Archive for February, 2005
Things are back up and running. Corrected some syntax so there isn’t a bunch of code on the page. Updated the weather plug in so it shows the true sunset and sunrise icons.
I also put the comment sections back on my posts. No, that doesn’t mean I’ve enabled comments on all entries, […]
Lainey is now taking her mandatory 24 hour break here, as is Scotch. She’s spent the last few hours being punchy from lack of sleep, trying not to get knocked off the sled again, and playing leap frog with another rookie in order to combat boredom. I’ve had some time to spend on […]
Getting started this morning wasn’t easy. Lots of thoughts getting between me and the story. Fortunately, it worked out in the end and I’m 1120 words closer.
Homesteading is filling my brain at the moment, a result of my Orphan Maker research. It’s taking on a more personal meaning for me, as well. […]
That was Lainey’s sled. Asleep at the stick and what happens? Bang! Into the woods she goes.
Dogs are mostly okay, though one is showing signs of bruising. Now she has to get them off the line, use her axe to cut the sled from the stand of trees, and put the […]
Chapter 33 finished. Got a cute little interlude at the end between Scotch and Lainey. (Maybe too cute . . . Why, oh why does my mind work so easily with fluffy bits of romance??)
Finding new and exciting things to write about is still difficult. Scotch will now be pulling ahead, leaving […]
. . . slow but sure. 1084 words down.
I’m running into a boredom issue. Not good. It’s time to heat things up (figuratively) for Lainey. It’s going too smooth. There’s only so many chapters I can write of ’snow, trail, incline, descent, switchback, dangerous conditions, overflow, ice […]
Checked my overall word count. I’m officially four thousand words in the hole for February. What with multiple graveyard shifts this month, the new Tungsten T5 in my greedy little clutches, and the lure of Orphan Maker research, it’s been difficult to put my nose to the grindstone.
Yesterday, I slept until 1pm (graveyard […]
Now I have my Tungsten T-5. I think I’ve done a marvelous job of ignoring the new toy sitting here while I get my 1k in for the day . . .
Chapter thirty-two is finished, but Lainey’s nowhere near the next checkpoint. Hel, she’s not even at the halfway point. She’s in a […]
1074 words in less than two hours! WOOT! Lainey and Scotch are sleeping in the checkpoint cabin at Rohn. When they leave there, they’ll be heading into the infamous Farewell Burn. Should take them 24 hours or so to get to Nikolai, which means one night in the wilderness between checkpoints.
Another […]
No writing. That’s what I get for slacking off yesterday . . . mini crisis regarding the new Palm in our home. For some obscure reason, Documents to Go disappeared off the handheld, and my wife’s computer would NOT reinstall. The hot sync kept cutting out. I’ve spent an hour finding […]
Late and busy night yesterday, so I slept in. Then I barely had enough time to wake up, let alone write, before getting ready to go to work. Today was my day off, but I did my manager a favor by coming in to attend a weekly scheduling meeting.
I get to work to […]
. . . and counting.
Got Lainey and Scotch through Rainy Pass and to the Rohn Roadhouse checkpoint. Some crappy trail, wild rides, and dangerous potential for spills, but they weathered it well. Lainey is getting over her constant fear as they rampage at top speeds over rough ground and ice bridges, through steep […]
Just got this tonight in my email and thought I’d answer it here since others might be interested in my response.
“I was curious what your plans for Iditarod are. Are you hoping to go straight to publish? Or will you eventually post it online?”
I have no plans to post the Iditarod novel online. This […]
1037 words, back on the trail. Going through Dalzell Gorge, heading for the Rohn checkpoint. Switchbacks, boulders, twenty foot high mini gorges of snow, and ice bridges over running water. Lainey’s beginning to have her doubts . . . she hasn’t even reached Farewell Burn yet!
Tax refund has come in! YAY! […]
