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  1. And it’s a weekend!  :yahoo:   Time to write!

  2. Taxes are filed :)

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      I’m constrained every year as the critical forms aren’t ready until mid-February.  So, once they were done, I filed ASAP.   I’ll be dropping the state taxes into the mail this morning (because the software wants $19.99 to e-file the state, I can hit print and use a stamp).

    3. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      I’ve pretty much switched to paperless notifications, so most of my information reaches me by Jan 31. My state requires e-filing, so that’s as free as the Feds.

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      I’d e-file if it were free...yes I would!

  3. Wish it were a weekend…. two days to go.

  4. Unfortunately, didn’t get #8 finished tonight… maybe this week.  If not, next weekend (which might also be a 3-day weekend, crossing my fingers).

  5. Hmmm… I can move this scene from #8 back to #7….. Keeping it in #8 makes for a better cliffhanger, but moving it to #7 makes #7 a tad more complete.  Oh, the debate I’m having with myself.

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @Wilde_Guess  Yep, that’s why I’m debating now, before I post.  I’ll need to resolve this before I post either 7 or 8.  Yesterday, I had moved it to #7, however, based on tone it belongs in #8.  So, this morning, I moved it back.  After all, a cliffhanger is typically an incomplete scene.

    3. Wilde_Guess

      Wilde_Guess

      True, that.  Also, the move can “require” another 4k of writing to more fully develop an idea.  That’s not a bad thing, but can confuse the reader if you do it after the chapter(s) were originally posted.

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      That was the #5 debacle, about 2.5k but same thing.  I try to adhere to the principle that a reader shouldn’t have to re-read an episode to understand things, though, of course, that can be unavoidable at times with a work-in-progress.  Thus, I basically want  to be confident in the episode/chapter before I post. 

      Cross my fingers, I’ll get #8 drafted tonight.  (If so, I’d expect #7 to go up next weekend.)

       

  6. No muse, I’m already involved with another story, stop trying to tempt me with a new one….stop, STOP!  Onward with the struggle.

  7. Today’s been productive.  Posted Jefferey episode #6, and nearly done with the draft to #7 (along with a dabble or two in #8).  Depending on how productive I am this weekend, I should be confident with posting #7 next weekend, but no guarantees.  (Always, TBD until I actually post it).

  8. I like three day weekends, good chance to get some Jefferey episodes finished!  I do have to be careful, some of these episodes are becoming a wee bit penis centric…

  9. I’m guessing that I’ll be posting episode six next weekend, but no promises.  (This is to Jefferey.)

    1. Wilde_Guess

      Wilde_Guess

      It’s ready when it’s ready.  I’m looking forward to reading it whenever it shows up.

    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Part of the issue with this weekend is I installed a new game … onthe plus side, I beat it (on the easy setting).

  10. Jefferey episode six is now written, onto seven.  (I need to get seven done before I consider re-posting five.)

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Hmm… seven is halfway and I’m confident in five….

    3. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      One of the things that bites me at times is that I don’t like holding back on episodes/chapters.  If I’m writing normally, I’ll stay like one ahead.  But if I fall behind, I’m tempted to post sooner than I really should – most of the time, it’s okay.   Occasionally, it’s bad.

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      And I think I’m splitting episode seven, seems more natural.

  11. Well, at least I made progress on episode six today, felt like I was standing still for while.

  12. Second draft to episode #5 is now done, 50% longer than before.  I’ll be waiting until I finish this handful of episodes before I post (to avoid a repetition of before).

  13. I meant “ice skating”, not “ice scatting” in my notes of ideas …. should I dare to think about what ice scatting would entail?  Hmm… sounds dangerous.  Suppose Frosty the snowman could be involved with this.

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @Wilde_Guess  Yep, it happens  … it was funny enough to post  :)

       

    3. GeorgeGlass

      GeorgeGlass

      Scootely dooteley doo waaaAAAAAAH! *slides into tree*

    4. JayDee

      JayDee

      When the Ice Queen regrets having that King Prawn Bhuna and eight pints of spesh.

  14. Hamburger has met the grill….

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @BronxWench  Sounds like a better location than the one I’ve gone to.  I mean, yes, the county is next to water, but the restaurant I’m referring to is at a shopping mall, not particularly scenic.

    3. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      @Desiderius Price This one was right on the beach in Negril, Jamaica. Going out at night in Jamaica is sort of a walk on the wild side, and we mostly stayed at the resort, but we had to go for a sunset burger just to say we’d done it. :D

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @BronxWench  Yeah, need to get a passport…. (my old one’s way past expired)

  15. For those following Jefferey, I’ve yanked episode five, Contempt, and will repost once I revise it.

    1. Wilde_Guess

      Wilde_Guess

      Ouch!  Continuity errors happen, and only the author knows.  It’s happened to almost everyone who writes a story with more than one book.  It looked good for the reader.  I’m sure the “corrected” version will be even better.

    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Thanks.   Yeah, when I realized I was essentially revisiting the same point, that’s when I knew I had made a screwup.  So one solution is to rehash the several episodes into a multi-part mini-series sort of thing, because some of it would be excellent in fostering some of Jeff’s grumpiness …

  16. Grrr… that sinking feeling you get when you realize you may have muddled and messed up an episode (or three) to the story, one of which is already posted….

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      It wasn’t something I could definitively put my finger on, just a sense that something is off, know what that’s like?  Like the episodes needed more focus or clarity, and be able to weave in the extra fluff that I want.

    3. CloverReef

      CloverReef

      I absolutely know what it’s like. The muddled feeling. More recently I can catch it sometimes before I post, but back in the day I didn’t have an eye for it and would get them ‘wtf’ reviews lol. I guess that’s a mark of skill to be able to say WTF to yourself about your own writing.

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Suppose it is.  I did violate a rule I had set for myself ages ago, not to post until after the next episode had a complete first draft.   I’m guessing that for this little bit, I’ll wait until I get it completely drafted before I start posting.  (The *next* little episode after this is already done, with a minor tweak needed due this episode’s material.)

       

  17. This Jefferey episode drafted (to be #5), onto #6.  Will likely proofread/post #5  later next week.

    1. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      And even though I’m not done with #6, my posting finger’s getting twitchy...

  18. “It'll be fun, I promise!"  … I don't know if my MC trusts me or not.

    1. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      If your MC trusts you, you’re doing it wrong. ^_^

    2. Tcr

      Tcr

      DP: Don’t worry about it, none of my MCs ever like me.  Sometimes I’m worried I’ll get sucked into their worlds a la Pagemaster style and they’ll get their revenge on me…

      BW: Glad to know I’m not doing it wrong then. :)

  19. Episode finished… now just gotta decide if I have enough material for a slightly earlier episode or not… tbd...

  20. Bananas Becoming BREAD

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      In a short while, nothing, as it’s being devoured :)

    3. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      You could use the other banana...

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @BronxWench  Sorry, that banana’s too small to compare against anything.

  21. Never mind me, just working on this new episode to my Jefferey story.  Poor, lost souls…. :whistle:

  22. Just two and a half months to SPRING, time for some skinny dipping!  :)

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @BronxWench  I decided to not google search for that at work… looks lovely!  (Too bad my passport’s expired….)

    3. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      We were at Hedo II. Really, really nice place…:D

       

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      A quick google search, yeah, seems nice. :)  Hmmm… lemme find a passport application (eww,  they’ll want pictures).

       

  23. As we welcome 2018, the theme will most likely be “Attack of the Plot Bunnies!” … or “Plot Bunny Phantom Menace”.

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