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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 2h

But you do have to be careful with it outside of this kind of situation, otherwise you can be done for having an offensive person on your weapon.

Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 7h

...even if it DID uncover the need for a few more rewrites in draft 2. Oops.

Today looks like being a busy day job day, so my only non-day job thing is going to be those draft 2 rewrites.

So distractoweb off, fairylights on and time to get cracking with the five urgent day job tasks... <3

Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 7h

Morning :)

A little snippet to start the day:
For a few moments there was silence. Then, as nothing continued to happen, Marcel snorted. "Well that was anticlimactic."

It was an overall successful weekend. I didn't quite achieve my goals (do I ever?...!) but good solid progress was made...

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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 22h

As a biologist, It really is a great analogy. Also trees. It's like saying, "There are trees and grass, you have to be one or the other." Ok... where is the line that defines "is a tree?" what about bush-like grasses? Palm trees? NON-tree palms? What about horsetails and their tree-like ancestors?

Magpie @shy-magpie.bsky.social · 23h

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE 3:
Not much actually written down on draft 2, but a few solutions figured out, so hopefully my regular Sunday morning session will see this goal achieved.

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE 2:
Selfcare achieved, Christmas shopping ticked off and I've also beaten up a pile of bandits which possibly also comes under the heading of selfcare...

Now time for draft 2.

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 2d

I think I got to 12,000, if that makes you feel any better! (Hopefully November will be a serious upgrade for both of us!)

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 2d

I failed dismally on that one last month, but I’m hopeful for this one 😁 (and if I got some bonus words in after, that would be awesome!)

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE 1:
Part 1 of draft 5 is taken care of; part 2 of draft 5 is taking shape (plotting was accomplished while I walked into town) and now for a spot of selfcare before hitting the shops to do my Christmas shopping.

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 2d

I’m only hoping for 40k, but otherwise yes 😁

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 3d

Okay; NEXT year, I am so doing this.

It will fly right over the heads of virtually everyone, I know, but if I can't amuse myself, who can I amuse?!

Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 3d

Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 3d

Friday Fiction: Blind Alley

Just squeaking into October, here's this month's suitably spooky and mysterious story from my archives. This is not the story I actually intended to use for this month, for the really good reason that I realised the story I was going to use was going to be a massive…

Friday Fiction: Blind Alley

Just squeaking into October, here's this month's suitably spooky and mysterious story from my archives. This is not the story I actually intended to use for this month, for the really good reason that I realised the story I was going to use was going to be a massive plot spoiler for the Elsehere. So that gets to be put away for now, and, instead, you get this quirky little prologue.

graceandfiction.com

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 3d

I also have all the inevitable household chores and tonight is/should be trick-or-treating.

So a busy weekend and, at some point in there, I do want to both sleep AND do something that isn't writing or housework!

Time to crack on with the day job stuff.

Updates, as and when <3

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 3d

If (and only if!) I get all of that done:
-Draft 1 - formatting
-Draft 3 - reworking
-Draft 7/8 - plotting
-Draft 9 - planning (oh yes...)

I will, at some point (probably at the end of next month) renumber the drafts and (maybe) actually mention which project they are. Maybe...

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 3d

...so more or less priority order:
-Draft 5 pt 1 - post Friday Fiction
-Draft 2 - this needs to be exported, printed and ready for red penning
-Draft 6 - this needs to get a big jump towards being ready to export
-Draft 5 pt 2 - get November's Friday Fiction plotted
-Website admin task

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 3d

Morning - and happy Samhain :)

Day job stuff to start the weekend - and lots of it, given it's both Friday AND month end (who thought it was a good idea to combine those?!)

After that comes the list of doom - and there are a couple of things on it that I absolutely have to get done this weekend...

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 3d

If you're in the UK, today is your LAST chance to snap up my fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen for only 99p!

Grab it now: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

#romancelandia

In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’
Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Only 99p for all of October!

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 4d

It's my birthday, so have a present. SLIPPERY CREATURES (Will Darling Adventures book 1) is going on cheap over the weekend. 1920s pulp adventure m/m romance with plots, spies, Bright Young People, and emotional support knife, all for 99p!

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 4d

Morning :)

There are day job things, there are draft 2 things and draft 5 things and I have my fairylights on once more to cheer up an otherwise fairly grim looking day.

Busy day, then, so time to charge up the hot water bottle, refill the coffee mug and then turn off the distractoweb <3

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 5d

...but I'm hopeful of achieving that today. (Despite the day job hassles, I did make some progress!)

So time to refill the hot water bottle, turn of the distractoweb and get cracking. <3

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 5d

Morning :)

It's a bit of a grim one outside, and yesterday ended up being a bit of a grim one inside (day job stuff; don't ask), so today is a day to try again.

Day job still has 5 tasks (although one I'm about to tick off as complete) and draft 2 is still in need of an actual ending...

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 6d

Eep 😬 Good luck! *hugs*

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Matovilka @matovilka.bsky.social · 6d

You know when Terry Pratchett said 'It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works'? Yeah, he meant this.

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 6d

...as there is a good chance I actually will wrap it up today.

First, though, I need to charge up my hot water bottle and my coffee mug. <3

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Athersgeo @athersgeo.bsky.social · 6d

Morning :)

Ten hours of sleep later and I'm now (hopefully) a bit more functional.

I have five day job tasks, most of which depend on other people so whether I will get them done today is a matter for debate. I'll at least get them started!

Then it's more on draft 2...

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