Projects and being sick

I hate being sick. For over the past week or so, I've had the flu. My weekends have been spent curled under fleece blankets trying to keep warm and drinking tons of tea.

I haven't gotten much writing done. I feel guilty about that. But I know too, that I won't be able to write with having to constantly cough. Or the fact that momma's lap is empty and doesn't she want a warm kitty to fill it?

I'm finally beginning to feel better and am hoping to get back to working on the various projects piled on my desk. Or maybe I should say, waiting to be finished in my hard drive.

There are six now. Yikes! I need to get back to work!!!

Over the weekend...

Last Saturday I attended a reading of six fellow authors. They met at a local bookstore and read either Steampunk, Christmas or a combination of the two themes. The stories were entertaining and diverse, just like the writers themselves.

One author brought her dog who would put in whines and yips and loved to bark when the audience clapped. The canine also modeled goggles and a fetching cloak.

All in all, it was a wonderful way to spend a blustery weekend afternoon. 

Freelancing

One of the problems of freelancing is finding the time to write. I tend to end up working at least one full weekend day, which is what I did on Sunday.

What did I do?

Put together the complete Different Dragons anthology, including a Dedication, Introduction and Writer's Bios.
Edited four pages for a possible freelance gig. One that I now have to set a deadline when I can have it done for the author.
Returned a contract, picture, bio and tag line for an accepted short story.

Working for yourself is not easy and it takes sacrifice and persistence. I wouldn't be the success I am today if I hadn't understood what it meant.