the road to hell is paved:alberta’s check in

I was going to do so much today. It was clear and empty of commitments stretching ahead as I woke. The sun was shining and the promise of a good day was there. Garden first I thought as I grabbed a banana and coffee. A corner which needed a sort out, before there was heat in the air, and then three blogs to write, a bit of editing and some reading time, a little sewing time. If my good intentions are paving the road to hell I must be there by now:)

 The corner in the garden was sorted. Harder work than I allowed for, so with sore back I was pleased to brew another coffee and just sit in the sun with a new book, older and younger cat and my sister’s dog lying beside me. The fattest bumble bee droning nearby on the first of the honeysuckle and lilac. Even the stray wasp daring me to react couldn’t take away the feeling of contentment. Half an hour I promised myself.

 I love the beginning of a new book, the excitement akin to packing a suitcase for an adventure abroad. This one had been on my WIP pile since last year The Remarkable Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce – it was the title which had led me to buy the book, I hoped it would not disappoint. The coffee was good, the day perfect and the book sucked me in and refused like quicksand to let go. I read and read, I looked up occasional to remark to my companions that this was a good book.

 Eventually I grew hungry, was growing hotter than I like and the animals willingly came indoors with me. Well, a quick brunch with another half and hour with Harold Fry I thought. I was half way through and the plot was beginning to thicken as they say. The brunch was excellent and the book had me wound tightly, Dark shadows began to cloud the story, my heart sank, I couldn’t stop now, I had to know if it would end okay. I couldn’t see how it could. Sometime this afternoon, face drenched from tears that had literally flowed, I closed up The Remarkable Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. The cats had left for more interesting places, the dog had returned to my sister’s side and the blogs remained unwritten. But I had had such a fantastical time with Harold.

 Ah well another paving stone to the devils hideout!

 This Week:

 Writing:  More editing of The Ancestor’s Tale, can see the end, however have decided a whole section needs to be replaced – with what I hope is a better plot line and one which will add another layer. Am leaving this section until I have finished the other edits.

 Have decided to do Blue Moon for JuNoWrMo.  Menko needs to wait, being the newcomer on block – Blue Moon has waited nearly 30 years after all.

 A Story a Day proceeds apace and have kept up just about. However one short story, inspired by ‘the end of world cometh’ scenario has the potential to be so much longer with some research and would fit neatly beside The Memory Keeper. Have decided to write this for Nano and then the two of them, maybe with a third will go into a collection of creation tales. Quite excited at this.

 Blogs: You know that didn’t happen:)

 However, this week I have done 2 guest posts, one my monthly one on The Indie Exchange and one for Cate Russel-Cole. They are both written and will be posted this week.

 On The Red Carpet I posted a book spotlight and author interview with Penny Lockwood and her children’s book Boo’s Bad Day.

 Network: reasonable except for a glitch during the week when the internet went down around our neck of the woods – not for long but put me a little behind. Okay now.

 Reading:  The Remarkable Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachael Joyce and The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

 Also a couple of research books, not entirely read more dipped into for relevant bits.

 It has been a satisfactory week.

 Next Week:  More of the same, I have friend from forever/editor staying over the bank holiday so only really have the first half of the week, but much can be achieved in 3-4 days:)

 I hope everyone has had a good week and keeps smiling.

 

Boo’s Bad Day by Penny Lockwood: Red Carpet Day

Boo’s Bad Day

by

Penny Lockwood

Boo is a very bored kitten. When Timmy and his mom return home, Boo sneaks out of the house.  Boo is frightened by the noises of the big world outside of the safety of his warm home.  When Timmy coaxes Boo back into the house, Boo realizes some places are safe and some are not.

Alberta:  I have read this book  and have to say it is quite enchanting, from the storyline to the delightful illustrations.

Boo a bored small kitten who longs to explore the great outdoors.  The story line is just right for children being read too and also for those who are spelling out books for themselves.  The illustrations are beautiful, very simple, and full of colour, movement and expression.

Today I am welcoming not just Boo but also author Penny Lockwood onto

THE RED CARPET

Alberta:   I am so pleased to welcome you on the Red Carpet today, Penny.  I do hope your tour is progressing well.   Now Boo’s Bad Day. Poor Boo has an amazingly scary and exciting time of it when he slips out of the house, doesn’t he? I can see children shuddering in sympathy. It has been a while since I have had to read to a small child but I don’t believe they have changed too much.

