Beloved came home in the wee small hours, and I had some aggressively intermittent sleep until like 7AM. By then, the heat was already into the day and I couldn't therefore get the catio cleaned up early.
Blargh.
Fingers crossed, this afternoon will be cool enough to allow me to do that.
If not, tomorrow morning will be the next bet.
Onwards to the Patreon posting and the story of the day.
Let's do this.
I've already done the Game Stream, and I'm watching Tale Foundry. I can't do my usual stunt of writing the next story in advance. Because the leads on the vote are tied.
So I shall spend the intervening minutes working on another chapter of A Devil's Tale because I need to have those to keep my Beloved happy. Well. I also want to have those. Because this whole book is fun.
For the second time, DungeonDraft crashed as I was trying to
Read more »I'm still super-tired from Parkrun today, and there is a TTRPG session tonight, followed by another one early in the morning.
I don't know if I can get today's tale out, since I need to catch some sleep. BUT... If not, tomorrow will be a twofer stream.
Wish me luck with that nonsense.
I think I'll need it.
Read more »I have cleaned the catio before I sat down to write. I am keeping my temptation to play Dyson Sphere Program at bay until I have at least done the mandatory output.
Last time I tried fixing a map, the app crashed. I try again today.
I also aim to feed my starters, summarise a chapter, and tag a week of fic.
There will be Bikkie.
Tomorrow promises to be interesting, as the morning is full of Parkrun and the evening is
Read more »Beloved binged chapters right up to The Kiss(tm). Which means that there's VERY FEW chapters between where she's up to and where I'm writing.
So I really should hustle some more chapters.
BUT I also have to fix a dungeon map, tag a week for the app, summarise a chapter for the pitmad. And find a moment for myself to chill and enjoy stuff.
I'm feeling a little pressed right now.
But I know Beloved understands me and will ease off
Read more »It's taking me longer to write the daily tale. I should work on that.
In my feed this morning, people using AI's to write things are flooding publishers with AI-generated horseshit. People creating garbage product with minimal possible effort and maximum possible profit in mind.
Which means that my efforts to prepare for publishers might yet be moot.
Fucking idiots not wanting to put in the effort... grumble grumble bitch and whine.
Sigh.
Anyway. Considering how slow I am at the summarising,
Read more »I have written and posted my entry for the Tale Foundry this week. I actually wrote it this morning.
I have commenced the chapter in which my main protagonists of A Devil's Tale finally lock lips. This is something I've been anticipating for some time.
I can only hope I do it all justice.
Onwards to my PLNs today is to post the Patreon stuff, correct some errors in a dungeon map, try to get the tagging and summarising done, and then
Read more »I have to go fix a dungeon map because what I believed to be a rendering error was not quite the rendering error I thought it was. Fun times ahead there. But there is the Wall Tool and it will do what I want it to. Draw a firkin wall where I wanted a wall all along.
Sigh.
I shall get on with today's tale, do the Tale Foundry reads and then get on with fixing the issues I gave myself. As
Read more »I don't know what came over me this morning, but I couldn't hang on for the Tale Foundry, let alone stream.
So I cancelled the story stream and went for a nap. Not sure it took.
BUT it is the afternoon, so I should probably force it happening.
Gave the starters/harvest product to my Beloved while I napped and she's still about to make a start. Sigh.
I'll focus on the story and then crawl back to bed and hope for
Read more »I think I got some good exercise in despite the depredations of Sneezin' and Wheezin' Season plus my knees trying to sabotage me. It was a good walk through the Chermside Parkrun, and probably just as well.
Temperatures today SUCK.
Which is why I plan on doing little more strenuous than getting my output done and then slobbing off for the remainder of the day. I might get some set dressing done, but I doubt it.
I got another chapter in the
Read more »The PLN today is to take Mayhem over to MeMum's for some heavy lifting before the day gets punishing. So immediately after I publish this blog, I am getting ready and hauling myself and son-of-mine all the way to the other side of Brisbane so we can do that.
And since we're there, we may also be doing some other helpful things. Which may take some time.
So if the story happens today, it shall be happening later. If not, there will
Read more »I have given up on ClipStudio for the meanwhile, and have resolved myself towards creating an all-new, all-different cover for 2022's Year of Instants.
It's been a trial.
So far, I have created the very essential melty clock. Behold:
[Shown here, a clock with visible gears and the 12, 3, 6, and 9 positions replaced with Dec, Mar, Jun, and Sep respectively. The bottom side of the clock is oozing and dripping as if it is becoming liquid]
Fingers crossed, it's a
Read more »I really need to hurry along and get the kitters some gooshy foods because (gasp!) we are out of the gooshies.
Horrible circumstance.
There's also dinner and a movie for the date tonight. Just about the only Marvel Hero I want to see on the screen any more besides the good old fuzzy blue Elf. Yeah we're watching the Ant Man movie.
So it's in my best interest to get a rattle on to get the important shopping done straight after I
Read more »My love has been at work since last night. I'm still waiting for her to come home.
I have had a frustrating morning, trying to get the cover art done for the firkin anthology.
I've posted the Patreon stuff, I've done the meme. So now it's story time.
I shall be crawling off to cry about my failures after this.
Read more »Thanks to Game Night happening in the early morning, I now have Mondays relatively free!
Huzzah!
For today, my problem is remembering that it's Monday, and not getting a day ahead of myself.
My PLNs today include the Tale Foundry backup reads, dungeon set-dressing, fic tagging, and doing what I can to create more novel.
Beloved's binging chapters at warp speed and it's hard not to feel rushed about it.
I need to go searching for a way to do the dang
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