Amie Stuart ~ On the Back Porch

The Writer’s Strike may be on it’s last legs, but another kind of strike is looming over at SFC–at least I hope so.

Also check out this post but John Scalzi on writers and money. Yes, when it comes to finances, I am, as he says, like a chimp on crack. *sigh* Thanks to LaGringa for this.

Today’s giggles-cope:

Dear Amie,
Here is your horoscope
for Monday, February 11:

It may feel as if you’ve got to wait for a long time before moving forward, but you can feel a sense of urgency that makes progress even more fun than usual. Move forward impulsively and enjoy it!

And here I thought it was because I drank fully leaded coffee this morning.

I just wrote this over at the Bradford Bunch, and thought it might make an interesting discussion…especially since Denise and I were talking about NAILED over drinks this evening…because, well, relatively speaking, NAILED doesn’t have a lot of sex in it.

I’ll be honest and say I don’t read a lot of erotic romance/erotica because, well, it makes me neurotic and then I start worrying because I might not have enough sex or it’s not this or it’s not that…I just value my sanity too much I guess LOL

Funny enough, I don’t think I figured this out until I wrote it just now. Am I wrong? Is this bad? I don’t think so. I think, sometimes, it is what it is. And sometimes, it isn’t

BTW While putting highlights in my hair this Am I wrote two more pages.

Ever have one of those days where you forget something but can’t remember what you keep forgetting?

Well that’s been my entire week.

No writing yesterday–I’m not surprised. We had basketball again last night and I got up so early yesterday by the time I took the kid to practice I was bleary eyed, so I read instead.

Probably no writing again until Monday and here’s why:
a) I have page proofs on NAILED due Tuesday. I’m not done.
b) I’m one of the contest coordinators for our chapter contest and we’re gearing up to mail out judges packets (Sunday).
c) I have an RWA Chapter meeting Saturday and I’m the secretary (I also can’t find my notes from the last meeting and I have to type up the minutes
d) I have a book signing tomorrow with Denise, Mik et all. I have one inch of white roots. Guess what I’m doing tonight?! Yeah.
e) I have to do the second round of edits on Ropers Rule (Saturday night I hope).
f) Spend Sunday with Lynn putting together judges packets…oh and clean tonight so my house doesn’t look like a complete pigsty when she comes over.*note to self: buy candles*

can I please be excused from the planet this weekend? Thanks. I knew I could count on you.

In the mean time, if you’re bored, Raine is on her soap box again at SFC…and the Manuscript Mavens CYOA is still going on!

Thirteen is my lucky number. I got thirteen pages yesterday including the two I wrote in the AM and still managed to go over some of the page proofs for NAILED Where I found a HUGE ASS mistake that I can’t believe I Missed. Actually, considering it was Christmas when I did edits and I stopped writing MUS to work on NAILED, yes I can but still it was big. Really big. Okay…okay it wasn’t this big, but it would definitely have earned me a mocking email from Sybil.

I’ve got RWA on Saturday as well as a book signing and chapter contest stuff this weekend so it looks grim. I’ll update the meter but probably won’t blog. Probably

SCREWED PROGRESS METER

I loves dis

moar funny pictures

Last night–no writing. Got up at 6 am, wrote around this huge plot lump that’s pivotal. I”m totally not happy with it, but the story is moving foward. Two pages. Hoping for more tonight but must work on page proofs this afternoon (and get haircut). I’ve decided to try and check in daily with my writing progress in an attempt to be …you got it…Accountable.

So over at SFC Denise mentioned she forgot to blog (which is no biggie–God knows I’ve done it enough times) and had nothing to blog about…she’s pretty swamped with conferences and being an officer in two chapters, our book signing this weekend and Rita books and …….and……..and…….

I got to thinking. The beauty of being under contract is that, as much stalling as you might do, the bottom line falls to you (as it does in many other aspects of this business). You are responsible for turning that book in on time (or not). Don’t get me wrong–I can also attest to the fact that sh*t totally happens but…….when’s the last time you finished a WIP? What’s your productivity level at? And excuses don’t count except for death.

In the interest of full disclosure I wrote Thursday night, Friday and Monday on two different projects.

Okay ya’ll it’s time to vote….head on over to the Manuscript Mavens and read my installment of our Valentine Adventure….and don’t forget to vote

I’m going to choose the adventure that sends me back to bed now