very belated update

So things have been going well I suppose. I haven't really been writing but I've been plotting out a wonderful story to possibly work on for NaNoWriMo. I am considering holding off and working on my existing WIP. I've gotten a laptop and now have a lot more freedom to work than I previously had.

I had a slightly upsetting experience yesterday. I had sent a chunk of my WIP to a fellow writer and asked her to give me input only on content and not on editing as this was my rough 1st draft. All I wanted was input on whether the bones were good. I've sent it to friends and family who all rave that it's wonderful but they love me and I honestly worry I would not get poor feedback even if it were justified. I did not get what I asked for. Instead she edited it...poorly. The edits would make it completely unreadable as she is very comma happy and keeps telling me to make it less passive. I didn't ask for edits. I know how to edit and I know proper use of commas. I write professional documents for a living and have to edit them. I think my job makes me qualified to determine proper placement in a book. I'm sure I'll make mistakes but seriously...her edits would make any agent laugh me away. I don't know if she did this in an effort to sabotage my writing or if she honestly thinks that is the way it is supposed to be. I don't know her apart from twitter but I'm hurt by it. I asked for something simple and got a complicated mess.

Part of me thinks I shouldn't post this in case she reads it but I really need to get my feelings out there before I become angry instead of hurt.

heh

Guess I failed that mission

September 3

Just ain't feeling it today

September 2

Today is the 2 year anniversary of the passing of my grandmother which is a sad day for me. I still miss her.

Add to that a sinus issue AGAIN and you'll have one crappy day.

THE END

September 1

Well I haven't been very good at keeping up lately, the blog, weight loss, exercise and/or writing. I think that the weight loss and feeling good about myself helps go a long way toward the rest of it flowing easily. I've never been to great at prioritizing when it comes to putting me first. That's going to have to change. I am going through a transition with work where I'll be taking on much more responsibility but with better benefits than I have had so it should even out. The transition is going to be ongoing so I may touch on it again this month while blogging every day.

So I had been down about 13 pounds in mid June but gained back after my friend visited, not her fault by mine. I am now only down by 5.2 pounds but I'm going to get back on track. I'll be going back probably Monday, whenever they reopen this program they have, and starting the c25k again.

I am hoping that by getting that part of my life on track my writing follows along. I am waiting for some input from a friend of mine on my Scottish WIP and I'm jotting down notes for NaNoWriMo so I think I'm on my way to getting things back on track.

I'll be blogging every day this month just to try to recapture my mojo.