seren_ccd: (Miranda Get in!)
I think I can manage Five Things.

1. I finished my Black Sails fic for WIP Big Bang! It's frickin' over 100,000 words! At least 30,000 of those words were written in the last two months. *collapses* I'm owning this, I'm so proud of myself for finishing this story. I wanted to finish it and I did. WOO!

2. Following on from the above (holy crap, I finished it!), I'm glad I did it because I proved a few things to myself. Namely, that yes, I can actually write a novel-length story. And that I can discipline my writing. I have an actual method that does work. I can do this again. I want to do this again. (I...might have an idea I want to do this with...we'll see...it involves plants and Florida swamps and metaphysics...)

3. The move back to the states is progressing steadily. My flight back to my lovely trashfire state of Florida is on 15 October. I'm so conflicted about this move. I have no idea what it's going to be like when I get there and I don't even want to speculate about it. I'm just going to let it happen and try to be as chill as I can.

4. Wrapped up in the above is some serious baggage around the last 20 years and I'm trying not to kick past!seren too much. She would have done things differently if she could have. But, I feel very unprepared and like I've fallen behind where I'm 'supposed' to be. Which is, frankly, bullshit. I know it's bullshit. Still, the feeling remains and I'm working on it.

5. I'm having to move out of my current flat in a week because the uni semester starts soon, so a Master's student is moving in. However, my landlady's parents (bear with me) own this big house that's been converted into student flats, apart from the third floor which is a one-bedroom flat they usually stay in. They're heading out, so, I'm moving in!

I'm actually really excited! It's this big Victorian house that is on one of my favourite streets in town. It has a lovely view of the tennis courts as well as the sea (if you stand on your tiptoes). I've always wanted to see inside of the houses on this street and now I get to live in one! And it's all inclusive! No utilities bills or council tax for a month!

Happy Wednesday! ♥
seren_ccd: Made by me (Daisy from Spaced - Writing is hard)
1. I hiked up a mountain last weekend. It was really frickin' hard and my thighs still haven't forgiven me. But I did it. I'm kinda proud of myself. It was another one of those 'let's see if I can do this' challenges I keep setting for myself and I did it. The mountain is called Cadair Idris and it's pretty well-known in these parts. We definitely went up the wrong way, but my ankle held up beautifully. So, I think this may be one of those things that I'm going to cling to in the next few months (years?). I hiked up a mountain less than a year after fracturing my ankle and dislocating my shoulder. If I can do that, I can do anything. Right?

2. I'm about 95% committed to moving back to the states and it's still freaking me out. It's very strange to essentially be given a chance to actually be selective about what I do next. I'll be in a position where if I don't have a job, it won't be life or death and that's really, REALLY freaking me out. I actually get to be picky about what kind of job I do next? I've never had this luxury and I'm not quite sure what to do with myself.

3. Easter weekend approaches! Four day weekend! I'm pet-sitting an adorable Springer spaniel for a friend as well as house-sitting. She has an amazing kitchen, so I'll be baking a strawberry-peach pie and attempting, for the first time, to make a gumbo. Both of these dishes will be just for moi! And maybe for a friend if she gets back into town in time. No promises.

4. Other than the pet-sitting, I have no plans for the long weekend, so that means it's a perfect time to WRITE. I'm determined to finish my Black Sails epic, so that's what I'll be working on, I think. It's been a bit of a relief to think about it in terms of the whole story as opposed to chapter by chapter.

5. I keep trying to start new shows, or new-to-me shows, and then I just don't. It's really weird. Lately, I always just end up watching Midsomer Murders or Inspector Lewis re-runs. I don't get it. Although, I did watch Derry Girls and it's an absolute delight. I'm ready to watch the new season of Killing Eve, but it hasn't aired in the UK yet.

