Anne N. Mouse: Blog

Picky about punctuation? I suppose I am. After all, nothing can stop me from reading a story faster than a misplaced (or missing) apostrophe.

Thus, I wonder if I may be too picky for the amateur work that is presented at SOL. Then I read stories such as are in my favorites list and I wonder why everyone doesn't take a clue from them and really bear down on not making such errors?

Of course, I've read over some of my stuff and found horrid errors that are going to remain for a while. It isn't that they don't embarrass me, so much as I have limited access to the web and use it for reading and other things rather than editing my previous posts. However if anyone wants a copy of my files to play with (as far as editing goes)I'll respond with an e-mail address and send them along.

Oh, no promises that I'll accept all your recommendations, but they will get serious consideration!

Today I got some nice feedback on the story Kiss and Make Up, that I have posted here. The fine correspondent even noted several errors I made... I agree with them all (or that he spotted errors) but for the time being, I really am unable to do any writing, or even significant proofreading and alteration of stories...
So, Thank you reader. Your feedback is treasured, I promise again that someday, the stars all aligning in my favor, etc, that I will begin to write again, and to proofread what I've already posted. Trust me on this friends, I've spotted a lot of really bad bloopers in my posted work, not to mention that I think that most of it could use a serious rewrite!

Flash drive... I discovered one today. I don't know yet if I've actually lost any work, but it is worrisome to find a dead flash drive. So far my other back up drive seems to be working somewhat well... Hopefully I can get to the point of having two drives that I keep up to date with all my work.
I have things to do this fine labor day so I'll get off the computer.... :D

Sadly to say, I don't know how to write the middle of stories very well. I don't know how to write the climax as well. That means I have a lot of unfinished work sitting around... How do you go from OH GOD I NEED TO CHANGE to all the work (that is boring yet necessary) to OH MY I LOVE MY NEW LIFE, convincingly? I seem to have missed the mark in a lot of places and left myself written into a corner that I really can't resolve in the case of It's A Helluva Job and I think that the conclusion in On Dog Creek is so weak that I'm often embarrassed to have put it before the public...
Anyway, don't expect much new from me at the moment.

Seem to still be on me, though not quite so bad. My dad who was receiving mail for me is having a bout with the problems that seem to beset all old men... At 82 he is suffering from an enlarged prostate that he's afraid the docs are going to tell him is cancer.... mostly that means that I'm having trouble receiving mail as the small town post office where he generally receives mail is only open from 9 AM to 1 PM... I work 5 (sometimes six) days a week from OH FUCK too early to after 1 PM so getting mail is a problem for me at the moment...
My computer battery starts to try to charge, but when it warms up it stops charging... I'm hoping it is a dead battery, which I have a promise of receiving a new one soon, but it will be by mail to my dad... so, even though I could probably pick up the mail, my schedule of work is interfering with that...
Ah well, I keep plugging along.