Sigh.

Possibly I should just accept today is a Not Writing day, and do thinks like: – get dinner into the slow cooker – pack up some books – pack up some comics – write some form letters – more laundry – clean the fridge – clean the kitchen – get train tickets – water the tree during the baby’s nap. Of course, now I’ve got everything but the book-packing done, and the only surface to do that on is in my office, so maybe I should go work now. Just…

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stupendous

I have had a stupendously productive day. I finished the second ElectriCity chapter. I got the cover for BABA YAGA’S DAUGHTER and posted it. I delivered via email the stories I was supposed to and delivered two packages to the post office to be sent far far away. I finished the laundry. I got “Easy Pickings” ready to go up on Amazon and B&N.com. I walked 3 miles. I did some video game dancing with my adorable dancing toddler. I fixed the cross-posting problem from mizkit.com to LJ. I ordered…

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thinks to do

Thinks to do before we go to Belfast: – charge the camera batteries – put together pirate costumes – empty the garbages & compost – figure out what *else* to do besides see the tall ships – write a Magical Words post – other things as I remember them » like buy new little pocket-sized umbrellas Belfastians (Belfastoids? Belfastoidians? What do you call yourselves?) who want to have dinner Friday night: please email me your mobile numbers to cemurphyauthor@gmail.com!

nibs & nobs

I am hugely relieved to have put the short story off until the end of the month. I’ve got almost 10K written on it, but it’s just not gelling yet, and there’s a long way to go before it’s done. I’ve printed it out and will be poking at the manuscript for the next few days, but in the meantime I’ve also begun the sixth Walker Papers novel*, tentatively titled RATTLESNAKE DANCES and henceforth referred to as RD. 1200 words done, 108,800 to go. :) (Except this is just the…

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whew.

DEMON HUNTS is revised and delivered unto my editor. The copped-out storyline is much improved and hopefully everything else that needed explaining has been explained satisfactorily. And now I have no more revisions to do until the next TRUTHSEEKER revision letter. However, lest you think that means I’m caught up, I say BAHAHAHA. O.O Next up is writing “Hot Time”, upon which I’ve done some 1800 words already and, er, I seriously doubt this is going to come in as short as 7500 words. I’m sort of hoping I can…

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