Monday, September 12, 2011

Post: A Change Of Plans and Moderation

 
I'm not in the greatest of moods this morning, nor the clearest of mind. It has nothing to do with writing, so no worries. To make a long story short, the sickness that rampaged our place a couple weeks ago is back. With a vengeance. And it took the kids hostage. A weekend of fevers and pick eye. Not my kind of weekend.

What's hardest of all is watching these kids suffer from lingering, non-life threatening eye puffs. I know what will help, but I'm powerless to give the medical goodies because I need a prescription. And the pediatrician I trust with their life (and mine) isn't in until Monday.

It's Monday now. Hopefully we'll reestablish some order in the next few hours. Then we can get back on track!

That's not what this post is about ...

I'll be honest. You guys so totally ROCK! Hopping online this morning and seeing all of your amazing comments and the following love put a great big smile on my face.

Not that kind of smile...but close!

I'm doing my best to keep up with each of you, the campaign, and everything else that needs to go down before this weekend. Why this weekend? I've had my arm twisted by a couple good friends of mine, so I've added The League of Utah Writers Roundup to my schedule. If you plan to go, we should hang out.

I also have some awesome news to share! Darren Hanson, a good friend and trusted critique partner, is in the process of launching a new website that should prove to be an invaluable resource for any author (published or not) who blogs. And I get to moderate with a couple recognizable folks in the blogosphere!

Since they're putting the finishing touches on the site, I'm sworn to secrecy about what the site is and what it does. But I'll tell you one thing. I've looked all over and found nothing quite like this. Get excited! It should be up and running sometime within the next month.

Update: I'm putting the finishing touches on Woven, based on excellent beta reader feedback. When that's done, I'll head to the Roundup conference and cram as much writerly knowledge into my head as I can.

Was your weekend better than mine? Tell us about it.

I'm David, and it's time to wash my hands!

39 comments:

  1. We've had pink eye and Laryngitis at our house! But the kids are fine. I'm the one who has both. Awesome, right? :) I hope your kids get feeling better! And I'm excited to see what that new website is about!

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  2. Every time I see that picture of Heath Ledger as the Joker I think of the line, "Do I look like a man with a plan?" LOL!
    I hope your family feels better soon!

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  3. I am so glad you are going to the writers conference! Me too, so be sure to say "hi." I'm sad to hear about everyone being sick. That is the WORST. Glad its Monday and hopefully everyone will be well soon. Good to hear about WOVEN and the upcoming website! Cool!

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  4. Oh poor you I hope the bugs get squashed soon and you're all well and happy again.
    The new website sounds exciting, something to feel positive about.
    Writer's conference sounds great too. Wish I were going. Good luck with Woven, I've just picked up my WIP again after months of inaction :O)

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  5. Sorry you had a rough weekend. Those weekends suck! Enjoy your revision week and your plans for the next weekend. Bring back lots of stories.

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  6. I'm sorry your house is sick :0(. Hopefully, everyone will feel better now that the docs office is open.

    I wish I could go the confrence, it would be cool to meet some bloggers. Well, have fun!

    Can't wait for the new blog!

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  7. Sorry your kids are sick. :( I hate it when my kids are sick because I feel so bad for them. Little bodies shouldn't have to endure so much blah. Here's hoping they get better fast.

    Goodluck!

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  8. Sorry about the sick kids. Spent the weekend recovering from the excitement of last week with the support group.

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  9. The new site sounds intriguing -- I'm interested to see what hasn't been done in the writing blogosphere... Hope you and your family feel better and happy writing!

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  10. By the time you get back, I hope things would have calmed down some and that you have some medication in hand.

    Thanks for the roundup and you've piqued my interest regarding that new site.

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  11. Kiddos and the gunkies they end up with. As a fellow parent, I feel your pain, having to wait because, well, heck, because you have to. And when you want that suffering to end like yesterday, waiting can be a bit agitating.

    Yay for the progress with WOVEN.

