Today's editing word count is 2,600 words on the novella. Chapter name - "Raisin the Stakes".

No writing on the Flutter book today but spent the day working on a new idea for a book which has got me very excited. Guess we'll see where it goes ...

#AmWriting #Writing

I'm just pointing at a cloud!

A lot of people (in the US and outside) are deservedly concerned about the Dumpfster fire, but IMO focusing on the idiot-in-chief (and his allies) just gives them more power.

I'd step away, do what I can to make somebody's life better, to add a little joy to the world, do something constructive if I can.

#Reflections

Edited 2,600 words on the novella — chapter name, "Cult Ficrtion".

No writing though since we had some errands to run and one of our rare outings outside the apartment 🙂 Hopefully, will get back to the writing tomorrow.

#AmWriting #Writing

Terry Pratchett used to have multiple novels in the works simultaneously.

I never understood how he could do that when I was younger — all I could hear at a time were the voices from my current book.

Now I write everything down since I can't remember stuff and can't keep it all in my head. And suddenly I have multiple WIPs and understand how it might have worked for PTerry 🙂

#Writing

Asking for the #fediverse’s help, if it’s possible. My friend lost their car in the fire. That included the car seat for her 4 year old. Can anyone on the internets help me procure/secure a car seat for a baby and their long trip into Oakland? I’m sure there’s a place somewhere in #pasadena #altadena that has to have baby goods for distribution… will you help me find it?

I’ve been googling all day and nothing… because we all know google is trash.

Thanks in advance. #eatonfire

Edited 3,200 words on the novella. Today's chapter is "Gnome Alone".

1,000 words written on the Flutter book. Got around the coding issue but didn't make as much progress as usual.

Taking a break for the weekend.

#AmWriting #Writing

✨ The rebellion will be federated & self-hosted ✨

On Dec 5, 2024 I published this blog post https://elenarossini.com/2024/11/the-rebellion-will-be-federated/ on @ele@elenarossini.com

On Dec 17 I signed up for a #VPS.

On Dec 22 I installed #GoToSocial and began personalizing my little corner of the #Fediverse: @elena

On Jan 14 I installed #Pixelfed on my server: @ele@photos.elenarossini.com

Yesterday I installed #LinkStack on https://elena.social

All this feels really empowering and I wanna help others do the same! 🚀

#selfhosting #FOSS

Edited 3,900 words today on the novella and then wrote 2,900 words on the Flutter book for kids.

Got stuck on another coding problem. Never get those with fiction since I can plot my way out of it 😛

#AmWriting #Writing

"Skeleton Crew" and a lot of other Star Wars stories make me think that this stuff is being written by kids. The lack of security protocols, trusting anybody who walks in claiming to be something or other.

Is any of this believable?

#StarWars #TV #Writing

Today's writing was a bit curtailed due to the late rising .. and the fact that I have to plan the next chapter out a bit more.

Progress:
2,500 Editing
1,100 Writing

#AmWriting #Writing

Had to help a friend yesterday with converting their book for Amazon and Draft2Digital and was reminded how confusing the mix of apps, formats, and publishers could be.

If any Indie author needs help with this stuff, I'd be happy to help — free of charge, of course 🙂

#Writing #Help #IndieAuthors

Woke up just an hour later than usual and my morning routine is shot to pieces 😛

Still haven't gotten to doing my morning writing and editing while the world is quiet. Probably won't get as much done today. But ah, well ... that's how it goes, right?

#Writing

Today's writing total is:
2,500 words edited for the humorous sci-fi novella
2,200 words written for the kids' Flutter book

Just a week or so to go to finish the first round of editing on the novella at this pace ... if I can sustain it.

#AmWriting #Writing

While it's a bit violent, "Black Warrant" (or at least the first episode) has the bones of a good story.

I'm curious as to if the story continues to be good in the next episodes, or if it goes downhill ...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35064818

#TV #Hindi #Netflix

Did 1,600 words of writing on the Flutter programming book and 2,500 words of editing on the novella about sentient raisins.

So not too shabby a day, I guess?

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I couldn't continue with the Vulture article on Gaiman. I've never been a Gaiman fan. Only work of his I've read is "Good Omens" and that was due to the collaboration with PTerry.

But he's a monster. And it surprises me still how well people hide their vileness.

#Reflections

Edited about 3200 words and wrote 2400 for my Flutter programming for kids book.

Unfortunately, I've written myself into a corner for this particular chapter. Now need to backtrack to figure a way around 😛

#amwriting #writing

So my current employer has joined the "let's get rid of the senior people and build our product on rookies and AI" bandwagon. Not laid off, but that looks like it's coming.

If any of you know someone who needs a senior software engineer with a strong background in apps security, knows OAuth/OIDC, and speaks Java and Python, HMU. #FediHire

I am looking for a new #iOS or #swift dev/engineer position. The only major sticking point is that it has to be remote-friendly. I bought a house less than a year ago and I can't move again so soon.

Happy to share work history and such with anyone who is interested. Also if anyone has an indie or personal project and needs some contract or even volunteer dev help I'd be happy to pitch in.

Edit: I am on the US East Coast (specifically Baltimore, MD) so a US time zone based position is preferred.

#FediHire