two week challenge warning

For thems as wants to play, I’ll be running another 2 week challenge from March 19-30 (or maybe 18th-31st, depending on how weekend warrior I’m feeling). I’m going to try to get my revisions put together by the end of this week so I can make a forward charge on the book, probably aiming for a chapter a day or something like that. I’ll be keeping tabs on , as usual, and anyone who wishes to participate is encouraged to do so. :) Meanwhile, I got about 500 words written…

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the first cut…

I’m sitting here trying to talk myself into making the first, necessary, cut on my manuscript. I’ve already taken a couple pages of notes and stricken things out on the paper copy, but attacking the electronic copy is so…final. It means that yes, in fact, I have accepted that I must move chapter five to chapter two and cut most of the original chapter 2-4 and somehow stitch it into place so it works and write a completely different scenario to bring in one of the characters and throw in…

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geek toys

just a note to self: a couple of new rogue statues i’m going to want to pick up at some point. lucky for me they’re not actually out until june. o.O miles to dunharrow: 166

*beams*

I’ve just had a chat conversation with Breic, who is just a little over four years old: Rosie: Mr. Breic is sitting on my lap now. Catie: Hello Mr. Breic! Rosie: hi Rosie: That was Breic! Catie: Wow! A very typing Breic! Breic: yeah Catie: How is Mr. Breic today? Did you have a good time playing outside? Breic: yeah Catie: And did you have a yummy dinner? Breic: yeah Catie: I’m glad to hear that. :) Breic: how are you Catie: I’m very good, thank you! Breic: good Catie:…

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P-Con IV report!

What a fantastic weekend. :) We got up to Dublin Friday night, found some dinner somewhere (oh, at Elephant & Castle), then headed over to the hotel to see who was about. Quite a lot of people were about, in fact, though and were on their way out, so we only spoke to them for about two seconds (that seems to be a recurring theme, somehow). However, in those two seconds, Pádraig volunteered me for the 10am “Just A Minute” quiz, because was coming in later than expected. (He’s very…

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