Good morning everyone! Should be a sunny day here, but not too hot. Sara and CG, nice to hear your weather is equally pleasant (or was yesterday).
School starts this week! School supply shopping is done! Schhol clothes shopping is done. Waking the girls up annoyingly early today and tomorrow to get their sleep schedules adjusted.
The Perseid meteor shower was pleasant if a bit underwhelming - we watched it on the porch in city light so only saw a handful of meteors. Fun date nonetheless.
I think I read all the Rumplations entries for the comp, finally. Should be a good one.
My own story, after 2 full months, is at 1750 words. Slow going. It's essentially the end of the Shards, though, so I want to get it right.
I'll take a köffee Bill. Thanks for beginnning the day with a baseball bat metaphor.
Yes!
Have you ever been backpacking?
Blue Bayou - Linda Rondstadt (also Roy Orbison, but Linda's version is my favorite)
Thanks for getting Bertha brewing Scott.
Though it feels like the kind of morning where I'd rather begin it with a tumbler of bourbon, I will stick to the usual kôffëè.
I am happy I just sold a flash erotica. What I got paid isn't enough to buy a pizza, but hey, I did get paid.
(hi adi!!!)
I hope you have an excellent birthday, Amy. You are one of the few baseball fans here, we have to stick together!
(I can't post gifs for some reason, so imagine your favorite inserted here!)
Over 30 species of male spiders tie up their partners with silk cords before and during sex.
I knew I liked spiders for a reason. Kinky little fuckers.
Dialogue! I run into that problem from time to time and dialogue really opens things up. Like WW said, even two lines can give the reader a break fromm sameness.
You can also have someone break a lamp or fall off the bed or something else unexpected. Throws some action in, breaks up the scene, and their reaction (too revved up to give a shit, or laughing and geting right back to the action) tell us a lot about the characters and their relationship.
I'd sit down for some tea and interesting conversation with her, absolutely. And I don't even like tea!
People who don't really listen, but simply wait for their turn to talk.