"...been a long, lonely, lonely time..."
I was reminded of the Led Zeppelin lyrics when I sat to write this post, the first in a very long time.
I have been through a lot of crap recently, the latest being a "holding pattern" in my current job. I haven't been at work since the end of June, although I continue to be paid.
Before you say, "Hey, where do I sign up?" let me tell you, it's no fun, especially with hubby at home on disability pay.
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Still, you say, that sounds like a great set up.
Again I say, it's not.
I have begun to rewrite my WIP, lol, for the billionth or so time. I just recently picked up a couple of how-to books that have spurred me on, including one about creating better characters (which I think was one of the problems with this WIP). I'm going to write more in depth about the writing books in other posts, but suffice to say, I feel like one in particular has given the WIP a new freshness.
Yeah, I'm excited about writing again! :-)
I'm also going to do one or two catch-up posts on the fiction I've read recently, including a fantasy series that I've been curious about a little while, and another which I've been curious about for quite a long while (just started that one a few days ago).
Plus, I've joined Facebook and today, Twitter (names at both: ncbeck). With Facebook, I can keep in touch with friends, and even managed to find a couple of cousins who use it (although I haven't yet corresponded with them beyond the initial friending). As for Twitter...not sure yet what I'm going to do with it, but I can always delete it if I feel I don't use it enough or find it useful.
Before I sign off, I want to thank Theadra and others out there who have given me a boost, a sort of, "Keep at it!" Much, much thanks and love to you all! :-)
That's about it for today. Look for the fiction catch-all(s) and my take on some good writing how-tos.
Love and kisses,
~Nancy Beck
17 August 2009
Been A Long Time
"...been a long, lonely, lonely time..."
I was reminded of the Led Zeppelin lyrics when I sat to write this post, the first in a very long time.
I have been through a lot of crap recently, the latest being a "holding pattern" in my current job. I haven't been at work since the end of June, although I continue to be paid.
Before you say, "Hey, where do I sign up?" let me tell you, it's no fun, especially with hubby at home on disability pay.
More...
Still, you say, that sounds like a great set up.
Again I say, it's not.
I have begun to rewrite my WIP, lol, for the billionth or so time. I just recently picked up a couple of how-to books that have spurred me on, including one about creating better characters (which I think was one of the problems with this WIP). I'm going to write more in depth about the writing books in other posts, but suffice to say, I feel like one in particular has given the WIP a new freshness.
Yeah, I'm excited about writing again! :-)
I'm also going to do one or two catch-up posts on the fiction I've read recently, including a fantasy series that I've been curious about a little while, and another which I've been curious about for quite a long while (just started that one a few days ago).
Plus, I've joined Facebook and today, Twitter (names at both: ncbeck). With Facebook, I can keep in touch with friends, and even managed to find a couple of cousins who use it (although I haven't yet corresponded with them beyond the initial friending). As for Twitter...not sure yet what I'm going to do with it, but I can always delete it if I feel I don't use it enough or find it useful.
Before I sign off, I want to thank Theadra and others out there who have given me a boost, a sort of, "Keep at it!" Much, much thanks and love to you all! :-)
That's about it for today. Look for the fiction catch-all(s) and my take on some good writing how-tos.
Love and kisses,
~Nancy Beck
I was reminded of the Led Zeppelin lyrics when I sat to write this post, the first in a very long time.
I have been through a lot of crap recently, the latest being a "holding pattern" in my current job. I haven't been at work since the end of June, although I continue to be paid.
Before you say, "Hey, where do I sign up?" let me tell you, it's no fun, especially with hubby at home on disability pay.
More...
Still, you say, that sounds like a great set up.
Again I say, it's not.
I have begun to rewrite my WIP, lol, for the billionth or so time. I just recently picked up a couple of how-to books that have spurred me on, including one about creating better characters (which I think was one of the problems with this WIP). I'm going to write more in depth about the writing books in other posts, but suffice to say, I feel like one in particular has given the WIP a new freshness.
Yeah, I'm excited about writing again! :-)
I'm also going to do one or two catch-up posts on the fiction I've read recently, including a fantasy series that I've been curious about a little while, and another which I've been curious about for quite a long while (just started that one a few days ago).
