As the post title says, I got a little bit of progress with editing Darwin & the Demon Game.  I made it through the first 4 chapters ut a reason for that will be explained later.  I’m remembering that this is the book where I started doubting myself a lot.  Darwin is supposed to be slightly more independent and confident, which throws me.  He can be these things, but I come dangerously close to making him like every hero with no confusion, misunderstandings, fixations, and panicking.  Those can’t go away entirely, so I have to make sure he doesn’t go too long without one of them.  So far, I’ve only had to adjust things a bit and no major rewrites.

Last weekend would have seen me get further, but I ran into a few issues.  Editing started off slow on Saturday because I stayed up late the night before to get laundry done.  Forgot that I’m in my 40’s and won’t bounce out of bed after little sleep.  More like a flop onto the floor, whimper, and curling around my CPAP machine.  So, I moved slow and got some done before lunch and more before an afternoon Pokemon Go thing.  Finished up the 2nd chapter before bed though.  Sunday went wrong with my son going to the doctor in the morning, going in search of a new supermarket, cleaning the house, and family visiting for dinner at the last minute.  Got half of chapter 3 done though.

I tried to do better though.  Brought a chapter to work to get some editing done on breaks, but that didn’t get me very far.  It wasn’t until Thursday when I had to stay home due to my back locking up and triggering my IBS that I got more done.  Guess a big plus side of working with paper is that I can be bedridden and still do work.   Not entirely sure what caused that mess, but it was joined the night before by a new recipe turning on me with mild violence.  To be fair, I’ve been really stressed over personal stuff that I can’t get into here.  My patience has been pushed by some people and it resulted in several rather heated conversations.

Nothing else really happened since it was a crazy work week and I had to do a lot of cooking.  Aside from Wednesday night, all of my other recipes worked out.  Think I’m done for a bit though.  Want to let someone else cook while I focus on writing and getting blog stuff set up for November and December.  Got 5 posts left for November and then I’ll dig into December unless I have time for editing.

There won’t be much or any editing this weekend.  I have my son and we want to enjoy the fresh air before it rains and gets cold.  It’ll be primarily Pokemon Go, but he might work on his art for a bit too.  It won’t be for long, so I might only be able to tackle blogging.  Still haven’t gotten used to the idea of editing a few pages instead of a full chapter or at least a section.  I’ll get time throughout the week and next weekend though.  Don’t think I have much planned after Tuesday night.  Might even get to work on some editing while I’m stuck at an event on Thursday night.

Given that I didn’t do much else or have much planned, I guess I’ll jump to the goals:

1. Spend time with son.
2. Edit Darwin & the Demon Game.
3. Rest after work.
4. Finish November blog posts.
5. Start in on December blog posts.
6. Really need to clean the stove . . . This should be #2.
7. Watch more ‘Eureka’.
8. Do whatever I’ve forgotten at this moment
9. Fix bathroom sink drain