I hope everyone is doing all right! Take care out there! ♥
seren_ccd: (Hot Fuzz/He-Man)
*waves*

1. Got struck down by a dreadful cold last week. I even stayed home one day as my nose was pretty darn gross. I worked from home, naturally, because in this day and age heaven forbid you actually have an proper sick day where you don't work. Did I ever tell y'all that when I had my accident last year and could only use one hand and one leg, my boss dropped my work laptop off the day I got home from the hospital? *sighs*

2. It's looking more certain that I'm going to make the big move back to the States. Probably September? That's when my lease ends, so it kind of makes sense. I'm...terrified? I'm trying to find things to look forward to, and while they exist (my family, living rent-free for a while, I can get a dog, new places to explore, I won't have this constant feeling of being pulled apart, etc.), I'm having a hard time these days looking forward to much of anything. It's most likely a symptom of some larger depression issues, but being optimistic feels too draining as the thing I was looking forward to never matches my expectations.

I don't mean that I've become totally pessimistic, just...neutral, with a side of mild pessimism. :P

In short - this is a very big move and I'm very anxious about the whole thing, but I don't feel I can stay where I am any longer. So, it's probably a good idea to retrench.

3. I've signed up to WIP Big Bang 2019 to finish my Black Sails fic! I started this fic when we moved back to Wales, so it's fitting that I finish it before I leave.

4. Still doing lots of exercise and that aspect of my life feels pretty good! I have more energy and more shape to bits of me.

5. I don't think I have a #5? I hope everyone is doing okay! Happy Tuesday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Hot Fuzz/He-Man)
I'm feeling much better this week.

1. Seriously, much better. Not altogether sure why? Probably because I did all the hard stuff last week and this week I'm feeling the relief of letting a few things go (both physical stuff and mental stuff). I've also changed my diet a little. Just added more protein but also made sure to eat stuff I wanted to.

2. I'm still exercising and I went to a gym session last night and it was really hard, but good. Especially good in that I've been working on getting better and I am. My stamina and my energy levels are so much better than a month ago. Yay!

3. Work is...okay. I'm not as full of rage as I was, but I'm much more wary of stuff.

4. I think I might do a walking holiday in Ireland to see the Giant's Causeway. It looks amazing and I've found a really good deal for not very much. I've been in the UK for 12 years and I've never made it to Ireland. I need to get to Ireland. I've lived in Wales, England and Scotland, I need to complete the circle. I also need a mini-break, so I'm looking at May... Possibly. Maybe with a friend, maybe on my own. But I really want to do it.

5. I need to work on my Abigail/Billy story, however I had an idea the other day for an original thing that I might try exploring...

6. Ooh, look! A 6! I kind of loved Netflix's the Umbrella Academy. I'm not quite sure why? The soundtrack is AMAZING and I just really liked the characters a lot. It was fun and while there are some seriously grim moments, it didn't feel utterly weighted down by them? I have to admit, I've taken to fast forwarding through scenes that look like they'll be grim. I don't tend to miss anything and I can get the gist of the scene, I don't need to see it.

I hope everyone is doing okay! Happy Wednesday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Aliens Ripley and Hicks)
Howdy!

1. I'm feeling much better about life and things in general. I mean, it's still January, but it'll be February on Friday and that means that time is passing and I think that's a good thing. But boy howdy, this month has lasted for at least a year. Sheesh. cut for a bit of rambling re: dudes )

2. I started exercising again! I went to my very first yoga class last week and loved it. I'll definitely be going back.

3. I'm also going to fold 1000 origami paper cranes this year. I'm teaching myself origami and if I make 3 to 5 cranes a day over this year, I should reach 1000. It's really fun.

4. Who actually managed to write and type up 2,500 words of the next chapter of 'a tide of hope' this weekend? THIS GIRL. WOOO!

5. Has anyone watched 'The Terror? It was an AMC series on last year about the Northwest passage. It looks intriguing!

I hope everyone is okay! Happy Tuesday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Always time for a cuppa)
I really am trying to get back into this blogging thing. It'll click eventually!

