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Fiction Thesis Part One – Update

I passed. *smiles* Got an ‘A’ on my final paper and overall ‘A’ for the class. Woo-hoo! I have a 3.84 GPA currently, so I’m happy; I figure I should graduate in February with slightly better than a 3.90 GPA.

I’ve started Fiction Thesis Part Two already, we’re in our second week but on holiday break until January 3, 2016. I’ve already completed my homework – which isn’t officially due until January 3, but it’s done and online and I’m planning on doing some extra work, as well.

I finally figured out what I was doing wrong with Scrivener – I had an issue adding images to my research area and knew it was a matter of me not understanding what to do and not a problem with the program, and I was right. I knew I just needed to have a chance to study the program when I wasn’t totally swamped with homework, NaNoWriMo and family matters, and that chance finally came a couple of days ago. And I was right. I figured out what I was doing wrong, inserted the images into my research area and have begun restructuring my paranormal romance within Scrivener. I’ll be putting the other novel in Scrivener soon, as well. I think it will be an extremely useful tool once I am more comfortable using it. Bottom line, I’m pleased I purchased it!

K, I need to update another area, so I am so outtie….

Fiction Thesis Part One

Class officially ended an hour and a half ago. Final class begins on December 14 and will factor in breaks for Christmas and New Year’s holidays. At this time, I’m precisely 4.5 points away from a perfect grade, with, I believe, three things left to be graded. Obviously I will be passing this class with an ‘A’ as well, so continuing with my fairly [I did have one ‘B’ class, after all] perfect educational journey. Whew, I am so humble! *laughs*

My story took some unexpected turns; it is still close to what I originally envisioned, but thanks to some awesome peer critiques and questions, some terrific ‘what if’ moments opened up and I learned some things about my protagonist and a secondary character that will be important in the next story. Yes, you heard my commitment. This story isn’t quite finished yet and here I am thinking about the next story to be written. Yay, me! The current story is darn close to being finished, however; and, the revision process I use allows me to add new stuff all the time and I do have a few ideas to flesh out Lynette’s story.

Speaking of processes, in class we discussed our personal revision process and many of my peers mentioned they liked some of my ideas… I don’t delete. That’s first and foremost. If I like the words but they simply don’t fit the story, I cut whatever doesn’t work out and paste it into another document I have that is nothing but unrelated bits and bobs and scenes that will eventually find their perfect home in some other story. I also utilize Words font color change ability for things I edit and revise, to alert me to keep my eyes open for continuity errors and flow. For instance, Lynette recently alerted me to the fact that she has daddy issues, which I didn’t know. That scene is a nice bright red to really draw my eyes to it because I’ll need to add some foreshadowing moments in earlier scenes to tie into her revelation.

This is the time I typically start really writing, but I’ve been falling behind on sleep. Enough that it’s causing problems with my creativity and gumption, actually. I’m actually heading to bed as soon as I post this, and looking forward to finally getting some sleep, I must say. I also want to get started on the latch hook rug I’m going to make for my bedroom, which will hopefully help Luna and Stevie move on and off the bed without slippage. Or as much slippage, at least. See what I mean? Scattered thoughts from sleep deprivation, odd things occur at odd moments.

*yawns* I’m tired, so I am so outtie….

update part deux, too

So I’ve gotten a few phone calls from DFCS concerning Joe. They have been informed I plan to rescind my custody on Thursday and tell me I do not need to go to NC to pick him up, especially since they will have custody in two days. They once again thanked me for all I had tried to do with these kids and apologized I had had such an awful experience with Mommy Dearest’s children.

Right now their plan is to have a transporter go pick Phillip up, and leave Joe there – apparently with NC’s blessing – until after the hearing on Thursday. Then another transporter will go pick him up. He should be miserable without his brother, Internet, and no Mommy Dearest contact for a few days… totally alone. I hope he looks back and tries to appreciate what he had here – he always did, until Mommy Dearest started phoning and texting so much.  Poor kid.

Oh yeah, also roughly another $150 poorer – purchase of new security, keyed entry door knobs for my house!

I’m outtie….

update part deux

So I got an email from the GaL, Mr. Daniel, stating he sent a Notice to the Court to revisit Joe’s placement with me; I go to Court this Thursday at 9a.m. Dingy is going with me, for support. I spoke with several people in NC – where Joe is being held, and they assure me they have it on record that I attempted to do my legal duty to pick Joe up – but as they have him listed as in the custody of DFCS and not me, they are waiting to hear from a GA official concerning his release. The GaL is hoping the DFCS transporter will pick up Joe as well, instead of me incurring the expense, especially since I plan to have my custody of him revoked. I have no clue what lies Mommy Dearest will spit out on Thursday, but I have been making sure to stay in contact with all legal authorities. Hopefully I’ll be okay and only come out of this with the ongoing financial ding, and the new hardening of my heart towards helping others. *frowns*

Once Joe is no longer in my custody, I will log onto Facebook and block every single member of Mommy Dearest’s family from my account, and then send a brief message to my family members concerning everything she has done to me – they can block or not, as they wish, but I will warn them. Then I will block S&S on my telephone; S is not the son I thought he was, and as much as it hurts, I do not want him in my life while he is connected with that viper.

Hopefully any future ‘Family Matters’ updates will be fun and positive ones, after Thursday. I do not plan to update my blog again, until Thursday at the earliest – I have homework to do. I’m also hopeful that future updates will be concerning the material this blog was originally created for – writing.

Until then, I am so outtie….