No tarot posts lately because I have been writing, writing, writing. My life may be like the Unstrung Harp, but I am making some progress.
I really, really need an LJ icon with something from Edward Gorey's The Unstrung Harp.
Trust me. I do.
Trust me. I do.
ATTENTION SEATTLE-AREA TYPES! This Sunday, 2/13, I will be doing a reading at The Night Kitchen! The fun starts around 8PM, please come join me. Tasty tasty food, delightful drinks, and me reading from either the Gothic Charm School book -OR- from the serial I've been writing for Steampunk Tales! Plus the usual sort of answering questions and burbling.
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Writing is happening again. I've worked on the Mysterious Fiction Project for two nights in a row, and by "working on" I mean actually KEEPING the words I wrote, instead of glaring at the document and deleting stuff. Today/tonight, I write the proposal for it, then send that and the sample chapters off to my Agent of Awesome. Dear 2011, you know what would make me really happy? Another book deal. Keep that in mind, okay?
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Writing is happening again. I've worked on the Mysterious Fiction Project for two nights in a row, and by "working on" I mean actually KEEPING the words I wrote, instead of glaring at the document and deleting stuff. Today/tonight, I write the proposal for it, then send that and the sample chapters off to my Agent of Awesome. Dear 2011, you know what would make me really happy? Another book deal. Keep that in mind, okay?
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I am getting dressed up and going out tonight! I'm not going to dance AT ALL, which makes me a little sad, but I know is the right thing to do. But I'm going out! I get to see people! Wheeee!
(EDIT: I just realized this means that I could dress up in an impractical-for-dancing manner. Ooooh. Time to go stare at the wardrobe.)
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A look inside my brain: last night, while waiting to drift off to sleep, my brain goes "Hey, remember that one black skirt? The one you haven't worn in, like, a year? How about adding rows of black ruffles on the back panel, and two rows of black velvet buttons in the front? That sounds like a good plan." So now I have a new sewing project. On top of the gazillion other sewing projects. First I need to check my stash of button blanks and make about 20 black velvet buttons ...
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I managed to get some writing done last night, yay! I have blown the deadline I set for myself, thanks to the continuing rounds of the Plague, but am determined not to fret about it. It is not the end of the world if I take more time to work on it and have more to send off. IT ISN'T, BRAIN, SHUT UP WITH THE FREAKING OUT, OKAY?
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Tumblr just weirded me out a bit, in a nostalgic manner. An old photo of me in my big-haired, quasi-Deathrocker stage just surfaced on a Tumblr I follow. The photo has been online for a few years now, but I don't remember if I ever posted it on Tumblr. Wacky! Hey
jola, I'm assuming your Big Hair Challenge is about current-day big hair, not images from the Wayback Machine?
(EDIT: I just realized this means that I could dress up in an impractical-for-dancing manner. Ooooh. Time to go stare at the wardrobe.)
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A look inside my brain: last night, while waiting to drift off to sleep, my brain goes "Hey, remember that one black skirt? The one you haven't worn in, like, a year? How about adding rows of black ruffles on the back panel, and two rows of black velvet buttons in the front? That sounds like a good plan." So now I have a new sewing project. On top of the gazillion other sewing projects. First I need to check my stash of button blanks and make about 20 black velvet buttons ...
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I managed to get some writing done last night, yay! I have blown the deadline I set for myself, thanks to the continuing rounds of the Plague, but am determined not to fret about it. It is not the end of the world if I take more time to work on it and have more to send off. IT ISN'T, BRAIN, SHUT UP WITH THE FREAKING OUT, OKAY?
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Tumblr just weirded me out a bit, in a nostalgic manner. An old photo of me in my big-haired, quasi-Deathrocker stage just surfaced on a Tumblr I follow. The photo has been online for a few years now, but I don't remember if I ever posted it on Tumblr. Wacky! Hey
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Reading through
minim_calibre's line edits on fiction project is a perfect thing to do with a sinus migraine, right? Right. Writing is about SITTING DOWN AND WRITING, Cupcake. So you will do that.
(Seriously, if I wasn't so behind on my self-imposed writing schedule, I would do nothing today but flop on the couch and whimper. But things Must Be Done, so self-discipline is the key.)
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Hey, have I reminded everyone about the SeaGoth Rummage sale coming up on Sunday? Not today, I haven't!
December 5th, 2010
4228 Stone Way N
Noon to 5pm
There are 23 Bags! Of! Mystery! awaiting purchasers, filled with goodies from not just my collection of crafting goodies, but from the Infamous BlueJay's stash, too. How can you resist? You can't, just accept your fate and buy a Bag! Of! Mystery!
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Okay, enough distraction via internet. Time to get back to reading line edits.
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(Seriously, if I wasn't so behind on my self-imposed writing schedule, I would do nothing today but flop on the couch and whimper. But things Must Be Done, so self-discipline is the key.)
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Hey, have I reminded everyone about the SeaGoth Rummage sale coming up on Sunday? Not today, I haven't!
December 5th, 2010
4228 Stone Way N
Noon to 5pm
There are 23 Bags! Of! Mystery! awaiting purchasers, filled with goodies from not just my collection of crafting goodies, but from the Infamous BlueJay's stash, too. How can you resist? You can't, just accept your fate and buy a Bag! Of! Mystery!
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Okay, enough distraction via internet. Time to get back to reading line edits.