1. I broke up with the fellow I'd been seeing for several months. It'd been a rather long-distance thing (8 hour train ride) but we talked every day. It's been really hard. I still can't actually say or write the words 'broke up' without tearing up. But, it was time. He'd really been pushing for me to move down to where he is and I just plain didn't want to. There's a 90% chance that I'll move back to the States in the next few years. I was happy to keep this casual and enjoy ourselves and that's not where he is. There were also other things about him that were giving me pause that I knew I couldn't live with. Thing is, I breezed past red flags and ignored my gut feelings throughout my marriage - I can't do that again. So I didn't.

We're planning to stay in touch and there appear to be no hard feelings, but we'll see. It still sucks and I still feel like crap. You'd think that doing the right thing would make you feel better, right? Dang it.

2. I'm doing ALL the self-care. I'm headed to the library on Saturday and have already requested a bunch of random non-fiction books about various topics just so I can read and take notes and enjoy the peace of the reading rooms. I'm making my favourite pasta dinner tonight. I'm starting a personal training thing at the gym on Monday with someone who runs a ladies-only bootcamp the rest of the year (so I trust her and she knows me and my skills). I'm also getting my hair cut next weekend. I can do this. *fingers crossed*

3. Driving lessons continue. Still hard. However, at my lesson on Tues (the morning after the break-up where, yes, I did cry on my driving instructor because of course I did - she's very nice and it was fine), I apparently had the best lesson yet and if I drove the same way on my test that I did on Tues, I'd pass. Yay! Progress!

4. I managed some decent writing last weekend on a WIP, which I wasn't expecting. But it was me, a cappuccino and my notebook in a cafe and the words appeared on the pages. Nice.

5. One last thing about this break-up (sorry, I'm such a broken record right now) is something my counselor said to me when I saw her last night: I'm having such a hard time right now because I wanted this to work. I cared. I connected with someone. I wanted a relationship. I let myself be vulnerable and open for possibilities. I tried and for awhile, I was really happy. And that's a good thing. I have no regrets about that whatsoever. I was strong where it counted and I listened to my gut and I did something about it. I can be proud of myself for that.

I hope everyone is doing okay! Happy Thursday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Yuletide!)
Things!

1. Yuletide story has been betaed (THANK YOU!!!!!) and posted. I'm feeling pretty good about it and I kind of like it. I hope my recipient does, too. I've never written in this fandom before and it was fun to try to get into something that I encountered during my childhood.

2. I just need to get through the next 4 days and then I'm off for the holidays! Woo! I'm spending them with the new fella which should be interesting. And fun. Hopefully, a lot of fun! He actually has to work most days, including Christmas Eve and Christmas day. He apologised for it and I was like, 'My dude. My Christmas wish is to stay in my pyjamas until at least noon and raid your very incredible DVD collection. I will be fine. I will be watching telly and baking. I will be so very happy.'

3. I wrote 500 words of the next chapter of a'a tide of hope'! Holy schniekes! My goal is to publish the next chapter before the end of 2018.

4. Anyone have any non-fiction book recs? I've got a few lists I refer to, but if anyone has anything off the top of their head, that would be grand. I have a very long train journey this Friday as well as the return one. I have some fiction lined up, but it's always nice to have a non-fiction in reserve.

5. I...don't think I have a 5? I hope everyone has a decent Monday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Mucha Kitty)
In an attempt to liven my DW back up, here's 5 Things on a Friday!

1. I am TOTALLY renting The Meg tonight. I love shark movies and I adore Jason Statham, so this is going to be so bad, it's AWESOME. (And how hilarious is it that when I went to add tags to this entry, I apparently already have a Jason Statham tag? Good job, past!Seren!)

2. I'm taking driving lessons. Yay? I have an American license, but since I'm a UK resident, I have to actually get a UK license. It's...going. I only ever learned automatic, so this whole clutch thing is nuts. And what's with the no stopping at junctions? What's this giving way nonsense? I'm from the land of if you don't STOP, you get a TICKET. It freaks me out. However, saying that, today my instructor said I drove my best yet. Woo!

3. I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping! All the gifts to US people were shipped out last weekend. I'm taking myself to a cafe tomorrow to do my Christmas cards.

4. I really, really, REALLY want to get my motivation back for a tide of hope, my Abigail Ashe-epic thing. I'd love to get just one chapter out before the end of the year. Any tips on how to get one's muse back in line?