 Penny:  Alberta, thanks for hosting me and the lovely review.  At the end of the tour, I will pick out one commenter’s name and send an autographed copy of Boo’s Bad Day to a United States address only.  If the name I pick is someone who lives outside the U.S., I will send a PDF copy of the book.  So remember, readers, be sure to leave contact information when you comment!

 If your readers missed yesterday’s post, they can catch up at http://mgddasef.blogspot.com/. Tomorrow, I’ll be visiting with http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com/.

 Alberta: Now for the cross examination:): What inspired you to write this tale?

Penny: Many years ago, we had a black kitten named Boo.  At that time, we allowed our cats to go in and out of the house.  Even though Boo was a teenager, he happily followed the adult cats outside.  One winter, during an ice storm, Boo went out, but he didn’t come back. We called him in the evening, but when he didn’t come, we assumed he was hiding in a barn in the neighborhood.  When he still didn’t return the next day, we went searching and located him by his cries, stranded in a huge fir tree.  My husband got out his 50-foot ladder but couldn’t reach him.  We tried calling the fire department, but they told us they no longer rescued cats from trees.  Poor Boo’s cries were getting weaker and weaker, and it was freezing cold.  We ultimately called a friend, taller than my husband, who worked construction on multi-story buildings.  By climbing to the top of the ladder and stretching, he reached Boo, grabbed him, and got him down.  Poor little Boo spent the next week curled in front of our woodstove with no desire to go outside.

 My grandchildren are of an age to enjoy picture books, and when I wanted a new  writing project, Boo’s story came to mind.  I thought it would be a perfect tale for little people.

 Alberta:  Is it intended to be just a tale to amuse or did you intend it to serve as any kind of lesson?

Penny:I wrote it more for entertainment, but there are definitely lessons to be learned and things parents and teachers can speak to their kids about.

      If you had a pet, what do you need to do to take care of it?

      Why would you need to do more for your pet than just give it a hug once in a while?

.      What kinds of dangers are there on a busy street?

      Why shouldn’t you cross the street by yourself?

      Why do you think a big truck or snowplow wouldn’t be able to see you if you were outside by yourself?

                    What do you think is a safe place?

      What do you think is an unsafe place?

      What do you think could happen if Timmy couldn’t get Boo out of the tree?

      Have you ever had a pet sneak out of the house?  What happened?

  What do you think makes a pet feel safe?

 Alberta: There is a great deal to think about, especially if contemplating having a pet , but there  are I agree lessons for the child to absorb as well.

The illustrations are as I said delightful, how closely did you work with Deborah  Johnson with them?

Penny: Thank you.  I love the illustrations, too, and I believe Deborah must have cats in her life to be able to catch their expressions so well.  I actually did not work with Deborah and only saw the illustrations when they were completed, and the final galley proof was sent to me.  This is my publishing house’s rule.  I believe this is similar for other houses as well.

Alberta: You write in other genres as well. I’m wondering how different/difficult you found the process of writing for such a young age group?

Penny: This was my first picture book, however, I’ve had the opportunity to work as a submissions editor and read a lot of books for young children.  I’ve learned to spot what makes a good manuscript and what makes one mediocre.  I’ve also had many years of reading stories to my children and now my grandchildren. I didn’t find the process particularly difficult, but it was different.  With a picture book, an author is limited to a very few words, yet must create obstacles, develop a character, and have a beginning, a middle, and an end.  It can be a challenge!

 Alberta:  Do you have a preferred genre to write in?

Penny:I enjoy variety in my writing and have penned romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, contemporary children’s, paranormal children’s, and non-fiction.  I think my favorite, though, would be fantasy, since this is the genre I most enjoy reading for pleasure.

 Alberta:   When not writing what do you most enjoy doing for relaxation?

Penny: For relaxation, I enjoy a number of things including gardening, playing with my grandchildren and pets, reading, crocheting, walking, spending time with family and friends, and attending water aerobics classes.

 Alberta:   Do you enjoy music? If yes, what kind and do you use music to aid your writing?

Penny: I enjoy classic rock, but I don’t like to have distractions when I’m writing, so I don’t listen to anything as I work.  I do enjoy writing outside, though, and the music of the birds in the trees is very soothing.

 Alberta:   Do you have favourite author/authors?

