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Peace

2005-09-05T08:56:00.000-07:00

The mayhem commonly referred to as the school holidays has finally come to a close and I'm left with the question "What should I do now?" I had plans of what I would spend my time doing once my daughter had returned to school. The fact of the matter is, I miss her more than I thought I would and so today was spent in idle reflection of the last seven weeks. I don't consider this a waste of my time, all too soon she'll be grown up and it won't be cool to be seen out with me anymore. Though I do want more children in the future, ideally I'd like to spend some time writing this novel out and enjoying being mum to a six year old.

Moving on......

My work in progress is tough going, it hasn't begun to flow yet. I think that's largely due to the holidays and not having more than five minutes day or night to put a paragraph together. It promises to be fun I just need to get to the "zone" and I'm away.

And so it begins

2005-09-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

I should title this post "Once more, with feeling" but I believe that title is already taken.
After so many false starts (hence the suggested revised title) I have taken steps that should prove fruitful in the coming months. I'm taking part in a critique group and a writing challenge group. The critique group has been running for a couple of months now and is proving helpful. We're a small group of six which keeps things nice and intimate. The challenge is a whole different animal and is exactly what it claims to be, a challenge; as I found out with my first assignment which was to write my novel in two sentences (no more than 50 words). Have you ever tried condensing that much information? My Psychology exam was easier than this!
My first attempt:-

"Upon discovering something mysterious at an archaeological dig in England, Dr Caitlin Brown’s world shatters around her. Unsure of who to trust she embarks on an adventure to uncover the truth behind the artefact taking her to Cambodia and the ancient temples of Angkor Thom."

Reads like a back page blurb so I gave it another shot here:-

"Caitlin discovers an artefact and her husband commits suicide. Friends cause upset before Caitlin can unearth the truth and uncover the artefacts ancient secret with deadly consequences."

Now, this one doesn't read much better; there doesn't seem to be a conclusion here, probably because I haven't decided which way to take the plot...yet. I haven't considered plotting before, rather I like to see what the characters want to do but I suppose even the best laid plans are subject to change. Perhaps I'm just avoiding it and assuming that I'll never finish it like so many other unfinished projects I have gathering cyber dust.

The Problem with the Internet

2005-05-05T00:01:00.000-07:00

I guess the Net has been around for a while now and still no matter how hard I try and stremline all my passwords and log-ins I always seem to forget which goes where nevermind, I made it back eventually.
So, what's new? A website has offered to show some of my art work which is different since I have never shown the stuff before. I had a piece of short fiction accepted at www.bewilderingstories.com called "Bed Bugs" my daughter lost her first tooth (natural causes) and tomorrow is the general election and I still have no idea who the hell to vote for. Go figure. Nah, I'm not surprised because I have never voted purely because not one political party has convinced me to. Tomorrow might be different.
I dislike politics and politicians - but that's another story.

How many passwords does one need??

2005-03-24T20:32:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I have passwords for basically everything on the net and usually it's the same but I'm in the process of changing them out...souns simple until I forgot my new password and spent hours hammering at the keyboard with the old password. Anways, I made it, I'm here and I'm still conscious...I think.

Today marked a turning point in what has already been a long assed year. I turned 31 last month and I feel older than my mother. I don't know whether it's the change in temperature in England but the creative juices seem to be about ready to spill forth and cover a ream of printer paper with an epic journey, adventure...whatever. Right now I have fifteen minutes before the water tank is fully heated so I can take a well earned bath and allow my mind to wander through the filing cabinet in my mind and sift through the myriad of thoughts and processes and try to narrow it down to a firm-ish plot. Couple that with a glass of wine and some solitude in my newly decorated cellar which has become my office and I'm ready to rock.

While I have your undivided attention, I do have your undivided attention I hope, let me just plug my website www.soulengravings.com/gill and the webzine that I have a hand in www.soulengravings.com

Over and out

Blog Virgin

2005-03-01T20:35:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm a little out of touch with the modern world.
This is my first blog entry of my first blog or web log or whatever you want to call it.
What's up with me? Well I gotta tell ya it's been a pretty busy week and it's only Tuesday. Being a writer I can't exactly turn the creative flow off whenever I want to so there have been a lot of late nights and early mornings...and a birthday on the 27th I turned 31! The birthday bunny was very generous and the post guy brought me plenty of cards from far and wide, more notably from my friend JD who resides in the US of A.
On the writing front I have a piece of flash fiction at www.astoundingtales.com called Rain Man, swing by and check out that web magazine, it rocks.
I run, along with the help of a fantastic group of friends called Madwordsmiths a web magazine called A Tangled Script of Intangible Soul Engravinge the URL is www.soulengravings.com
If you're still reading, thank for helping me pop my blog cherry.

Kisses
Gill