The Isolated Blurt BDSM Thread

[Keroin]

Lucky you!
I don't know that I could ever have enough confidence in my work to actually try and publish it.

Gracias! It's been almost a decade now since I declared my intention to do this professionally. I'm very thankful for my years in the film business for toughening my hide. Writing is a never-ending series of rejections, punctuated by the occasional acceptance, and you just have to keep going, work harder, learn from mistakes, and believe. (All while not getting paid).

In the words of the late Andy Pausch:

The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.

Also, there is a radio host named Clark Howard who has a guide to epublishing on his website, too. You might find a nugget or two there.

Thanks again! I will check this out.

 

[Keroin]

Anyway - Keroin, I would hate to see you not get good care, so I will just offer my opinion that there isn't a lot of hard evidence to support TCM in most areas. Like accupuncture has been shown to have some positive effect with chronic pain relief, but most claims are not supported by the evidence. It does feel great though! Anyway, I digress. If it were me, I would make sure I had a good doctor and push for whatever is supported by evidence -- as in clinical trials, etc. I was trying to find some good articles from the skeptical community on this but I haven't been able to dig deep enough. I did find this explanation of chi to be telling.

I will try and find more when I have more time. I have a cool video about the theory of homeopathy.

Thanks ITW. Yes, I am also a skeptic. Having said that, there is a naturopath that really helped me with my endometriosis when Western medicine did nothing but tell me to "take more Advil".

However, I read over some of the stuff YC linked and I do intend to pursue this. My hesitation about hormone therapy is simply that the women I know who've been through it haven't had great results. But this sounds like a different kind of therapy, and I love my brain!!

I will do my due diligence and I so appreciate the kind words and input from everyone here. I'm beginning to feel like it's the "Keroin Show" lately but I'm in a bad place these days and I'm not too proud to ask for help and support when I need it. (Please let me know if I overdo it though!)

What a nice note from your friend, first of all.

On e-publishing -- It really is a changing world. I've been hearing a lot about this in other areas as well. I actually think it's potentially pretty cool.

One of the things I am seeing about e-publishing is that it is less about marketing and more about content. This also works for us because there are five books in the series, the first is complete, the second is entering the second draft, and the other three are roughed out.

Also, I am a slave driver.

 

[cfuhrer]

Yes, I said "pen to paper" - who else still uses that medium?

Me.
Pencil. Multi subject tabbed notebook.
Write on the left (back of the page)
Edit notes and rewrites on the right (front of the next page)

Even when I edit I have to print it out and use a red pen.

I'm old school like that, yo.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

Editing, to me, stimulating when I have nothing going from pen to paper.
(kind of like "lurking" on the boards!)

I haven't really produced anything palpable in about 3 years!

Yes, I said "pen to paper" - who else still uses that medium?

At least you won't hit delete or close it without saving it. Or the computer crashes and everything gets lost

 

[cfuhrer]

There are five books in the series, the first is complete, the second is entering the second draft, and the other three are roughed out

If this was by design. Brilliant! None of this "I have writers block with a looming deadline" stuff we see in the movies.

 

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[cfuhrer]

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[Stella_Omega]

At least you won't hit delete or close it without saving it. Or the computer crashes and everything gets lost

NO, you'll just do something absolutely insane like burn it all because you're moving to another state.

 

[Loverskitten]

Grrrr can't sleep, want sleep, need pets

 

[gypsy*seer]

At least you won't hit delete or close it without saving it. Or the computer crashes and everything gets lost

That did happen a couple of years ago. I lost over 3 thousand pictures, which had me far more sad, because at least I had the writting backed up on scraps of paper everywhere.

 

[bhndblueyes88]

<Melancholy ramble>

I feel like I've made the wrong choices for my happiness. I feel like I will never achieve my goals and don't have the ability to amount to anything. I lack the simple willpower to work towards basic ends like "be healthier" and "improve fitness". I have no excuses I just...don't.

What worth am I to the world when I can't be of any value to myself?

</melancholy ramble>

 

[ecstaticsub]

Thanks ITW. Yes, I am also a skeptic. Having said that, there is a naturopath that really helped me with my endometriosis when Western medicine did nothing but tell me to "take more Advil".

However, I read over some of the stuff YC linked and I do intend to pursue this. My hesitation about hormone therapy is simply that the women I know who've been through it haven't had great results. But this sounds like a different kind of therapy, and I love my brain!!

I will do my due diligence and I so appreciate the kind words and input from everyone here. I'm beginning to feel like it's the "Keroin Show" lately but I'm in a bad place these days and I'm not too proud to ask for help and support when I need it. (Please let me know if I overdo it though!)

My favorite resource to go to for science based info on alternative medical treatments is NCCAM- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine which is part of the NIH. http://nccam.nih.gov/

Lots of great info there.

I have just entered menopause myself, I think. I had a hyst years ago but kept my ovaries. But I think they are slowing down rapidly. Mood swings are my biggest problem. I have been fighting it but I think I may go on zoloft short term to take care of those. I've tried monthly massages to help relax me, and those are great . They work for the couple day after but then I go into swings again. If I don't do something I think both my relationships with seriously suffer.

