Knowing
your conjuncts from your disjuncts!
So I have
finally paid for the Grammar at Work course! It’s hell (which means it's
actually a very good course). I did the starter test and I got 53% - not bad but I have to admit a lot of that
was guess work. I have vowed to myself that I am going to give my all to this
course. I’ll know by Conjuncts from my disjuncts by the end of it. And with any
luck I’ll also know where to place comma’s which seems to be the worst of my
flaws. I won’t lie – I tried the first module. You really have to concentrate
and quite frankly it left my brain in a state of shock. I’m going to battle
through the metal block though and hopefully come out shining the other side.
In other
news I have been critiquing a book for someone in our writing group and I will
be working on Poison in the water – my current WIP! Deadline to go to an editor
is September 2014! So not long. The plan is to edit a final copy for end July.
Start writing the next Chupplejeep in August/September and work with Poison
alongside it. I also need to get some more twitter followers! 1000 is my goal
by the end of the year and I need a few more reviews for Bittersweet. My goal
is 17, so I need 7 more! Anyone out there read it and fancy writing a review on
Amazon?! And I also need 18 facebook followers! Come on people – help me out
here! I have to admit marketing has taken a back seat but I’m hoping by the end
of the year I’ll be in a comfortable enough position to take things slower!
GT has also
taken a hit in regards to sales! Although the paperbacks are now selling quite
well over the last quarter. How bizarre. Could I put it down to Monsoon weather
in Goa so less visitors out there? It didn’t happen this way last year – so what
has changed? Thoughts on a postcard. Anyway positive thoughts! I have things to get on with!