTW, if you can't figure out what I'm talking about, just skip it. ;-)
Company, Again
I'll be having company again come Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. If you're in the know, you'll know what I'm talking about.
If you haven't a clue...well, I'm just going to remain all mysterious on this. A little mystery is good for you, ya know? :-) (Unless, of course, you want to go back through the archives...)
So, Did I Do ANY Freakin' Writing?
Yup. :-) Did some writing late last night (Sunday), which is weird for me. Which is why word buddies is good for me. They're helping to hold a lit match to my butt, and it's working: I'm almost finished revising Chapter 5.
But the middle of the story is coming up soon, and I know I'm going to have to rip out a lot of it, as most of it sucks lemons. Oh, the horror! ::shudder::
A Few Good Posts
Seems like some of my latest posts have gotten me some new people to the blog. Ahoy, Richard Hoy from Booklocker.com (that's pretty bad, isn't it? ;-)), and a shout out to Tia Nevitt from Fantasy Debut.
Which reminds me - I have to update the Blogroll here (I'm using Blogger's version of it, which is still in draft).
Anyway, that the wrap up for this weekend.
Monday Morning Wrap Up: 3/29-3/30
Yeah, yeah, I know it's the afternoon...so sue me for having a lot of work to do this morning. ;-)
I Did Do Some Writing On Friday...
But, alas, it was on Evil Editor's blog (word buddies, flog me; I can take it, I think ;-)), doing one of his Writing Exercises. It's a bit raunchy (with curse words and stuff ;-)), so those who are squeamish...eh, don't bother looking. Everyone else...enjoy. :-) (And don't forget the other entries, as mine is Number Five.)
I Was Feeling A Bit Out of It
At the end of last week, and into Saturday, I was feeling kind of blah all over. I feared I'd picked up a cold at work, what with one boss taking meds, another at home toughing it out, and another one nearby who kept coughing every five minutes or so.
But at least it wasn't a cold: It was that time of the month (yeah, I tend to go through some pretty crappy times where that's concerned).
BTW, if you can't figure out what I'm talking about, just skip it. ;-)
Company, Again
I'll be having company again come Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. If you're in the know, you'll know what I'm talking about.
If you haven't a clue...well, I'm just going to remain all mysterious on this. A little mystery is good for you, ya know? :-) (Unless, of course, you want to go back through the archives...)
So, Did I Do ANY Freakin' Writing?
Yup. :-) Did some writing late last night (Sunday), which is weird for me. Which is why word buddies is good for me. They're helping to hold a lit match to my butt, and it's working: I'm almost finished revising Chapter 5.
But the middle of the story is coming up soon, and I know I'm going to have to rip out a lot of it, as most of it sucks lemons. Oh, the horror! ::shudder::
A Few Good Posts
Seems like some of my latest posts have gotten me some new people to the blog. Ahoy, Richard Hoy from Booklocker.com (that's pretty bad, isn't it? ;-)), and a shout out to Tia Nevitt from Fantasy Debut.
Which reminds me - I have to update the Blogroll here (I'm using Blogger's version of it, which is still in draft).
Anyway, that the wrap up for this weekend.
I Did Do Some Writing On Friday...
But, alas, it was on Evil Editor's blog (word buddies, flog me; I can take it, I think ;-)), doing one of his Writing Exercises. It's a bit raunchy (with curse words and stuff ;-)), so those who are squeamish...eh, don't bother looking. Everyone else...enjoy. :-) (And don't forget the other entries, as mine is Number Five.)
I Was Feeling A Bit Out of It
At the end of last week, and into Saturday, I was feeling kind of blah all over. I feared I'd picked up a cold at work, what with one boss taking meds, another at home toughing it out, and another one nearby who kept coughing every five minutes or so.
But at least it wasn't a cold: It was that time of the month (yeah, I tend to go through some pretty crappy times where that's concerned).
BTW, if you can't figure out what I'm talking about, just skip it. ;-)
Company, Again
I'll be having company again come Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. If you're in the know, you'll know what I'm talking about.
If you haven't a clue...well, I'm just going to remain all mysterious on this. A little mystery is good for you, ya know? :-) (Unless, of course, you want to go back through the archives...)
So, Did I Do ANY Freakin' Writing?
Yup. :-) Did some writing late last night (Sunday), which is weird for me. Which is why word buddies is good for me. They're helping to hold a lit match to my butt, and it's working: I'm almost finished revising Chapter 5.
But the middle of the story is coming up soon, and I know I'm going to have to rip out a lot of it, as most of it sucks lemons. Oh, the horror! ::shudder::
A Few Good Posts
Seems like some of my latest posts have gotten me some new people to the blog. Ahoy, Richard Hoy from Booklocker.com (that's pretty bad, isn't it? ;-)), and a shout out to Tia Nevitt from Fantasy Debut.
Which reminds me - I have to update the Blogroll here (I'm using Blogger's version of it, which is still in draft).
Anyway, that the wrap up for this weekend.
