Wound up getting a bit of editing done this week. Not nearly enough, but it happened. Things are getting closer.
Added some new characters to the sheet for a future story. This one is complex and I am not going to jump into it half-assed. I will have enough characters and side stories to make sure it stays interesting and reaches novel length. For this one I will even make a full storyboard. Tentative title is The Hyde Event. It will be near future science fiction.
I don’t even plan on starting it until I can nudge the space trilogy ahead by a dozen chapters and probably write the next Hat story completely. This bit of SF is going to be my long game for now.
Evenings were for Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It was good, but I am disappointed at only getting six episodes. Streaming seems to only do eight to ten episode seasons, but six feels awfully thin, particularly when one was wasted on backstory that wasn’t really needed here. Anyone else watched this one?
Watched the first new episode of Monarch last night. Honestly, I should have waited. I do better when I can watch a couple at a time. Still, sign me up for anything with Godzilla in it.
Did the update on my iPad and all was well. For some reason I waited a couple of days to get it on my phone and it screwed everything up. This involves facial recognition, which I had to reset and it still isn’t working correctly. Good thing I have a secret stash of passwords so I can access all my apps and stuff until I can get it functional again.
PERSI came through once more and I got the bills paid. With or without facial recognition I am functional on that front.
SSA won’t pay until late March so there might be a bit of a learning curve on that bit of budgeting.
As I assemble this post today, I can see that I need to do more. I have been walking in the mornings and all that, but I can probably squeeze in an extra chapter of edits here and there. I need to hurry up and finish the book I’ve been reading. Maybe a bit more focus would help. The dog is doing great and I don’t have to watch her like a hawk like I was doing.
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Sounds to me like you had a productive time, Craig. Keep up the good work, and you’ll have good results. It takes a while for Social Security to get started. I hope your financial situation is okay.
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Things seem to be working out. It’s a different budgeting cycle but we will adjust no doubt.
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Sounds like you are getting a rhythm in retirement. It is important to do so. Nothing new here. Just working on the next book and blogging.
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I decided to go over a couple of chapters tonight. Might get this thing finished that much sooner.
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You’ve had a very productive week, Craig! Bravo!!
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Bits of it were. This starts a new one with hope to accomplish more.
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The hope for productivity springs eternal!
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I’m working and pushing forward with my current WIP. It isn’t going as fast as I had hoped. My husband also has been put on medical leave and we’ve exploring whether he can just retire. So I may soon be in the same situation with you, trying to figure out all these programs (and hoping they won’t be torn down around our ears).
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The process isn’t lighthearted and fun. It’s like a side job to get it all sorted. If you go that direction, I wish you all the best.
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I think my parents are watching ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’. I’ve been sticking to rewatching anime until I have the time to binge something new. Snow and stress are keeping me distracted lately.
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I need something old-new to me. It’s nice to binge at times.
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It sounds to me that you are starting to settle into a new norm. It takes a minute. Love all the long and short range plans for new stories! Glad Frankie is doing okay. And hopefully your daughter is too.
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It does feel like settling a bit. Even with all this time, I can’t seem to get things moving as fast as I’d like.
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Slow and steady wins the race!
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Hi Craig, it sounds like you are settling well into retirement. You will learn to structure your day on your own without the defining measure of work in the middle of everything.
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You have a lot in production, Craig! Sounds like retirement is going well so far.
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It is starting to fall into a swing.
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It does take a while to get in the swing of things. I still am working on the learning curve. It seems that I have less time on my hands than I did when I worked full time. Funny how that happens.
At least you are being productive. Take the win where you can.
Glad to hear the furry family member is doing better.
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Thank you.
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