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[ellenmillion]

Business as Usual

I finally, finally, FINALLY finished Mere's paperdolls book and uploaded it for the printer. ABOUT BLOODY TIME. I'm sorry it took so long, Mere!

I'm a little panicked to realize that it's halfway through December. The things I had lined up for January seemed so distantly far off and now they're almost HERE and I'm not ready!

Torn World, in particular, is freaking me out a little - the site is ready to go and seems to be working smoothly, but there are still various holes and I realized a problem with the established timeline and have to fix it and I have so many stories that need polished and I hate that one that I already published but now I have to work around it and maybe it needs rewritten but I don't really have time and I'm not sure how we're going to start releasing stories because Idon'tknowanythingandI'mjustpretendingthatIdoandit'sallgoingtobeadisasterbecauseI'mnotreadyandit'salmostJanuary.

*wheeze*

I also want to get further into the coding for commission-control.com so I can get that beta-testing in January. Would people scream if I pushed that back to February? Probably not, but I'd feel guilty.

I'm also gnashing teeth over the steampunk coloring book - we have 12 awesome pieces, but is that enough? I would LOVE to have just a handful more.

Art and Authoring

Mostly, I'm timelining at Torn World to fix the problems I found, and start adding some important backhistory notes so that other people can do some storybuilding, too. I have other things I need to do.

Home and Health

I forgot exactly how much I loved having a fire going. It's been so wonderful and peaceful and warm the last few evenings in our house - a cheerful, crackling, alive presence in the room with us. The cat adores it. It's worth the hassle of chopping wood. (Which is, btw, very easy at 20 below)

I'm having a blast with my bartering offers, btw, and it's not too late to chime in if you want something. I still have many to answer! http://ellenmillion.livejournal.com/989984.html

Planning

Tonight I want to finish the TW timeline changes and finalize a schedule of events. Not the story releases, necessarily, but the major events, at least. I also want to get rolling on the 3rd EMG-Zine anthology.

Comments

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Does it help to be reminded that it's mid-November not mid-December?

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Only marginally - I really, REALLY wanted to be ready to roll a month early so I could always have a buffer between me and time-to-post-things. No buffer makes me nervous.

[shellstar-art.livejournal.com]

right, exams are over so if the colouring book is still open for submissions I will do a piece for it. Tommorrow, for sure. And if that goes well I will do another :)

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!

[shellstar-art.livejournal.com]

okay, I have something for the colouring book... but the submissions thing has closed so how do I get it to you and what size, res etc would you like? I've not done anything like this before, ie inking, so I hope it is useable :)

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

WOops! I have extended the deadline, so you can submit it at the lilypad now!!

[uneide.livejournal.com]

*L* I replied to you but the comment hanged, so let me know if you got it. ;)

Hubby is making me come around to the crackling fire idea , but it just doesn't quite get that cold in Vancouver...

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

We can't turn on our woodstove until it's zero outside - otherwise it just gets too hot to stand. But when it is that cold, OH, it's just lovely.

[uminomamori.livejournal.com]

Whooooooo sweet :D

Jenny Heidewald

[(Anonymous)]

"I'm also gnashing teeth over the steampunk coloring book - we have 12 awesome pieces, but is that enough? I would LOVE to have just a handful more. "

You want more? :) *looks in lilypad* Oh boy, a December 15th deadline so I can get some NaNo WriModone (sad sad NaNo this year) and some more coloring book pages! I had two other picture ideas. :D :D :D