09:47 Slow start today. Feeling achey. It's either yet another virusy thing, or just general fibro crap. Grrrrr & I need to write or edit today.
10:57 Feeling cheery, then bank calls. Wld I like 2 see financial advisor? Last time saw him, led 2 loss of quarter of savings. Not bloody likely!
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16:13 Will soon be banned from Cafe Revive. Always end up talking about rude stuff with writer friends, making nearby old ladies scared.
18:16 Just had an ebook splurge inc. 'Talk Me Down' and 2 x Megan Harts + some Briefs. :)
18:31 Feel so bloaty over the cake and the wine gums. It was just pure greed.
08:27 Gawd, it's cold this morning. 0 degrees, but feeling like -5 with wind chill. May have to go out to post later, but otherwise, am staying in
11:58 Hot news, tweets! Random House's new Valentine's promo is free hot books. Today's is IN TOO DEEP! Print or ebook! tinyurl.com/ce7hsm
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13:08 Agh, I tweeted too soon. The IN TOO DEEP thing is a *prize draw* to enter, not a giveaway... so sorry to have misled. Starts 1st February.
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As part of the run up to Valentine's Day celebrations, Random House are running a prize draw for an erotic novel every day! And guess what the first offering is?14:25 Wahey, I just won an Ecata Reviewers' Choice Award for GOTHIC HEAT! :)
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16:11 Thanks for the congrats, you guys! :) Was going to have 2nd slice of cake to celebrate, but being goody 2 shoes, had healthy banana instead
09:03 Lunch with author Lindsay Townsend today! tinyurl.com/cpr2s6
09:05 Hmm... what happened to my Loudtweets last night? No sign of them...
09:06 Typical of LoudTwitter not to work on a day when I am exceptionally witty & brilliant. Not.
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08:32 Agh, have woken feeling overwhelmed with 'stuff' to do! And filled with a vague sensation of dread and not being up to various tasks. :(
08:34 Feel very much like lying down again, pulling covers over head & ignoring everything. I'm sure I'll snap out of it later.
11:02 Am having one of those odd days when I feel detached from reality. Sadly, I'm not attached to my fiction either. Just wanna drift...
14:27 On the day I feel most frazzled in ages, I start sorting out accounts, obviously guaranteed to make me more frazzled. I'm a loony.
15:47 No writing stuff today, but finally got some accounts sorting done. All organised into order now. Ready to enter them all up into Money.
15:48 Somebody gave himself a late Christmas cake the other day. Just had a slice... Mm... delicious! :)
15:50 Feeling more cheerful now than I have all day. Must be the sense of achievement and the rich fruit cake goodness... Yum!
15:50 Oh, and Poirot's on the telly too.
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15:13 Am feeling a little out of sorts today. Could it have been that extra beer last night, after wine? Poirot made me do it... LOL
16:40 Working out background stuff for story that won't be in it, but which I need to know for it to feel right...
18:57 Feeling v. smiley about something I just heard. :)
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10:14 New story, was gonna write in 3rd pov, but it's speaking to me in 1st pov. Should prolly follow this instinct if it feels right, I think.
10:55 Nearly 11am & still not dressed. V. lazy morning, tho' have been thinking about that story. It's starting to 'firm up' in my mind now.
13:50 Enjoying editing a long story. Noted lot of too short paragraphs, creating choppiness. Am blending some together for smoother flow.
14:34 Just finished editing that story. Like it v. much, actually. Prolly a quicker reconciliation than IRL, but hey, it's artistic license... LOL
14:37 What reward can I award myself for finished edit? Alas, only 1 blueberry muffin left in pack, and if I eat it, means himself=1 muffin, me=3
17:31 Feeling a bit weary & under the weather now. Blah... But at least I got some stuff achieved earlier, so day not lost entirely.
17:32 LOL! Cat looking at me over top of laptop... he looks so cute.
18:56 7pm... too early to start on the wine? It's only the 'lite' half strength kind... ;)
19:08 Have wine now + Pom-Bears teddy shaped potato snax
21:22 Watching Poirot. Have become a bit obsessed with him lately. But like the earlier eps with Capt Hastings & Miss Lemon better than later ones
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12:45 Mm... large blueberry muffin. My reward for Saturday morning supermarket shopping.