Penny:There are so many it’s hard to choose favorites, but I do enjoy Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Terry Brooks, George R. R. Martin, Kim Harrison, Devon Monk, and Jim Butcher.

 BOO’S BAD DAY

By Penny Lockwood

 Boo sneaks out of the house and discovers that freedom by himself can be scary.

Picture book for children aged 18 months to 6 years

Published by 4RV Publishing

ISBN# 13: 978-0-9852661-5-8

4RV – http://www.4rvpublishingcatalog.com/penny-lockwood.php

$8.99 includes s/h

Look inside at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Boos-Bad-Day-Penny-Lockwood/dp/0985266155/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

of chimps,songs and winning

Having spent a great deal of time early this week sorting out summer clothes and putting away winter woollies we are now shivering in the cold again, this happened last year and never did get to wear the summer clothes. Please let there be some sunshine this summer. One day I will give up and just design an outfit based on the seven veils and wear it all year around:)

At the beginning of the week I was in the garden sweating my way through a grand tidy up – a years neglect has left a garden run on wild lines a total mess (wilderness has more order. I have at last enough energy to attempt a 40 min a day tidy up – for three days only then I am bushed for the next four.Results are obvious though – the upside of total mess is that results are obvious, like cleaning a really dirty window.

My monthly Living History Group was this week as I written anything fresh for it I resurrected memories of my trip to the Central Washington University and my time on the chimpanzee research programme, back in the 80s ah so long ago. I went there under Earthwatch. Good memories.

Thursday night went back to singing – the first time since just before Christmas. I only lasted half the session but I was back. It felt good but am badly out of lung condition and vocal chords are best not listened too after all this time:(

The following day went back to the monthly Quiz, also the first time since before Christmas and who was a jammy one? – moi – I won – what a great week of returning to normal. Prize was a voucher for the nursery where the quiz is held (not really a nursery, it’s mostly landscaping – but I need some coloured gravel or slate as mulch for my bigger pots of fruit trees, so will have fun next week deciding what colour:)

Have been catching up on my sisters sewing – when her sight completely vanished she found her knitting abilities plummeted – I’m not much of a knitter but I can crochet so adapted a crochet pattern of a jumper, made up of rectangles, to a cardigan for knitting – took a while to work out sizing but since its been done she has produced cardigans, jumpers, jackets, dressing gowns and bed jackets for us and friends – she can’t unfortunately sew them together – thats my job and its been backing up these last few months but this week I got started again. She’s knitting a couple of blankets at the moment for some friends.

On the sister front – a corner that has been giving her trouble (her and the dog) has finally been conquered this week and they are flying around the new route – Yay.

Despite the fact that, now at the end of the week, we are shivering again doesn’t detract from an excellent week on many fronts.

ROW80:This Week

Writing: Still editing The Ancestor’s Tale but despite the fact that I hate editing am growing more and more pleased with the results.

Ran the Memoirs back through quick edit as I was a little dissatisfied when I re-read them – found some spots that are weaker than others.Work def. needs to be put aside for a while after an edit to really see what its like.

Keeping up with ‘story a day’, they have all been fairly short short stories and def. drafts but have managed some for The Companion Tales as well as some new ones for Purple Turtles, well pleased.

Still trying to decide what to work on for JuNoWrMo – I think it ought to be Blue Moon, while research trips are still relatively fresh in mind, but oh I do so want to do more with Menko – got two weeks yet to decide.

I have been doing more research on genre’s and have narrowed The Sefuty Chronicles down to three possibles – will read a bit more around those.

Blogs: Managed one on my hunt for a genre and another I love my garden but. . .

Network: Just about,faffing about with that 2nd twitter account has slowed the triberr part of networking down.

Reading: read The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters For the village book group and The Heart of the Dales by Gervais Phinn which is for the other book group (it was a re-read for me, and also a book which I didn’t enjoy much the first time and enjoyed even less this time around!)

Other books have been for research purposes, the trouble with The Ancestor’s Tale having stretched over two years instead of one is that the reading I did for it originally has dimmed a little in my mind so have had to refresh with re-reading as I edit – not in itself a problem it’s just that I wander down divers paths once I begin reading research type stuff:(

Have sorted out books I have read last few months, ready for review and comment – the pile is huge:)

Other: Am getting to grips with new machine – not really used to the way Windows 7 works and still not convinced I will like it- just old woman who’s had XP for so long:) I’ll get there. Sorted Yahoo and think I have worked out the problem with the two twitter accounts.

