Sealy's Write Game

I thought I'd hung up my html hat forever, but not so. After some comments from friends about my website, back to the old HTML for Dummies I went. Amazing how quickly one can forget all of that link, anchor, target stuff, but I did retain bits and pieces, so part of the job is done.
Now back to the writing of the dread synopsis of the new book. Hmmm. Maybe HTML isn't torture when compared to synopses writing.

Time is something I'm out of regularly. Have finally finished the line edits on Bad Ass Attitude (still considered the working title), now have to shift gears to work on a website. Then, of course, there's that ms. that I'm supposed to be getting into shape, the homemade cookies I promised my family last year, the visit to my mom who thinks she doesn't have a daughter anymore . . . There's more, but I don't have time to write that all down.

Know I'm not alone.

Almost done with my line edits. Nobody told me writing could be boring. They just warned me it might be stressful, rewarding, depressing, exhilarating, damage my ego, boost my ego, send me over the edge, save my sanity, exhaust me, pep me up, and in general fill up every waking moment of my life. Then the line edits arrived: Approve/Disapprove the space, the comma, the word change, the paragraph change, the font. HELP!

Actually, I am only complaining to have something to do while my mind goes out for walk around the block. I'm really pleased with how my editor comments. I like her suggestions and I like seeing the results. So far I've agreed with 99% of what she's done--which is mostly about my paragraphing and punctuation with a smattering of word/phrase changes.

Now that I'm done, the job does not seem as tedious as at the beginning.

Love Blog It! Now I can post to one place and all my blogs are updated.

I'm hacking away at a new synopsis and as usual it's a wrenching experience. Condensing a 60k book onto a single page without boring the reader is like trying to pull on a wet wool sweater--at least for me.