Where to start? Well, let’s see. I’m off from the day job today thanks to Columbus Day, so that’s very handy. It’s less than two full weeks to our annual Halloween party, and the schedule is tighter than a whalebone corset, so if you don’t see me around online as much, that’s why. Posts might be late (or I may miss a few, though I will do my darnedest not to miss the serial story chapters), but in a couple of weeks, it will all go back to normal.

As for the blog, the people who answered my little impromptu survey last week seemed to appreciate the schedule and goals, so we’ll keep those on Mondays. One person said the multi-media stuff was fun and she’d like to see more, and I’ve heard that via other venues as well. So after all this holiday hoopla dies down, I’ll be doing more with that again too. It will be fun – I’m looking forward to it.

For now, we’ll just keep things as they are.

For those of you reading the erotica shorts, The Pile Driver is available now. Here’s the announcement at TrinityMarlow.com.

And the first Rattles flash fiction anthology, In a Dark Place, will be available this week from e-tailers everywhere, so watch for that. It’s a great collection of flash fiction, if I do say so myself, and the October prompt is up at the Rattles sight – writers, we’d love to see your submissions (and yes, it is a paying market)!

This Week on The Variety Pages

Monday: News & Goals
Wednesday: Writing Notes – Keep Moving
Friday: Ch. 22 of Falling in Public

Other Posts to Check Out This Week

Monday:
Excerpt from We Play by Sarah Bella at Rattles Flash Fiction
Tuesday:
- Bills & The Mail Center at Routinely Yours
- Ch. 22 of The Minister’s Maid at FantasyRanchNovels.com
- Ch. 2 of The Paramedic at TrinityMarlow.com (NSFW, Adults only)
Wednesday:
Ch. 1 of a new thriller at AlexWesthaven.com
Thursday:
- On Bookkeeping at Beyond the Words
- Ch. 3 of The Paramedic at TrinityMarlow.com
Friday:
Official Release Day for In a Dark Place at Snake Bites and RattlesFlash Fiction

Seriously – you didn’t think I’d let you get bored, right?

Goal Reports

Last week my only real goal was to keep up online while trying to manage offline issues. I didn’t fare very well with either of those, so we’ll just start anew this week, eh?

Goals for the Week

Writing

• 5 serial chapters

• Start a flash piece for Rattles

Business

• Finish formatting, upload and release the very first Rattles issue (yay!)

• Catch up bookkeeping

• Post giveaway for An Elemental Wind at Goodreads

• Read/respond to any Rattles subs

Personal (aye-karumba)

• Finish cleaning out living room/bedroom & hall closets to prep for new carpet (next Monday now)

• Clean and decorate upstairs bathroom

• Decorate front window in living room

• Stage everything needed for upstairs décor downstairs, so it’s ready as soon as the carpet goes in

• Finalize party menu & figure out just how much I can buy pre-made to cut the work down

• Help hubby decorate basement & set up bar

• Do three 20 minute workouts so I don’t lose the muscle I’ve gained and don’t go backwards on weight loss

• Catch up laundry completely

• Finish costume prep

Whew! Busy, busy...but it’s gonna be a fabulous party. Speaking of which, I’d better get to work...

Here’s hoping you have a great Monday! Do you celebrate Halloween? Any parties to attend?

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