All in all a good week

Next week: more of the same.

I hope everyone else has had a good week and are smiling still:) does anyone know how I change the font on wordpress – it changes what I import in and then writes this in tiny writing:(

oh twitter how can you do this to me:(

Something happened to the week _ it seems to have been only a couple of days long! Interesting and mixed and very very short.

I like good news first so here’s to sunshine, bird song, birthday treats and lunches. Here’s to restful days and energetic imagination.Walks in the woods and parks, chatting to fellows on the path. To cats smelling of mint, dogs going crazy in excitement. To brand new shiny books and having enough energy to garden. Here is to my turquoise and fuchsia pink fringe.

Of course there’s always something to frown about, The EU is playing silly games with our food security, bowing down to the food producers monopolies. I dislike monopolies so much, positively make my blood boil, well maybe not boil – mustn’t forget I’m British – understatement at all time:) Meeka’s mind sums it up very well. The video is good too, try and find time to listen.

Lesser frowns: Having struggled with Google to reinstate an e-mail address I have with them (unused for a while because? Oh, I remember now, I had so much trouble with it the first time:( They keep trying to get me to sign up to Google+ which I am already signed up to – took many attempts to get through to my gmail account – Yay – now I could open 2nd twitter account. I did.

Had to sign out of the 1st to open this 2nd. Nice folk helped to make less of a stalker, thank you. Guess what? I got suspended before the first day was out, for goodness sake:( Somehow the triberr tweets I sent through to 1st account got through to 2nd (as far as I can see the 2nd was signed out) that should not have happened and I was marked as an aggressive spammer. ME! Just spent precious time trying to un-suspend myself – back again but not sure if I dare sending triberr out again:) – I must of course but – anyway fingers crossed.Anyone here understand multiple twitter accounts?

Still on old machine as I am having problems with Firefox and Yahoo- am un-installing them tonight and starting again – Chrome keeps sticking its nose in. Google is like Amazon and the food moguls, too big a monopoly:( try and take over your life, and then the world. Not this life matey. See, old lady can get feisty sometimes:)Ah (sigh)if only I understood cyberspace better:(

I like good news last as well as first so here’s to sunshine, bird song, birthday treats and lunches. Here’s to restful days and energetic imagination. Walks in the woods and parks, chatting to fellows on the path. To cats smelling of mint, dogs going crazy in excitement. To brand new shiny books and having enough energy to garden again. Here is to my turquoise and fuchsia pink fringe.

This Week:

Writing: still editing but now the stuff edited two months ago is going through another autocrit (make sure I have all the repeated words,(never realised how often I use ‘that’ and ‘there’ when I write:(

Ellen’s Tale finished her outing this week over on Morgen Bailey’s Novel Nights In. She enjoyed it and now The Storyteller is demandeing a go – maybe – watch this space.

I have managed a short story each day – three are flash, the others a little longer. As last year, the fact of thinking ‘short’ has set of an amazing chain reaction of ideas and inspiration. My brain fizzes:)

Blogs: A-Z finished – got to the end:) Have managed a short IWSG. Posted another about food security.

Network:Not to bad – in fact, I think, improving.

Other: Am still updating sefutychronicles – trying to find a colour I like. Clear out the clutter and organise everything. WIP.

I think I may have worked out what genre my Sefuty Chronicles are, that is a ginormous YAY.Only taken me three years! Will tell you all when I am sure.

Reading: Wasn’t a reading week as such but finished the The Horse, the Wheel and Language – very good, am now reading Collapse by Jared Diamond 

Next Week:

More of the same really.

I hope everyone has had a good week and all the best for the coming one:)

time to polish the words: IWSG

The long dark days of winter have, I think, come to an end. Spring is busy trying to catch up before summer arrives. Sunshine illuminates beautifully – showing to the jaded eye the dust in the corners, the film across the glass. Paintwork needing some loving care.In the garden of,soon to be delights, piles of last years leaves huddle, neglected from a sudden downfall of snow. Boughs bending under their own weight needing a drastic pruning.Across the earth, leapfrogging in undisciplined noisy jostling chaos weeds careless of weather. Beautiful fresh air filled with fragrance steals across all.

Spring is traditionally the time of cleaning and tiding. A time when there are possibilities of a new fresh beginning.

