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Monday, Mor Stream, Mor Issues

Today's the day I pitch! I have (I hope) everything prepared. I'm also modding the Promptcast's second stream, finishing off the story for that group, and the mandatory offerings.

And my Beloved has 'written' a book. She fed a solo-hosted AI all of her writing and gave it a premise and plot to get a novella in two days. I feel a bit offended, but I also understand that she doesn't have the time to spend on writing as she's desperately scrambling for an income.

All the same... I am mildly offended.

Not that she could afford my commission fee at the moment, but still...

And now I'm on the hook to read the thing over and tell her what I reckon. I may or may not be on the hook to rewrite it better.

She's not going to sell the AI to me all the same. It kind'a feels like she's trying to. I dunno.

I enjoy the process of writing. So that's what I do.

Sunday, Streaming Mod and STRESS

We're running a smidge dry. Existing on supplies and hoping that the next week comes through to apply relief to the budget zone.

In the meantime, I have readied all of my Query Letters and found Agents who might like them.

Tomorrow, I dial up my pitch kits and MASS PITCH.

With luck, I might get a bite.

All of them are getting five bites, though I may give more with the ones that haven't been shipped around as much as Adapting

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Thursday, Continuing PLNs

I should have the time to do a Query Letter for Adapting. Assuming that I can focus on a thing for longer than five minutes.

I need a lot of luck for that, today. I have aches and pains that probably need medical intervention, and that will CO$$$T no doubt. On top of that, we have economical issues that means expensive shit will have to wait.

Alas, my painkillers work better on my cyclone migraines rather than said aches and pains.

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Wednesday, Rant Due and Other Things

Hocus Pocus, I need to focus.

I'm helping a mentee edit for Prompt, I have physio, I have the rant to drop off and the daily tale to tell.

I'll get it all done in the end, but whether I have time for myself that's the rub. I need some me-time.

Best way to get that is to hurry up and do the things. So I'm trying to juggle my time and manage it well, but... distractions, ankle, talking to my mentee.

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Tuesday, Patreon, Bread, and Entries

More bread is in the incubator, I have an entry to complete for the Promptcast before I start posting there, so that's my morning.

Not helped by a heaping dose of soul-weariness caused by lonely plus watching my funds dwindle steadily towards zero.

Not fun.

But at least the kitchen sink is working properly again.

I hope to get another Query Letter done today. Adapting will have an appropriate escort to an agent/publisher on its last hurrah before turning up on

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Monday, Mor Streams and Stuff

My left foot fucking hates me. Mayhem and I had PLNs to visit Bunnings and then pick up cordial on the way back. Now he wants to spend his JB HiFi gift cards.

So that's Bunnings for a better plunger [No cheap shit henceforth!] and maybe a broom handle but definitely a tennis ball if we can get it. Then JB for the gift cards, followed by Golden Circle Factory Outlet for necessary flavour. If the trip extends any further, I might

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Sunday, Stream Stuff and Other Things

The Archive is going. The Promptcast is about to commence. I have starter in the incubator and the kids set for wrangling dough.

I can only hope it all goes well.

I have found a way to supercharge my coffee. The downside being that it should only be taken in the morning.

IDK about making myself iced coffee in the AM but those frozen cubes of coffee are the way to supercharge caffeine.

Might be an idea to stay awake on the

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Saturday, PLN? What PLN?

::Jazz hands and singing:: I have no fucking idea what's going on today and that SUUUUUUCKS!!!

(yeah)

Basically hoping to re-engage the plns that fell through last weekend. Not helped by the fact that my lovelies seem to have forgotten entirely what went on last weekend.

...yay.

I've held off on bread so I won't be engaged in making any. I've held off on breakfast in case my lovelies want to take me away to some food.

I am in a holding

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Friday, cyclical shenanigans

Last weekend, I couldn't do a thing because I was doing bread. Today, we're down to the last loaf of bread and that means I should be working on more bread this weekend. However, the thing still needs doing before it makes a disaster happens so... I'm withholding bread until that shit's done.

All to make sure a certain app keeps working. And thereby my mail app.

Grumblemumble specific internet security growlsnarl.

My aim today, besides the usual throughput, to complete another

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Thursday, Gotta Keep Going

It's a trial to pitch a novel with an ensemble cast when the questions centre on a singular main character. I'll have to answer for the main characters each, and tie the main story together there.

That promises to be fun.

Once I figure out that finagling, I should be good for working on the others.

Should.

I'll have a go before creating today's story.

::attacking the Query Letter WIP with a mallet::

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Tuesday, Patreon and Counting Down

I just finished chapter 580 of A Devil's Tale and...

[Shown here: A screencap of a GoogleDrive directory for chapters 581-600, containing the last two chapters of that range]

The final countdown commenceth. I start announcing on all my socials when I'm down to fifteen or ten. I haven't decided yet.

It's likely that I will forget one somewhere.

Just watch me fuck this up.

BUT on the bright side, I also have offerings for the Patrons, may there be many more

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Monday, Further Modding Nonse

I'm moderating the Promptcast Stream as I type. Keeping an eye on the chat as I work on this or that.

I finished the thing for the Promptcast and I don't need to fret about offerings to the Archive since they're on a little sabbatical this week.

So now all I need to worry about is the other four Madlib Query Letters, today's story, and maybe keeping the chat orderly.

My brain is fogging hard because stress. I had a fever in

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Sunday, Stream Stuff and Bread

I have the third loaf in the incubator. I have the Promptcast revealing everyone tomorrow. Or at least everyone who feels comfortable with being revealed. I know that one writer is calling themself HashtagNineteen.

We'll winkle them out of their shell in the fullness of time.

Confidence is an elusive beast when you're a writer. You spend a majority of time inside your own head and then start wondering if other heads will even appreciate it.

And when the feedback is minimal

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Saturday, Sideways and Bravery

...and bread. Everything is sideways today. I've been forgetting a few things because they are out of the normal order.

Today, after I do my story, I shall be working on the Madlibs query letters for the books I plan to pitch. If I do it well, I might launch a simul-pitch launch. I may need my friends in Discord to play the Pitch-a-Book Dating Game.

That's happening sometime very soon because launching has become more important recently. Shit or get off

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Friday, Shopping and Smol Stress

We are still fine. We can manage. I want that out in the open. Nevertheless, a minor financial hiccough is making me anxious. I have faith. There will be a PLN. We have enough.

Today's Leyland's Tour includes Costco, Bunnings, and Aldi.

I also have bread happening today and tomorrow. Huzzah.

I've seen to a litterbox, I've measured out ingredients, I have an idea of how to sally forth and continue. Today. Tomorrow is a little bit more vague.

In contact with

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