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Nephilim Quest 4 / The Book of the Dead / FINISHED, EditingCreature Wars 2 / now planning the plotSpace Witches 3 / 75.000 words FIRST DRAFT DONE, NOW EDITING7 Shabtis 2 / Pillar of Death 60.000 words (now at 8700 words)Bastet Mysteries 50.000 words (now at 26.000 words) |
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Daily Happiness Journal #58June 11th 2020respect / trees in a field
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thought for the day
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We have a saying here in Finland: "Joy to the surface even when your heart hurts". A bit hard to translate from Finnish, but that's the gist of it.
It is originally a saying from Karelians - refugees of WW II when Soviet Union occupied the Finnish Karelia. The Karelians were - and are - considered humorous, happy people. And my own father and his family had to escape the occupation from Viborg. I can well believe they used this saying - as I am part Karelian myself. (My grandmother was from Western Finland originally, but my grandfather was from Karelia)
The Karelians moved to different parts of Finland and kept their culture and humour alive. I think I have inherited the humour-part as I've often been told. And I am happy I have - life is so much easier when you find humour in it.
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Daily quote"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go to the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx |
writing news:
first draft of space witches 3 is done
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I was sipping coffee on my break from day job and typed a few minutes the last chapter of Space Witches 3. This is a story I let write itself, which means it surprises even me with the plot's twists and turns. It did so again. But the surprise twist was the thing that finished this book. Wow. Finally. I've been studying for my MA in Egyptology since October, sent my assignments in a month ago and now had time to finish this almost-ready-novel. It was missing only about 5000 words but studies took all my free time. Now comes the argh-part. Namely editing. First I read the book through a couple of times, check the timelines of the characters (prepare to meet Eddie...) and then send it to the official editor for tweaking. After which I'll be rewriting, pulling my hair, swearing never again and all the normal editing stuff. After which it goes to my proofreader. And then I have the cover made. And publish. Before which point those who are on my reader-email-list will get the book to read (I ask for an honest review in return). |
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I sell my books directly too - the ebooks are cheap to buy and the big e-stores don't share much to the author. So I have downloaded my ebooks to Payhip - they don't take commission and I get more to pay for my editor, proofreader and cover designer. All of whom are one-woman businesses themselves. (You get the ebook in your preferred e-reader format.) Buy Space Witches 1 / The Book of Witches directly from the author and get a 20% discount from Space Witches 2 / The Secret Library |
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