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It's nearly 4pm and I still need to wash my clothes, take the dog for a long walk, eat, clean out the freezer, vacuum and tidy my bedroom.

I've spent the day writing drabbles at VC Media and a YA short story for tomorrow's Cimmerian Tales blog.

NO REGRETS.

Well, maybe on the getting nagged by an impatient collie part.

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Haha, I know this feeling well! It's what usually happens to me of a weekend, the time just flies by. :) Glad you wrote what you did, though, it was awesome.

It's a pleasant way to spend time though, isn't it?

And thank you. It's great to have my writing mojo at least partially back!

Oh hai :D

Seconding the no regrets part... my day has been pretty uneventful, if we talk about chores :P

Ha! I've just cleaned out my freezer, so I'm rewarding myself with a cup of tea.

How's the house coming along? :D

I moved a couple of months ago, it's still unfinished but totally liveable ;)

Ha, excellent! :D

Dog in the snow: best thing ever!

You know what's weird? My little collie cross LOVED the snow and my parents' alsatian loves it, but Ellie barely reacts. I even threw a snowball at her and she regarded it as a minor inconvenience. Haha!

Yay writing!

I really need to stop worrying about posting my own YA short stories online (you know, when I actually finish any.) Y'all are brave.

I'm showing this one to a colleague tomorrow who loves YA. I hope she likes it. Or I'll staple her hand.

But seriously, it's nerve-wracking! God knows if I'll ever, ever be brave enough to send a query letter for anything.

Yeah, it is nerve-wracking.

Querying is hard. I have actually sent a short story to a publisher but they have yet to respond save for a "we received it" and that was in October. If they don't do anything by February, I'll probably find somewhere else to send it. (Thee same story was nicely rejected elsewhere for being 200 words too short - I misread the guidelines because I am an idiot)

I feel more okay sending stuff out because I feel like if it's accepted, it's validation that it's not actually total shit, where as if I just post stuff on my blog, I tend to panic and take it down a week later. But then I'm a neurotic mess. This is why I could never self-publish.

I hope your ~~friend~~ colleague likes your story! (I can read. Seriously. I do it all of the time.)

Edited 2013-01-20 17:41 (UTC)

Weekends are like that, aren't they? Substitute "impatient Burmese" and you're pretty close to my recent life and times. But the weekend has been a joyous holiday from the tax return woes, so there's that...

Drabbles, eh? *gleeful anticipation*

I see you're updating blogs as frequently as I am. :P

Just wanted to say hi! Yes I know I owe you an e-mail. Skype might be easier, I have so much to whine about. Hope all is well, bb. x

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