Not David Bowie

I'm just gutted that David Bowie died. In my life, there have been very few friends, so celebrities wind up being better friends than most people I come across. All I expected from David Bowie was good music and the occasional joke during an interview. And he rarely disappointed.

Now I'm thinking about mortality and wondering if I should change my life priorities. So I won't be writing for a while. Everyone be good while I'm gone.

So Much For the New Year's Resolution

On New Year's day, I resolved to write every day. It took only five days for the resolution to crumble. I opened my eyes this morning and suddenly it felt like I had scratched my cornea (something that I don't recommend.) The pain was so bad that Mom gave me one of her prescription painkillers.

It's hours later and my  eye feels better but I'm stoned. So all I'm writing today is this post and some comments on Facebook. Sorry.

What I Wrote for January 4. 2016

I didn't have much time to write or work on the blogs today because I had my first date in over 11 years.

At least, I think it was a date. It was a kinda, sorta date. He invited me for a caffeinated beverage and talk writing and books. We went to a diner and he insisted on paying for my dinner. I had fettuccine alfredo (although not the one pictured.) We drove there in separate cars. Is that a date? I don't know anymore. I'm so out of touch.

So here's all I managed to write:

• this blog post
• a 400 word article for Swarmcontent entitled "Should You Write for Academic Content Websites?" (Short answer -- no.)
• a 431 word article sent to ArticleSale.com (rewritten from an unpublished 2007 article) on Basic Yoga Equipment for Beginners.

Now my head hurts. That's my cue to stop writing.

What I Wrote for January 3, 2016

And, for no reason, here's a photo of a bird, which used to be my old Blogger Profile image.

Anyway, I've decided to create a new blog devoted to Sherlock Holmes in order to try and boost sales (ha ha) of my eBook. I'll be gradually either moving over the Sherlock Holmes-themed posts or duplicating them to this new blog, titled after my eBook, Not the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

I also wrote:

• this post
• new stuff for the new blog
• added a paragraph to my Goodreads profile
• rewrote an article from 2007 about menopause and insomnia for Dreaming of Peter

Off to collapse now.

What I Wrote for January 2, 2016

I tried the Sherlock Christmas Special, "The Abominable Bride." I really tried.

But I had to turn it off after 15 minutes. Ugh! It really was abominable.

Anyway, keeping up with my resolution to write every day this year, here is the list of things I wrote today:

• this blog post
• rewrites of incorrect captions on my Pins, removing dead links, too 
• started new blog called Not the New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to promote my eBook of the same title. Put up three posts -- and then suddenly realized I could just merge it into this blog. I'll fix it tomorrow. However, another blog just for the eBook would be nice. I could move some of the Sherlock Holmes posts from here to that blog. Hmmm ...
• Put up stop snoring exercises post on Dreaming of Peter.
• Submitted article to DotWriter.com.

My Resolution for 2016: Write Every Day

I'm a writer. I keep telling myself that. However, the chances for me to actually make money from my poor tap-tapping rapidly dry up every passing year. 2015 was my absolute worst year for earnings since I became a freelance writer in 2006.

I take care f my crippled mother. I also have to take care of the little row house we live in, be a slave to two demanding dogs and three goldfish. I'm also currently fighting a small army of mice that invaded our home in 2015.  Still, I tried to take at least one hour every day to look for work or write for pay. So, as you see, I've had legitimate excuses for not writing as much as when I started out in 2006, when I would work 12 - 14 hour days because there were a hell of a lot more people willing to pay for writing than there are now ten years later.

That being said, I probably will screw up on this resolution in the first month. Month? Well, that's too optimistic for me -- how about the first week?

Anyway, I will list here on The Perfect Blog Title what I've written at the end of each of my working days. For example, today I wrote:

• this blog post
• one article of 585 words on mouse and rat control for Swarmcontent (wonder if it will ever sell?)
• this blog post on Dreaming of Peter.

Image is not of my dog but somewhere on the web I nicked this Jack Russell puppy peeing on a laptop. If you own this image and want me to remove it, feel free to let me know and please accept my apologies in advance. Thanks!