The No News is No News Purgatory Thread, Vol. 7

the sad thing is, i totally let
myself take it easy. yet, my brain
still fails me.

finally had the chance to send out
invites for my annual brush painting show!
it starts tomorrow, and i've only gotten to it
now. eep!

{{{Sammy}}}

{{{Fruit}}}}

xiaotien said:

i noticed i used "life" for "laugh"
once, and other misses as far as words go.
here as well. i first attributed it to morning and
not being awake. but it happens any time of day. =(
then last night, while in convo, i used "hawaii"
instead of "halloween".

this is the state of my head on a daily
basis. i googled it and they said it's synapses
not making the connections necessary and
it's a matter of being too busy and multi-tasking.

advice: SLOW DOWN.

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I'll actually write words backwards sometimes, if I'm stressed for too long, or go too long without sleep. It has certainly made for some interesting work emails.

{{{Sammy}}}

{{{Fruit}}}

Yay, Lily

Cuddles! Such a difficult time for you and your family. I read through pages of posts so I saw the evolution from waiting with family, without family, freezing and fending off (potential) looters with your mere physical presence, and getting power again! Yay! What a blessed relief. I went without power for only 3 days in Atlanta during a freak snowstorm that left the city, and us, stranded, and people in the mountains dying and without power for 2 weeks - my little 3 days was miserable! I can't imagine what the people of NYC and its buroughs have been contending with.

Amarie, love that little video! Good job and funny.

(((Sunna)))

(((Sammy)))

(((Kell))) But yay for a good call.

((Fruit))

Para, funny how quickly someone can cut wordage when it equates to money. I loved the way you handled it. Very clever.

Haupe said:

Canada is stopping penny production shortly, exactly because they're more trouble than they're worth. I'm sad to think of a penniless world, though it makes sense. They're such a cheerful coin, you know?

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Australia hasn't had pennies for years. We don't even have a paper $1. It's a coin. Shows you how expensive it is in Oz. Wages are higher though.

Rick, what a great thing to pick up all those books. Happy reading!

callalily61 said:

Dioxippus is not impressed with the new scene for the YA:

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Pretty kitty, but I couldn't help notice your hand written sheet. Is that how you write?

Well, here's the latest on my publisher. They apparently "underestimated" inventory by 200 books and are actually completely out and cannot supply Amazon with the 150-200 books they will need this month. The next printing won't be ready until next month.

The first printing was 3,000 which sold in 14 months. Does it seem reasonable they'll print more than that or is it a subjective issue for each publisher? Do I get any more advance money? Ha.

Oh, and meant to say yay for all the real and faux NaNoers and everyone with SNIs and editing and anything writerly. I actually did some good writing this past weekend. I am keeping that momentum going.

And I finished my repping, so I can pop back out with a clear conscience.

I am lovin all the writing goin on

((((Steve)))) I hope things get better soon.

I am with y'all, if you don't vote you can't complane!

NaNo - 19467 words.

Blue, 3000 in 14 months sounds terrific. Ugh on them running out though.

Kiddos have set up their version of am election center in our family room with signs and laptops. It's nice to have nerdy children.

callalily61 said:

Blue, I write longhand and on the PC. In this case I needed to brainstorm, so longhand it was.

I found my blog comment. Humor wins.

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I know what you mean. Writing is much different than typing, isn't it. If I need to nut something out I tend to journal. I hadn't thought of it for a book though. Will try it. And yay for the win (on blog post you couldn't remember!)

Thanks, Amarie. Yes, I thought it was good too. Especially for a wine business book! And that's without ebook sales. It actually seems to have picked up more momentum lately. I just heard back from editor and he said they were rushing it back into print without any cover changes (i.e. the award and positive trade reviews), so it's going to be as fast as possible. I'm disappointed that it won't have that on it, but obviously happy it's selling well. As disappointing as some of the publishing aspect has been, the response I've had from readers has exceeded any expectation, so overall I really can't complain.

And, BTW, I love the sound of your nerdy kids! I wish I had some of those.

Hey all. About to dive into revisions but wanted to pop in with a hello. I really am hoping we have election results tonight but not holding my breath. I am so sick of this election.

amarie - aw, i love the nerdy children. so cute!

yay, lily! also yay for writing a new WIP!

blue - yay for sales, boo for running out.

cindy - slow down, sure, good advice but not easy to do!

Could someone please come hold my hand during this election? I have the seven-year-old running up and down the stairs to give me update bc I. Just. Cannot. Watch.

Okay, my hand's a little sweaty, but c'mon....

I fell asleep and immediately started looking for the current results when I woke up.

Now I have the Guardian open and can't get back to sleep, though I have to be up for work in five hours. *jitters*

phoenix - i don't want to watch either. it's just drawn out and speculation and seriously we won't know anything for so long. but I keep checking it every little bit because i can't not watch either. LOL

Repped you, Phoenix!

It looks like the number of women in the senate will go up from 17 to probably 20. Far from 50%, but for someone my age, it seems incredible.

Eta: I'm predicting the presidential race will be settled by 2:00 am, if not earlier.

There is an extremely unflattering picture of me up on my blog, if anyone needs a diversion. (That's how desperately I need a distraction -- I'm writing blog posts!)

And Amarie, I think that is so wonderful. Maybe 50 percent in our lifetime.

I am coloring in a coloring book while I watch election TV. It's all I can focus on, but requires me to pay attention to my hands.

In MD, we're waiting for Question 6 (marriage equality) results. It could be the first time it's approved by popular vote, instead of legislated.

IhopeIhopeIhope.

Okay, since I appear to single-handedly be killing purgatory tonight, what is everyone reading? I just started a YA called Summer and Bird and I'm really enjoying it.

Duh, Krampus smut.



I kid, I finished that in one bite the day I downloaded it. I just finished two Meljean Brook steampunks, and am reading through the venerable Ozark Magic and Folklore by Vance Randolph while preparing to draft Clovia's Foxes Part Deux.

Ozark Magic and Folklore sounds intriguing. I'll add it to the list. And Damn! I forgot the Krampus Smut. Off to download...