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Miscellanea
Apr. 1st, 2014 04:36 pmI sent in my story yesterday. I read the whole thing aloud first and found cliches, misspellings, clunky sentences, etc. that I'd read dozens of times before without noticing. One of the characters acquired a nickname in chapter 17. Luckily I spotted it. And my throat still hurts from the reading. Next time I'm getting throat drops first. All I had yesterday was black licorice, which worked, but isn't that suck-on-able.
Today I did nothing except follow writing & grammar links, and I found a product that will do in a few moments what I took hours to do by hand (find all the cliches, repeated phrases, proper nouns, sentence openers, etc). I'm not sure if it's worth $60, but it sure sounds convenient. I also found a page about passive clauses which taught me a few things. I really liked that they had a section on when to use passive sentences (when naming names and reveling information). I'd like to hang around a bit, but I think it's above my grade level. I can't read it and do anything else at the same time.
On a different note, I found some silky sheets 75% off and in my exact favorite color of ruby/dark pink, so I bought them and just put them on the bed. Only the bottom sheet, because silky sheets don't tend to soak up sweat and I hate to be clammy. Most of our other sheets are flannel, which is great for cold nights, people who sweat while they sleep, and anyone who likes softness, but not so good if your pj are loose. Some mornings I wake up with my pants twisted around my waist or the legs bunched up at my thighs. So we tried the sheets out. Well...
...everything slides really well. The top sheet and blanket glide over the bed. My clothes haven't bunched up. The sheets are big enough that they mostly stay on (I think I'm going to add elastic across the corners). But as I said, I'm used to flannel. On flannel your foot stays where you put it, even if you're wearing socks. Not so with silky sheets. For good lovemaking, some friction is required. Sliding around will take some getting used to. Maybe we just need more practice.
I had a really weird dream the other morning. ( Why...? )
It's been haunting me. I still want to find the answers
Today I did nothing except follow writing & grammar links, and I found a product that will do in a few moments what I took hours to do by hand (find all the cliches, repeated phrases, proper nouns, sentence openers, etc). I'm not sure if it's worth $60, but it sure sounds convenient. I also found a page about passive clauses which taught me a few things. I really liked that they had a section on when to use passive sentences (when naming names and reveling information). I'd like to hang around a bit, but I think it's above my grade level. I can't read it and do anything else at the same time.
On a different note, I found some silky sheets 75% off and in my exact favorite color of ruby/dark pink, so I bought them and just put them on the bed. Only the bottom sheet, because silky sheets don't tend to soak up sweat and I hate to be clammy. Most of our other sheets are flannel, which is great for cold nights, people who sweat while they sleep, and anyone who likes softness, but not so good if your pj are loose. Some mornings I wake up with my pants twisted around my waist or the legs bunched up at my thighs. So we tried the sheets out. Well...
...everything slides really well. The top sheet and blanket glide over the bed. My clothes haven't bunched up. The sheets are big enough that they mostly stay on (I think I'm going to add elastic across the corners). But as I said, I'm used to flannel. On flannel your foot stays where you put it, even if you're wearing socks. Not so with silky sheets. For good lovemaking, some friction is required. Sliding around will take some getting used to. Maybe we just need more practice.
I had a really weird dream the other morning. ( Why...? )
It's been haunting me. I still want to find the answers
