I don't pretend to be who/what I'm not. I will be honest here unless I publish under the category "This could be news," which is 99% fiction and a wee bit sarcastic. ;-) I want readers who come here to have as much fun as I do. Not all subjects can be fun, but most can be funny if I do my job right ;-)
My inner child is reflected in my logo and will change at a moment's notice.
You may have noticed weirdness here at JodiLeasPlace. Not the usual weirdness, that is my brain, but technical changes, design & color changes. Since I have my own domain now – jodileasplace.blog, it is time to reinvent and decorate the place.
The plan is to make things more readable, and aesthetically pleasing. In other words: cooler than before. And, I need a mental break between finishing one novel and choosing one of the 3 I found waiting in my filing cabinet to work on. All three are worth a second go. The dilemma I have is – I really want to start Something Incredibly Different.
Tomorrow is April 1st and Camp NaNoWriMo. I know that the best course for me is to work on a thorough outline so I can stay on track with the story. Taking nine years to finish the last novel has taught me that -Ha! Do I outline one of the filed 3 and play it safe OR do I jump out of my comfort zone and go for it?
Please, faithful Reader, help me out here! Send me your professional opinion via the comment section!
♥ TTFN ♥
BTW: No rodents were harmed in the designing of the blog header.
It was insanely hard to let go and this surprised me. I managed to keep editing and tweaking this week, terrified to send my “firstborn” out into the world.
Is she ready? Is she good enough? Most likely yes. It is I who is a nervous wreck. Especially when I had technical difficulties when sending my child away from home. I’m waiting for a reply from the submissions people as I write this.
This week I barely got any sleep, so ignore the goofy one holding the binder!
It is FINISHED. Good, Bad, or Indifferent. I will keep you updated with the “Involuntary Tourist”s status as it emerges into the real world.
Oh, and my URL (the Http:// part of this site) will be changing. I have my own domain now. This blogsite will soon be at ‘JodiLeasPlace.blog’. Cool, huh?
Yawn! It’s nap time, people. I must store up some energy for my Happy Dance. He He
Since hubby and I meet all the “keep your butt home” directives – we are. It’s easier to dig in and isolate when there are massive quantities of snow everywhere.
Here I was looking forward to being at home, working on my projects. Alas, Both of my sewing machines are not cooperating. That’s correct. BOTH the old and new one refuse to sew. Since each has the same problem, it has got to be me. Usually, I can figure out what is wrong, however, I can’t see inside the threading mechanism enough to figure it out.
OK, so who is going to be my hugger?
I have a ton of sewing to work on. After hours of troubleshooting, cleaning, maintenance, and lots of groaning and growling – I plan to move on to hand sewing. If I tire of that, I’m moving on to yarn projects.
What I Should be Doing
What I should be doing is editing my novel, so I can start my next one during April’s “Camp NaNoWriMo”. With all the lessons learned from last November, I should be able to crank out a suitable first draft. One of the key elements I need to do before camp starts are work on a specific and tight outline. Loose outlines do not work for me – I keep changing things (including the ending) a bunch of times. Then I get “lost.”
“WAhaaa!?!” Did you hear that? That was my loyal readers figuring out why my first book is taking a decade to finish. They will be happy to know that I am editing and NOT re-writing the thing! I finished it in November. Very time-intensive to get it proofread & the bad parts cut out. Some of the first draft paragraphs don’t make sense – even to me.
About The Virus. I’m tired of saying Coronavirus and COVID-19. We all know which Virus we are talking about, right? The one declared a Pandemic. The reason all public events are canceled. Including the Quilt Guild’s meetings and classes. Restaurants & Bars are closed. (Explains the reason booze shelves are empty.) Schools sit empty. I know my granddaughters must be having a blast playing in the snow!
The fact that churches and places of worship are shut down made me sit up and take notice. This is getting scary. Each state and county are putting out announcements and declarations to their local residents. All over this world. This is not a random illness isolated in China or Africa. If you live on the planet Earth – it is affecting your life as I write this. We’re being told that we should not gather in groups of more than 10 people. I wonder if that includes family reunions. Ha!
Schools could be closed down for the rest of the school year. If cases keep increasing, we could be under this “self-quarantine” that long as well. Lord, have mercy! my grandma would say.
If the news doesn’t make you gasp – you are not paying attention. Look around your community and see what the new normal is…
Hoarding behavior has reared it’s ugly head. Major store chains are out of T.P., alcohol, and hand sanitizer. The stores in Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties are barren of hand sanitizer, alcohol, and Bread. T. P. is stolen before it can get out of the market parking lot. Keep your eyes on your cart! We are doing OK. I know how to make bread and I was blessed that our little local store still had eggs and milk on the shelf. I was relieved to find produce (no potatoes though!). Now, we won’t get scurvy. Don’t laugh! People still develop scurvy.
Another winter storm system is due to arrive later this afternoon. Who cares? Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
It’s time to dig out your Oyster Cult album, guys.
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