12:48 Mind full of a sequel/linked piece to one of my stories. Need to make it different, but also similar... the usual impossible task! LOL
19:56 Fish & chips at home tonight. Chilling in front of the telly, pigging out. CSI:NY later... What's not to like? :)
19:58 Still mulling over my next story, looking for new angles for my characters. Think it'll be fun to write when I get going. :)
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12:15 Jeezum, why is life so all fired complicated sometimes?
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08:26 Grey, cold day here in Yorkshire. Need to be positive & focused today. Would like to achieve lots.
08:45 Lingering over my breakfast cuppa tea. Savouring the moment. Need to relax, not think about 'stuff' all the time, free brain for creativity.
09:30 Weird, when I'm writing a story it always seems like crap... but when I read it afterwards, I suddenly start to like it a lot more! :)
16:19 Editing current story, glancing thru book ideas. Funny, when I came up with them, bankers were glam heroes. Now they're demons to many folk
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08:53 Very tired this morning after a night of strange dreams. Some about the inauguration, some rather scary and distressing.
08:54 Still polishing an author bio. Still see-sawing between sounding like an abysmal dork and an arrogant git. LOL
10:48 Very worried about the non delivery of an important document. :(
14:15 hard 2 type... small but heavy cat resting on arm... not able 2 use shift key at moment... lol
17:03 Just finished editing a naughty shorter story. 3K-ish. Very fun, rather silly. Lots of fumbling around. LOL
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08:43 Oh noes, have to write author bio! Hate 'em! Always end up sounding boring or a dork. Or both. + have no life & don't go anywhere exciting.
12:58 Enjoying my domestic discipline story. V. little actual rumpy-pumpy in it, but hopefully still redolent of eroticism. Well, that's the plan.
13:29 Agh, am wondering if I have some sort of lurgi thingoid. Ache behind eyes, sinusy, bit sniffly. Think himself has got the same thing.
15:57 I love it that the crowds are hollering and screaming for Obama as if he's a rock star! Looks like a brilliant atmosphere over there. :)
17:38 Rev Lowry rocks too.
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09:29 Contemplating change...
14:56 Agh, just had a huge snow flurry! Thick flakes. Fortunately not settly type snow though.
22:10 Foofing around with a quaint kind of story. Old fashioned domestic discipline games. Married couple having naughty fun.
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09:50 Lazy Sunday morning. But need to shape up soon and work.
13:03 Working again at last. A very naughty story. :)
14:29 Have finished my rude kinky story with some nice true love! Everybody go 'aw!'
14:52 Thanks for the awwwws, guys! Am so pleased to get this first draft done. I'd been sort of stuck for a few days, but now I feel like I rule!
14:53 I think I deserve the last muffin in the package now, as a reward.
15:26 I ate the muffin. It was yum!
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15:33 Just eaten immense blueberry muffin. A barzillion calories, but just gorgeous! Kuffer the cat now finishing up the crumbs. :)
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10:47 Am watching the haunting 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. The pan pipe music is giving me the shivers...
17:43 Have finished watching Picnic at Hanging Rock. It's left me feeling unsettled again, which I suspect was prolly the director's intention. :)
18:22 Look what arrived this morning!: Alice was here already... but Seduction is new! :) tinyurl.com/9mydha
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11:54 Just read of the death of Ricardo Montalban. He was great! Remember him best as Khan... he was freaking *awesome* in that role!
11:57 Good news! I won the lottery! Bad news... it's £2. But £2 is better than nothing. :)
12:34 Oh, I really need to simmer down right now! Something just made me so cross, but I mustn't do anything rash/stupid. Chill, Portia, chill...
13:59 Just ordered Picnic @ Hanging Rock DVD. Was thinking about it last night, don't know why & just had to have it. It's mystery will inspire me
15:23 Oh dear, I'm on the balls again. Justified due to vexation of earlier on.
16:35 Jeebers, today is developing into another day where 'stuff' gets in the way of writing. But have sorted a web thing out satisfactorily. :)
19:18 I'm hungry. Himself just ate a whole pizza and now I fancy some... stomach growling.
