Tuesday?

[jadesfire]

I could go into work today. My body decided this is a bad plan, so I'm currently hunting for painkillers and hot water bottles and not shaking my fist at the rain. It's worth mentioning that we've had quite a bit of rain. Not as much as some parts of the UK, but whatever falls upriver eventually comes down to us, so I'm watching the (rising) river levels somewhat anxiously.

Of course, there are benefits to the river as well. Last night, I fed 3 ducks from the living room window, who were shy at first but soon warmed up to me once they realised I had food. I only closed the window again because I didn't want the neighbourhood bat getting in. Having one in our honeymoon cottage was a close enough encounter for me.

This month, sgabigbang are letting writers promote their stories a bit more, with reviews and commentaries and suchlike. I had thought it was an either/or kind of thing, but since people seem to have combined multiple types, I'll probably do the same. So if anyone has any questions about Resonance, ask away! It's a pretty straightforward story, but the writing process was anything but straightforward, and I always enjoy thinking about these things in more depth.

I had more to say, but I had to break off halfway through posting in order to take major_jim and his shiny new laptop to work (not that I'm jealous or anything...) and I completely lost the thread. If anyone finds it, please send it back. I plan to spend today trying to get my artword story finished, which is going to be easier said than done - it should work, and I can't for the life of me figure out why it doesn't. My instinct is that I'm trying to explain too much, so if people want to drop into heretoutopia and beat me with the 'show don't tell' stick, I'd be most grateful. (fish_echo, you should be on the filter now!)

Have a good (and dry) day everybody!

Comments

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Oh dear? Is that not allowed? I thought it was hedgehogs you weren't supposed to feed bread to.

...Oh, I think I see what you mean. I'd be able to do that even if the river hadn't flooded - it's only about 1.5 metres from our flat at its lowest. I really must take some pictures for you guys...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

That's okay then, I had this picture of a flooded street in mind just now, but if it's normal, it's an awesome thing to do ^^

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It was definitely one of the selling points of the flat - I walked into the living room and said "I could feed the ducks from here" at which point major_jim knew we were going to take it...