Monday, April 25, 2005
Great To Be Alive
Before I start today's entry, many thanks to everyone who e-mailed and posted to my blog concerning Laura's little mishap on Friday evening. She's fine although extremely embarrassed whenever it gets mentioned. As for the neighbour, well her brand new car shouldn't take too much to fix, however I think we can safely assume we have already been scored off her Christmas card list.
It is a glorious day here in Edinburgh. I walked most of the way to work in the fresh sunshine morning and lapped up the spring weather. I had an overwhelming feeling of being glad to be alive; long may it last.
Work was crap; 'nuff said about that.
I edited some poems and went through the two issues of Hunting Jack from last night so I could get them sent off when I got home. I find sometimes that by sitting on several completed issues can hold me back. Once sent I have committed them and so by keeping a hold of them, there is always the question in my mind of whether to go back and change something. Very rarely is it justified so I like to send them - normally - as soon as they are ready.
I posed to a writer's forum about my concerns over the KIC contract and it's soon to be conclusion. Then an idea came to me. I have a large piece of work in WIP and it has been in that state for quite a while. Maybe, just maybe, it could be worth serialising also. I took a long look at the manuscript but in the end, decided not to pitch it as a serial. I want to free up time for other non-contractual projects.
We were supposed to have one of Gail's friends from work over for dinner but she cancelled during the day. Since I had bought in the ingredients beforehand, I went ahead and made it anyway - Marzetti! I served it up with crunchy salad and garlic bread.
I sent in issues 66 and 67 and started writing at eight o'clock. I got through a tough issue. It's mostly dialogue just now and needs padding out, though conversation between the two characters in the scene is vital to the entire story so I've got to get it right.
While I was writing a van showed up outside. On closer inspection it was for the neighbour two doors up who Laura damaged their car. He specialises in removing small bumps and scratches from cars. Looks like a bill will be on its way very shortly.
It is a glorious day here in Edinburgh. I walked most of the way to work in the fresh sunshine morning and lapped up the spring weather. I had an overwhelming feeling of being glad to be alive; long may it last.
Work was crap; 'nuff said about that.
I edited some poems and went through the two issues of Hunting Jack from last night so I could get them sent off when I got home. I find sometimes that by sitting on several completed issues can hold me back. Once sent I have committed them and so by keeping a hold of them, there is always the question in my mind of whether to go back and change something. Very rarely is it justified so I like to send them - normally - as soon as they are ready.
I posed to a writer's forum about my concerns over the KIC contract and it's soon to be conclusion. Then an idea came to me. I have a large piece of work in WIP and it has been in that state for quite a while. Maybe, just maybe, it could be worth serialising also. I took a long look at the manuscript but in the end, decided not to pitch it as a serial. I want to free up time for other non-contractual projects.
We were supposed to have one of Gail's friends from work over for dinner but she cancelled during the day. Since I had bought in the ingredients beforehand, I went ahead and made it anyway - Marzetti! I served it up with crunchy salad and garlic bread.
I sent in issues 66 and 67 and started writing at eight o'clock. I got through a tough issue. It's mostly dialogue just now and needs padding out, though conversation between the two characters in the scene is vital to the entire story so I've got to get it right.
While I was writing a van showed up outside. On closer inspection it was for the neighbour two doors up who Laura damaged their car. He specialises in removing small bumps and scratches from cars. Looks like a bill will be on its way very shortly.
Colin 10:34 am