19:23 twitter is going peculiar on me... or am I going peculiar on it? LOL
19:54 oh bollox, it's gone weird again...
20:03 All this trifle talk + himself's pizza = me hungry. Must eat, but it'll prolly be beans on toast.
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08:38 Delightful classics for wakeup listening now. No more Doom&GloomFM. I'll take news in small doses, later in day, when I'm braced for it.
09:06 Have been looking at pages of quotes on 'decision making'... but I can't decide which one is the best! LOL
10:48 Mmm... morning coffee accompanied by yummy chocs given to me yesterday by Saskia!
12:28 Been a slow start today, but did a couple of tiny tasks from to-do list and feel much better!
17:23 Oh noes, I am eating chocolate balls again. A different kind to the ones I was eating this morning. I'm a hog.
17:25 Ack, admin type stuff has conspired all day to prevent me from writing. Very frustrating and I ended up shouting a lot.
18:23 Ah, Ice Road Truckers tonight! I don't know why I love it but I do!
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23:37 Oh noes, I found some dark chocolate balls that I won in a prize... and now I can't stop eating them!
07:34 Radio news this am. Recession, job losses, recession, downturn, job losses, new HRT scare. Just great. Listening 2 music only from now on :(
14:53 Just back from awesome lunch w/ Saskia! Total blast as always. We love to frighten the natives in Cafe Revive! Folk eavesdrop 'cos we laff!
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23:22 Very, very tired, but feel pleased with work done today.
09:19 QI is awesome too! Another big fave of mine. Interplay between Stephen & Alan is priceless. :)
15:49 Feel slightly spaced by various kerfuffles today, but tomorrow is a jolly lunch with Saskia!
19:00 Brain feels totally fuzzed tonight. Am *so* looking forward to day out tomorra! Yummy lunch, coffees and the bestest company!
21:13 Worried about hubby's job again. It's not looking good. And he's in his lateish 50s. When jobs come back, they'll go to younger guys... :(
22:52 Owe emails to lots of people. Must get on this & stop being so bad mannered. Need to be much more organised.
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15:59 Rewriting, reworking process was very satisfying, but am a bit tired now. Also fed up of itchy face from this allergy/reaction thingoid.
19:08 Mmm... face calm for moment. Am enjoying a bag of Pom-Bear teddy shaped potato snax. A fine dining experience... LOL
22:56 Txting a journo, when one has had 2 beers & is a crap txter... perhaps not a good idea! LOL
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00:40 I love editing, rewriting, reworking, re-imagining... Making what was old into something new and more fun!
19:06 Much v. intense editing/reshaping today. But *enormously* satisfying.
19:09 Bollox, forgot to get tin of mushy peas at Tesco.
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08:28 Thanks to all kind tweeters who posted about Alice. She should be home mid morning when himself picks her up from the vets. :)
08:32 Sigh, feeling fed up because face is itchy from rosacea. It's flared again. Doesn't look too bad, but feel as if I could gouge my chin off.
09:19 Wondering what have accidentally touched face with to trigger rosacea/sensitivity/dermatitis flare? Am such an idiot. Faceful of E45 today.
11:55 Anti-hists + late Poirot last night are making me drowsy.
13:25 Is twitter ded?
14:05 Alice home & fine. But himself may have got speeding points rushing around to call at vet during the day! On top of £108 vet bill... sigh
15:04 Ah, some disappointing news...
15:13 I am so fed up now...
15:42 Think I might enter the Euromillions tonight. Win that, & I could just lie about, eating chocolate & not have to worry...
15:43 But at least there's new Numb3rs & NCIS tonight to take my mind off things.
17:19 Hmmm... disappointment now turning into a stimulating creative challenge! Sometimes this job just blows my mind! :)
19:10 Thanks to all lovely tweeters who expressed concern re. my angst. Am now enjoying a new challenge & glad to have it! All's well etc etc. :)
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07:54 Poor Robin Schone! I hope she's able to make a full recovery.
08:46 Determined to do better today. Will whip words-ass and also try and catch up on some admin and emails!
10:42 Taking a few of downtime after my static cycling. Enjoying v. nice cup of instant costa rican and a banana. Then to work!
