Derry, Northern Ireland

Derry, Northern Ireland
A book I'm working on is set in this town.

Friday, October 18, 2024

Not a good day...

I got a couple vaccines, yesterday afternoon -- Covid and Flu. And I have felt like crap all day. Achy. Tired. Unfocused. I slept late and then took an hour and a half nap, and that seems to help the most. But it messes me up when I'm trying to work.

My eyes also hurt, so I took off my glasses and made muffins and pancakes for dinner. I do feel better, but still on the edge. 

I did manage to go through Home Not Home to check up on the spellings of certain names. Like for Mrs. Kieffer, who I wrote as Keiffer, twice. And O'Cainann, which I entered as O'Cannain once. A couple of others, too, that I noted as I went through with Word Editor.

I don't want to do any more because I sent it off to my editor for their feedback, and I don't want to have to deal with corrections that will need correcting once I get her notes back.

So a lot of the day was piddly shit. Political arguments on Twitter. Talking to friends on Facebook. Wrapping myself in a big, black piece of felt cloth and cocooning. And feeling sorry for myself.

I think I will format what I've got into printable parameters, so I can send it in for copyright and an LCCN. I may also send it to BookLife for a review. It's close to what I want it to be, I think.

I'm leery of doing Kirkus, again, after what happened with New World For Old. But we'll see.

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