Time to dust down the files, the ideas. Consider the words and put a shine on them. Time to rejuvenate the whole. Sweep up those titbit’s of ideas , stir them together create a rich compost of new thought. Be ruthless cut, cut, cut, the tales will grow back stronger, healthier. Organise the words, discipline them into coherent play, stop the leapfrogging wildness.

‘Tis time to shake of the stale air and spring clean our writing.

Thinking,reading,editing and a-z’ing

So delighted at last weeks day off I decided to do the same this week – should have done it sooner I guess. Of course when I say a day off I probably don’t actually mean it. I can’t not write (sure that’s gramaticaly wrong:( but no goals or word counts; can’t avoid (that’s better:) reading. However a day off it was. No dog walking, no housework not even gardening as temperatures have plummeted again and I am def. a fair weather gardener.

Am still on the old computer but have at last got some stuff transferred to the new one. So few days practice – few days sorting out which programmes I can move and which need to be rebought; this licence stuff is confusing for someone who reckons once I have bought something it is mine – new times eh:)

Even though it’s freezing outside, if one stands in the sunshine, or better still in the conservatory, one knows it is spring. There are scents drifting on the air which owe no alligence to wood/coal fires. Even at midnight there is deliciousness in the smell of flowers and foliage, and at least with the freezing the stars are almost , almost near enough to touch. Alas I cannot stand up tip toe anymore:(

The best part of this week was, the books I ordered for myself as a birthday treat have arrived early – have I started them? Of course I have:) it’s my treat after all.

THIS WEEK:

Thinking: So this week I have been trying to think my way through a few knotty tangles. I need to do more marketing – have to confess it’s my least favourite aspect of writing, but I am well enough this year, I reckon, to get on with the changes I had started last year. Some will remember I separated my blogs from 2 into 4. Keeping my publications and all things pertaining to them on sefutychronicles, life stuff on kiss a frog and writing challenges guest posts ect here on albertaross then began a reading one on alberta reads. Then I stopped, from no fault of my own I hasten to add) blog posting crashed and I drifted.

I like the friends I have found up here, and the advice and support I have had from all my writing friends are invaluable. So have decided to run a second twitter account, for my publications only – so I’m not spamming other writers; have reinstated an old e-mail account (necessary apparently) and am beginning to track down readers of my kind of books, reviewers, book tour hosts etc so that when I start up the new twitter I will know where to go. Of course the biggest problem I have is that I still don’t know what genre my Sefuty Chronicles are!! If anyone here has read any of them do you have any idea what genre they may be?

The other knotty problem, well two actually, is what kind of society is my post- apocalyptic world is going to be – maybe, some of you are thinking, I should have decided back before number one, not now in book 4:) Well I knew in theory and have been working toward it but this latest chronicle has morphed a little in the last year of waiting to be written and I have a couple of tricky philosophical/political problems to think my way through. Then there is the small matter of lack of transport and dispersion of law and order/ideas/ laws. I need transport! Back to research.

A new character popped his head up this morning and offered a way through one of the problems – I said I would think about it:)

A great deal of thinking. Some editing. A lot of A-Z. And new/old computer stuff.

Ellen’s Tale is almost finished, one more instalment next week. This week though much happens: We learn some more of the dark past. Ellen pushes the boundaries and the tentative love affair of the archivists Maia and Ris gathers pace. Over on Morgen Bailey’s Novel Nights In

Writing: The Ancestor’s Tale: Almost finished first edit.

Research: I had already introduced the notion of horses and the first sighting before I got to thinking of transport (obviously brain was thinking that long before I was) So when I saw a book linking horses-wheels and language together I couldn’t resist. Language spread is the same kind of thing I need for my society spread. ‘Tis a might learned tomb of a book 540+ pages of Linguistic/archology/anthropological research into Proto-Indo-European source. No speed reading this one:)  Already after 100 pages I am hooked and wanting to put all aside to read on.

Am also re-reading a book on the philosophical/psychological/aspects of social justice to remind myself and to tweak my ideas of my brave new world.

My new books include a couple of research books for my fantasy Menko, started last nano.  As I have decided to lodge it back in the disty past, have a book on oxygen and the greening of the planet also one about evolution /civilization. Must not read them until I have finished with The Ancestor’s Tale. I must not. I probably will though:)

Blogs: A- Z still keeping up and only 2 more to go, was fun but has been more difficult this year because of computer problems. Have begun re tweaking sefutychronicle blog so that it is only about the books.Bit more work needed.