14:38 Mmm... day getting a little bit out of control somehow. Due to various, including cat barfage. Alice is out of sorts, poor baby.
17:53 Oh dear, Kitteh Alice had to go to the vet. Her barfage & coughing suggested throat obstruction. She's had to stay/be anaesthetised. :(
19:22 Alice is fine now. As I suspected, she'd eaten a big piece of grass & it'd got stuck. She's stopping at vets overnight 'cos v. drowsy.
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09:13 Why do I ache all over? It's not from over exercising... I'm far too idle a git for that!
09:46 Gonna get on my exercise bike now, see if I can loosen up and shake off the aches. It's worked for me that way before. :)
12:04 Yikes, the hero in this story of mine is a wicked horndog. 20 years younger than heroine, but at her all the time... hee hee.
16:13 Am getting v. annoyed waiting for a particular email.
18:47 I have got to chill and calm and not get vexed with people. I can feel myself ready to go Mrs Angry again...
20:25 Only 1K words today. Have given up & am watching Ice Road Truckers.
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07:36 Current story seems to have gone off the rails a bit. Need to herd it back on course. And stop mixing metaphors too. LOL
07:37 Am starting to pay for that 2K words in around an hour. Shoulders & wrists rather sore. A steady pace of around 1K per day is better for me.
07:38 Another bitter cold day here in West Yorkshire. Glad I work from home. Himself has to go out, as 3 day week seems to be 4 day this week.
08:11 Drinking Twinings 1706 Blend tea at the moment. Delicious! Might be better than Yorkshire Gold, methinks...
09:20 Not dressed yet, but have written 100 words of current story. Steering it back on track. I hope.
10:55 One piece of Christmas cake left. Eat now? Save for afternoon tea break?
13:48 Well, have written my 1K words for the day. Good going, eh, before lunch!
14:29 Broke kitchen timer I use for writing, but have now discovered timer on my phone and love it! So loud & sounds just like an alarm clock!
17:48 Sigh. Liked my story when first started it, then hated it, then liked it, now think it's a shambling mess again.
20:42 Am worried about a friend.
20:56 twitter seems a bit bolluxed up tonight
21:10 Oh dear, am very, very tired all of a sudden. Massive yawning.
21:31 wot the blinkin eck is up with twitter? Stuff's arriving in the wrong order...
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07:44 Very, very cold out this morning. Am so glad I work from home!
12:33 Finished one story. Have done 46 words on the next one. Need some thinking time before I really get stuck in on this one though.
17:05 Well, first proper working day and I've done good. 1K of a story I wasn't really looking forward to, and guess what, I'm having fun with it!
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09:59 So much to do today & so little motivation. But must be harsh with myself & get stuck in & stop behaving like a dilettante instead of pro
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11:11 Erk, just discovered that hips, thighs, tum and bum have acquired post Xmas flobber. Must get back in healthy fruit type habits.
11:14 And still I'm tweeting when I should be working! When will I ever learn?
11:20 Hell, I'm *still* tweeting! Step away from the tweetage, woman!
11:22 Am not really here, but have won lottery! Alas, cannot retire to life of luxury on ten quid 'tho...
14:18 Agh, I love this little story of mine, but having to check the proofs of it is making me crazy. Feel slightly sick every time I look @ them
14:52 Forced myself to read thru story again. And it's okay. Was just being stupid, not wanting to look at it. Changes okay to send to editor now.
15:00 Well, one job down. Now have another dreaded job, writing bio for antho I'm going to be in! Need non irritating way to make self sound fab!
15:14 Wahey, both proof corrections & final version of bio now sent off. Need to treat myself to slice of Xmas cake as a reward. To hell w/ thighs
17:13 What's Your Blogging Personality? - tinyurl.com/r9gbj - Your Blogging Type Is Thoughtful and Considerate #blogthings
18:03 Still no writing done. Only small chores. Kind of tidying up loose ends for proper writing push tomorrow [my story, & I'm sticking 2 it ;)]
22:15 amazing. am doing a chat challenge at the mo, and have written 1.2k words in the space of about 40 minutes... go me!
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Feeling tired and brain-foggy today. So hard to concentrate on anything, yet my to-do list is miles long. Just want to sleep...
