Sunday, January 24, 2010

Week 11

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I'm really sorry I didn't get to post on Friday. Without me realising the week had flown by and then I found myself (still do, btw) with an uncooperating Internet access. Add to it that in between writing on the WIP and with its looming deadline ahead, I was also chatting in Promo this week - daytime for the US readers and loop owners equals late evening for me. I was knackered senseless for most of the evenings and dragging the sleep deprivation all around during the days that followed!

So, here's a fast and furious recap of the past week for me on all fronts:

- Kid on the Block
 At a few months to turn seven, kiddo still had all his milk teeth and there wasn't a hint that any was loosening and about to fall any time soon. I was like, okay - when the permanent teeth will cut they'll dislodge the milk ones and all will be well.
Wrong! Brushing his teeth on Wednesday, what is it I see? Yup, it's a tooth, and it's cutting behind the milk teeth row! *gasp*
No way around it - the milk teeth will have to be removed to allow the permanent one to grow in as it should. And here comes the nightmare - have to take kiddo to the dentist! I get an appointment for Saturday 10 am, and in the time leading up to said appointment, I was living off worry and bitten cuticles!
But, thank goodness, all turned out well. Kiddo asked a lot of questions - Will it hurt? Will there be injections? What's she gonna do?
To which we answered as best as we could. And turns out we were right to do so. Seems like with the fear factor lifted from the whole episode - we were frank with him (yeah, the needle prick will hurt but I don't think it's gonna be worse than being hurt by a small chicken bone poking your gums!), kiddo went in like a big guy. Not one tear. Not one scream, even if he did tense up so much he looked 2 inches taller!
All in all, I was worried for nothing but gosh, did that wear me out!

- WIPed out
I had to make Willow shut up or she'd have taken the whole post for herself. She's ecstatic, btw. Why? Because I am writing! I have instilled the WIP Tuesday and Thursday evenings - nothing but the WIP on those nights, and so far it's working. Added close to 10K on the rewrite of WIP in question, and late on Friday I found the 'aha!' factor I needed to give my heroine's arc the proper direction and dimension it's needed. So far seems like all's falling into place nicely - keeping fingers crossed it remains this way all through. My deadline on this is February 5. I've reached a quarter of the full story right now. I'm also finding my feet in the whole ramped-up sexual tension in the book. Man, I've never had a H/h so intensely attracted to one another before and this is really an eye-opening experience for me to put through!
Oh yeah, ladies - the bloke in question has a devilish-looking tattoo on his right bicep all the way from his elbow to his collarbone. Talk of the bad boy you should never bring home to mom and dad. And now picture this - heroine's never done anything that's not in the parents' good book of girl behaviour. Dilemma, dilemma!

- Perception Tunnel
Fellow writer and CP Chicki Brown awarded me the Happy Award on Wednesday. I now have to post the Ten Things That Make Me Happy, and bestow the award upon 3 other people. Here we go with my list:
1. Hearing my son's laughter.
2. Being in the embrace of my husband.
3. A hug by a loved one.
4. Seeing people around me happy and knowing I may have had a hand in that!
5. Chocolate cake.
6. Waking up beyond 7 am and without an alarm blaring me awake.
7. Not having to cook and still getting a meal.
8. Writing and finding it all falling into place.
9. Seeing people enjoying my books.
10. Going to sleep knowing I accomplished all I'd set out to do during the day.
I am now bestowing this award on
Sandra K. Marshall
Carole Gill
GE Stills

- Reading Log
Indulged in my preferred junk food for the mind - Harlequin 3-book collection. It was about 'bought' brides. Oh well. I only finished one of the books, more for the writer's voice and prose than for the story itself. The other 2 in the compilation? Not exactly worth it. One I skimmed to the ending just to know what happened, the other I didn't even bother getting past Chapter 1 because it was terribly telegraphed and I hated the heroine! Oh well... Sigh.
Where are the good books?????

- Promo Maven
Last week I chatted a lot - been at Love Romances Book Club on Wednesday (its Yahoo loop) and yesterday I was at Love Romances Cafe (again the Yahoo loop), this time with a few other Eirelander authors.
On Wednesday too, I penned my every-other-monthly post for the Pop Culture Divas, on Kids' pop culture today. Come see some Mommy woe there!
I just got notified that I'm up in the spotlight at fellow author Rae Lori's blog, A Writer's Dream, all the way from now to mid-February. Drop by and check out the thought-provoking questions Rae put me through in her interview.

So that's it from me this week. Sorry, no hottie this time around. I didn't have time to look at any hottie these past few days (I know, it's a shame, innit?).
Other tidbit of good news - seems Storms in a Shot Glass is doing quite well in its sales ratings! Yay!!

Until next Friday, cheers!!

And don't forget:

Live. Laugh. Love. XOXO

25 comments:

Chicki Brown said...

I can't believe they didn't numb the little one with lidocaine gel before giving him the needle. I'm such a baby, I won't take novacaine with the lido first ...

Your WIP is coming along well. When will I get to read more?

I love your ten things, and I forgot to include chocolate cake on mine!

J Hali Steele said...

Z! When I got to "he looked two inches taller" I was cheering for the little guy...who is growing up! Kudos for preparing him well.

Now, if I could just get a schedule for my work!

Love your posts.

Sandy said...

Z, I'm honored to be someone who makes you happy.

I can totally understand Adam tensing up, but he was definitely a big boy.

Hugs.

Marguerite Hall said...

What a busy time you have had lately.

Boy what an adventure. Adam handle everything with the grace of someone much older. You must be very proud of him. Glad everything turned out well.

Margie

Z(Aasiyah/Nolwynn) said...

Hey Chicki

Come to think of it, I'd completely forgotten they could give the numbing gel beforehand. But things went good, thank God!

*gasp, girl* How can you forget chocolate cake???

The WIP, well, I'm not on the sci-fi for this deadline. It's a contemporary, Neha's story that you'd started to crit a long time ago in its original write form. I'm revamping it and have to do it fast!
I'll be back to the sci-fi after I'm done with this one, hopefully in 2 weeks.

Hugs!!

Z(Aasiyah/Nolwynn) said...

Thanks J. I think my Mommy job is the one I take most seriously in my life. If I fail at that, well, let's just say I'll consider myself a total failure!

Yup, the little guy is growing up... way too fast, if I may say so!

Try the schedule - it works! No distractions, nothing - you just know that at this time you'll be focusing on writing and nothing but writing.

Thanks and big hugs!!

Z(Aasiyah/Nolwynn) said...

Sandy!!

My favourite cheerleader squad in one single lady!! Of course you make me happy, lol.

Oh yeah, Adam was a big boy all right! I'm so proud of him. Even his dad was stunned. we went in there expecting tears and a real fight. Also why I slotted the appointment on a day when his dad could come along too, moral and physical support for both of us, I guess!

Big hugs to you too!

Z(Aasiyah/Nolwynn) said...

Hey Margie!

Good to see you dropping by, girl!

Lol, yeah, busy is the understatement of my life. I have no idea how I juggle and at the same time I thrive on the insane rush!

Oh yeah, my little guy was a real big lad! He's my sunshine and yup, so proud of him! On some days he amazes me - he seems so mature and grown up for his age. I think we're doing a good job there... I hope we are!

Hugs and thanks again for dropping by!

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