Ashe Elton Parker

Oh, trust me, I am. Don’t regret the time one bit :). And especially with Jacob, when he moves back here, he’ll be starting his career as a veterinarian. I don’t expect to see much of him at least while he’s getting settled.

Good luck. These two months just flew by even with the extra day.

Yipes and ugh. I guess none of the backups were viable? Good luck with next week. Even considering this, you’ve done more than I have :).

You may find the NF comes together when you run into some essayable topic in researching something for your fiction more than cold calling your NF muse.

Yay for writing a short story and getting progress on the self-pub draft, though :). Sometimes those deadlines are more valuable for the nudge than getting into that submission pile. The only…[Read more]

“Still” being the operative word. I believe at this point I’m just doing the tidy up, but my husband will do a final read and determine whether it really is a final read as soon as I’m ready to give it to him. The good part is _I’m_ still enjoying the story, too. The bad part is I’m wondering if my confidence in my writing has been shaken because…[Read more]

Aww, the other would have been tales to terrify new writers around the campfire ;).

Hope this has been going well with you. Sometimes tackling just one thing with focus can be the best approach. Sleep well :).

Hugs on the slow, but getting new tools can really shake things up. That’s good progress especially considering the challenges.

Thanks. I’m trying, and some of the changes are making a difference, but there’s so much life things going on right now my head is spinning. Though not all of it is bad :). Both my kids are popping in and out right now. A wee bit distracting, but not bad :).

It looks like you won a start for the year despite significant obstacles. Good job :).

52 PAGES!!! I presume you mean went through 52 pages not that the page count dropped by 52 once the hads were removed :). Good work either way, but wow if the last.

Nice start :). Good luck with chronicling the later years in poetry :).

It’s hard to stick to a plan when something major changes. Part of the trick is to figure out how to convert the plan :).

Hope the rest of the week went well. Sorry it took me this long to respond.

The answer is not a number but how many start distracting the reader from the read :). Good work on the progress and especially feeling that it’s better.

Re: Wednesday

Nice work getting so much real life stuff done. Hugs on needing the sleep in, but sometimes it’s best.

Re: Thursday

That’s a good realization about the need for decompression time and sounds like you handled the need well. Fingers crossed they hire you on for real as it seems a good fit for you at this job. If not, maybe you can find something with similar requirements.

Re: Friday

Hugs on the dryers not working, but I can understand the draw to stay up to see Tess. I have similar schedule issues with Colin. Good luck with the jury duty.

Yay for the sneakers helping. Maybe look into some memory foam or gel liners to help with the bottom as well?

Nice work. You’re still within reach if you go for it :).

Re: Tuesday

Duh, I already had the answer. Glad the SSDI assessment was better than the last time. Hope they decide for you as they should. As to the bank, it’s not just them. That’s standard. People can also make deposits to accounts they don’t own to get the account information for hacking, though usually not in person.

You got a lot of real…[Read more]