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Meow, my boy cat who is now an elderly cat, got admitted to animal hospital last Friday. He was diagnosed with diabetes and hated being in the hospital. Right now he's happily sunning himself in the spot of sunlight. Much better-looking now and less miserable.
Meanwhile, job search continues with random hair-tearing and empty promises.
Meanwhile, contracts (writing/publishing) are getting drafted and signed (I hope).
I can only hope so much until my heart breaks. My heart has been broken too many times of late. Goddess knows why I am still standing, still (oddly) optimistic. It feels like I am hitting a wall all the time.
Meanwhile, job search continues with random hair-tearing and empty promises.
Meanwhile, contracts (writing/publishing) are getting drafted and signed (I hope).
I can only hope so much until my heart breaks. My heart has been broken too many times of late. Goddess knows why I am still standing, still (oddly) optimistic. It feels like I am hitting a wall all the time.
Thursday state of the Saber: the sore.
Oct. 21st, 2010 12:23 pmEveryone I know is coming down with something. I think I am having a relapse of the flu. Ugh. And work is insane. Extremely insane. We have had people quitting within two months.
The mood in the office isn't exactly peachy-keen. The stress level is awfully high, because of moving goalposts and impossible demands.
I want to write. Not work-related stuff. But actual honest-to-Goddess writing where I know at least my words are not taken for granted.
The mood in the office isn't exactly peachy-keen. The stress level is awfully high, because of moving goalposts and impossible demands.
I want to write. Not work-related stuff. But actual honest-to-Goddess writing where I know at least my words are not taken for granted.
Silence and the writer.
Aug. 31st, 2009 05:54 pmNot touching writing with a ten foot pole today.
Is tired of all the writing stuff - silent walls, silent people, just silent. Whatever happened to writing for fun?
Is disgusted with herself. But sometimes, it's just emotionally exhausting going it alone.
( Read more... )
Is tired of all the writing stuff - silent walls, silent people, just silent. Whatever happened to writing for fun?
Is disgusted with herself. But sometimes, it's just emotionally exhausting going it alone.
( Read more... )
A *gasp* non-cyberfunded creativity post!
Jul. 9th, 2009 09:48 amYes, I am still grappling... strangling... Paypal and its strangeness when it comes to the Donate button. I have folks telling me that they are able to find five buttons under Website Payments Standard (after clinking on Merchant Services). I must have tried it countless times... to no avail. I only got to see Buy Now, Add To Cart and Subscribe.
Is there something Singaporean users are restricted to? (Like the Donate button) Or is it just me, net-clueless?
And...
I received another rejection letter/email from another local publisher. Reason: they do not publish genre fiction, especially speculative fiction! (Duh!)
EDIT:
After much swearing, tinkering and a helpful link by a friend, the Donate button has appeared and apparently worked.
Is there something Singaporean users are restricted to? (Like the Donate button) Or is it just me, net-clueless?
And...
I received another rejection letter/email from another local publisher. Reason: they do not publish genre fiction, especially speculative fiction! (Duh!)
EDIT:
After much swearing, tinkering and a helpful link by a friend, the Donate button has appeared and apparently worked.
More LuluFail-age?
Jun. 6th, 2009 08:25 amWoke up today and found an email from Lulu. Apparently, they have cleaned up their act and listened to all their users. One of my pagan/spirituality books, The Peridot Path, is listed on Amazon. So, I went to check it. Nope. No cover, no description, nothing.
Oh Lulu, you have so much potential. Sad that you only want to exploit your users. Do the words vanity press mean anything to you?
Oh Lulu, you have so much potential. Sad that you only want to exploit your users. Do the words vanity press mean anything to you?
Apparently, Lulu.com has opened up a third-party store at Amazon's marketplace: here. Many independent publishers on Lulu.com (including me) have received an email stating that our books have been selected to be placed on Amazon's marketplace with a 30% increase in price. So, the title Wolf's Voice is now apparently $19 something - expensive. I have already emailed Lulu support to remove the title. I want to opt out.
Now, for independent publishers, exposure is always good, but at the expense of exorbitant prices? No. And worse, Lulu has not made any announcement to its users that it would put their titles and books on Amazon's marketplace.
Lulu, you fail when it comes to user relations and marketing.
Now, for independent publishers, exposure is always good, but at the expense of exorbitant prices? No. And worse, Lulu has not made any announcement to its users that it would put their titles and books on Amazon's marketplace.
Lulu, you fail when it comes to user relations and marketing.
