Darn RL!

I've had an awful lot of unpleasant stuff going on lately, but that isn't a bad thing for my writing. The worse things get, the more I NEED to write to escape. In the past couple weeks, I've finished a good rough draft of my 2013 Charity Sip. I'm going to sub it as soon as my husband/proofreader gets a chance to look at it.

Next, I'm going to polish up Haunted Halls, my ghost story, and get that subbed as well. Then it's back to Another Healing, which is taking good shape. As always, it seems like I sub a bunch of stuff at once. There must be a way to just write one story at a time. But I haven't found it yet.

Deep breath. Stay calm. I'm good.

Well...

I kinda sorta made my goal. I finished my story, but it finished before it hit the 25,000 word submission cut off I was aiming for. So I'll just submit it elsewhere. I had a whole lot of real life stuff hit pretty hard and unexpectedly soon after my last post, like the death of my dog. I'm going to put my new story away to rest a while and now I'm working on this year's Charity Sip for Torquere. More on that, later. It's a fun story so far!

Writing, writing, writing...

8,000 words. My goal seems miles away. Between having to shut down for thunderstorms and real life messes that keep happening to me... I'm feeling good, though. I think the only way to write is to stop everything else that's non-essential for a while.

Send me energy!

Spring

Lilacs and Apple Blossoms. It smells unbelievable around here.

I have set a goal. 25,000 words by the first of June. I need to create.

Ah, Spring...

Peepers, apple blossoms, and starlight. If this isn't a perfect spring evening, I don't know what is. Going to sleep with my windows open now...

First Sunset at the Lake this Year!

So peaceful!

And then, just as it got dark, a beaver swam by! Just lovely.

My Birthday Moon!

Full Moon tonight for my birthday! How special is that?

And here's a short video I took. Listen to the spring peepers in the beaver pond.  This is my favorite time of year, for sure.