things shall be delayed

My computer is sick. It's been sick for a while with a lot of not responding messages for the browsers and for word, this week I couldn't even get the task manager to work it and today it wouldn't connect to the internet and Windows Defender took me to a page I couldn't get out of.

I had no options but to take it to the Geek Squad. 200 freaking dollars to look at it and clean it. The best case scenario it's a corrupted operating system but it's looking like the hard drive is dying.

I handled it well, calmly. I'm proud of that because this is the crap that usuallymakes me blow my top. My computer isn't old so this is very annoying. But it also means I have to share mom's computer so I need to do work and camp nano first, everything else second, so the travelogue is going to be delayed.

Writerly Ways

A day late and a dollar short. I had ideas but since I'm sharing a computer and time is of essence, I'll skip it. I did learn that one of the deadlines I thought was in two weeks is now sept so that's great. Setting that one aside to work on the little ghost story.

Camp nano is going well. I'm about halfway to my goal.

Have some links from Betty

The No. 1 Rule for Flashbacks in a Story Opening


6 Easy Writing Exercises to Fuel Your Creativity

Redesign Your Life To Prioritize Writing With David Kadavy

Five Story Elements That Worked in One Story but not in Another

Creating a Magic System for Superpowers


Creating Character Chemistry podcast

And from around the web

Writers and the “F” Word: Coping With Failure


The Psychology of Author Marketing


The Power of Sharing Writing, Even in Draft Form I think I shared this last week but it's worth sharing again. And seriously I'm up for sharing.


The Delights And Dangers Of First-Person Narration

Conducting Interviews For Research: Identifying And Contacting Expert Sources


Make A Plan To Start Writing Your Book