Let me know how TCM works for you. My GYN NP recommended TCM for me. I haven't decided yet if I would try it.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

NO, you'll just do something absolutely insane like burn it all because you're moving to another state.

Oh no, I can imagine that amount of swearing and cursing that would have caused.

That did happen a couple of years ago. I lost over 3 thousand pictures, which had me far more sad, because at least I had the writting backed up on scraps of paper everywhere.

That would have been heartbreaking. I always print out my important pics now and have a back up hard drive just in case.

 

[midwestyankee]

The thing I think we have in our favour, if we e-pub, is that we've already made the cut. We've already been accepted by one of the most prestigious literary agents in the US and we've already had really great comments from some of the Big Six publishers. None of the rejections had anything to do with the quality of the writing or the story...so that says something. the manuscript has been through numerous rounds of edits and rewrites; I know it's ready.

It'll still going to be a grind but hopefully we can rise above the sea of crap in the e-pub world.

Hopefully.

Thanks also for the link! I will definitely read over everything. The e-pub world is changing at lightspeed. Every day.

ETA: It has been sent to the UK, too. So we may get back something positive there. I'm just preparing for the worst.

What a nice note from your friend, first of all.

On e-publishing -- It really is a changing world. I've been hearing a lot about this in other areas as well. I actually think it's potentially pretty cool.

For what it's worth, I came across this piece about how much money Amazon makes (and thus how much less its authors make).

As Sergeant Phil Esterhaus always said, "Let's be careful out there."

 

[Keroin]

For what it's worth, I came across this piece about how much money Amazon makes (and thus how much less its authors make).

As Sergeant Phil Esterhaus always said, "Let's be careful out there."

Thanks MWY! For the moment, Amazon is the 800lb gorilla in e-publishing. This may change but I don't see it happening overnight.

What's missing in this article is a comparison of what an author makes per book using traditional publishing vs indie e-pub. $5.10 out of 9.99 may not seem like a great deal but if that were a traditionally published book the author might see 50 cents of 9.99.

 

[Keroin]

My favorite resource to go to for science based info on alternative medical treatments is NCCAM- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine which is part of the NIH. http://nccam.nih.gov/

Lots of great info there.

Thanks ES! Whew, I have a lot of reading to do!

I have just entered menopause myself, I think. I had a hyst years ago but kept my ovaries. But I think they are slowing down rapidly. Mood swings are my biggest problem. I have been fighting it but I think I may go on zoloft short term to take care of those. I've tried monthly massages to help relax me, and those are great . They work for the couple day after but then I go into swings again. If I don't do something I think both my relationships with seriously suffer.

I have experienced mood swings but so far pretty mild. Thank Cod! I hope the Zoloft works for you.

Let me know how TCM works for you. My GYN NP recommended TCM for me. I haven't decided yet if I would try it.

I will. Thankfully the extended medical L and me have through our union (still members, yay) covers most of the cost of this. First appt is Thursday, will keep you updated.

 

[caged_doll]

listless...

 

[shy slave]

I blew three months money I needed for other things - food, petrol, bills.. and bought a lap top.

I am now back in the world of reality (or the net, for those of you who also have a real life)

 

[HottieMama]

I REALLY wanted to go skinny-dipping and drinking with my neighbor and a bunch of guys that live in the neighborhood tonight. My Domme did NOT approve of this idea (I promised her a minimum of 6 months with no drinking) ...so I am at home. This is the downside of D/s...

 

[midwestyankee]

Thanks MWY! For the moment, Amazon is the 800lb gorilla in e-publishing. This may change but I don't see it happening overnight.

What's missing in this article is a comparison of what an author makes per book using traditional publishing vs indie e-pub. $5.10 out of 9.99 may not seem like a great deal but if that were a traditionally published book the author might see 50 cents of 9.99.

I agree: indie publishing through almost any venue is more author-centered than the traditional route. But, given a new landscape I think it's best to know the straightest route through the forest.

 

[midwestyankee]

At the moment, listening to the final chorus in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and it is eerily calming. I feel a need for and the imminence of a burst of creativity coming on.

 

[Keroin]

I agree: indie publishing through almost any venue is more author-centered than the traditional route. But, given a new landscape I think it's best to know the straightest route through the forest.

Oh agreed. We're doing our homework and every piece of information helps.

 

[Licia]

*heart*

Online college drug me kicking and screaming away from traditional editing. Objections still do not phase me as there may be nothing sweeter than the smell of ball-point ink wafting up from the pages of a spiral notebook.

The internet does hold advantage over the traditional library, but the atmosphere? Alien technology. 'Twill never replace the friendships formed through local study groups; however, perhaps a more human study group can finally scrape together the required funding for Star Trek.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I REALLY wanted to go skinny-dipping and drinking with my neighbor and a bunch of guys that live in the neighborhood tonight. My Domme did NOT approve of this idea (I promised her a minimum of 6 months with no drinking) ...so I am at home. This is the downside of D/s...

Good for you

It's a shame that you can't skinny dip without drinking. Here's hoping that you'll get to that point

 

[Cattypuss]

*heart*

Online college drug me kicking and screaming away from traditional editing. Objections still do not phase me as there may be nothing sweeter than the smell of ball-point ink wafting up from the pages of a spiral notebook.

Quick edit for ya, O Editor - it's "faze", not "phase".