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It Is Done.

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Lucille Yates 1 Comment

I finished my novella, The Wolf and the Necromancer It is finished. It is done.
I submitted the piece to the anthology Wednesday night a few hours before the deadline. I’m still worried that the lady in charge will contact me and say, “No, it’s crap.”

What’s a deadline?

November 21, 2021December 8, 2021 Lucille Yates No Comments

Progress Update

I’m almost at 10 thousand words in my story. It has to be at least 15 thousand, but I can’t fit the rest into 5 thousand words. Here’s to writing a longer story than anticipated.

Writing Like Walking Through Jello

November 6, 2021November 21, 2021 Lucille Yates No Comments

Progress Update

My goal of getting lots of writing complete this week failed. I did learn some things about the manuscript I’m trying to push out though.
1. I started at the wrong place…

Goodbye 2020 – Hello 2021

December 31, 2020December 30, 2020 Lucille Yates No Comments

Personal, Progress Update, Uncategorized

Adventures in E-Learning

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Lucille Yates No Comments

Personal

It has been 14 weeks since school started for my now 6-year-old. He has been e-learning at home for 14 weeks. I have not killed him yet. He is constantly pushing the envelope. He wants to argue about all of his assignments. He asks questions that he knows the answers to. I haven’t thrown him … Read More “Adventures in E-Learning” »

New Job

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Lucille Yates No Comments

Personal

My son is entering kindergarten this year and after great discussion and debate, my husband and I decided to take advantage of our county’s offer of e-learning for the semester. This means I’ll be stepping down from my job of 12 years and teaching my son.

Quarantine Day 9 – Irrational Fears

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Lucille Yates No Comments

Personal

As I sit here eating dark chocolate covered raisins, I look back on the last week of this craziness. My irrational fears show themselves and I want to hunker down in the house and never leave. And I worry.

Day 2 Quarantine

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Lucille Yates No Comments

Page Update, Personal

Son of a bitch. It’s only been two days of quarantine. The native is quelled, but my thought process is a little hazy. I managed to drag him outside for half an hour, before he escaped back into the house. We’ve created so much art. Colors grace paper after paper after paper in pen, crayon, … Read More “Day 2 Quarantine” »

Stress and Spiderman

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 Lucille Yates 2 Comments

Personal

Last night I slept with Spiderman. I wrapped my arms around his large plush head and slept. I borrowed my son’s plush toy for two reasons. The first being that I found sleeping while holding a toy or pillow keeps my hands from falling asleep. The second being I hoped that sideman would absorb my stress.