Bat in the Library and Other Life Adventures
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rolanniThere was a bat doing laps in the History and English halls late Thursday afternoon, working itself, unfortunately, into a Serious Panic. My counterpart in English called our long-suffering Physical Plant Department to escort it out. They hadn't arrived by the time I left; but obviously something happened between then and Friday morning. My hope is that the little guy remembered how he'd gotten in and slipped away.
I like bats. An opinion not shared by most of the other people on the halls.
In other news, I've been doing bookkeeping and updating databases like a Mad Woman, to catch up all the stuff I let slide in the end-of-year day-job craziness and the finishing up of Longeye, which is not yet turned in, BTW -- but soon.
I have updated the Saltation front page to reflect the fact that there are now only 526 books looking for a home. Things continue to shake out on the Fledgling front as well. If you missed subscribing, it's worth dropping me a note at fledglingATkorval.com (where @ replaces AT) to find out if there are any book futures available.
I still have two months -- or is it three? -- of bank statements to rectify for SRM and the house accounts, but, hey, progress has been made.
The day-job has now gone to Summer Hours, and not a moment too soon. One of the things I'll be thinking about, now that I almost have time to do so, is how to make life more manageable, and, yanno, more fun. I cannot do another year where my life consists of going to work and sitting in front of a computer for 7 hours, then coming home and sitting in front of a computer for 5 hours so that I can look forward to the weekend, when I can do a couple of solid 8-10 hour stretches in front of the computer. I'm just not one of those people who thrives in the white heat of constant productivity. Yes, I'm a grasshopper. So sue me.
For the curious among us (and to serve as a reminder to myself) the writing schedule currently stands at:
Continuing: Saltation, one chapter a week, except as noted*
September 15, 2008: Fledgling final due at Baen
November 1, 2008: SRM Yule chapbook to printer, containing 2 original stories
*December 15, 2008: Saltation final due at Baen
June 1, 2009: Untitled sequel to Scout's Progress due at Baen
I like bats. An opinion not shared by most of the other people on the halls.
In other news, I've been doing bookkeeping and updating databases like a Mad Woman, to catch up all the stuff I let slide in the end-of-year day-job craziness and the finishing up of Longeye, which is not yet turned in, BTW -- but soon.
I have updated the Saltation front page to reflect the fact that there are now only 526 books looking for a home. Things continue to shake out on the Fledgling front as well. If you missed subscribing, it's worth dropping me a note at fledglingATkorval.com (where @ replaces AT) to find out if there are any book futures available.
I still have two months -- or is it three? -- of bank statements to rectify for SRM and the house accounts, but, hey, progress has been made.
The day-job has now gone to Summer Hours, and not a moment too soon. One of the things I'll be thinking about, now that I almost have time to do so, is how to make life more manageable, and, yanno, more fun. I cannot do another year where my life consists of going to work and sitting in front of a computer for 7 hours, then coming home and sitting in front of a computer for 5 hours so that I can look forward to the weekend, when I can do a couple of solid 8-10 hour stretches in front of the computer. I'm just not one of those people who thrives in the white heat of constant productivity. Yes, I'm a grasshopper. So sue me.
For the curious among us (and to serve as a reminder to myself) the writing schedule currently stands at:
Continuing: Saltation, one chapter a week, except as noted*
September 15, 2008: Fledgling final due at Baen
November 1, 2008: SRM Yule chapbook to printer, containing 2 original stories
*December 15, 2008: Saltation final due at Baen
June 1, 2009: Untitled sequel to Scout's Progress due at Baen
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fledgling subscription
Date: 2008-06-07 11:40 pm (UTC)Re: fledgling subscription
Date: 2008-06-08 05:49 am (UTC)Re: fledgling subscription
Date: 2008-06-10 01:41 am (UTC)Re: fledgling subscription
Date: 2008-06-08 12:19 pm (UTC)"Things continue to shake out on the Fledgling front as well. If you missed subscribing, it's worth dropping me a note at fledglingATkorval.com (where @ replaces AT) to find out if there are any book futures available."
I don't seem to be able to get past korval.com
...what does that mean?
Health insurance
Date: 2008-06-10 04:29 am (UTC)1) I've heard about companies that sign up self-employed people for health insurance, so that the company can bargain for better deals from the insurance co.
2) Perhaps you could make enough money from some discreet ads on korval.com to pay for the insurance. Alexandra Erin (talesofmu.com) has been earning hir living this way since October. (Ads notso discreet, but you have a larger fanbase to start with, I'd think.)
Re: Health insurance
Date: 2008-06-11 08:49 pm (UTC)The web ads are an interesting thought. Mostly, we've been advertising SRM Publisher and our own works on our website. Might be time to look at hosting other ads again...
Schedule
Date: 2008-06-11 11:39 am (UTC)September 15, 2008: Fledgling final due at Baen
November 1, 2008: SRM Yule chapbook to printer, containing 2 original stories
*December 15, 2008: Saltation final due at Baen
June 1, 2009: Untitled sequel to Scout's Progress due at Baen
December for the Saltation final? That's ambitious, when is the last chapter due on-line?
Will either of the Yule Stories be Laiden Universe from the Main Characters?
Cherub
Re: Schedule
Date: 2008-06-11 08:52 pm (UTC)Not nearly as ambitious as the original date proffered by Baen -- October 15. We'd been aiming for mid-Octoberish as a finish for the draft, and may still hit that. I mean, just because we're posting one chapter a week doesn't mean we have to write one chapter a week. Indeed, we had started Fledgling with chapters in the can.
...as it turned out, not enough chapters in the can, but that's a different issue.
Will either of the Yule Stories be Laiden Universe from the Main Characters?
Heck if I know...
Re: Schedule
Date: 2008-06-13 03:05 am (UTC)Heck if I know..."
LOL well at least you are honest.
Cherub