Monday eve randoms

[btay]

I signed myself up to lead a topic discussion at my al anon meeting and I am already regretting it. I have no idea what topic I want to talk about

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[winecat]

Apr 21, 2014 20:41:35 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

Apr 21, 2014 19:20:54 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

Blueeyes, stbx worked with someone whose wife was no 3 on the amazon bestseller list for self-published authors. She does well for herself.

Wow, that's cool. I will risk sounding like a moron here, but what exactly does self published mean and entail?

I know a few folks who have self published.  It's a lot of work, but you stand a better chance of making more because you keep more from each book/ebook.  I wish I had written down the details when a friend went through what she made from having a publisher vs self publishing but the difference was massive.

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Apr 21, 2014 20:59:49 GMT -5 gozf said:

Apr 21, 2014 19:16:40 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

I just ate dinner and then some Easter candy.     I need to be good now. 
J seems bummed out and I feel bad.  Although he enjoys his job, his dream is to be a writer.  He has written a bunch including a novel and has no connections to anyone in the field. I think he knows that it's a long shot to get published or even seriously looked at and he's disappointed.  I have no real knowledge about writing professionally, but it hurts to see him disappointed. 

Does he have a literary agent? None of the major publishing houses accept unsolicited manuscripts anymore, so an agent is the way to go if he's looking to go the traditional publishing route.

No, he doesn't...hence his inability to move forward.   
Eta: I wasn't aware that they didn't accept things without an agent.  We haven't spoken too much about it to be honest.  I don't pry because I hate to see him act blah about it.  

[winecat]

Apr 21, 2014 22:05:44 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

Apr 21, 2014 20:59:49 GMT -5 gozf said:

Does he have a literary agent? None of the major publishing houses accept unsolicited manuscripts anymore, so an agent is the way to go if he's looking to go the traditional publishing route.

No, he doesn't...hence his inability to move forward.   
Eta: I wasn't aware that they didn't accept things without an agent.  We haven't spoken too much about it to be honest.  I don't pry because I hate to see him act blah about it.  

Does he know that self-publishing is an option? 

[MauMau]

Apr 21, 2014 21:07:13 GMT -5 sweetchix said:

Apr 21, 2014 21:00:57 GMT -5 MauMau said:

After bath shame.

When my old cat started to mat, I took him to Petsmart to get combed out and bathed. I ran errands while it was being done and came back to pick him up. They had him in a kennel with a dryer in it and boy did he give me the nastiest look. If looks could kill, I'd have been dead that day. But he was so handsome afterwards.

Haha. Glad you didn't have to do it!

And Mauer looks very handsome and fresh right now. It's adorable I love bath days.

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Apr 21, 2014 22:17:44 GMT -5 winecat said:

Apr 21, 2014 22:05:44 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

No, he doesn't...hence his inability to move forward.   
Eta: I wasn't aware that they didn't accept things without an agent.  We haven't spoken too much about it to be honest.  I don't pry because I hate to see him act blah about it.  

Does he know that self-publishing is an option? 

I'm not sure, so I will mention it.  He's pretty knowledgable, so he may. 

[winecat]

Apr 21, 2014 22:36:37 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

Apr 21, 2014 22:17:44 GMT -5 winecat said:

Does he know that self-publishing is an option? 

I'm not sure, so I will mention it.  He's pretty knowledgable, so he may. 

I hope it's news because it's definitely a promising platform and hopefully it might help alleviate some of the blahs.  

[lexxasaurus]

Apr 21, 2014 20:15:51 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

Tonight my dinner consisted of popcorn and angel food cake. I am sure my stomach is going to rebel later tonight.

I had a piece of key lime pie and Jolly rancher jelly beans. Being an adult is awesome.

[Mashara]

gault I hope you're feeling better today

[gault]

I love you guys. Feeling much better today, thank god. Yesterday wasn't fun.

[gault]

Apr 21, 2014 21:09:02 GMT -5 btay said:

I signed myself up to lead a topic discussion at my al anon meeting and I am already regretting it. I have no idea what topic I want to talk about

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Discuss a particular step if that is something you talk about at al anon. Or... you've had difficulty lately with keeping stbxh as a friend but not staying too close for your own mental safety and health...I bet a lot of people could share similar stories. It might be beneficial to hear other people's experiences :-)

[udscoobychick]

I also had popcorn for dinner last night. We put some chili pepper-infused oil and salt on it--yum!

[btay]

Apr 22, 2014 8:13:04 GMT -5 gault said:

Apr 21, 2014 21:09:02 GMT -5 btay said:

I signed myself up to lead a topic discussion at my al anon meeting and I am already regretting it. I have no idea what topic I want to talk about

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Discuss a particular step if that is something you talk about at al anon. Or... you've had difficulty lately with keeping stbxh as a friend but not staying too close for your own mental safety and health...I bet a lot of people could share similar stories. It might be beneficial to hear other people's experiences :-)

 There's like 20 billion readings on detachment so that might be a good idea. Thanks  

[berbles]

Apr 21, 2014 22:28:53 GMT -5 @gracie6414 said:

TMI

I hate when that happens

EMT promised me some oral loving yesterday, but after dinner he started feeling sick.  So nothing happened.  Womp womp.  He was very apologetic.  I felt bad that he felt bad.  Hopefully tonight will be better.  I shaved and everything!