March 2020 - Day 19

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Here is the place to tell us about your daily success (or the lack of it)!
May the magic be with us all!

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[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Almost three pages today, which means that Chapter 11 is finished - not the story itself, though. I decided to split the chapter in two because it was so depressingly long, so I got a tiny bit of ego boost for finishing the first half. *g*

Excerpt:

“Our ETA is…” Stone consulted his invisible navigator, “in roughly forty-two minutes. Stay where you are and try looking for Uhura, using the scanners. Stone out.”
“Aye, sir,” Nored replied to the empty screen; then she rose. “You heard the commodore. We remain in observation mode.”
Davidson shrugged. “Fine with me; although I can’t see what he hopes to achieve. He doesn’t have the firepower to roast the bugs’ asses; and thy sure as hell wouldn’t listen to him.”
“We’ll see,” Nored said. “It wouldn’t be the first time for Hannibal Stone to face impossible odds and emerge victoriously. The man is a legend for a reason, and I for my part can’t wait to see him in action.”
“Be careful what you wish for,” Leila Kalomi warned. “You might get it; and you might not like it.”

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Half is still good!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Hey, it is a whole now, since I promoted it to a chapter of its own! *g*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

yay!

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Excellent progress! I like the way you're managing the chapter, splitting it in two, now you've got one part done!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, it makes me believe that I've got less work to do (even if i don't), so it is a pleasant feeling. *g*

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Uh oh, when someone in a story starts to wish for action, trouble ahead :)

Good move turning this into two chapters though.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea, smaller chunks just feel more doable.

And I like the dialogue :)

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

No writing for me today yet again. I was thinking about something new, though. Working at home is doing well, but it is cutting into my time.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Believe me, I know the feeling. While waiting for my retirement, I expected to be writing like crazy once I'm home for good... well, we both know what happened.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I did't expect to have more writing time, but I just can't seem to get my act together at the moment.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, that's worrying.

I was thinking of actually going out to the library or a cafe or something for a while every couple of days so I'm away from distractions (like internet), but that's not going to be on for a while...

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Thinking about something new? Oh?

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I am and I finished up The Grace and Favor Affair and it's off to the beta's.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

That's a good shiny something!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're settled in working at home.

Have fun thinking up what you're going to write next!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Without phone calls, about the only thing there is to do is answer and file mail. I'm normally off today, so I'm just doing what I usually do. Monday will be the challenge.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Somehow it's not that easy to be efficient while working at home. You have to be kind of ruthless about distractions!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Well, at least that's the theory...

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I think with the big and small distractions swirling round, any progress is an achievement. Even though I know it doesn't feel like it.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

It is and you mustn't get discouraged. We can do this.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Today was bedlam at work - no, I am not involved in tomorrow's work from home trial but everyone - literally everyone - else in the division is doing it, and of course at least half of 'em don't yet know what they are doing and their systems aren't yet set up and they don't know if they will work and they don't even have a computer or enough access and.... whole everyone - literally everyone - else in the division tried to sort themselves out (chickens with heads cut off would probably have been more organised... and quieter) I was trying to cover the phones and emails and... you get the picture.

Bedlam Down Under.

So I got home, opened my computer and writing folder... and about three words in, promptly fell asleep over my spag bol dinner.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Gahhh. Yup, I got the picture. No wonder you promptly konked out like that!

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I barely remember eating what Sis said I did....

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a familiar scenario. But keep going, retirement is on the horizon, if that isn't a silver line... *g*

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Last three days Tuesday to Thursday... I'm going to find it hard to concentrate :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

It was probably the wisest thing to do :D I hope it's a bit calmer today with the from home trials.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Clinic notes only today for me. Otherwise I was distracted by weirdos.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Distracted by weirdos! I am imagining this... and hope you'll make some notes about it and share:)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, please, I want to hear about the weirdos, too!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lol Really just the people at work. And our responses to the idiotic things the management office keeps trying to make us do to keep control of the situation. :p

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Third on wanting more on the weirdos ;)

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lol Really just the people at work. And our responses to the idiotic things the management office keeps trying to make us do to keep control of the situation. :p

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Try writing up descriptions of the weirdos... works for me :)

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Good idea.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

No writing. I gave it a try, but my thoughts kept wandering, too much on my mind.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know the feeling. In a way, I'm almost grateful for the never-ending transcribing job. It is mechanical, doesn't require any higher brain functions, and I still have the feeling of accomplishment.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Me too. Ended up mostly checking up on friend and family.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Which can be exhausting....

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

That's understandable right now :(