Plus, I've joined Facebook and today, Twitter (names at both: ncbeck). With Facebook, I can keep in touch with friends, and even managed to find a couple of cousins who use it (although I haven't yet corresponded with them beyond the initial friending). As for Twitter...not sure yet what I'm going to do with it, but I can always delete it if I feel I don't use it enough or find it useful.
Before I sign off, I want to thank Theadra and others out there who have given me a boost, a sort of, "Keep at it!" Much, much thanks and love to you all! :-)
That's about it for today. Look for the fiction catch-all(s) and my take on some good writing how-tos.
Love and kisses,
~Nancy Beck
11 May 2009
Sorry For Not Posting Anything For A While...
My personal life is kind of in a shambles right now.
It's got nothing to do with hubby not having a job for 2 years now.
Or that he's waiting for Social Security Disability to give him the thumb's up for getting disability pay.
No.
It's about me.
I am on the precipice, looking into the abyss (almost, sorta, kinda rhymes) known as getting fired.
Yup.
Me.
Me, who has 20-some years experience doing this sort of stuff. Me, who suffered a brain aneurysm last year, but survived. (No, this is not a ghost or a clone typing this, heh.) Me, who's had trouble getting all this at my new job to click in my head.
And maybe that's part of the problem. Maybe certain brain functions are screwed up or something, because a lot of what I'm being taught and trained just isn't staying in my brain; I've had some faux paus lately that I knew were wrong, but it's as if I couldn't help myself.
Sheesh.
Anyhoo, I actually brought home a manual I've been told to work on in the hopes that I can get all of it banged out and to my boss on Monday. She's wanted to see it from time to time to edit, and I've tried to give that to her, but it's not good enough. I've always tried to finish things first before handing them over, but that's not what she wants, apparently.
Again, this might be more of my fried brain, but who the hell knows?
All I know is that I've been playing the lottery like you wouldn't believe. Not that I'm spending hundreds of dollars a week on that; that's nuts. I have spent $10 or $20 a week, and have managed to get 2 numbers on 2 or 3 different tickets, but that's been it so far. I got some books that take a more mathematical approach to this (lowering the odds to win by looking at different trends or patterns), but I still haven't done better than 2 numbers on a ticket.
Once I get to 3 numbers, I know I'll have gotten this thing down. Until then, I keep looking for certain trends and have actually caught a couple, but nothing won as yet.
It's all a matter of time, all around, ya know?
Love and kisses,
~Nancy Beck
It's got nothing to do with hubby not having a job for 2 years now.
Or that he's waiting for Social Security Disability to give him the thumb's up for getting disability pay.
No.
It's about me.
I am on the precipice, looking into the abyss (almost, sorta, kinda rhymes) known as getting fired.
Yup.
Me.
Me, who has 20-some years experience doing this sort of stuff. Me, who suffered a brain aneurysm last year, but survived. (No, this is not a ghost or a clone typing this, heh.) Me, who's had trouble getting all this at my new job to click in my head.
And maybe that's part of the problem. Maybe certain brain functions are screwed up or something, because a lot of what I'm being taught and trained just isn't staying in my brain; I've had some faux paus lately that I knew were wrong, but it's as if I couldn't help myself.
Sheesh.
Anyhoo, I actually brought home a manual I've been told to work on in the hopes that I can get all of it banged out and to my boss on Monday. She's wanted to see it from time to time to edit, and I've tried to give that to her, but it's not good enough. I've always tried to finish things first before handing them over, but that's not what she wants, apparently.
Again, this might be more of my fried brain, but who the hell knows?
All I know is that I've been playing the lottery like you wouldn't believe. Not that I'm spending hundreds of dollars a week on that; that's nuts. I have spent $10 or $20 a week, and have managed to get 2 numbers on 2 or 3 different tickets, but that's been it so far. I got some books that take a more mathematical approach to this (lowering the odds to win by looking at different trends or patterns), but I still haven't done better than 2 numbers on a ticket.
Once I get to 3 numbers, I know I'll have gotten this thing down. Until then, I keep looking for certain trends and have actually caught a couple, but nothing won as yet.
It's all a matter of time, all around, ya know?
Love and kisses,
~Nancy Beck
