I think I made it…

…it’s still September at the moment.

Unfortunately things happening outside the writing sphere have meant I’ve not been able to devote much time to writing recently.

Rather than have the blog die a complete death whilst I deal with family problems I’ll be posting once a week on any progress I make, and hopefully will be back to full writing strength soon.

Blog on Hiatus…

…until the end of August.

See you all in September

Procrastination is my Downfall…

If I had to tell you my worst writing habit it would be procrastination. Just getting my bum on the seat in front of the keyboard and screen seems to be the hardest thing to do. (Hence my 5000 word a day target for August*). Once I’m there it’s figuratively blood, sweat and tears to get anything on the page. If I’m lucky I may get into a flow but it doesn’t seem to happen that often for me.

So I felt almost encouraged in a way when I happened to read Wen Spencer’s blog at the weekend. Wen Spencer is one of my favourite authors. I think she’s incredibly original and has tackled a number of genres and (for me) has never once written a story that didn’t draw me in. I could only hope one day to write half as good as she does. (Bad grammar – sorry! )

Wen Spencer’s livejournal – Squatting Rights

It was her post of May 9th that struck a chord. I was sorry to hear she’d had to stop writing due to medical problems. But her image of chipmunks on crack frantically spinning a hamster wheel is one that’s going to stay with me. I obviously have lazy non-addicted chipmunks, possibly I have a guinea pig that is too fat to even get onto said hamster wheel. Hopefully by the end of August I will have a lean mean guinea pig writing machine.

* – the point is not so much to hit the 5000 word target every day, but to get as close as possible and hopefully maybe hit it once or twice. If I can get any of the rewrites or first drafts completed I will be supremely happy.

Brief Encounter (2)

So I wasn’t actually intending to carry on with this story, the online fiction was going to be more of a series of vignettes. But this one didn’t want to let go. So here’s a little bit more. The first part is possibly still at the bottom of the page or you can get to it through the Online Fiction category or Brief Encounter tag. Carried on after the cut.

I am a T-Shirt Geek

I think t-shirts are possibly the best clothing ever invented. lol

And my new favourite place to visit on the web is lastexittonowhere.com I must admit to not getting all the references without cheating. I’m obviously not as up on my sci-fi as I thought.

But I have treated myself to a Nostromo shirt and will be picking up a Sulaco one as well.*

* – Something of an Alien fan. Maybe because my only recurring dream involves Aliens in a supermarket doing their weekly shopping. Which possibly says more about how I feel about supermarket shopping than how I feel about Aliens.

Haven’t Disappeared…:)

I’ve just spent two days with the killer migraine from hell. Feeling much better now.

Just time today for a quick WIP update as I gear up for August madness.

Demon’s Touch – First Draft – 1489 words

Raven – Rewriting – 8417 words

The Bargain – Rewriting – 3852 words

Supernatural Season 2

I’ve charged through Season 2, and think I enjoyed it even more than Season 1.

Favourite episodes – Heart, really sad and angsty ending. I’m definitely a lover of the angst. And my other favourite episode – Tall Tales – I always find it interesting when TV programmes show us the same action from the point of view of different characters.

Absolutely brilliant climax to the season and I am looking forward to Season 3.

In other TV related news, True Blood FINALLY started in the UK. I’m a big fan of the books, so can’t wait to see how they’ve translated to the screen.

Geez…

I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted.

:sigh: I suck at blogging. But will be doing my best to start posting again. As Xena would say – don’t apologize, improve.

In August I’m hoping to write 5000 words a day, so currently ramping up to that.

WIP’s at the moment – Demon’s Touch – first draft, rewriting The Bargain.

Posting at Beth Wylde’s Yahoo group today

Along with a load of other Samhain GLBT authors.

Pop over and read some excerpts.

Beth Wylde’s Yahoo group

Please be aware this is an adult group and will have adult content.

Supernatural Season 1

So I finally finished Season 1 of my Supernatural marathon.

I don’t remember seeing any of the episodes before, so I guess the couple of episodes I caught prior to catching the end of Season 4 must have come from either Season 2 or 3.

I love the banter between Dean and Sam. And I especially like how the episodes manipulate you into feeling more scared through the use of lighting and camera work.

Season Finale – it doesn’t matter how many times or how many ways I’ve seen that HGV plowing into a car plot device used* – EVERY SINGLE time it gets a reaction. Usually involving whatever liquid I’m drinking going up in the air and over everything. Onto Season 2, and then I’ve really got to dig my Alias box sets out, I never did see past Season 3 of that show and I’d love to know how everything was resolved.

*I’ve seen it on Alias, Medium, The Bionic Woman, Terminator lol. It’s something of a sci-fi favourite.