5. I met my little god-daughter last night and she's adorable, I'm so smitten! She smiles and seemed very interested in my hair and glasses. I cuddled her all evening. And my little 3 year old nephew is OBSESSED with Thomas the Tank Engine. He KNOWS ALL OF THEM BY NAME. He gets a little upset when little sis heads towards his trains, though. He's clearly been taught how to 'politely' get his parents' attention though, because sis was headed straight for his trains and he said, at the top of his lungs, "EXCUSE ME, MOM AND DAD, EXCUSE ME, MOM AND DAD," while pointing at her. It was hilarious and he's such a clever fellow.

I hope everyone is well! Happy Friday!!! ♥
seren_ccd: (Miranda Get in!)
Hello! *waves* I've been neglecting this journal and I don't mean to. I'd like to post more, but the day always seems to get away from me.

So, here are my usual five things!

1. My husband and I have definitely separated and will be filing for divorce one of these days. It's been hard but also good. We still chat and email and things are actually pretty darn all right. We were having coffee one day, looked at each other and went, 'whoa, we've done the right thing, haven't we?' I feel positive about more things now and it's been incredible to just have time to myself and to relearn who I can be and what I can do without having to worry about him. I'm working really hard at my job and taking on all sorts of responsibilites and actually getting recognized for them, in fact...

2. I'M GOING TO NEW ZEALAND IN JANUARY!!! The company I work for is based there and we're the European branch. They've received some new investment money and will be making some changes and they want me to go over and sit down with the team. Eeeeeee! I'm going to Middle Earth!!! I'll be mainly on the South Island near Dunedin, but I've already looked at day trips in the area. I can't wait. I'm also hoping to stop in Melbourne, Australia to see some family there.

Things are happening in very cool ways for me and I'm feeling really grateful for all the hard work that I've put in. You do all these things. You show up. You put in the hours. You're supportive and you work hard and honestly, most of the time, I never expect to see any kind of reward for it. When a reward actually happens, my first instinct is to actually go: Are you sure? Has there been some sort of mistake here?

BUT!

I'm trying to squash that and just go with it.

3. I'm actually exercising. Yep. It's a 'boot camp' that's run two weeks every month from 6.30am-7.30am on the seafront and it's great. The ladies are wonderful and supportive and I have so much more energy and it's not in a gym. I mean, I still hate burpees and jogging, but I'd rather hate them outside than in a gym.

4. Oh, God, I'm so close to having this novel thing done I can taste it. I almost have it ready for some poor soul to read it. (If anyone wants to read this thing and be totally honest about what they think, let me know!)

5. That being said, I hope to finish that and then do something completely different for Nanowrimo. I have a standalone idea that I'd like to run with and see what happens.

I think that's enough for a Wednesday. All the positivity aside, things are still scary and I'm worried most of the time about the world and everyone in it. I hope you're all all right and making it through the days. Take care of yourselves! ♥
seren_ccd: Made by me (Daisy from Spaced - Writing is hard)
Things on a Saturday!

1. Sooo, there are a bunch of people standing outside my house on their mountain bikes waiting to head up a very large hill that they will then cycle down. It rained rather hard last night so I'm hoping this won't end badly. *fingers crossed*

2. In writing news, I'm about to write another chapter of my never-ending 'Abigail Ashe and Billy Bones are stuck on a deserted island, whatever shall we do?' and in my head, this was going to be a simple, calm before the storm type chapter. But now I have ideas and they're all about Abigail's agency and what it means to have power and it's good stuff, but ugh. This was supposed to be simple! Bloody brain.

3. I'm reading the following poem at my sister-in-law's wedding in a few weeks, and I really need to practice, but it's one of my favorites.

Sonnet XVII - by Pablo Neruda

I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz
or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:
I love you as certain dark things are loved,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries
hidden within itself the light of those flowers,
and thanks to your love, darkly in my body
lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving

but this, in which there is no I or you,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,
so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.

