Month: September 2014

A Good Night’s Sleep

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Four solid hours of sleep, edited four pages for a potential client, and just found out a few minutes ago that I have the job. Yay!

Tonight is the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (Believe it or not, I know plenty of people who don’t know this, so that is why I said it.). While not the world’s most observant Jewess, especially when you factor in that I am also Wiccan, the New Year always helps me get spiritually centered for what’s to come.

Life is a fucking battlefield on so many levels, and it is true: Only the strong survive. In this, sometimes I wish I didn’t have to be so damn strong. It would be nice to occasionally kick back and let someone else handle the crap. Alas, if you want something done right, you’d better do it yourself.

I won’t be celebrating traditionally or with a house full of family, but I will have two people with me to help me honor my ancestry, and I have friends who will be lighting candles from their end to help me out.

From me to all of you, whether you celebrate or not, may the coming year bring you an abundance of sweetness & serenity. 🙂 L’Shana Tovah!

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I will be a little less present here over the next few days. Today is Mabon (the Autumnal Equinox), and Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow evening. I then have my brother’s birthday to contend with, which apparently involves me cooking him “something good” (If only I knew my track record would catch up with me! LOL. I keep saying “Wouldn’t you rather get something from someplace or go out?” only to be told “No, I want you to cook me something awesome.”, and then he lists 15 different potential things I should apparently make all at once. Poor kid, he’s in a total dream world with expectations like that!). It’s rare that the holidays all fall out on top of one another, but I am taking full advantage of it this week by seeking some serenity and allowing myself to feel spiritually centered. I will still post tidbits, but I might not do any extensive writing until the weekend, or maybe even next week.

Wishing you all a peaceful, even-keeled day. If you’re lucky enough to be experiencing Fall weather, like I am, take the time to enjoy it, because I strongly suspect we’ll be getting an early Winter.

Blessed Be~ Lisa

Once Again

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Once again, I find myself astounded by the audacity of people. There are jobs in this world where you truly DO “get what you pay for”. I have a healthy respect for money, but as a writer, there are some things I’m not willing to do in order to earn pennies. Maybe that sounds horrible, egotistical, or snobbish, but as someone told me over the weekend “You’re trying to respect yourself through this process, and I get that.”

Yes, I am. If you want me to turn a 100,000 page novel around in perfect, ready to publish order, and you want it in 24 hours, please don’t expect that to happen for $25. If you DO expect that to happen, please go to Craigslist and/or a local high school, and find someone who is far less experienced than I am because I simply do not have the time to read through all that work, edit it, and provide you with a detailed report on each chapter within 24 hours. I read these “job offers” and think “Wow, have you got a pair of BALLS!”, or “You’ve GOT to be fucking KIDDING ME with this shit!” Lets be honest, after taxes, it’s pretty insulting.

If any of my readers would like to hire me for a job, please contact me with a comment and any pertinent info (contact me here first if you want to send me a few chapters to give me an idea of what it is I’d be working on.), I’ll glean your e-mail address from it. I can work with reasonable budgets (I do understand and respect them, just don’t insult me.), fiction or non-fiction, poetry, etc., and help you produce a product you are proud to send off to literary agents and/or editors. I’m tough, but I’m fair. I am also happy to be contracted to you for 3, 6, 9, 12 months or longer, being paid on a monthly basis, if that is easier for you. I have found in the past that this is easier for many people and works better for their budgets. I work fast, I work carefully, but I also have a passion for what I do. I enjoy helping others because, due to the fact that I sign a non-plagiarism agreement as standard procedure, editing allows me to focus on my own work when I write, and your work when I edit. I wouldn’t have over 19 years of editing experience if I sucked. I have signed non-disclosure agreements for the work I have edited in the past, so please don’t ask for that information.

Happy to help anyone that needs it. It doesn’t hurt to ask.

Have a good Monday. 🙂