writerly ways

First off here's a little boost for my nanoing friends. nanowrimo writer get 6 figure deal Gives us something to shoot for.

Right now i'm over on literary nymphs chatting about Ghost of Jupiter. It's a yahoogroup that I don't really expect anyone here to rush over and join but it brings me to the topic of the day. Guest blogging.

I've seen people do it. I've seen it promoted as a a way to increase exposure/sales. I know one or two of you on the list have tried it.

My question is: does it work? Have people you don't really know bothered to stop in and say hi and see what your book is all about? I know I've just read past most of them which probably makes me bad. How would you feel if I had someone else guest blogging in my space? Would it interest you or would you just scroll by?

I'm swamped with pre-school work so I'll eschew the word counts again this week. I'm just a few paragraphs away from finishing my demon hunter novella. wildrider & evil_little_dog beta'ed the first third. I have NO idea what to do about the rest. I need it before the first of Sept so if anyone is interested in reading @ 18K at light speed, let me know. Thanks

Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday to wildrider

I hope it's a great day!


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weight off week 33 and various things

mostly because I didn't DO anything today but work on lectures and syllabi.

Ah plateau, you must be prime real estate since I don't seem to want to leave you.

I think my next thing to do is to start planning out a week's worth of meals. I thought that wandering aimlessly in Kroger's today. I need a plan. It helps to keep me from buying junk and eating bad. Though I did have 38$ worth of coupons today so my wallet is fatter.

Soul pooped on the floor sort of dashing hopes. HOWEVER, he started playing with Kanda's tail today and Roy's and he spent a lot of time in the living room. I noticed last night playing ball, he stopped short next to the litter closet. Maybe Kanda jumped him one too many times behind that door. I pulled one box out and filled it and the one in here with the new wheat litter. No sooner than I did, Roy peed in it then Soul immediately went over and did the same. There is hope.

My brother sent his ghost photos to me and has called me a half a dozen times (i guess I'm the only one who won't laugh at him). His wife is TERRIFIED of ghosts. So at the Jenny Wade house, the guide was telling them the back of the room (naturally where the people were sitting) is where the evil Daddy Wade liked to hang. They closed off all the lights and my brother, being his usual idiot self, reached around back of his wife and tapped her on the shoulder. She shrieked, they flipped the lights back on and John said what he did. everyone was laughing. I'm laughing over the fact she nailed him right in the stoma when she started flailing around. That'll teach him to be an ass.

( day 313, caturday bonus )