4. Speaking of, I'm very ready to go on my holiday! Rhodes! Greek Islands! Kayaking in blue grottos! I'm going to have to get SO much sunscreen.

*Yes, this is very relevant to my upcoming trip as the hen do is Mamma Mia themed. Oh, dear.

5. I don't think I really have a 5, other than I'd really like to go see the new Alien movie, but I think we're going to be out of town when it's here.

Have a wonderful Saturday! ♥

Hullo!

Apr. 2nd, 2017 03:13 pm
seren_ccd: (Default)
Hi there!

I don't have much to post, but I haven't posted ANYTHING in ages, so, here are five things that are occurrin'!

1. I'm trying to get my original novel thing into a 'truck draft' stage. This term originated (I think) with Jenny Crusie, as in 'I could get hit by a truck and the novel could stand on its own'. I have a lot of editing to do.

2. I started Crossfit last week and my thighs still haven't forgiven me. Oh, God. I regret everything. But I'm going to try to stick with it and see how it all goes. I just want some energy back.

3. Work is a thing and it's an okay thing and there are lambs all over the place.

4. I'm on Goodreads! I'm Seren Pen and I'm trying to get the hang of it.

5. I'm going to Greece late this year! It's for my sis-in-law's wedding and she's asked me to read something at the ceremony. Eee! I'm flattered and a little nervous.

Happy Sunday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Default)
I'm sitting in the Tallahassee airport waiting for my flight to Atlanta, then I'm flying to Manchester, then taking a train back to Wales.  It's been a very busy holiday.  I'm exhausted and I have a cold, naturally.  I spent most of New Year's Day in the ER with my grandmother-in-law who is 90 and was severely dehydrated and NO ONE was doing anything. So I did something.  Good news - she's much better after a few days of fluids and antibiotics.  Bad news - she's 90?  With severe osteoporosis and her husband is also 90 and well, they need care.  Hopefully, they'll get someone to come around during the day.

I have eaten SO MUCH.  Shrimp po'boys, meatloaf, standing rib roast, steak tenderloin, massive salads, eggnog milkshakes, lots of Corona's and margaritas.  I'm a very full bunny right now.

I only saw one movie and that was Sing, the animated movie with Matthew McConaghey as a koala and Reese Witherspoon as a pig.  It was pretty adorable and had a great soundtrack. 

I'm also very ready to go home to my husband and the sea and our funny-shaped house and all the sheep. :D

I'm also ready to get back into writing.  I have three writing 'goals' for the year:

Finish my Abigail/Billy, Black Sails EPIC.
Type up my ghost story that I mostly finished in November.
Start the sequel to the above.  This is the one with the werewolf accountant who has lately begun to look a great deal like John Cho in my head.  Because reasons.

This year we're also going to Greece for a wedding and hope to visit Oxford and maybe somewhere else for the fun of it.  It's going to be a tough year, so we're trying to get some coping mechanisms in place ahead of any inevitable troubles.

I hope everyone had a nice holiday and I'm sending all my good thoughts and best wishes to everyone for the New Year.  ♥  Happy Friday!
seren_ccd: (Tulip O'Hare - Preacher)
Hi everyone! How is November treating you so far? I'm NOT enjoying the time change. It's now dark when I leave the office at 4.50pm. Not. Cool.

How is the writing going? I've done fairly well this week until today. I think I'm just tired, but I'm going to try to get something written. In any case, here's a little snippet that I've been trying to work on.

Cwm Alaw is a lot like Stars Hollow from the Gilmore Girls but with more weird stuff. )

What have you all been up to? Feel free to share or ask a question or anything! Happy Sunday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Halloween!)
Hullo!

Well, it looks like people might be up for a Sharing Sunday of some sort. (alliteration unintended!) But I thought I might kick this Sunday off with more of a time to list the challenges you're looking forward to, or dreading, this month.

Mine is pretty simple:

I'm terrified that I'm not going to finish the darn thing. Not the word count part! The words I can do. It's the getting a beginning, a middle, and an end down on paper. The thing is, I know what they are. I know how it starts and I know how it ends. It's the getting there that I have trouble with. I kept finding myself getting bogged down in the details. Which is why I'm doing the whole 'just write and edit later' thing in the first place.

