Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related:  I'm doing the best that I can with my ulnar nerve issue. I see the orthopedist this afternoon and I really hope he can recommend something to help.

Motivational Quote:  "The Queen's Gambit has been viewed by 62 million people. The producer, Allan Scott, spoke about how it took 30 years, with 9 rewrites, and every studio he showed it to said no one would be interested in chess. Please Perservere." ~ Amy Charlotte Kean.

What I'm Reading:  I'm currently reading Splintered Bones by Carolyn Haines and should finish it tonight. It's the third book in the Sarah Booth Delaney series. Once I'm done with it, I'll be starting The Summer of Second Chances by Miranda Liasson. It's the third book in the Seashell Harbor series.

Random Thing:  I'm going to visit one of my nieces and her daughter later this week. She lives about an hour away so I don't see her as much as I'd like especially since her daughter started school last year. We're going to do lunch and then some fun shopping at craft stores and the like.  

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                                     We have a new friend in the neighborhood.

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related: I'm doing Camp NaNo this month. It's a little more loose in structure than NaNoWriMo that's held in November. For the Camp version, you set your own goal that you want to meet instead of writing the 50,000 words required in the formal NaNoWriMo. My goal is to write 25,000 words this month. That will put be back on track to finish Missisippi's story by the end of May.

Motivational Quote: "There's no growth without a lot of hard work and a little risk." ~ Gloria Estefan

What I'm Reading: I started reading The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson last Wednesday. This is a contemporary romance and is the second book in the Blossom Glen series.

Random Things: Last week I posted that I was craving cookies and would probably bake some. I held off the craving and didn't do any cookie baking. I did make carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert for Easter Sunday. I will admit the cream cheese frosting came out of a container (Pillsbury). I haven't managed to master homemade frosting yet. It's either too sweet or the consistency is weird so while my cakes are made from scratch, the frosting will be bought from the store for the foreseeable future.  

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       Carrot cake - I use walnuts in place of raisins in the cake because, well, I hate raisins.
                                

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related:  I finalized the formatting of Ivan's story titled Broken Trust. I also wrote an outline of the next book. I hope to start the new book this week, but I might have to work extra hours at my day job which will eat into my writing time so I might have to put off starting the new book until the week of 09/26/22.

Motivational Quote: "Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those changes that would make all the difference." ~ Mignon McLaughlin

What I'm Reading: I haven't had a lot of time to read for pleasure lately so I'm still reading Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson. I hope to finish it up this week.

Random Things: I don't watch a lot of television so I don't usually pay too much attention to the new fall shows but I am looking forward to checking out Alaska Daily with Hilary Swank when it starts in October. 

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               It was cool enough to bake last weekend so I made blueberry muffins.

 

 

  

Monday Check In

Last week...

Writing Related: Since Ivan's story is finally done, I took last week off from doing any writing. Instead, I focused on getting the book formatted and ready for upload to Amazon. I also lined up a couple of promotional things.

Motivational Quote: "The beginnings of all things are small." ~ Cicero

What I'm Reading: I started reading Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson over this past weekend. This is the first book in the Seashell Harbor series.

Random Things: I was working away on my laptop when I kept hearing this strange noise almost like an intermittent hum. I walked around trying to track down the sound when I realized it was the cat snoring. I've put a picture of him below. I did accidentally wake him when I went to take the picture.

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