queenoftheskies

Jan. 3rd, 2006

Cause today is INSANE.

Everyone expects me to solve all the problems...though it's not as bad as it was under the old company, thank heavens.

The problem is NOT that I can't solve them given a reasonable amount of time.

The problem is that everyone messed up SOMETHING while I was away for training the four days before the holidays and EVERYONE wants THEIR problem fixed NOW.

Another problem is that several of the people are anxiety-ridden personalities, so they're moaning and jumping up and down and all freaked out.

But, there's only one of me and I can only do so much.

I want to ask them why they just didn't do things right the first time around, you know?

Current Mood: confused

It was for a specific job that we have an opening for at our facility.

It contained specific instructions. Either fax a resume or e-mail a resume. Unfortunately, it listed our company name.

In addition to accounting, one of the things I have to take care of for our facility now is HR, too.

My phone has been ringing off the hook and people have been showing up at the front door.

Only three people were interested in the position that was advertised.

Everyone else wanted something else.

We don't have anything else.

But, I think they've made me insane.

Current Mood: crazy

I hate it when I get hungry before it's time to go to bed.

If I don't eat something, meds make me feel icky when I wake up in the morning.

If I do eat something, I don't get to sleep as easily.

And, I eat dinner the same time, almost, every night.

Some nights it happens; some nights it doesn't.

Strange.

Current Mood: confused

But, that doesn't make them any easier to do.

I split Xanali into two books tonight, in spite of the fact that a part of me still likes the idea of having it as one book.

It was that extra plot thread. If I'd stuck with my original plot points, this would NOT have happened.

Having said that, though, I have to admit that most of the information embedded in the new plot thread would have had to have come out somewhere in one of the other books anyway and it fits really well where I planted it.

Also, if I had left Xanali as one book, the first in a backstory series, then the second book would have sucked royally, if I hadn't come up with something better than the thusfar scattered plot I had for it. I assumed something would come by the time I was ready. Something usually does.

HOWEVER, with Xanali split, the second book just needs an opening, then what I've written so far and more information that I hadn't figured out how to integrate into the other book yet. It fits perfectly in this one, and finishes my second book.

It's meant to be this way. It's perfect this way. I don't know why splitting them was such a difficult decision for me. Perhaps it's because I waited until so close to when I could have, theoretically been done.

Except that it would have been long and I'd have had to cut, which would have left me with a really crappy novel.

So, I'm resigned and have done it and...well, I'm pleased. Warriors from the Stars is no more, having been combined with the second book, which is where it now fits.

I now have:

Out of the Darkness 106,939 words

and

Xanali 26,942 words

Obviously, since Out of the Darkness is the first book, I'll be finishing it first.

Sadly, I didn't get a lot written today. Mostly because I woke up too early and then work fried my brain, though I probably could blame part of it on the waffling about splitting the book, too.

However, I did write extra other days, so I'm not far behind for the month, if I'm behind at all. If I am, I'll catch up tomorrow.

Out of the Darkness

560 words today