Still, I'm very worried that I won't finish. Well, *fingers crossed*.

How about you? What are you looking forward to this month writing-wise? Happy Sunday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Halloween!)
I love October - all the birthdays! It's my husband's b-day today and mine was last week. He made me Chicken Fesenjan (chicken with a walnut-pomegranate sauce) and chocolate pecan pie. OMNOMNOM. So, today I'm making him puerco pibil (the slow-roasted pork dish from Once Upon a Time in Mexico) and a blueberry-peach pie. I'm using my slow-cooker and the pork has been cooking away for the last 2 hours. The house smells incredible.

And goodness, it's been a wee while since I updated. Work has been nuts. We're so busy. I'm working 9 hour days and I spend the morning doing tons of admin and data-input work, then after lunch I'm in the lab until it's time to go home. We have so many samples, it's ridiculous. Hopefully, this will settle down, um, in November? Maybe? I'm so tired.

It needs to settle down because I'm actually doing NaNoWriMo this year. Wooo! I'm FINISHING my Nora and The Ghost story. I've been thinking about how to go about doing it and I'm doing the hard thing and starting from the beginning. It's the only way.

I've been working on it piecemeal for a few years now, I know what I want to have happen, but it's not very cohesive. So, I'm starting from the very beginning and going straight through it.

I'm also handwriting it. My thoughts flow better with a pen in my hand. And I can edit it by typing it up later. This way, I can just get the damn thing DONE.

In other, other news, I love our new place. It's quiet, it's by the sea, and it has just enough space that it's fairly easy to stay on top of things. I'm really content. :D

How is everyone? Have a lovely Sunday! ♥
seren_ccd: Made by me (Daisy from Spaced - Writing is hard)
Wow, very long time, no post! I'm so sorry about that. Life got very, very busy.

In short, work is stupid busy. I mean, holy cow. I've been to agricultural shows and ram sales and summer is ridiculous for farmers. It's fun? But I cannot wait for November at this point.

We've moved into a new place! Wooo!!! It's a rental, but a proper house. All ours. No one else in the building. I'm so happy to be out of the old place, we hated it. We really, really did. This new place is in a more residential area and near the sea. Seriously, I can see the sea from my window. I've already picked out the spot where my desk is going to go. I'm (finally!) getting a decent desk to write at.

Writing is going pretty well, actually. My brain has been totally hijacked by pirates. I'm obsessed with Black Sails and I can't stop writing Billy Bones/Abigail Ashe fic. I'm writing an epic, y'all. I mean, this fic is going to be long and ridiculous and it's making me so happy. I'm just going with it at this point.

That being said, I think I may try for NaNoWriMo this year, but we'll see.

I don't think I'm going to do Yuletide, though. I'm just not feeling it and I'm not sure. I think I'm off to the states to see family for a few weeks over Xmas, so maybe it's all right.

In movie news - I love Ghostbusters SO MUCH. SO, SO, SO MUCH!!!
seren_ccd: (Miranda Get in!)
Things are...sort of all over the place these days. Emotionally, creatively, all of the above. And it's not something specific that I can fix or even figure out what the problem actually IS. I'd call it a funk, but it's a bit bigger and deeper than that. So, I'm basically trying to just muddle through and if sitting on my couch for an hour playing Bejeweled is what it takes, well then, that's pretty much what it takes.

However, I came across another decent Chuck Wendig blog post on being an artist and it was very helpful. Profane, as that's how he rolls, but helpful nonetheless. Check it out here: Defy Reality, Become an Artist.

My favorite bit is: Chasing the market is like chasing starlight: by the time I find the star that made the light, I remember that the light travels slow and that the star is already dead.

Naturally, this idea comes with some provisos, but it helps to reinforce the idea that writing what I want to read is a big part of writing. The rest can always come later.

Happy Monday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Lucy and Will)
Things on a Tuesday!

