Well, this has changed a bit from what I was expecting, since I broke my arm. For much of this summer, I simply can't do stuff like go swimming or have squirt gun fights with my kids. But I still have a lot of goals and projects to work on anyway. Here are things I want to accomplish by the end of August.
~ Keep pushing My Rock and My Refuge closer to publication
I'm not holding myself to my original goal of an August release because... a broken right arm makes typing and using a mouse hard, since I am right handed! I'm pretty speedy at typing with only my left, but the next round of revising will most likely be about finding errors and removing extraneous stuff, and that's more mouse-work. And, I am really slow using a mouse with my left hand. I make it work, obviously, but it is gonna be the end of July before my right arm can be truly back in use, so... we are looking at a fall release, now.
~ Start reposting my old Femnista articles here
Femnista's website will get shut down at the end of July, but the editor, Charity Bishop, has given us all permission to repost our old articles on our own sites and blogs, so I will be doing that.
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~ Read 3 books from my current Classics Club List
~ Read 12 books off my TBR shelves
~ Watch 6 movies off my TBW shelves
~ Go see Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris in the theater. I like the 1992 version already, and even read the book years ago. Such a sweet, uplifting story.
~ Go see Vengeance in the theater. Maybe. I think I want to see it, anyway.
~ Co-host Legends of Western Cinema Week once again. Details are here!
~ Go to Tweetsie Railroad with my whole family
~ Go to Colonial Williamsburg
~ Find a good copycat recipe for Dole Whip
~ Make red, white, and blue popsicles for our Independence Day party. Maybe something like this?
Okay, it's taken me several days to write this post because of my broken arm, blah blah blah, so I am going to say this is enough to do this summer and go ahead and post this :-D Here's to all the fun times ahead!
I'm sorry about your broken arm, especially in the summer when you had so much planned! But I look forward to reading your future blog posts and your novel, when the time comes. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charity! A slower summer is not a bad thing. I'm just glad we'd already made a quick jaunt to the beach, since we'd promised we'd take the kids there this summer!
DeleteThe recipe (for a single serving) reads at the following:
ReplyDelete1 big scoop of ice cream
4 oz of pineapple juice
2 cups of frozen pineapple
Add all ingredients to a blender until it’s a thick drink.
Add your swirl and then you’re done.
Don't remember where I snagged it from now, but it sure is tasty when you need a Dole Whip fix!
DKoren, now, why didn't I think to ask you for this? Perfect! We will try it soon :-D
DeleteBTW, DKoren, we have made your version of Dole Whip twice now! Definitely a winner!
DeleteYay, glad that one hits the spot. It's not mine, though, just one i found on the internet that matched pretty closely.
DeleteI hope your healing process is as smooth and quick as possible!
ReplyDeleteI think fall is a great time to release a book, especially a cozy, cottagecore type story ;)
Thanks, Katie! I traded bandage and splint for a brace today, and healing is going perfectly, saith the surgeon :-)
DeleteThe book takes place in summer, and I really wanted a summer release, but I am not gonna cry over it. Life happens!
Only something as serious as a broken arm could reconcile me to publication being delayed. XD
ReplyDeleteHope you have a very fun summer, broken bones notwithstanding!
Eva, well, I will do my best not to make this too long of a setback!
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