Networking: in between computer crashes have managed to keep up on the committed ones , not so good on general chat. Sorry folks.

Reading: Finished a re-read of Started Early ,took my Dog by Kate Atkinson for village reading group.  Didn’t mind re-reading at all, have always enjoyed it. Am reading The Decent Society by Avishai Margalit and The Horse, The Wheel and Language by David W Anthony. Finished One of our Eyres is Missing by Jasper Fforde. So a good week for books:)

Not a lot of writing this week But I am more than satisfied.

Next Week:

Finish first edit of The Ancestor’s Tale – put aside.

Set up new twitter account and get stuff going re marketing.

Last 2 A-Z then get a load of posts ready for sefutychronicles – sort out books to review.

Begin Short Story a Day (1 a day for a month)

Decide which book to do for JuNoWrMo – Blue Moon or Menko:)

Hope everyone is happy with their week and all the best for coming week.

Must rebel more often:)

Many apologies for being late reporting in. Yesterday, I woke up fully intending to write three blogs, this included, and have another go at transferring stuff over to new machine. The sun was shining and all of a sudden I thought ‘blow that for a lark I am not playing this game to day!’ Instead I had a very pleasant walk in the county park with the sun beating a happy tune, then I snatched a great hour in the garden amongst the lavender, rosemary and sage bushes, they were in a dreadful need of haircuts. I now have a bag full of prunings and dead flowers to dry for next years kindling – result.

Loathe to wash away the delicious smell of herbs on my hands I settled down with a new book. Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch, I do enjoy his books. Not exactly new, I bought it the end of last year but the title fitted well into one of reading challenges for April, so has been sitting on the sidelines whisperings sweet nothings at me. Well it is April, in theory, even if weather systems are dithering. I read it all. No ‘I’ll finish it later after I have just. . . ‘ I sat and read it from cover to cover and then, only when, it was done did I rest from the mornings exertions, because of course a long walk and gardening battered me into sleep. Such a nice sleep though, still surrounded by scents of the garden – worry not I did wash my hands eventually!

Then of course there were things that needed doing, but in the spirit of the rebellious everywhere I still refused to do anything, preferring to sit and laugh at old repeat QIs. A throughly restful and enjoyable day of idleness.   

This morning I have organised an ‘expert’ to come and do the machine stuff for me. Not wasting anymore sunshine on a machine. Have done some pruning and written the two blogs needed from yesterday, put on a load of washing, sorted clean clothes and am just about to go out and help my sisters training and it is not even lunch time yet.

Must rebel more often:)

ROW80: This Week:

Ellen’s Tale wends its way Saturdays and Sundays over on Morgen Bailey’s Novel Nights In; Bix has returned, the consequences of their love affair and Ellen’s foolhardy actions bring recrimiations. Plans begin to be made for the future. With the future being an unknown, can the two lovers find their way? The 7th instalment is out, only 3 more to go.

Writing:

I have been editing The Ancestor’s Tale. There was a huge gap I hadn’t noticed but obviously my subconscious imagination had, because when I paused for thought the answer rushed in like a flood – so that was good.

Have almost finished the Memoir and now just need to order and ask friend from forever/editor to check through it for me, and then the most difficult find a title.

Blogs:

A-Z okay; getting up onto cyberspace is difficult at moment, I am still up to date with A-Z but it is a lengthy enterprise with the connections having slowed way down, and the freezing.

Networking:

Way down and with many apologies. I have managed sponsored visits and a few more, managed to keep up with triberr and that’s about it really.

Reading:

I am using the lengthy log on times of old machine to read – saves me throwing said machine to the floor and trampling it to an end! So have managed to read three books this week. One e-book , one non fiction and one fiction so that aspect of the week was good.

Not much else to report really. Wasn’t a bad week not my best but not bad.Next week I hope to continue with editing. A-Z blogging continues. I will at the end of the week get ready for the short story a day challenge beginning 1st May. Sort out some subjects for blogs and decide which books to review – I must start on the challenge reads. I also need to tweak by blogsites a bit, update, edit, and maybe add something new – h’m, needs some thought:) but that last can wait until I have new machine up and racing

Hope everyone else had a good week and all the best for coming week.