To prove how much of an effervescent tease I happen to be, I'm building a board on my Pinterest account for "Genuine", that recently completed piece of mine! I'll add new pins to give you more little hints as I have the time! In the mean time, why don't you stroll on over and check it out...? Love you, my little koi fish! ~Lulu~ |
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I know I haven't written to you in a while, my little koi fish, but between work and doctor's appointments, I haven't really had the time. So here's the long-short update, since I'm on a bit of a writer's high at the moment. Yes, I do have carpel tunnel syndrome.Yes, there's a lot more to it than that. I have carpel tunnel in my right wrist, but my doctor thinks it's mostly motions associated with my job that makes it flare up in achy or numbing ways. But I probably have it in both wrists, since I do get symptoms in both. For the most part right now, it's a little bothersome, but it will not be keeping me from writing. I am still writing.In point of fact, said writer's high comes from the piece I just finished and submitted called "Genuine". It is also for an anthology, but it's a "Daily Dose" (through Dreamspinner Press), which means a higher volume of submissions will be selected for it. Besides, it's been over a year since my last submission, so I needed to submit one. It's also my personal screw-you to my carpel tunnel. This little baby weighed in at over 5000 words and features a college professor named Talon and his student, Devlin. I'll keep you posted on whether or not it is selected and all that jazz, but for now, I'm content. I will continue to write. There's another anthology that I will be starting my piece for. This anthology focuses on blue collar working men, so my story will feature a sexy mechanic named Jeremiah and a businessman named Peter. This one isn't due in until September, so I will finish it before and get to put it in the hands of beta readers. If you would like to beta read this piece for me, feel free to leave a comment or contact me as you best know how. I'll also keep you updated on how this story and I wrestle. I am still working on the other pieces, too! I know some of you might have been anticipated the pieces I've mentioned here or my Samplings (which have lagged so badly; shame on me), and I want you to know that I am still working on all things Edana, Pale Moon, and Bookends. In fact, I have a new piece I'm working on for Edana that will show you a little more about how the other half lives (when they're not ending up with princes)... That pretty well sums it up, right?
Well, I have three more days off this week and I will be working hard to pound out at least one Sampling for you guys in that time, okay? Lots of love to you all, ~Lulu~ So, I do have a fascination with hands, but that's not what this is about.
How does a writer write without them? I ask this question mostly because of a pending diagnosis. My doctor believes that I may have carpel tunnel syndrom in my right hand, my dominant one. For a while, I was panicking over the sheer possiblity of it, but I've sort of accepted it right now. Still, how can I write without my hand? Will my dream die before it was even born? I need a little hope here, I think. Any thoughts, my dears? ~Lulu~ I wished to write something for my dear friend's birthday. Though it will be late, I'm sure it will be appreciated.
So what on earth does it have to do with the title? I've decided to turn the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears into an Edana piece! It will be a short story and blend in a variety of things my friend loves: magick, dragons, wings... and maybe a sword if I'm lucky. So far it has been fairly slow going... but then again, I've been working so much I've barely had time to breath and sleep, let alone write! I'm still entangled in many in-progress pieces, the least of which being the "Bookends" quartet that are also dragging their feet. Still, I'm hoping to complete something soon... because I want to submit something again. I want to keep trying toward something that has always been my dream. :)) Smiles and hugs, my little koi fish! ~Lulu~ Hey guys, the back issues for my newsletter are available on from the newsletter archive! This is a beautiful thing, haha. There are some hints and spoliers and general madness to be found in them, so check it out! Also! I realize that the Samplings, while connected, seem sporadic and it's hard to actually see the chronological order to them.
For that reason, I will put together a Sampling Map and add to it as I add new Samplings. This one will be very specifically for Algernon's and Ellery's story, since I will have around fifty-some pieces about them when I manage to complete the challenge I'm working through. I'll let you guys know when it's done, alright? I did promise to write once a week for all of you... but I have gotten swamped in work, and then my computer's chord decided it was time to bite the big one.
So I am happy to say that I have been writing in passing weeks, I just have been unable to post anything, because it's not typed at all. That all said, I have a new computer cord and a day off tomorrow, so hopefully I will have a Sampling or two for y'all by the end of the day tomorrow! I don't know about anyone else out there, but I have a tough time when it comes to balancing work and writing. Of course, as with many writers, it is my dream to write full time and not have to worry about the work, but that is neither here nor there.
Beginnings are always hard to write. I think sometimes that is the first piece I convince myself absolutely has to be perfect, and that frequently keeps me from moving forward on the rest of a piece.
Of course, it is rare that the best thing I did for my writing is fumbling about on Twitter --but that is just what happened today! I'm actually adding something onto my list of projects for the year.
This one has an earlier deadline --the first of June!-- but I'm excited for it! Well, as I've mentioned before, I submitted a piece for an open submission anthology.
Sadly, I heard back yesterday that my submission was rejected. |
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