I HAVE HAD IT SWEAR TO GOD

(please note there is writing news & something to read — skip to the BACK TO THURSDAY part)

I was so looking forward to this four day weekend. I HAD PLANS.

And then I woke up on Thursday feeling not so great, but I thought, no, I’m really just very tired and cold from the lack of heating. Let’s bundle up near the space heater, watch some Stranger Things, and we’ll only lose a day. I wrote a little (more on that in a minute) and went to bed.

Friday, I woke up like death.

You guys, I got whatever is above a cold and below the flu. Some tortured head cold that kicked me flat, and all I could manage was a measly two hours a day on anything productive — which had to be the textbook notes for my chapter (the last one that needed to be created from scratch)

I was so useless I ended up taking a sick day today just to clear my system and finish up work because I had ZERO to teach the children–energy or materials.

I’m feeling sort of better now, but my GOD that was annoying. I really hate how my immune system is like let’s hold off on a cold until she has nothing to do. NOTHING TO DO WAS THE PLAN DAMN IT.

okay, anyway.

Obviously, going to be spending this week digging out of the whole being sick left me in, but we’re in the good part of the year — the first unit in all the classes is wrapping up, the worst part of the content creation is behind me, and everything left until holiday break is just plugging in holiday stuff to this year’s templates. My goal is to back on track with my NaNo project since I’ve written exactly 2ooo words.

Friday — we’ll get back on track with the schedule. Very sorry. This has been the school year from hell so far.

BACK TO THURSDAY

A year ago, I got out of writing slump by playing with a fantasy world in flash fic — I realized pretty quick that I hadn’t done nearly enough world building, so I took it down to rework. And for a year, I’ve really done nothing but world build and plan out the big picture, stealing an hour here and there when I was bored with a project.

Thursday, I was just so annoyed with everything, I was like — let me just see if I can write anything that isn’t butt awful.

And I wrote about 1500 words that I liked. On Saturday, I started to feel a little bit human and I wrote another 1400.

I’m not switching projects or anything — the NaNo goal is the serial killer edit, and I’m excited to get into Act 1 but I shared the new stuff with the Patreon Stalker tier last week, and as a peace offering, I wanted to share with you guys.

sooo … a little bit about the story, how I’m thinking about publication/writing time

Isereth’s Prophecy is a romantic fantasy saga that will be written like a limited series — a collection of episodes released every few months once I get going — I’m thinking 6-8 episodes. I’ve written about 25% of episode 1 in 2 sessions (or at least what I’m considering episode 1). And yes, Stranger Things absolutely has influenced me, lol.

The writing plan goes a little like this, barring catastrophes

• Nov & Dec – Out of the Woods novel / You’re Not Sorry  flash fic
• Jan & Feb – These Small Hours, Book 3  /  You’re Not Sorry  flash fic
• Mar & Apr – Isereth’s Prophecy 1: Wyrfall / flashfic
• May & June – FMT, Book 3 / flashfic
• Jul & Aug – Isereth 2, FMT Book 3 / flashfic

And now my peace offering: Isereth’s Prophecy 1 – Shadwell (“First 15 minutes”)

See you on Friday!

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