Did y'all miss me?
Sorry I've been away as long as I have. My fibro flareup took its toll, and then I was sticken with my monthly friend (what a stupid euphenism..but oh well), so my energy level has been even lower than it was. Add in the lack of caffeine in my system (I miss my COFFEE!!!!!) and I've been a slug.

But I am feeling a bit better now, so I figured I would check in and let y'all know what I've been thinking about. Yes, although my body is exhausted, my brain has been in overdrive.

First, I decided that I am going to buy a new computer with part of my tax refund. I know what I DON'T want: a Dell, Gateway, IBM, HP/Compaq, or Sony. That really only leaves building a PC clone, which isn't a bad thing since my last clone has stayed with me 7+ years. So now I have to find someone to build one for me. Lou could do it, but as good as he is, he is SLOW. So I'm going to try some local guys first, then eBay if I have to.

Thoroughly bored yet?

The other things I have been pondering are writing-related. I am thinking of restarting the ezine, Wrters Stew. I had such a wonderful, if not overwhelming response about the idea. For those of you that don't know anything about it, surf here: Writers Stew - Everything about nothing! In the first 3 months that I advertised the 'zine, I got 500 subscribers and 300 submissions. It was just too much work for me and Jeni, and it was a lot of money to fork out for writers, so I tabled it. But now, I have received several offers of assistance from people I think I can rely on (Jeni was the ONLY one who fit that bill the first time around), and since I am in a better place financially, I might give it another go around. Any opinions? For the record, I am not new to the 'zine publishing world, Writers Stew was/is/was (can ya tell I'm undecided? LOL) my third 'zine. The first two were successful, but I just wasn't interested in pursuing them any longer.

Let's see, what else? I've made significant headway with my novel, Three Wishes. I could actually be ready to start shopping it around next month. That will be cool. I have a good feeling about the book...and its sequel is perculating in my head as well...it has an interesting twist as far as storytelling is concerned. I can't go into details, but I promise it's an interesting concept...provided I don't change my mind later. But back to Three Wishes...if I put a small excerpt up on my website...just some sample pages...would y'all be interested in reading it? Let me know, either through comments or an email

That's about it. I'm almost back to my old self, and I hope to get back to posting regularly. I'm sure you have missed my weird spin on reality and my quirky ability to shed light on all things mundane. Oh that was a stupid sentence, so I'm going to end this entry while I still have some of my dignity intact. :-)
- posted by Kim @ 3:06 PM