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A 2220-post collection

Monday, Sounding Board Duty

There were only two stories for the backup reads, so we spent some time sharing other works. Got some input to consider on chapter one.

One hundred and sixteen to go.

Tomorrow, I get the car back. With Beloved and Adorable included within. What happens after that is a huge question mark.

I have PLNs for fixing things up, but I also need to consult with Beloved about said PLNs. But thanks to my lovelies buying a whole bunch of nonsense for the fridge, I'm not running out of many supplies.

I'll have to get them used to cooking at home. Or at least home cooking. Constantly having quick-and-dirty meals is not great for the budget. And not great for fridge space.

But I've also been helping other authors with their stuff. Providing edits, giving better word chains to consider and all of that associated jazz.

...including obvious distraction issues.

Onwards to today's tale.

Sunday, Stream Shenanigans and Changes of PLNs

In order to save on fuel and travel, Beloved and Adorable are coming around Tuesday to Friday to unfuck this house. Which means that I have to make sure all my appointments and shenanigans match those days.

It does also mean I have more Monday to spend on assorted shenanigans and maybe mental degaussing. Better known by daylight as "playing Baldur's Gate 3."

I can hope. That's what I'm good at.

The Promptcast will be reading stories for one day - today,

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Saturday, Streaming and Stuff

The Promptcast is about to launch Bookish Friday. I'll mod whilst I can, but there's no telling what may or may not pull me away.

Today's story will happen when it happens, of course.

And in BIG news, I have put in the last words to A Devil's Tale and am overdue a big rest. Or at least a breather from writing an entire novel... or six of them in one hit.

From January 22nd, 2022 to June 12, 2026. Four years

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Thursday, Progress Ahoy

Beloved and Adorable were unfucking their soon-to-be ex-residence yesterday. They're back here today to focus on unfucking the garage so we can move out the computer room so we can turn it into a bedroom so that people can move in.

I have ventured the idea that the garage can not only be nerd storage, but also space for spare fridges, freezers, and bulk shelf-stable foodstuffs.

We have a PLN.

It's just the other nonsense that tends to get in the way.

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Wednesday, Breathing Easier

Today's discovery - I have been permanently exhausted because I've been having a Clayton's Asthma Attack for some months. Yay.

I should have known when some chunks came up to the outside of me. They were not a nice colour.

So now I'm doing all the things to loosen up the clinker and get some lung capacity back and some clear bronchii to breathe as well.

If I wake up at fuckoff at night, I'm taking a dose on the Nebuliser. During

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Tuesday, Patreon, Rain, and Shenanigans

I don't have a lot to share. Not yet. Life has been getting in my way.

Today, I am seeing the sleep study people to find out what they're saying about my slumber. Amongst many other things.

Patreon. Daily tale. Continuing to try unriddling the house contents, which will include the arrival of a skip into the driveway. All the better to remove the true debris.

And I just got a reminder that I'm due a blood test for the experts. I

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Monday, Assorted Shenanigannery

We have a Plan, not a PLN. So that's something. The Plan, as I understand it, is to clear out the garage and turn it into the new computer room so that the extant computer room is free to become a bedroom again.

There's a PLN to turn the patio into a catio extension so that NannaDorbs will have somewhere to smoke. FTR she rolls her own so I should have few issues with the tobacco.

Yesterday, Beloved and Adorable rolled in,

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Sunday, The Shenanigans Commence

Things be fucked up in family 'Nutter. I'll give you the Cliff Notes.

  • Landlord has decided not to renew Adorable's lease
  • Whole fam has two months to find new digs
  • My place is temporary base
  • For everyone

Good news: We're going to save a bit of money by only supporting one house.
Bad news: It's looking to be UTTER FUCKING CHAOS for two to three months, minimum
Good news: At least I got the firkin sink completely unclogged before anyone else could

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Saturday, Interview Looming and Other Things

It's not very long before the Promptcast has me in the hot seat for an author interview. I have bread waiting to be baked. I have my good self primped and prepped for my online closeup.

I may have fucked up the times in my notifications, but I am not perfect and everyone knows that.

I fear my biggest issue will be staying focussed on the interview. I have removed most of my distractions. There's still the computer and all the other

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Friday, Ducks Lined Up

I solved the Discord background issue with the simple expedient of uninstalling and re-installing the dingdang thing. This is the software equivalent of turning it off and turning it back on again.

Huzzah.

I have the double-dough juggling day going on, so whatever I get done counts as a minor miracle.

I'm hoping to at least get a scribbly-sketch of my cover done at some point today. I did half a chapter yesterday and that was an achievement. I don't know if

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Thursday, Progress PLNs

I have my iPad by my compy in case the urge to doodle overtakes me. I have bread dough in progress so that the trickiest day does not fall on Interview Day.

I have an online Interview with the Promptcast people in TWO DAYS and I have no idea how to sell tf out of that.

I am planning to post something today, tomorrow, and the day of. I don't know what the fuck it is, yet, but I will post something.

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Wednesday, Rant and Other Shenanigans

Which also include the Archive write-ins. I can at least help edit things there. I have been procrastinating too long on the photobashing. So I'm going to make my friends force me to do the thing.

Step One: Unearth assets
Step Two: Launch Krita
Step Three: Insert assets

I can do that much, I'm sure. It won't take that long. It's getting started that's the bugger.

Same issue with getting started on today's offerings. Helping people in the write-in is way more

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Tuesday, Patreon, Promptcast, and Punchdrunk

What has two thumbs and got another rejection? This nerd. I might finish up the major edits for Destined Darkness before I throw it at anyone again. It needs a little buffing.

Today's focus, after I post on Patreon, is getting a majority of the story for the Promptcast done and dusted.

Following that, the day's tale.

THEN I do some jiggery-pokery on the next stage of the Ingram move. I can get one short done and then commence the rollout procedure

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Monday, Group Activity, Shopping, and Preparations

The Archive didn't have a lot of leftover stories this week. Apparently nine got read on stream. So that makes a total of twelve people writing for the Archive prompts. Kind of ominous for the Archive's future IMHO.

I'm trying not to let that get under my skin. I dunno how well that's working.

On my agenda:

  • Shopping
  • Cheap undercut trim
  • 10 more chapters transferred from ePub to newer version of First Anthology [It's how I stay sane doing this
  • One more
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