Dictionary.com laid off all its lexicographers this month.
Presumably to replace them with AI. (My opinion.)
Sadly, thesaurus.com and dictionary.com are two of my most important resources when writing. I will look for alternatives now, because they basically decided to stop being a good service.
Enshittification is spreading at an ever increasing rate. It makes me sad. I thought we were headed towards a good future. Instead, it's turning... brown. 😬
Took care of one more frazzling thing today (yes, even though it's Sunday), read through what I have of the spicy shifter story and realized it still needs quite a few more chapters.
shoves it to the backburner again
(We'll see what Writer Brain says about that...)
And since I promised, I did format Sky tonight. I think it looks good, but see for yourself below.
Feeling low. Edited quite a bit today, but no writing.
Read around a little, didn't find what I really wanted. (Read a short comfort book, nice but not enough.)
So much not going well in the world, it weighs on me. Cried for someone killed in Ukraine. (Didn't know him, but read his story. Such losses. Such precious lives lost.)
A friend is buying my books, and that means so much for me. ❤️ Hope I can write tomorrow.
It's really strange. I have one chapter and the epilogue to write, and I know what I want to happen. Then I'll have to go through the story and sprinkle Christmas all over it. 🎄
But it's like I'm hibernating. Maybe I do need some rest, after pushing hard for two weeks.
At any rate, I'll get it done. I know I can.
I also sent out an invoice for my proofreading and uploaded a video to my new channel on MakerTube. A good day.
I ended up writing about 500 words for a prequel for a new vampire series Writer Brain keeps pushing at me. I hope I can keep it to a short novella. Title is "Penumbra". Yes, it makes sense.
I read a comfort book or two, played Spider Solitaire, cooked food (need to improve my sauce-fu) and kind of lost myself.
Tomorrow, I really must start polishing my Wolves!
Full day, with some rough news in the family (no, not saying more).
I did write 600 words for the Wolves, proofread about 20 pages, edited a couple of pages for a friend (deep, massive edit), and survived the office day and a dentist appointment (no cavities).
I did take time out to spend in the Botanical Gardens, since today was the last sunny day before a series of rainy ones.
For us Germans, Christmas begins today - in fact, for many people, Christmas Eve is the biggest part of it all.
I'll spend today with family, we'll have a late dinner and open presents after that (German tradition). The day might be spent reading, editing, baking cookies and possibly playing a game or two.
We'll see.
Wishing you wonderful holidays, happy time with family, yummy food and joy.
A good day. Writing a little, proofreading, reading a lot, playing a bit of my game.
Rattled out 300 words just now, and while it's not really enough to keep my deadline, it still feels good. I'm starting to slide back into writing.
And most of all, I'm sliding back into feeling good about myself and my life. Letting go of stress and "shoulds", giving myself permission to enjoy what I like.