No Water & Kitty Cats

Woke up this morning and everything was normal. then went downtown and came home and we have no water. With no clue of when the supply is going to be restored. All they can tell us is there's an emergency somewhere in our city. Thanks for the no info guys. They did tell us to go look at the website, but I'm afraid as of yet it hasn't been updated.

Why is it, you really don't miss something until you can't have it anymore? Water is such an everyday thing to most of us. we use it for drinking, bathing, cleaning, flushing the toilet, and now that I can't do any of those things I feel like I'm missing out. Even though I know I'm clean I feel as though I'm filthy. I feel as so thirsty even though I've just had a nice cool drink. Hopefully, the water will come on again soon.

Today I've also been out helping Emily pick out some stuff for her new little kitten she gets to adopt on Thursday. He's such a little cutie. Totally forgot the pooper scooper, must find it and put it with her things for when she next comes over.  I think she is going to change his name to Jaffa, after a character out of The Lines of Marsden (Wolf Alpha) though really the character she wants is Maffa (Twin brother and beta to wolf pack)━who was based on her. I'll have to double check with her on that one before she renames the poor thing the wrong name. She had named Gypsy her dog after another character I'd based on traits of Emily.

Speaking of cats my two are going well. I have to buy them a new scratching pole this Thursday. They've all but killed the one we have. Robson has grown so much since I first got him━its almost been a year now. He still loves cuddling up to me, pretending that butter wouldn't melt in his mouth when we all know he's really dreaming up what mischief he can get into next. His favourite thing at the moment is bringing in bits of hay from out of the garden and giving them to us as presents. or pulling leaves off the plants and bringing them inside. He seems so proud of himself when he does it too. Like look at me, ain't I a good boy?

Oliver, on the other hand, is still my gentle soul. He not long turned six. Mind you, he can be as rough and tumble as Robby, and he loves his cuddles just as much. The heat of summer gets to him, so he loves it on the days we have the aircon going, or I'm watering the gardens and Olli and Robby can run through the hose water until I'm done.

They love playing chase in and around the pot plants and the garden beds. No wonder it always looks like world war three is only moments from breaking out. I swear they hate seeing the garden nice and neat. My poor Liriope plants take a beating because Olli and Robby think they make perfectly acceptable beds to roll around on so six of mine have been flattened out. I've also had to replace a fair few plants that Robby had decided are good to eat.

Shopping Day

Today I went to Bunnings and bought a battery pack whipper-snipper. I have a tiny yard for my inside garden and I always seem to forget to unlock it to get the mower in so I thought a whipper-snipper would do the trick nicely... and battery operated that way I don't have to deal with petrol or cords. I was going to buy some more plants than decided against it as I can always take cuttings off the ones I have and save myself a few bucks. Makes sense to me at least.

Then I can home and with the help from my sister-in-law Delmae we ordered another storage cupboard for my front veranda. That way it'll match the one on the back veranda so everything will once again be neat and tidy. In 2019 I'm trying to de-clutter my motto→ Less is more. I started out by culling a lot of my books. I stressed about it for ages but now that it's done I feel a hell of a lot better. Mind you, I still have a lot of MM books to donate to a good home somewhere close to me. It's just finding one.

All the while I'm determined to keep on top of my writing. It will start getting better in February for me, as by then I'll have found my rhythm. Two years away has left me scrambling to get back into the flow of things. But get there I will.

Yesterday I...

I finally found where I had tucked Admetus Gaea1: The Gaean Prophecy away. So I reformatted it to get it ready to resubmit it elsewhere to breathe new life into it. First though, I'm going through and changing a shit load so that the story makes more sense to me. I'm keeping the basic storyline, but adding the missing bits that make the whole thing make sense. sad to say that even as the original finished on kind of a cliff hanger so will this one. Though, I'm trying to figure out how to soften it a little if that makes any sense.

I also went and reformatted both Moon Runners 1: Heart-mate Mine, and Moon Runners 2: I Won't Let You Go, in readiness for if and when I get my rights back and I can resubmit them.  I will keep you all updated on what's happening as I find out more. This has been something that has been slow going and might finally be coming to an end. Fingers crossed I get my rights back quickly and find a new home for the Moon Runner guys.

Also working back on The lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses. I have the 1st half at beta readers and I'm crazily working on the last half. Actually, I have less than half and only 3 weeks to finish it all in, not that I'm counting... Who am I kidding when I wrote before I thrived under pressure. I just hope it all makes sense. I'll know better once I hear back from James A. The only problem for me is my real life keeps getting in the way, but isn't that true for all authors. I'm thinking I'll just have to schedule my time better.

