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estepheia ([personal profile] estepheia) wrote2004-11-10 03:33 pm

Busy doctor schedule

After putting it off for ages (because of financial reasons, time constraints, phobia, and depression-induced indifference) I finally ventured to the dentist this morning. And came back with several appointments. Ack. I need fillings and all kinds of other treatments. I also have 2 appointments with my GB, one with my gynecologiest and one with my opthalmologist. I will try to make appointments with my physiotherapist, so she can massage a few kinks out of my back and legs.

Tidying up seems to be good for us. Right now I have a lot more energy than a few years ago. I hope it lasts. I already started doing some of my Xmas shopping, and I have a few plans what to buy in December, when more money comes in. I also decided to ask the local Walmart for a job. They pay better than my translation work. *sob*

Hubby found a few really dreadful poems which I'd believed lost, which I wrote at the tender age of 18. *shudder* Well, at least one of them is kinda okay.

As for my fanfic writing, I decided that I need to look around for a new beta who is slash-friendly and fast - I can't work without one. Left to my own devices I tinker every story to death. [livejournal.com profile] ladycat777 and [livejournal.com profile] sangpassionne have other worries and not enough time and since I have bouts of insecurity that make me a high maintanance author, I should try to find someone else who doesn't mind if I suddenly IM her/him with questions. I am not looking for the kind of beta who just finds the spelling mistakes (I finally found the word installation disk so maybe I can dl an English dictionary for my spelling checker now) but a beta who will honestly tell me if something is boring, too flowery or too vague, one who cuts out all the somehows and almosts. One who whittles away what's redundant. :-) Any volunteers?
The projects I need handholding for are Dealing (Ethan/Lindsey), Let's Talk About Sex and a few minor projeccts.

Thank you so much, dear. :-)

[identity profile] estepheia.livejournal.com 2004-11-10 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you know, I thought you're too busy, with school and your own writing and whatnot. :-)
Thanks for the offer. :-)

What I really need for Dealing is someone who has read the whole thing, someone who I can toss out my ideas to, who will tell me if I should include a scene or not, general questions of composition and structure... I am so close to the material, I have developed a blindness to some of the problems....

However, I had kind of pegged you as the ideal beta for the new LTAS... :-) What do you say?
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Re: Thank you so much, dear. :-)

[identity profile] ladycat777.livejournal.com 2004-11-10 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
Whee! New LTAS! Er, also? YES!

:)

Dealing I still have to catch up on. I'm good with stuff I can read and beta in one go, due to time, but I want to do more ... :)