Slouching toward normality

[babarnett]

I've actually managed to ease back into productivity mode these last few days better than I would have thought.

Reading: Read two more stories in Prime Codex. "Tides" by Tobias Buckell was sad but lovely, with some truly wonderful world-building. "Urban Renewal" by Tom Pendergrass was a fun little tale in which the little old lady who lived in a shoe meets modern bureaucracy. Only three more stories in the book to go.

And so that I can feel productive while driving to and from work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I've decided to give audio books a try. I browsed through the selection at the library today and picked up Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.

Exercise: Wii Sports counts, right? My right arm and shoulder sure tell me it should after all the tennis and baseball. And the boxing certainly feels like good cardio, though it took until today to finally get an opponent who put up a fight. I knocked out the five before him in the first round. This one at least lasted until the second.

Music: Lots of piano and singing.

Writing Business: Another nice but frustratingly close one from Cemetery Dance: "Nicely written throughout, and good emotion. This one came very close for me--please try us again with something new when we reopen to submissions in 2010."  I will crack this market, damn it. Also a nice one from Shimmer for a different story: "I think it's very well written and I love the evocative details of the piece, but..."  Ah, the ever popular "but" of death.

Writing: I haven't been able to do any writing since last Wednesday, so it was tough getting back into the groove today. But I managed a little bit more on the zombie story, so here's hoping I can pick up steam and find that awesomely productive zone I was in before real life reared its head last week.

Comments

[marshall-payne.livejournal.com]

Sorry about Cemetery Dance. You'll crack that market next year, I betcha! *g*

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

That would be nice, but I know better than to get my hopes up. Though when sales actually do come, pessimism makes them seem all the more exciting, so I guess that's the optimistic approach to pessimism. :)

[vash137.livejournal.com]

That is very close!!! I have great faith you'll break through their wall; just keep throwing yourself at it! I'm as always impressed with your productivity on all fronts! *Hugs* and cya soon!

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I'm getting a bit bruised from all the wall banging anymore. ;)

[vash137.livejournal.com]

Pain is for the weak! Like sleep, and fun! You can do it, cuz you've got mad skillz :)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Lol!

[kannibal-kat.livejournal.com]

So close to cracking Cemetery Dance! Maybe a bribe of chocolate would push them right over the edge next time.

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, since they're a horror mag, I think a sacrificial goat might work better than chocolate.

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Wii baseball annoys me right now because I was starting to get better at it, but then I suddenly started sucking. Stupid baseball.

[hildebabble.livejournal.com]

Wii baseball is teh awesome. I kicked the computer's ass so bad one time, it invoked the Mercy Rule.

Rats on those close calls. Next time!

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

My suckitude prevents me from sharing your Wii baseball enthusiasm. Wii boxing, on the other hand, is where I totally rock out so far.