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Tag: observations

  • IWSG March 2025 – Formatting Is No Joke

    One of the things a self-published author must do is take their manuscript after editing, and then format it according to the rules of the distributor service. Epub isn’t so bad. Mostly spacing and the use of Heading Styles. Make sure you rip out all the random bits of commands hiding in the script, so…

  • PANIC!!!!

    But no disco. Over the summer, I had bone surgery on my foot. From previous large medical experience, I was totally ready for the random $100 bill here, $300 bill there. I was NOT expecting an $8000 bill. Which I received. Which, if you read the Surprise Billing Act carefully, they are totally allowed to…

  • I Only Wanted to WRITE!

    But then I researched the gatekeepers, and the rights abuses, and sheer improbabilities of getting picked up by a credible publisher. After I hid under my bed for several days with a few choice stuffies, I started researching other ways that I could release my creative genius upon the world through self-publishing. Which was quite…

  • Overcoming Addictions

    A few years ago, I had a rough time, mentally. I’ve had more than one episode, actually. Somehow I got addicted to YouTube. True Crime, Comedy and History documentaries are my go to’s. Every once in a while, a reaction/opinion creator; a movie that’s free with ads. At the time, it was an excellent way…

  • Changing Habits

    My husband has noted that “you’re at your best when your hair’s on fire.” I don’t want to be that person, but I can’t deny that he’s got a point–when I’m forced to work at breakneck speed because of an externally imposed deadline, most of the time I not only get things done, but pull…

  • You Are Building Yourself From Scratch, With No Instructions

    Sometimes I piddle around on a horoscope site. Not because I firmly believe my fate is aligned with Jupiter and which house it’s currently in, but because sometimes the opening line makes me stop and think for a moment. This one caught me a few weeks ago, because it feels like I’ve been trying to…