house hunting is heart breaking

I still don't know if I'll be buying a house any time soon but I'm still looking.

this house in albany has promise. It's cheaper than I wanted to spend because you DO get what you pay for. Go too cheap and you'll be in constant repairs situation you can't afford.

But I can also afford less than I thought which is frustrating.

This house isn't all that bad. It's out in the country, fairly close to Athens, about 30 miles from work. It's obviously going to need work inside. It needs central air (several thousand dollars). The dining room's wall paper has to go and the rugs in the bathroom. Who the shit puts carpet in a bathroom? Gross. Still, for 100K this could be a decent place so I have to ask WHAT is wrong with it? There's precious little info (not even who's selling it), is there a basement? I know there's no damn driveway just two ruts in the grass.


As much as I want a nice yard, I would have considered buying this duplex (and return it to a single family dwelling) because it's a decent price and just LOOK at the woodwork inside. So why am I not considering this this house in Chillicothe ? It's over sixty miles from work so thank you Trulia for sending me something cool out of my filter zone. IN fact I don't think that there ARE filters for trulia because it also sent me a link to a house that cost a million dollars. Pretty sure that wasn't meant for me.


I've written about 50 words a day for the last three days. Sigh.

Writerly Ways

I have no insights to share today so picture me doing the I've sold another story and got a toe in another publisher's door dance. You're welcome.

I did manage to edit two more chapters of Blood Red so that's a bonus. I'm doing the write every day challenge so I should at least be ekking out something. It's a tough month for me to write because of all the going back to school crap. I got all my syllabi done today so bonus.

I have friends looking out for me in finding publishers and I really appreciate that.

Today all the links are courtesy of Betty

Tips for writing historicals

Story tropes lazy or helpful

Marketing questions

Marketing ideas

using spreadsheets to keep your writing on track

perils of perfection

Smart bitches, trashy books I haven't listened yet but Betty said it was great!


Yearly Word Count -

22689 / 100000 words. 23% done! Wow, I lowered my word count badly and half a year + gone and I have less than 25% done.

Splinters of Silver - editing nothing

Blood Red - finished ch 26 & 27

editing 3 novellas - did jack

Behind Blue Eyes - back burnered

Haunted Hocking

8723 / 60000 words. 15% done!