Tag: observations
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August 2025 Progress Report
We are formatting the ms for the first fantasy novel. It’s a little easier the second time around, but the PDF formatting is still a booger. I’ve learned from the formatting of the romance novel, to go through it for formatting marks and set it up for epub submission, then do the PDF formatting, because…
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WTF JULY 2025
This month, I learned, definitively, that the phrase “team player” in a work environment or on a resume, actually means “door mat” in a business environment.
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July Progress Report
We are now working on the art for the fantasy series. Maps, cover art bits, things like that. I’ve started editing the manuscript for the first in the fantasy series for epub and pdf. But what have we learned now that we are a PUBLISHED AUTHOR (buymybookASpecialBlwndofCrazybuymybook)? We’ve learned that when you hold a physical…
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Mental Health Wednesday: Diet
Depression can suck the energy out of me. Some days I literally cannot summon the raw will to go to the bathroom and swish some mouthwash. Just mouthwash. Brushing teeth? Flossing? When I’m struggling just to care about breathing? I should eat, but thinking about making something is tiring. Thinking about chewing is tiring. I…
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Mental Health Wednesday May 2025
Nothing here is medical advice. This is only a recounting of my own experiences. If you see something here that raises a question, ask your medical provider. I have a load of journals. I’ve tried so many and continue most of them. I’ve plans to try more different kinds. I’m not consistent, though. Consistent journaling…
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Breathe
It is important, during times of stress, to pause, and just fucking breathe. I have to remind myself of that, a lot. Truth be told, I tend to remind myself of it AFTER I’ve made a mistake in the “oh, shit” moment, but I suppose it’s important that I at least remembered to breathe at…
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