Various thoughts on things

I've done enough quizzes for one week, thus far.

Following last week's declaration that I would now write a minimum of 1 hour per day, THUS far, I have managed at least daily work - ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours plus. No, not the hour per day, every day...HOWEVER, this is still more time, per day, that I have put to my craft in the past week plus than I had in MONTHS.

To wit, I finished section 2 of my novel (which I saved as 5 separate files, so as not to risk the single document, the whole hundreds of pages novel, completely lost if the file were corrupted or erased or pick-your-disaster). I am VERY happy with what I have produced - cleaned up several rough spots, fixed the motivation and flow of a key scene, and strengthened, overall, the narrative.

So in late August, I sent an e mail query to an agent...and never heard back from her. I e mailed her again yesterday, and if I don't hear back by next week, I submit the required bits to the next prospective agent. Onwards and forwards - I accept no further delays on making this happen!

Off this weekend to Kingdom Crusades - and hoping the weather deities change their minds, and hold off the rain (at least til late tomorrow night!) After I get home Sunday, I need to do a LOT of writing/editing (to make up for the lack today and tomorrow).

I'll see many of you in Maryland in the next few hours!

Care to join in the fun?

Five questions
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1 -- Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 -- I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 -- You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4 -- You'll include this explanation.
5 -- You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.

Answers to pascual_del_mar 's questions:

1.) If you could share one thing about yourself with people about your personality what would it be?

What many people often see as abrasive or arrogant or bravado on my part is usually a defense mechanism to hide my self esteem issues, and my desire to be accepted by pretty much everyone.

2.) If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?

Europe.  More specifically, the British Isles.  I want to see England and Scotland and Ireland.

3.) If you could be any TV or movie SciFi Character who would you be and why?

Yoda.  He is as wise as buddha, often speaks in riddles, and kicks ass with a lightsaber!

4.) If you could be anyone in the world who would you choose to be other than yourself?

This one has me completely stumped.  I've never thought about what it would be like to be someone else.  Sorry to not satisfy the answer to this...I honestly am drawing a total blank for now.  I'll get back to you on this.

5.) If you were to win the lottery how would you spend the money? (assume winning 100 million after taxes)

Buy all of my friends and family lavish gifts, create trust funds for the college educations of their various children, get my mom the Mercedes she's always wanted, travel to Europe and Japan and anywhere else I want to visit (possibly bring some of my friends, too)...and quit working a day job and write full time - maybe start my own publishing company and avoid the middlemen.  :-)