Stupid Question For the Day

I promise I'll only ask one today. (Or I'll try to only ask one today.)

I know I look like an idiot for asking, but it's better than doing something wrong.

And, since I've seen both sides of this coin recommended, I don't know which to do.

You know the "widow/orphan" control in Word?

In proper manuscript format, should it be on? Or should it be off?

Do we want all paragraphs kept together even if it causes a large margin at the bottom of a page?

THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your help!

I Think It's a Conspiracy

They're trying to make me crazy.

People at work, that is.

I'm too frustrated to even rant over it.

It makes my head hurt.

But, wait. I have a nice cup of hot tea right here. I'm going to stop and sip it until it's all gone, and make the bad people go away.

Is it Friday yet?

Release the Hounds!

Or, in my case...

Release the Internal Editor!

That's what I did today.

And, you know what? She was a very agreeable soul. Played well with others, too.

And, for once, she made me feel very, very good about being a writer.

I think that means I'm growing. I kinda suspicioned that while I was working on Out of the Darkness. I learned sooo much as I was plotting and growing and writing this novel.

I wanted the Muse to come out and play today, but she called in sick since I kept her up writing late last night and insisted that we finish Out of the Darkness before we could go to bed.

So, this morning, I edited instead of wrote. And, I edited at breaks. And, I edited at lunch.

And, for the first time since I stopped querying screenplays, I made a submission.

Today, I submitted Spilt Milk to Glimmer Train.

Many thanks to bachsoprano for all of her helpful suggestions and all the encouragement she offered and to devinharris for reading when I was done.

I feel like I have accomplished soooo MUCH in two days. I feel like I've accomplished soooo much in one month. If 2006 continues to be this productive, I shall be most content when I reach the end of the year.

I dragged Muse out, kicking and screaming, tonight, so we have words. Not many, but better than nothing.

All That Glitters

1,118 words today

33,224 / 125,000 (26.6%)

Monthly Word Count Goal Progress:

94,042 / 68,200 (137.9%)

2006 Word Count Goal Progress:

94,042 / 1,000,000 (9.4%)