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The struggle bus just ran me over
Jun. 20th, 2023 05:47 amSo. I've been working OT lately because MONEY so that I could get a little fun money and not have to spend so much on bills. It hasn't been working, but a girl can try, ya know?
Beyond that, I have my work cut out for me today. I have phone calls to make. I have a lot of phone calls to make. Mostly so my son can go to the doctor.
Then, there's writing and reading and laundry. Sigh.
On the writing front, I think my one story is actually coming along. There's a plot thing I need to write in one of them, and I need to push through on Lynx. Cait is coming along and I'll get back to her today. I doubt I'll work on Lynx, just because I'm not sure what I'm doing there, and Cait is flowing very well.
I mean, of course she is, because Cait is a werewolf story and those always flow well.
On Saturday, my National Flash Fiction thing goes live and I'm really excited for that. I mean, it's just a simple 300 word story, but it's mine and it was accepted for publication. That's what's important.
I did get a rejection on another short story I wrote from someone. I'm not worried about it. It needs to be edited badly, and I plan on editing and possibly resubmitting somewhere. Then, there's another story out there, that I'm working on edits for, but it's out there! And that's what matters. I'm trying for the first time ever, and that's scary but also... thrilling? I mean, I don't expect my writing to sit well with everyone. That'd be ridiculous. But there has to be an editor/publisher out there somewhere that likes my brand of humor, right?
Also in writing, I'm finding that I like incorporating stupid things that make no sense into my stories and forgetting about them later. And then it creates a huge plot hole, and then I have to fix it later. Mira is a good case for that. She's got a plot hole a mile wide, and I need to address it but that's slowing down my wanting to work on it, even though the plot is moving along and Mira actually, with dedication, could be wrapped soon.
Ugh. Why is finishing a story such a hard thing for me? Probably because it means editing and I hate that.
So, that's where the Cat is at. I'm doing all these things, even if I should attempt to do them more consistently. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about that, since, ya know, have to work, have to go to job interviews (nothing new yet!) and soon get all the doc appointments for Son in a row. I just keep attempting to truck along....
Beyond that, I have my work cut out for me today. I have phone calls to make. I have a lot of phone calls to make. Mostly so my son can go to the doctor.
Then, there's writing and reading and laundry. Sigh.
On the writing front, I think my one story is actually coming along. There's a plot thing I need to write in one of them, and I need to push through on Lynx. Cait is coming along and I'll get back to her today. I doubt I'll work on Lynx, just because I'm not sure what I'm doing there, and Cait is flowing very well.
I mean, of course she is, because Cait is a werewolf story and those always flow well.
On Saturday, my National Flash Fiction thing goes live and I'm really excited for that. I mean, it's just a simple 300 word story, but it's mine and it was accepted for publication. That's what's important.
I did get a rejection on another short story I wrote from someone. I'm not worried about it. It needs to be edited badly, and I plan on editing and possibly resubmitting somewhere. Then, there's another story out there, that I'm working on edits for, but it's out there! And that's what matters. I'm trying for the first time ever, and that's scary but also... thrilling? I mean, I don't expect my writing to sit well with everyone. That'd be ridiculous. But there has to be an editor/publisher out there somewhere that likes my brand of humor, right?
Also in writing, I'm finding that I like incorporating stupid things that make no sense into my stories and forgetting about them later. And then it creates a huge plot hole, and then I have to fix it later. Mira is a good case for that. She's got a plot hole a mile wide, and I need to address it but that's slowing down my wanting to work on it, even though the plot is moving along and Mira actually, with dedication, could be wrapped soon.
Ugh. Why is finishing a story such a hard thing for me? Probably because it means editing and I hate that.
So, that's where the Cat is at. I'm doing all these things, even if I should attempt to do them more consistently. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about that, since, ya know, have to work, have to go to job interviews (nothing new yet!) and soon get all the doc appointments for Son in a row. I just keep attempting to truck along....