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Over there in LJ, I have posted a tutorial for the blood spatter manicure. Boy are people going to look at me funny when it's not October and I'm still painting my nails like this.

In other news, I have failed to get any substantial writing done on the fiction project for, oh, a few days now. I open up the file, write a few sentences, and then get stuck. It's not that I don't know what is going to happen, because I do! But getting the words out of the dark and cluttered part of my brain where they're hiding? That is a bit difficult right now. Which, of course, makes me freak out and get even more stressed, and that doesn't help the writing process any, either. Gaaaah.
(Really, I am getting kind of freaked out about my inability to make any headway on the project. The Self-Esteem Monsters in my head *love* this sort of situation, because it gives them an opportunity to slither out of their caves and whisper things like "WE KNEW YOU WEREN'T REALLY A WRITER. THE FIRST BOOK? A FLUKE. WHY ARE YOU TRYING, YOU'RE A TALENTLESS HACK." I am trying very hard to ignore the Self-Esteem Monsters, because I (mostly) think they're lying. But some days it's harder to do than others.)
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So. Should I pre-order the upcoming MCR album from iTunes, even tho' I am going to assuredly want a physical copy of the CD? I suppose if I get myself the digital version, I can put the physical version on my holiday wish list, thus ensuring my parents can indulge in the Christmas tradition of buying me music performed by pretty boys with loud guitars ...
In other news, I have failed to get any substantial writing done on the fiction project for, oh, a few days now. I open up the file, write a few sentences, and then get stuck. It's not that I don't know what is going to happen, because I do! But getting the words out of the dark and cluttered part of my brain where they're hiding? That is a bit difficult right now. Which, of course, makes me freak out and get even more stressed, and that doesn't help the writing process any, either. Gaaaah.
(Really, I am getting kind of freaked out about my inability to make any headway on the project. The Self-Esteem Monsters in my head *love* this sort of situation, because it gives them an opportunity to slither out of their caves and whisper things like "WE KNEW YOU WEREN'T REALLY A WRITER. THE FIRST BOOK? A FLUKE. WHY ARE YOU TRYING, YOU'RE A TALENTLESS HACK." I am trying very hard to ignore the Self-Esteem Monsters, because I (mostly) think they're lying. But some days it's harder to do than others.)
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So. Should I pre-order the upcoming MCR album from iTunes, even tho' I am going to assuredly want a physical copy of the CD? I suppose if I get myself the digital version, I can put the physical version on my holiday wish list, thus ensuring my parents can indulge in the Christmas tradition of buying me music performed by pretty boys with loud guitars ...
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Find a good icon to use when you are having your regularly scheduled freak-out about writing.
For that matter, scheduling these freak-outs would be a good idea. Then you could expect them and work around them.
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C'mon, self. Get working on the fiction project. Do not go "Look, pretty clothes!" or "Oooh, fic!" WRITE, dammit.
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I think I'm defective at giving myself pep-talks. Oh dear.
For that matter, scheduling these freak-outs would be a good idea. Then you could expect them and work around them.
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C'mon, self. Get working on the fiction project. Do not go "Look, pretty clothes!" or "Oooh, fic!" WRITE, dammit.
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I think I'm defective at giving myself pep-talks. Oh dear.
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In addition to going to Target* and acquiring black leggings with pink and grey bats on them (Halloween PJs, yay!), today I:
- Did the final read-through of my story for Steampunk Tales issue 9 and sent it off to my editor. Final word count: 4,615 words.
- Wrote 2,196 words on the mysterious fiction project I'm not talking about. (I know, I'm silly, but I have not yet gotten to a point where I feel comfortable talking about it except to very small group of people. Heck, I've only just gotten to the point where I feel like I can talk about it at ALL.) For my next trick, I need to keep up that sort of word count on it every few days! I can do that! (Um, I think.)
And yesterday I altered my Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi's Dead" t-shirt, giving it a lace-trimmed, scooped neckline and completely re-constructing the sleeves. The Infamous BlueJay would have been so proud of me meticulously pinning the sleeves in place. (The Infamous BlueJay very recently gave me lessons in sewing sleeves. She's threatening to teach me how to make blouses next.)
*The Halloween merchandise is not out yet. The Target employee I talked to said that Halloween would go up after Back-To-School comes down. So what, a week? Maybe?
- Did the final read-through of my story for Steampunk Tales issue 9 and sent it off to my editor. Final word count: 4,615 words.
- Wrote 2,196 words on the mysterious fiction project I'm not talking about. (I know, I'm silly, but I have not yet gotten to a point where I feel comfortable talking about it except to very small group of people. Heck, I've only just gotten to the point where I feel like I can talk about it at ALL.) For my next trick, I need to keep up that sort of word count on it every few days! I can do that! (Um, I think.)
And yesterday I altered my Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi's Dead" t-shirt, giving it a lace-trimmed, scooped neckline and completely re-constructing the sleeves. The Infamous BlueJay would have been so proud of me meticulously pinning the sleeves in place. (The Infamous BlueJay very recently gave me lessons in sewing sleeves. She's threatening to teach me how to make blouses next.)
*The Halloween merchandise is not out yet. The Target employee I talked to said that Halloween would go up after Back-To-School comes down. So what, a week? Maybe?
- Sent off some business-related GCS email.
- Wrote the next GCS column and sent it off to the Finishing School of Flail.
- Wrote 1,007 words on the fiction project I just started. Eeep!
Bathtime. Yes, bath and indulgent reading material are needed NOW.
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