Title courtesy of Monty Python, of course.
So yeah, looks like this month may indeed be NaNoNaNoDogMo. I’d originally figured after Wednesday, when Trixie’s surgical scar healed up, I’d be able to relax some: the dogs would play together, amuse each other, i could take them out as a team instead of separately. But Dudley’s injury makes that a non-starter. He has to stay crated (good size crate) most of the day; taking him out to poop without letting him over-exert is a challenge; and we have meds to give him. Pills aren’t too hard, but giving eyedrops when you’re nervous that grappling with him could hurt him? Not so easy. Or quick. Plus it takes longer to sit down and pet him without him getting loose. And of course, I frequently feel guilty when I’m petting Trixie, look over and see Dudley staring at me with sad, lonely eyes (anthropomorphize? Moi?).
I got more done this week (and TYG is an angel about doing as much as possible, despite her workload) but nowhere near as much. Part of the problem is that I’d figured I’d just work later in the evening, but we have Dudley care, Trixie petting (she is irresistibly cute) and then I just get worn out.
However I’m getting a sense of how much time to block out so I think that I can do better next week.
Okay, now the shining part: I submitted my Victorian steampunk psionic novel, Questionable Minds, to Barbarian Books, and they offered me a contract this week. I read it over and signed it yesterday. It’s e-book only, other rights stay with me, and the contract satisfies most of my concerns about small presses. So yay! I’ve wanted to be a published novelist since pretty much forever, so this is very cool. More information will follow when I have some.
And on that note, good night.
