Jaguaress has made it their job to go around contest forums and to post publicly in the forums when the host doesn't behave the way they think is appropriate. Hum, I didn't know that posting defaming messages in a person's forums was particularly good manners, but that's for Jag to know. My forum isn't the only one they have done this in, and it's probably not going to be the last. *shrug*

In the meantime, this helped me out some. After enduring the third unannounced and inflammatory comment posted in my "14 Days, 7 Prompts, 1 Story Contest" , I have now removed Jaguaress from the contest. One less story to read. Maybe I'll get this done faster now.





 

I wonder what kind of jokes that could lead to.

Today, SoCalScribe and I had coffee and some good conversation. In a bookstore. And there was even a book involved.

It was such a treat for me to have a real life conversation with him. I've admired SoCal as a writer, respected him as fearless leader of the "Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group" , and counted him among my better online friends for a while. Hanging out for three and a half hours and just learning about the things that make another author tick was super for me. I have already started reading The Professor and the Mad Man and find it an absolutely gripping and tragic history to the Oxford English Dictionary. I don't think it will take me very long to read the book.

Just as mentioned in his blog post "WDC Meets Real Life" , it would be really neat to have a West Coast Mixer.




 

Hum, so that laptop I bought on Friday died this morning.

Instead of using my morning to work, I drove to Best Buy and had them take a look at it. Since it was less than 14 days in my possession, they gave me a new one, no problems. I have a good feeling about this one thought. The first one was showing early warning signs like freezing over a couple of times on Monday already. When I set up the new one today, it worked like a charm. I am expecting this to stay this way. The model I got has generally good reviews and most users gave it 4.5 and 5 stars. So, I want to be able to say that too in a few weeks.

OK, I don't work for Best Buy, and I don't endorse anybody, but I have to say the service I got was excellent. The guy ran a quick diagnostic, realized this was a deeper problem, and simply gave me a new one. Can't beat that.



 

Yes, yes, I know. I should be working, doing something productive. I can't help it when my mind only comes up with silly stuff. On Monday I had to drive to downtown Los Angeles. Did you know that I hate Los Angeles? If you didn't know, you know now. Anyways, on my way back out of hell I could see the traffic going north on the 110 freeway getting seriously backed up. I wondered, what on all earth possesses people to want to live or work in downtown Los Angeles. Are they all not like me? Obviously not.

A quote from the movie Jackie Brown came to mind, and I reworded it to show off my disdain and how little I think of the hordes that put up with 20 hours of rush hour a day to live in Los Angeles. Check out my new forum and participate.

ID: 1512874   (Rated: E) 2012 Spring Fun Raffle  A raffle to help fund Anniversary Reviews with a portion of the proceeds going to RAOK. by Giselle thanks WdC

Today, I unpacked my new laptop which I bought on Friday. It's nothing special. As a matter of fact, it was the second cheapest the store had. But, having a laptop will greatly enhance my writing. I don't know about you, but I like to write creatively with my laptop on my lap, propped up in bed with a pillow in my back. I can work just fine on the desktop for scientific research, and to type up technical texts. Writing erotica on a hard wooden chair? Uh, not so much. And, rather than buy a comfortable computer chair, I'd rather had a new laptop.

So, I hope this will supercharge my creative writing.



 

It seems every time I get to cross off an item at the top of the list as done, two new things show up at the bottom.

Today, I got one job tackled pretty good, thought I might be able to finish it over the weekend. There is a second job I need to take care of before Monday. And a customer who was among the first to ask me to write up product reviews for him got back to me today for more work.

I finally finished reviewing the April entries for Short Shots. Phew. I also achieved to complete my HSP assignment yesterday. That's great. And unusual, for me to have work done days before the deadline.

Now, all that's left to do is...

"14 Days, 7 Prompts, 1 Story Contest"  get all the reviews done by May 25th, if possible
"Fantasy & Erotica Short Story Contest "  is over on the 25th, needs reviews
15 in 15 starts on June 3rd, and I want to compete
"UENG Spring Fling"  has a June 20th deadline, but I really need to start working on that

And, outside of WdC
Brett's articles
Gabe's Harry Potter fanfiction
Steven's blog post job
Anthony's bookshop job
Marcus' autoresponder reviews
if she sends me work, watching YouTube videos for Debbie ...

Medusa ... for each head you chop off, two more grow ... as I said



 

Monday I am going to restart the intro lesson of

ID: 1639097   (Rated: 18+) House of Sensual Prose  Breaking down the elements of writing successful Erotica by Purple

Today, I wrote articles about car title lending and about using Twitter as a tool to build your brand online, and how to promote your business using Twitter. I also posted a news item on a New Zealand book selling site. I've got administrator access. It's really cool to work as a freelancer, I get to have many different reasons to write and get paid for it. Now that I have built a portfolio of happy customers, I have people quiery me for writing work. I am not yet at the pay level that I want to ultimately get to, but it's like everything. I'm waiting for a milestone in paid hours and positive ratings to raise my rate. I've already been able to raise it once. Pretty good.


 

I feel so blue. Blue all over the place. I was promoted to WDC Moderator tonight! What an honor.