    And very intrigued about the new site. Are you sure I can't convince you to shed just a little more about this grand idea..you know, a glamour or a truth serum??? NO? Darn. Okay. I'll wait.

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  12. Bleah pink eye. One childhood memory I never want to relive (scared me to the point I won't wear contacts). I hope your trusty Pediatrician doles out the slips and you have a short wait at the pharmacy.

    My weekend was the proverbial senior panic, I'm graduating from college soon crap I need to find a job! Suffice to say absolutely no writing got done.

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  13. Yay for WOVEN. Sometimes it's the small things;)
    Good luck w your plague.

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  14. Hi there! Just saying hello to a fellow campaigner. Sorry if I've already waved at you. I'm still working on who's who in my Campaigner group.

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  15. I'd like to go to the League of Utah Writers thing to meet Amber Argyle. I don't know any of the others. I'm wondering if I need to pay to get in. I shall have to investigate.

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  16. So, sorry, David. We had strep go through out family three times in 6 weeks ones year. Turns out the one unsick kid was the carrier. Once we got him on antibiotics we were done with it.

    I so wanted to go to LUW Roundup, but I'll have to pass this year, since it's during the municipal election cycle. But next year ...

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  17. Aww, hope everyone is feeling a lot better now. Looking forward to the unveiling of the new site :-)

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  18. Yay for your friend! I hope the pink eye et all goes away soon. You don't wanna mess with pink eye because it's so contagious!

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  19. Good luck with the new website! Hope everyone's feeling better soon :-)

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  20. I've had weekends like yours. But this one was pretty good, I slept most of it.

    It was beautiful.

    T

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  21. I'm excited for the new website! I can't wait to hear the details. Good luck with the sick kiddos and have fun at the conference!

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  22. I guess my weekend was better. We got to come home from the hospital. That means we actually got to sleep for more than 4 hours at a time.
    Hospitals are not know for being restful.

    Try really hard to play catch-up after being gone for 10 days.

    Pamela Jo

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  23. I'm sorry about the kids. Hope they are feeling better now. My weekend has to be better I guess, sadly.

    Good luck with your friend's website. I will check in when it's up and running.

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  24. Hope all are feeling better quickly! The website sounds cool- looking forward to seeing what it is all about. Good luck with your revisions/edits!

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  25. Hope today is better for you guys. It really does stink seeing the little ones not feeling well.

    I look forward to the website launch! Can't wait to see what's it's all about. :D

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  26. So sorry to hear that your family has been sick! New follower here, love your blog. Sending you healthy thoughts!

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  27. I'm excited to hear more about this super secret site :) Sorry about the pink eye--sick kids really make the world come to a screeching halt.

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  28. When we moved to NYC our FAMILY was sick for almost 3 months straight. I will never take good health for granted again. =) On that note, I'm hoping everyone there is healthy soon.

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  29. I'm so excited you're going to the roundup!! Can't wait to see you there! Just don't get me sick, lol ;)

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  30. Oh no! We've had illness here too. My youngest is home today. Hope you guys feel better soon.

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  31. Be sure to check out my blog today David - I think you'll like it :)

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  32. Hey David, I left you an award on my blog -- The Versatile Blogger Award. Stop by and pick it up.

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  33. Ugh! Pink eye is the worst! Hope your kids are over it!

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  34. Pink eye is worst! If it gets one person in the family...your all done! Good luck with the Roundup.

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  35. Hope everybody gets better soon. :(

    And did I know you knew Darren?? If I did, I forgot. I worked with him for a while, and we swapped beta reads a while back! You must be the awesome fantasy-writing friend he told me about... :)

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  36. Aww, I hope you're better by now! I'm a little late with this, so hopefully everyone is close to all better. Being sick is bad enough, but watching kids sick and miserable is really the pits.

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  37. Have a blast at The League of Utah Writers Roundup. I'm huge fan of the power of a writer's vast community.

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  38. Belated welcome to the Campaign! Last weekend was actually pretty good for me - I picked up a new tablet that I'm probably going to return to the store, but I've had fun test-driving it, and went into the city to see a play!

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