Back at the Type Writer...

Or━computer, as the case may be...

For the last few months, I've had bronchitis that has kicked off my asthma, which I must admit I haven't suffered from since my early twenties. Apparently, my doctor was worried I was going to develop pneumonia. thankfully I never, and I'm well and truly on the mend. Though, some nights I still have trouble breathing... but that's okay, because I know I'm getting better every day.

The sad thing is, that after coming back online after so long I realised I missed the passing of a very dear person, who is going to be missed by so many people. He was one of the reasons I actually submitted in the first place. 

On a writing note→ seeing as Moon Runner's 2: I Won't Let You Go wasn't released by January 1st of this year I'm now in the process of getting my rights back from Fireborn Publishing so that I can try and house them elsewhere. It sucks big time, but what else can I do.

I've also been in contact with Laura B at MLRPress and let her know what all I have been working on all the synopsis I have long-handed up and have to complete the writing part as most have at least some wordage in them. Plus I want to have The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses submitted by February 7th.

Plus I have been finishing up some in-depth synopsis for the following titles so that when the time comes up for writing them I know exactly where each chapter needs to be at. The wordage count is the minimum needed for each book.

Synopsis wrote For MLR:

The Lines of Marsden 5: On the 12th Day (50K) Christmas Novella.

The Lines of Marsden 6: And Then You Die (100K) End 1st line.

Experimentals 3: Messages From The Dead (40K)

Lancaster's Way 3: Pre-loved (40K)

Lancaster's Way 4: Riding Fences (40K)

Lancaster's Way 5: A Stuart Family Christmas (40K) Ends Series.

Sons of Evenmore 3: Fear the Scarlet Moon (40K)

Sons of Evenmore 4: Pieces of You (40K)

Sons of Evenmore 5: Always Been Yours (40K)

Sons of Evenmore 6: Touching Shadows (40K) Ends series.

Intended Mates 2: Dancing to the Sounds of Madness (40K)

Toowoomba Boys 4: Securing the Heart (40K)

Synopsis wrote for Pride:

Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You (100K)

Connelly Chronicles 4: Just good Friends (100K)

Connelly Chronicles 5: Jamie's Bear (100K)

Connelly Chronicles 6: Millies Gift (100K)

Destiny House 1: Saving Shane (40K)

Destiny House 2: Needing Norman (40K)

Wardens of the Guild 3: Heart Strings (40K)

Wardens of the Guild 4: Gilded Cages (40K)

Other synopsis wrote:

Admetus Gaea 1: The Gaean Prophecy (40K) Re-write 

Brandon's Briar (40K)

Cotter's Girls 1: Tash (40K) M/F

Cotter's Girls 2: Raine (40K) M/F

Mountain Made 1: Mumford (40K)

Mountain Made 2: Jethro (40K)

Mountain Made 3: Fornell (40K)

Skyler's Voice (40K)

When Things Go Right (40K)

Where Still Waters Flow Deep (40K)

(Yet to be named sci-fi) (40K)

It's My Life

Been away a lot at the moment because my 86-year-old mother is week 2 into a 5-week cream based chemo plan. She has a few sun cancers just under the skin on her nose. The only bad thing it's truly like chemo so she is sick as a dog and lost all her appetite. I feel because I'm the one who has to apply the cream each day so I feel like I'm making her sick. then even worse because I have to make her eat as the doctor still wants her to try and eat 3 times a day.

Let me tell you━so not fun for either of us.

But at least I know that at the end of this once it's all out of her system she'll start to get better again. That's the only thing we all want anyway. I guess I'll talk to you all again soon.

The Lines Of Marsden...

# 4: The Trail of Red Roses

This is what I'm working on today.

Holy Moley ~ It's Been A Month...

Honestly, the only thing I can say is... besides being slack... I've just been caught up with family. 

1) I've had Mum at the doctors a bit over the last couple of weeks. 

2) I've looked after Grace while Emily has sat for her uni exams for her law classes.

3) I've been busy in the yard and garden.

4) I've been busy writing up a ton of new story ideas. I had to get them down on paper so I didn't forget them.

5) I've had a really sore jaw... no clue what I've done to it. I can't remember hitting it at all. but I hope it gets better soon.

I'll try not to be as slack in the future. Hopefully, most of the everyday mundane stuff is done... but next month I still have a fair few doctor visits with Mum. so I'll be out for most of those days. We have a definite chill in the air here today. I can finally say Winter has come... but in a couple of hours, it'll probably be stinking hot again. Though one-day last week, we woke up to -1°... But in all honesty, I love the cooler months.