1. First off, does anyone have any good recommendations for a good facial cleanser? Summer is sort of here and I really need something that attacks oily skin. Ugh. The biggest lie I was ever told was 'oh, your acne will TOTALLY clear up when you're older!' I'm 37 years old. It hasn't cleared up.

2. I got to PLAY WITH A PUPPY YESTERDAY! She's adorable. She's a little Jack Russell/Patterdale Terrior mix named Jwdi (Welsh for Judy). Oh, the puppy breath was lovely and rejuvenating and she's such a cutie-pie.

3. Um, I can probably only say this to y'all but...I have no desire whatsoever to see the new Captain America movie. *ducks* I'm so tired of this franchise, I can't even explain it. And I wish I wasn't! It's an actual active fandom and I'd love to participate but I just don't care? *sighs*

4. The Great Re-Jigging continues apace. It's proven to be a bit harder than I thought it would be as I'm changing quite a few things as well as trying to tie it into another story I'm writing in an attempt to go for the series route. So I'm having to say good-bye to characters and it's SO HARD. *sniffles* But, I have a good grasp on where I'm going so once I'm past the nit-picky things, I think I'll hit my stride somewhat. It's been fun getting back into some of these characters' heads. I love McCoy and Chapel in all their reincarnations. have a pic of their faces because i'm terribly predictable like that )

5. I've been using my Crock=Pot lately and oh mama, I love my Crock-Pot. I made THE best chicken ropa vieja on Sunday. It just fell apart and was juicy and spicy and So. Good.

Happy Tuesday! ♥
seren_ccd: Made by me (Daisy from Spaced - Writing is hard)
In five minutes, it will be 6pm and I can have a beer. (I have a rule - no alcohol until after 6pm. It's a thing, I don't know.)

Soooo, I didn't get to take this afternoon off - I had to run an extension of the experiment we've been doing all week, plus have a meeting with my boss so he could give me a list of stuff to do next week while he's off.

Oh, God, I have so much to do. On the plus side - I'm taking ALL of next Tuesday off. I plan to have a massage (with a lovely woman who also does aromatherapy and is so reasonably priced) and sit in a cafe and read and write all day. It's a Me Day. I'm looking forward to it.

Jenny Crusie was talking on her blog the other day about Discovery Drafts and I feel like that's what my Het Big Bangs end up being. They're the bare bones of something that I really should go back and expand upon, but that's often where I run into a block. How do you slow down and actually expand on something? I don't know how to elaborate and draw things out. Which leads me to wondering what I could do for a Het Big Bang this year that would be helpful for me in the long run. What's an idea that I could expand on? (I'm still eyeing Karen Page and Frank Castle but maybe he's a ghost? Or maybe they end up traveling together for some reason? I don't know.)

This leads me to my next question - (and I may have asked this before) - but what is everyone's opinion on the filing off of fanfic serial numbers and re-jigging fic for publishing purposes?

Eee! It's 6pm! There's a Corona in the fridge with my name on it and I even have limes!

Happy Friday! ♥
seren_ccd: (Doom - My McCoy/Chapel)
This is my to-do list for the next week or so. I'm jotting it down here just so that I have it down somewhere.

+ Write Heroine Big Bang - 10,000 words of Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell realizing that life isn't quite like it is in the books.

+ Write third (and FINAL) story in Karen Page/Frank Castle series that fell on my head like an ACME anvil. I'm like Wile Coyote here, I can't even...

+ Write next chapter of From Dusk till Dawn aka Kisa and Kate Save the World.

+ Write up Karen/Frank fic recs for het_reccers. See: ANVIL.

+ Buy some new shoes because my feet hurt in the ones that I currently have.

+ Get a massage because lab work is killing my back.

+ Write original stuff. (At least a paragraph on each)

+ Buy a light spring jacket.

+ Contemplate participating in this year's Het Big Bang (if so, Karen/Frank is a big contender, but I want to do an AU).

+ Take this Friday afternoon off to go shopping and read the new Simone St James novel.

I think that's everything? Oh, one more.

+ Laundry.

That's it. *collapses* How is it only Wednesday?

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