Round Up

Friday:
Well, that was a promotion I shall never forget, for a few reasons, one of which was my colleague training so hard she passed out, but before she did, she completed a tonfa kata even though she was out on her feet. I’ve never seen anything like it. Talk about having your kata down. [...]

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On Book Titles

I managed to do a good day’s work at the day job and then also come home and do a good day’s work on the manuscript. Hurrah! So round one of Field Guide edits is done, and I feel like I need to be up front about something here.
Field Guide might become something else. [...]

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Yay!

Big weekend, here at the ol’ HQ. I got the next round of Bamboo edits, and I got, for the first time ever, asked my opinion on the proposed cover art for the book. Holy shit. I didn’t know that actually happened. I’ve had questionnaires and stuff before, but never got to say Yay or [...]

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Done!

Finished Onsen. Phew.

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Ahh

At Discovery on Oak Bay (Old Ben Kenobi, as it’s known by the staff), having a cup of Idido Misty Valley off the vac pots, listening to Dire Straits and having a read of the writing I did yesterday and the day before, and you know what? I’m almost done Onsen. I’ve got about fifteen [...]

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Long and Short

Ridiculous quantities of fun at work today. The Cup of Excellence coffees finally, finally, finally arrived and so did my Takengon. I snuggled the pallet when it arrived. Snuggled it.
After greeting the coffee, I wrote copy for the sign that’ll go upstairs and then cupped a few coffees. Then I got to sit in on [...]

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Damn and Blast

I took five days off training and three off the gym last week, but it looks like I’m still over trained. All the signs are there: My heart rate won’t go up or down, it just hovers in a weird spot, meanwhile my little aches are getting worse and not better and I’m a total [...]

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Battle Stations

OK, everyone, battle stations.
I’m looking down the barrel of a long, long couple weeks. Here’s what’s up next week, in brief: Opening a new store, going to a competition, running a trade-show booth and training for my brown belt exam. Oh, and getting edits to Stormy Bamboo in and finishing off Onsen.
Needless to say, [...]

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All day writing. Onsen is coming along. Got edits in late last night. Getting the arm aches, so I must be busy.
Edit: Also! Hal Duncan has something to say about the SyFy channel and its queer-unfriendly feel. Sorry. Am brainless. Make that John C Wright, re SyFy, etc, etc.
“We’re sure you’re aware that other people [...]

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On the Agenda

Today I am at home. I’ve got the edits for Bamboo in my lap right now. The editorial suggestions are really very limited, which might sound like a good thing but actually drives me batty. I like detailed criticisms and because I feel like if I’m not being challenged I’m probably not giving my best. [...]

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